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NEWS
Professor and former Iranian prisoners react to Omid Kokabee’s new charges.
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We support Prop. 1; we don’t support the way UT shoved it down our throats.
10 LIFE & ARTS
Punk band Title Fight plays Red 7 tonight in support of their new album, Floral Green.
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Federal court to review Prop. 1 language By Joshua Fechter A federal court will hear arguments today over a lawsuit that could prevent the implementation of a tax increase which would help fund operations at a proposed UT medical school and teaching hospital.
LEGACY
On Nov. 6, Travis County voters approved Proposition 1, which will increase property taxes collected by Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, from 7.89 cents to 12.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The increase will contribute an estimated $35 million annually toward operations
at the teaching hospital and purchase medical services from medical school students and faculty for the general public. A complaint filed in October by Stephen Casey, an attorney representing Travis County Taxpayers Union, a political action committee formed to oppose
Proposition 1, and other plaintiffs asked the Austin division of the U.S. District Court to prevent validation of votes on Proposition 1 until the court decides if the language of the proposition violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act by misleading voters and expressing advocacy for the proposition.
Remembering DKR
TODAY
‘Art from the Streets: The Movie’
“Art from the Streets: The Movie” is a documentary by Layton Blaylock about an Austin program that helps homeless people create art and then sell it in a once-a-year exhibition. The film is funny, sad, shocking and emotional, a home-run that puts a human face on homelessness. This movie will be screened in the School of Social Work (SSW), Utopia Theater from 6 to 8 p.m.
S.E.E.D. workshop
This workshop provides a guide to policies, rights and resources that empower the employee in the workplace. Review policies in the areas of nondiscrimination, sexual discrimination and sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, consensual relationships and disability accommodations. Presented by the Office of Institutional Equity. This workshop will be held in the North Office Building A (NOA) 4.106A from 5 to 6 p.m.
Today in history In 1969,
Apollo 12 is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aboard the second manned mission to land on the moon were astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean.
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Report: law school loans inappropriate By Alexa Ura
Study abroad in Latin America
Attend an information session to learn about study abroad programs in Latin America, from semester-long exchange programs that promote holistic language immersion in Chile, Argentina and Peru, to more specialized programs of study of indigenous history. The info session will be held in Waggener Hall (WAG) 420 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Casey said the language violates Section 281.124 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, which dictates that the language must provide the proposed tax rate, the year it would be implemented and the difference between the current and proposed tax
Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff Former band director Vincent R. Dinino leads the Longhorn band in “The Eyes of Texas” and concludes the memorial service for Darrell K Royal at The Frank Erwin Center Tuesday afternoon.
Memorial commemorates coach By Lauren Giudice Friends, family, former players and students came together to celebrate the life of former Texas football coach Darrell K Royal at the Frank Erwin Center Tuesday. Head coach Mack Brown, UT President William Powers Jr., former player Marvin Bendele, Bill Little, special assistant to the head football coach for communication and former Texas golfer Ben Crenshaw, were among those who spoke at the memorial service. Willie Nelson, Royal’s friend of 50 years, performed “Healing Hands of Time” in his honor. Royal served as head coach of the Longhorn football team for 20 seasons from 1956 to 1976. His record as head coach is 167-47-5, a school
record that remains unbroken. Eulogizers spoke of his love for his football, golf, the University of Texas and, most importantly, his players. “Coach Royal understood that all of this was never about him,” Little said. “It wasn’t about all of the victories and the championships. He loved the game, not only for the competition — and he was a fierce competitor — but because it taught the lessons of life. It was about character. It was about integrity.” Royal mentored Brown and the two formed a father-son relationship. Royal taught Brown how to be a successful coach at the University of Texas. Brown told a story of when Royal called him at night after a tough loss.
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Daily Texan file photo Mack Brown talks to Darrell K Royal before the 1998 season, Brown’s first season as head coach.
A report released by the UT System Tuesday determined the interaction between the School of Law and the University’s central administration is insufficient in regards to faculty compensation. Last December, UT President William Powers Jr. asked Larry Sager, former dean of the School of Law, to step down from his position after it was found he obtained a $500,000 forgivable personal loan from the University of Texas Law School Foundation, which helps support law professors’ salaries, without notifying appropriate administrators. The UT System report, written by Barry Burgdorf, UT System vice chancellor and general counsel, looked into the relationship between the foundation and the University following Sager’s resignation. Burgdorf ’s report found the forgivable personal loan program began in 2003 during Powers’ time as the law school dean prior to his appointment as University president. Powers did not obtain a forgivable loan but did receive a deferred compensation agreement from the foundation in 2001, which was approved on various administrative levels. The expansion of the
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CAMPUS
Diwali lights up sky to celebrate tradition By Christine Ayala Students celebrated Diwali, a Hindu cultural and religious tradition, with prayer, music and candles at a festival on the Main Mall Tuesday sponsored by the Hindu Students Association. Deepa Pokala, math and pre-med junior and Diwali co-chair, said Diwali is associated with Hindu mythology of Lord Rama, a reincarnation of a Hindu god. Pokala said the celebration is in honor of Lord
Rama returning home after defeating a demon, Ravana, that captures his wife and is a symbol of good defeating evil. The Hindu Students Association is an organization open to all students that holds weekly discussions centered on Hindu culture and celebrates Hindu traditions, including Diwali, on campus. The celebration is also referred to as row of lights, the festival of lights and Hindu New Year. Because of
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Shelby Tauber | Daily Texan Staff Students and volunteers particpate in Diwali, the festival of lights, at the Main Mall on Tuesday night. The festival consists of many traditions and is held every year.
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A new charge has been filed against Omid Kokabee, a former UT physics doctorate student who was jailed in Iran last year, this time for teaching other inmates. According to Kokabee’s attorney, Saeed Khalili, the Iranian government has added an additional 91 days to Kokabee’s original 10-year sentence for earning illegal money after Kokabee was paid by other inmates to teach them English, Spanish, French and physics. Kokabee was originally arrested in Iran in February 2011 while he was visiting family. He was charged with conspiring with foreign countries in plots against the Iranian government and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Following his arrest, international protest ensued over the charges and subsequent trial process. According to a petition created by UT physics professor Herbert Berk asking the Iranian government to give Kokabee a fair trial, Kokabee was convicted of This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25
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the original charges in a rapid trial with more than 10 other individuals. The petition also said he did not have access to a lawyer, and was given little to no time to defend himself in court. Kokabee has denied all charges against him and lost his final appeal against the original charges in August. Berk is a member of the Committee on International Freedom of Scientists of the American Physical Society, an organization which works to protect the rights of scientists. He has been acting with other members of the organization in support of Kokabee. Berk’s petition for Kokabee, which started in June, has gained 474 signatures. Berk said he plans to send the petition to the Iranian government in about two weeks. Along with representatives from other organizations including American Association for the Advancement of Science, APS Physics and Amnesty International, Berk has scheduled an event titled “From UT to Evin Prison: Case of Omid Kokabee discussed” for Wednesday in the Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building in room 2.302 at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature Dr.
... the Iranian government has added an additional 91 days to Kokabee’s original 10year sentence for earning illegal money after Kokabee was paid by other inmates to teach them English, Spanish, French and physics. Arash Alaei and his brother Dr. Kamiar Alaei. Both are HIV and AIDS researchers who were recently released from the same prison Kokabee is in now. Arash Alaei said he got to know Kokabee while in prison. The brothers were released by the Iranian government after international protest over their imprisonment grew. Berk said at this point, public pressure is one of Kokabee’s best options for justice, as he has lost his final appeal and such pressure has worked to free other prisoners in the past. The Alaeis plan to share their experiences at the event and discuss the political situation in Iran. Berk said the Iranian government has shown a pattern of unfair persecution of scientists whose work they fear may negatively affect their government, sometimes filing charges that seem random and unfounded. Berk said he hopes the event will urge the UT community to show increased support for Kokabee.
While other U.S. universities have made statements in support of Kokabee, including the State University of New York-Albany School of Public Health and the Ohio State University’s School of Public Health, UT has not taken an official stance on Kokabee’s situation. UT President William Powers Jr. attempted to gain permission to release a statement advocating for Kokabee this past summer but was prohibited by UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, who cited a rule that only the board president or UT System chancellor may comment on “matters of a political or obviously controversial nature, which represent an official position of the UT System or any institution or department thereof.” Cigarroa said he does not feel it is appropriate for the University to take an official stance on Kokabee’s situation, but he suggested members of the public work with human rights organizations to advocate for Kokabee.
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The UT System Board of Regents will vote Wednesday on a proposed $102,417,000 administration building intended to consolidate offices from its five downtown buildings. The regents will vote on a 16-story high-rise for system offices, meeting space, central eating spaces and limited retail space during its meeting Wednesday at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. The new administrative building will also include garage with capacity for more than 650 vehicles and will be located north of Seventh Street downtown on System-owned land. The change would require an approval from the regents to amend the 20132018 Capital Improvement Program, the System’s longterm plan to improve and maintain facilities. The System projects the consolidation of its downtown offices would save between $2 million and $5 million annually that would be allocated to undetermined student success initiatives, according to the UT System. “A task force comprised of UT System officials has extensively studied the feasibility of different options and determined that constructing a single replacement facility with above ground parking is the best option,” agenda materials read. If approved, design development plans and funding expenditure authorization will be presented to the board for approval at a future meeting. The building’s completion date is estimated as March 2016. The Facilities Planning and Construction Committee is scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m.
UT System official set to retire in 2013
Kenneth Shine, UT System’s executive vice chancellor for health affairs, announced Monday he plans to retire in 2013. As vice chancellor for health affairs, Shine was charged with developing health-related initiatives for the System and leading presidential searches for the System’s medical schools and health institutions. Under Shine’s leadership, the Office of Health Affairs has completed six presidential searches for UT System institutions since 2003. Shine’s retirement comes on the heels of the passing of Proposition 1, a local initiative which will increase property taxes raised by Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, from 7.89 cents to 12.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The increase will contribute an estimated $35 million toward operations at a proposed UT teaching hospital and purchase medical services from students and faculty at a proposed University medical school for the general public. UT System spokesperson Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said Shine’s retirement will not impede any progress on the UT-Austin medical school. “Dr. Shine is 77 and retirement is something he’s been considering for a while,” LaCoste-Caputo said. “He’ll remain in the post until a replacement is found and plans to continue to be a resource for the system on health-related issues.” The UT System is set to add a seventh health institution in 2015 with the addition of the UT-Austin medical school. — Alexa Ura
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Editor-in-Chief Susannah Jacob
UT pushed Prop. 1 too hard
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Travis County voters approved Proposition 1, which will raise money with its property tax increase and allow UT-Austin to establish a medical school. The voluminous emails, editorials in local newspapers, online discussion and press conferences on behalf of University officials have been hard to ignore. The Daily Texan endorsed Proposition 1 because of its benefits to Austin’s health and economy. A new medical school will provide Austin residents, including low-income ones, with a new health care option, a fact we view as especially important. It will create an estimated 15,000 jobs, and it will benefit the uninsured through the creation of community-wide clinics, reducing unnecessary congestion in emergency rooms across the county. The University is a public institution and cannot legally take a position on the proposition. Gary Susswein, director of University media relations, said in an interview, “No one was encouraged [by the University] to vote for Proposition 1.” President William Powers Jr.’s op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman and Provost Steven Leslie’s school-wide email were meant to correct misinformation, Susswein said. Undeniably, the op-ed and email dwelled heavily on the benefits of Proposition 1. In the email, Leslie acknowledges his legal constraints: “As a public institution, the university may not take a position on the Nov. 6 referendum.” But he goes on to list reasons why the University would endorse Proposition 1, if only it could. “For us,
this is a yes or no proposition… It will help us transform 19th century medical education methods into 21st century models.” Powers’ op-ed in the Statesman clearly aimed to persuade the greater Austin voting community outside the University that a medical school would bring numerous, specific benefits to the city at large. But in the victory press conference he held after the election ended and it was clear Proposition 1 had passed, Powers crossed the line. He made a tenuous connection between the medical school’s future and the recent death of beloved former UT football coach, Darrell K Royal, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. “It would be a great legacy to Coach if significant progress on Alzheimer’s could take place on our campus,” Powers said. It is unclear — and unimportant — whether Royal would have favored Proposition 1. Regardless, using the legacy of a school hero to tout a political victory is disrespectful. UT officials “have long believed in the value of a medical school,” Susswein said, which means they had an incentive to work on behalf of Proposition 1 as much as they could within their legal bounds. With UT students, faculty and staff comprising nearly 70,000 potential votes, University officials were able to target a powerful political demographic with their email lists. In the end, 186,128 voted in favor of Proposition 1, and 154,308 voted against. The emails accomplished their intended purpose — generating significant student support. The areas around campus, as
Steven Leslie is correct: “It goes without saying that our University is well-established as a Tier 1 research institution,” which is why it should have been left unsaid.
well as neighborhoods densely populated with students such as Riverside, voted overwhelmingly in favor of Proposition 1. Photographs posted on Facebook of an October campus event in favor of the referendum feature a group of healthy, privileged-looking college students flashing big smiles and holding “Yes on Prop 1” signs. The students, with their fingers arranged into “hook ‘em” signs, exemplify school pride. It’s easy to understand why disgruntled Austin property tax payers might find such scenes objectionable. Few, if any of these students will directly bear the economic burden of Proposition 1. For them, a medical school is primarily a matter of reputation for their alma mater. University officials capitalized on school spirit to support the legislation they wanted passed, forcing additional UT exceptionalism down the student body’s collective throat in place of more compelling reasons for a medical school in town. We agree with the ends, but they hardly justify the means. Steven Leslie is correct: “It goes without saying that our University is well-established as a Tier 1 research institution,” which is precisely why it should have been left unsaid.
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Vicious cycling Amil Malik Daily Texan Columnist
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Lower the drinking age Mac McCann Daily Texan Columnist
When the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was passed, states were forced to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or face a 10 percent decrease in federal highway funding. Politicians across the board widely ignore the issue today because they have very little reason not to. For one, the issue only directly affects a small demographic — 18-20-year-old voters. But even if state politicians did want to change the law, the resulting denial of federal highway funds would be political suicide. Because of this, American adults who are old enough to marry, adopt children, serve on juries, enter into contracts, operate businesses, employ others, go to prison, be executed, obtain abortions, hunt with deadly weapons, fly airplanes, drive cars, purchase pornography, vote and risk their lives in the military are victims of political maneuvering. If those adults do decide to drink, they risk losing their driver’s licenses, being fined up to $500, 8-40 hours of community service and possibly even jail time. Mark Beckner, the police chief of Boulder, Colorado, sees the failure of our exceptional ly high drinking age firsthand: “The overall advantage [of lowering the drinking age] is we’re not trying to enforce a law that’s unenforceable. The abuse of alcohol and the over-consumption of alcohol and DUI driving — those are the areas where we’ve got to focus our efforts. Not on chasing kids around trying to give them a ticket for having a cup of beer in their hand,” he said during an interview with 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl in 2010. Because those under 21 aren’t allowed to drink legally, they do it in unsafely in un-monitored settings. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of the alcohol consumed by those under 21 in the United States is consumed in the form of binge drinking, in which dangerous amounts of alcohol are consumed in a short period. Even many on our own campus admit to binge drinking. Because they cannot consume alcohol in public, underage students will often “pre-game” (to avoid being caught in the act) before they go out. Spencer Wood, a freshman from Dallas, doesn’t have much faith in the effectiveness of drinking laws: “Whatever the legal drinking age, kids will continue to defy it.” For some, the very fact that binge drinking is so widespread is a reason to keep it illegal for those under 21, to avoid making access to alcohol even easier. According to Dr. Adron Harris, director of UT’s Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research, “It is clearly beneficial to restrict availability of alcohol, particularly for
teenagers and to reduce the harm produced by alcohol.” Another reason cited by advocates for the current drinking age is the reduction in alcohol-related fatalities. But according to Michelle Minton, Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, “Such fatalities indeed decreased about 33 percent from 1988 to 1998 — but the trend is not restricted to the United States. In Germany, for example, where the drinking age is 16, alcohol-related fatalities decreased by 57 percent between 1975 and 1990. The most likely cause for the decrease in traffic fatalities is a combination of law enforcement, education, and advances in automobile-safety technologies such as airbags and roll cages.” I am in no way implying that alcohol is completely problemfree. As Dr. Harris noted, “Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the major health problems in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world. In terms of disability and loss of productivity, alcohol problems have almost as much impact as cancer or heart disease.” But alcohol is dangerous for all ages. Tobacco is dangerous, driving is dangerous and war is dangerous, yet in those areas we still allow 18-year-olds to make their own choices. Choose Responsibility President Emeritus John M. McCardell sums up the double standard: “Some also argue that the drinking age should be kept at 21 because the brain doesn’t finish maturing until around age 25, but in that case we should also raise the voting age and the military age. We have to be consistent.” There’s a simple solution. McCardell proposes that we “prepare young adults to make responsible decisions about alcohol in the same way we prepare them to operate a motor vehicle: by first educating and then licensing and permitting them to exercise the full privileges of adulthood so long as they demonstrate their ability to observe the law.” Additional changes could also be made to encourage public safety. Asked how to decrease drunken driving, Jose Nino, a senior majoring in government and history, told me, “Loosening up zoning laws that restrict neighborhood bar options would also help out in curbing drunken driving-related accidents.” This, of course, wouldn’t solve all our problems, but it could definitely help. We must approach alcohol-related problems from many different directions if we hope to succeed. We cannot and should not ignore the issues that come with alcohol abuse. But we need to focus on the abuse of alcohol and drunken driving, rather than the responsible consumption of alcohol by those considered adults in almost every other aspect of the law. We need to lower the drinking age to 18. McCann is a Plan II freshman from Dallas.
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On a recent evening, due to no fault of my own, a rogue cyclist almost crashed into my car. Here’s what happened: Around 8:15 p.m. my car stood still, waiting for the light at 35th and Jefferson to change to green. The street was dark and empty except for one car behind me at the stoplight. A few seconds later, the light changed to green, and I drove forward. I was halfway across Jefferson when a cyclist suddenly appeared in my car’s path. The cyclist was turning left on Jefferson from the other side of 35th. He had ignored his red light, and his poor judgment landed him right in the path of my car. I hit the brakes, he pedaled fast and we managed to avoid a collision. But what if I had hit the cyclist? People would assume it was my fault as the one driving the car, even though I was not the one running the red light. Cyclists see themselves as victims of the road. On the Austin Cyclists Association website, the group warns members that “in Texas, hostility is often encountered by cyclists when sharing the road with cars, SUV’s and Trucks.” The website also warns cyclists of the potential retaliation from drivers if they resort to “shooting the bird” when frustrated on the road. I have some news for cyclists: More often than not, it’s you, the rogue cyclists, not us, the innocent drivers, who ignore the law. This is especially true at UT. When I asked cyclists around campus about the rules they follow while biking, many (though not all) replied with nonchalance: “None” or “Whatever I feel like.” Prodding further, I asked how these cyclists felt about their lawless rides. Akos Furton, a Plan II freshman, replied, “No shame.” Asked whether he had ever hit anyone, he said, “Not really … Well, I hit a cyclist if that counts. I was texting on my bike.” As an afterthought, he added, “Don’t text while biking. It’s bad.” Really? Who would have thought?
Cyclists feel that they are above the law, arguing that because they are neither pedestrians nor motorized vehicles, no law code applies to them. This lofty attitude has swept the nation. Randy Cohen, former author of “The Ethicist” column in The New York Times Magazine, justified cyclists in Manhattan running red lights. He wrote, “The rulebreaking cyclist that people decry: that’s me. I routinely run red lights ... I flout the law when I’m on my bike.” Cohen qualifies his recklessness with the claim that his riding is ethical (if not legal). He explains, “I roll through a red light if and only if no pedestrian is in the crosswalk and no car is in the intersection — that is, if it will not endanger myself or anybody else.” In other words, Cohen believes his own judgment is sufficient grounds for disobeying the law. He even urges fellow cyclists to do the same. But Cohen’s approach has two flaws. First, it is illogical. A cyclist is a person on a bike. When that same person is driving a car, he or she must obey the law. When that same person is walking on the street, he or she must obey the law. There is nothing magical about a bicycle that gives the person on it the right to ignore the law. Second, the point that cyclists have no proper legal classification (and can therefore come up with their own version of the law) is not relevant to the realities of traffic. Reckless cyclists who run red lights, bike into oncoming traffic and weave between pedestrians all partake in dangerous behavior that threatens everyone around them. Being a threat to society is an issue regardless of what the threat-giver’s legal classification is. By law, and according to the UT Police Department, cyclists have to abide by the same rules as motorized vehicles. So, I have some words of advice for the many riders wreaking havoc in Austin: Obey the law. I might have missed this time, but I can make no promises about what could happen next time you find yourself driving head first into my car. Malik is a Plan II and BHP freshman from Austin.
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Emily Ng | Daily Texan Staff Lt. Dan Choi was discharged from the U.S. Army after openly coming out about his homosexuality in 2009, a violation of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell� policy. Since then, Choi has become a vocal activist for gay rights.
Army Lt. defends rights of gay soldiers By David Loewenberg In two years, Lt. Dan Choi went from serving as an infantry officer in the Iraq War to a vocal gay rights activist discharged from the military for being an openly gay man. Choi shared his experiences coming out within the military and his family during an event titled “Out on the Front Lines� in the Student Activity Center Tuesday. “Those three words, ‘I am gay,’ were the reason why I got kicked out of the military,� Choi said. A West Point graduate, Choi served in the Army for more than 10 years, including a two-year stint in Iraq,
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continues from page 1 the focus on light, the festival included candle-making and fireworks, as well as traditional Indian pastries and dances. “During this time families will go and visit each other,� Pokala said. “Some people focus on food. Some people really stress lighting up their homes with giyas
but was discharged after coming out about his homosexuality on the Rachel Maddow Show in 2009. Choi was found to be in violation of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell� policy, which prohibited openly gay, lesbian or bisexual military personnel from serving in the military. Choi, who said he has not spoken to his parents in three years, described the resistance he faced from his family while coming out prior to coming out to the military. “My dad would say that gay people are not only the number one sinners in the world but they are all going to go to hell, that they all wear high heels, and that they all have AIDS,� Choi said.
After his discharge, Choi became a vocal critic of DADT policy. In December 2010, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed a bill to repeal the policy. Choi continues to advocate for gay rights and said there is much more work to be done to achieve full equality for the LGBT community. Stephanie Kim, public relations senior and chair of the Asian American Culture Committee, which co-sponsored the event, said Choi’s personal story should serve as an example of how people can overcome barriers to affect change on issues they care deeply about. “I hope students will be
inspired and be able to see no matter what background they come from, no matter what their skin color is, no matter what religious beliefs they behold, each and every one of them hold the power and capability to make a difference,� Kim said. During a question and answer period, Choi said students should take advantage of the role they can play in the current gay rights movement. “50 years from now your grandchildren will ask you ‘Grandma, grandpa what did you do during the time you all were fighting for my rights?’� Choi said. “I hope that you can say ‘I stood up and I shared with the world: this is who I am, this is what I stand for.’�
which are candles.� Students participated in a havan, a prayer surrounding a fire as a symbol of light and a spiritual connection to the gods, while Hindu hymns called bhajans were played. Students could also participate in other Diwali traditions including rangoli, or colored flour made into designs and symbols, normally placed outside homes on the ground to publicly show the family is celebrating Diwali. Abhijit Sreerama, association
member and math and premed junior offered kumkum, powder placed on the forehead as to center the mind for prayer. “It has a cultural meaning as well as a spiritual meaning,� Sreerama said. “The forehead is the center of thought, and this is put on both men and women during this time, and when you pray, it centers your being. Public health junior Navya Singirikonda helped students make toran, which is a
cultural ornament that is placed across the top of a door with sheer cloth, fruits and leaves. “There’s a lot of significance to the entrance of the home,� Singirikonda said. “It’s always decorated with fruits and leaves. The decoration welcomes anyone that’s coming to the house and usually in India, the doors are always open. [The toran] is always on there, but you decorate it more for festivals like Diwali and replace the leaves.�
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Fraternity hopes to relocate home By Joshua Fechter A fraternity may pay a local private school up to $25,000 to relocate the former home of a UT physics professor to the school’s property. Phi Gamma Delta would pay between $20,000 and $25,000 to help move the former home of S. Leroy Brown, who in 1915 created WCM, Austin’s first broadcast radio station, a block away to Kirby Hall, a Pre K-12 college preparatory school located north of campus. Kirby Hall must decide by Dec. 15, when the fraternity plans to act on its demolition permit. The fraternity wants to demolish or relocate the building and build two floors of underground parking, a soundproof room designated for parties and a new facility that would house fraternity members. Matthew Thomas, director of admissions at Kirby Hall, said the school is still considering whether to adopt the structure and no plans have been confirmed. He said the school is currently asking contractors to provide cost estimates for interior renovation and building a new foundation for the house to sit on. “There’s significant work to be done,� Thomas said. Thomas said he does not know how much it would cost for the school to adopt
the house, but it would cost about $50,000 to move the house. The fraternity would cover a portion of the moving costs. The school would likely use the building to house offices or classrooms, Thomas said. John Donisi, an attorney representing the fraternity, said the fraternity is open to another party adopting the house if Kirby Hall cannot do so by Dec. 15. “We are hopeful that the arrangement with the Kirby Hall School will be successful, and we will continue to assist them in any way we can,� Donisi said. In addition to providing partial funds for the relocation of the building, the fraternity said they will also help the school seek permits for the relocation process and prepare all legal documents related to the building’s ownership. The city’s Historic Preservation Office sought to designate the house with historical
status based on its affiliation with Brown and its Dutch Colonial revival-style architecture, as exhibited by its sidegabled roofs and parapets. The Austin City Council and the Austin Planning Commission denied the office’s recommendation, but members of each supported efforts to relocate the house. The house, built in 1915, is located behind Phi Gamma Delta’s main house at 2707 Hemphill Park. Brown lived in the house until his death in 1966. The fraternity purchased the property in 1995 after a local business, the Martha Ann Zivley Typing Service, vacated. WCM, also established in 1915, used the call sign “KUT� during World War I, according to the Texas State Historical Association. However, WCM shares no lineage with the station currently known as KUT. According to KUT, the current incarnation of KUT was established in 1958.
forgivable personal loan program occurred while Sager was dean in response to the departure of various law school faculty members. The report recognized the foundation’s significant role in the School of Law’s development helping supplement faculty compensation and providing adequate funding to retain the top faculty, but Burgdorf ’s report determined it inappropriate for a public institution to grant forgivable personal loans to faculty through an independent foundation. In Sager’s case, essentially awarding himself the forgivable loan, the lack of administrative approval is fundamental to the conflict. “The idea of Dean Sager’s $500,000 forgivable personal loan was his,� Burgdorf wrote. “Obviously, this lack of transparency and accountability is unacceptable and, at a minimum, it creates an impression of self-dealing that cannot be condoned.� Sager approached former foundation president Robert Grable in 2009 and proposed the loan over dinner after Steve Leslie, executive provost and vice president, denied Sager a salary increase because of a tight budget. Leslie oversees compensation of
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University deans. According to the report, Powers said he did not discuss the personal loan with Sager either. While the loan program did not violate any laws, it is inappropriate for a public university in Texas, Burgdorf wrote. Burgdorf ’s recommendations include distancing the School of Law from the foundation as separate entities, not releasing compensation to a dean without consent from University administrators, permanently ending the program and awarding compensation to faculty through restricted gifts rather than direct payouts.
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care services.� Casey said the language also violates his clients’ right to due process by not allowing them to add language opposing the proposition. James Cousar, an attorney representing Central Health, said the Texas Health and Safety Code only permits hospital districts to determine the language of ballot initiatives and does not specify whether other bodies or individuals may contribute language. “If [the plaintiffs] do not have that right [to add language to the ballot], they do not have a case,� Cousar said. Cousar said the ballot language contained only factual information and did not express advocacy for the proposition. If U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel decides to rule in favor of the ballot language, the tax increase will take effect Oct. 1, 2013.
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Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Sophomore corner back Quandre Diggs faces off against Chris Young, Iowa State wide receiver, Saturday. Diggs is one of Texas’ many young threats and has been a starter since he was a freshman. Both the offense and defense will lose seniors after this season, but the core group of players will remain on the team.
Horns have potential for next season By Christian Corona Sports Editor
At this time last year and the year before, it would have been much easier to look at the season ahead than it is now. Texas is 8-2 with hopes of a Cotton Bowl appearance and its first 10-win season since 2009. But with as many returning starters as the Longhorns will have next year, a strong finish to this season would set the Longhorns up for a run at a
national title next season. Texas last captured a national title in 2005, it was seven straight wins to end the 2004 season that spurred the Longhorns onto their championship chase the following year. A bowl victory would be crucial toward making Texas a legitimate national title contender in 2013. An upset over Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. — where the Longhorns haven’t won since 2002 — would be monumental. If Texas improves as much between now and the beginning
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Texas facing Tech, Big 12 title in reach By Rachel Thompson After clinging onto a win Saturday against Kansas, the Longhorns have 15 straight wins, the best conference start since Jerritt Elliott began his coaching tenure. They have clinched a share of the Big 12 title. All that stands in the way of earning an outright regular season Big 12 championship is Texas Tech. Saturday’s victory marked the strength of Texas over the then secondplace team in the Big 12, while Wednesday’s game will position two very different Big 12 teams against each other. Texas Tech sits nearly at the bottom of Big 12 standings, only ranking above West Virginia. Tech is 2-10 in conference play and 13-15 overall. Despite starting the season off strong with eight straight wins, the Red Raiders have struggled in conference play. They’ve been swept by TCU, Iowa State and Oklahoma in their last three games. Texas has historically stifled Tech’s hopes of volleyball victories. Tech has beaten the Longhorns a mere three times since 1980, the most recent occasion being a sweep in 2000. Tech currently has a 22 match losing streak against Texas, the longest against any opponent in its school history. Meanwhile, the Longhorns will have a spring in their steps after defeating
two other commendable Big 12 power teams last week. The Longhorns swept Kansas State in Austin, then packed up and traveled to Lawrence, Kan. to defeat the Jayhawks, 3-2. With three regular season games remaining, Texas will rely on strong blocking, teamwork and powerful assets such as Khat Bell, who tacked on a season-high 14 kills against Kansas. Sarah Palmer tied her season-high 24 digs Saturday. Elliott has frequently emphasized the importance of working together, particularly in difficult Big 12 matches. Texas will face Texas Tech on Wednesday night, striving to lay one more brick on the path toward earning a Big 12 Volleyball Championship.
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of next season as it has over the last month, there’s no reason the Longhorns can’t run the table next year. “The only thing that’s important when it comes to football is the product we put on the field,” head coach Mack Brown said. “For two weeks, the product wasn’t very good. It needed to get better. That’s what we did. Now we just have to finish strong.” David Ash is no Vince Young, but he’ll be a junior next year like Young was in 2005. He’ll still have Malcolm
Brown, Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray in his backfield — although Malcolm Brown will have to make it through the season healthy for Texas to have a shot at going 13-0. Unless Mason Walters goes pro, wideout Marquise Goodwin will be the only starter Texas’ offense will lose. “He plays as well as any other quarterback in the country,” Mack Brown said of Ash. “I look forward to him leading us forward.” Texas will lose Alex Okafor and Kenny Vaccaro,
likely first-round picks next April, to the NFL. But if Jackson Jeffcoat, recovering from a torn pectoral muscle, declines to join them, the Longhorns will be one of the nation’s best defenses. Between Nick Jordan and Anthony Fera, the Longhorns may still not have a reliable placekicker. But with guys like Ash, Gray and linebacker Jordan Hicks — who may be asking for a medical redshirt by this year’s end — returning,
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Tannehill struggles, looking to improve
DAVIE, Fla. — Ryan Tannehill’s best play of late was a tackle, which for a quarterback is not good. Tannehill’s teammates were still laughing Tuesday about his touchdown-saving, open-field stop of linebacker Zach Brown, which was the best moment for the Miami Dolphins in their 37-3 loss to Tennessee. The rookie hopes to rebound from his worst performance since the season opener. Tannehill threw three interceptions Sunday against the Titans, including one returned for a score and another that forced him to corral Brown with Miami trailing 34-3. “I shouldn’t be making the tackle; that’s my fault to begin with,” he said, flashing a sheepish grin. “At that point there was a lot of adrenaline and anger built up, so it’s not too hard.” The drubbing was the worst endured by Tannehill as a quarterback since high school. His losses at Texas A&M all came in close games. “It’s a good thing for us,” Tannehill said. “We can spin it into a positive. We had a tough game and we have to bounce back quickly. We can’t sit around and mope.”
Penalties pile up for 4-5 Cowboys Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan file photo Myck Kabongo was sorely missed during Texas’ win over Coppin State Monday. The Longhorns’ youth was apparent and they accumulated 26 turnovers.
Freshmen struggle with turnovers By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Columnist
Twenty-six turnovers later, and Myck Kabongo is needed more than ever in the Texas lineup. The Longhorns secured a 23-point victory over Coppin State Monday, but it was the sloppiest offensive performance by the team in recent history. Actually, the 26 turnovers Texas committed are the most in a single game during Rick Barnes’ 14-year tenure. “You don’t throw it to a guy who’s not open,” Barnes said. “There’s so much that goes into this offense. Guys throw bad passes because they’re tired, they stand straight up, they don’t get down.” It was a lax effort, and the Eagles were opportunistic in their pressure of the young Texas guards. They jumped in passing
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lanes, trapped frequently and took advantage of lazy passes. Freshman point guard Javan Felix turned the ball over eight times and looked every bit the freshman he is. Felix and the rest of the young Texas ball handlers will eventually mature and adapt to the pace of the college game and Barnes’ system. However, nothing would solve the Longhorns’ turnover issue quicker than the return of Kabongo, who remains ineligible as the NCAA continues to investigate possible improper benefits he received in the offseason. Kabongo, the team’s starting point guard last season, is
— Head coach Rick Barnes expected to take huge strides in his sophomore campaign. He went through growing pains last year, but showed flashes of brilliance with his lightning-quick first step and pass-first personality. As a freshman, Kabongo averaged 9.6 points, 5.2 assists and three rebounds a game. Not staggering numbers by any means, but a solid contribution from a player Barnes leaned heavily on to provide leadership and solid, unselfish play. He had a 1.73-to-1 assistto-turnover ratio last year, numbers that are significantly better than Felix’s .9-to-1 ratio
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IRVING, — Somewhere in the middle of six defensive penalties that gave Philadelphia first downs, Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett turned to backup quarterback Kyle Orton to talk a little game simulation. The game was the fourth in which Dallas has committed 13 penalties this season, but here’s the funny part. The Cowboys are 3-1 in those games after beating the Eagles 38-23, and they’re 0-2 with their season low in yellow flags — two. The penalties ultimately didn’t hurt Dallas (4-5) against the Eagles because that same defense scored two touchdowns on an interception return by Brandon Carr and a fumble recovery by Jason Hatcher. The Cowboys, tied for second in the league with 74 penalties going into Sunday’s home game against Cleveland (2-7), had 13 in three of the first five games, and most of the talk then was about an offensive line committing too many false starts and holding penalties. — Compiled from Associated Press reports
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DALLAS — With a growing injury list and a patchwork lineup, the Minnesota Timberwolves relied on rugged defense to extend their earlyseason success. Nikola Pekovic scored 20 points before leaving with an injury and the shorthanded Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 90-82 on Monday night. The Timberwolves dressed only 10 players. The 6-foot11 Pekovic, the team’s leading scorer, became the latest Minnesota player to get hurt when he exited late in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle and didn’t return. Even with the rash of injuries and the lineup in a state of flux, the one constant all season has been Minnesota’s defense — which entered fifth in the NBA in points allowed. The Mavericks shot a season-low 36.3 percent and never led after the opening 3 minutes. “I credit our character,� Minnesota forward Andrei Kirilenko said. “Nobody really looks down and nobody feels sorry. Everybody just keeps coming out and trying to give their best. I think as a team, we played good team defense.� Minnesota stars Kevin Love (broken right hand) and Ricky Rubio (torn left ACL) have yet to play this season. On Sunday, the Timberwolves announced Chase Budinger will have surgery for a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, an injury he sustained while filling in for Brandon Roy on Saturday night. Roy missed his second game Monday with a sore right knee. Former Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (left foot sprain) did not travel with Minnesota and missed his third straight game. Pekovic then turned his ankle when he stepped on the foot of Dallas guard Vince Carter running down the court with 2:46 left in the third. Minnesota coach Rick Adelman said he didn’t think
Dallas Mavericks’ O.J. Mayo, left, steals the ball from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Lou Amundson, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday in Dallas. Mayo had 18 points in the 90-82 loss to the Timberwolves.
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Pekovic’s injury was serious. “I don’t know when it’s going to stop,� Adelman said. “Hopefully we can get some guys back and maintain the same energy level we’ve had.� Minnesota’s energy was evident from the start as it held Dallas to 17 points in the first quarter. The Mavericks missed 13 of their final 15 shots in the first quarter and then misfired on their first four attempts in the second. After a 4-1 start, the Mavericks have lost three in a row. “We got carved up in the second half,� Carlisle said. “Our effort wasn’t where it needed to be. I thought we tried hard in the second half and the results were still not good.� Darren Collison had 21 points and O.J. Mayo added
18 for the Mavericks, who lost at home for the first time in four games. Even with all the injuries, the Timberwolves (5-2) are off to their best start since 2001-2002. “Pretty gutsy performance by us,� Minnesota guard Luke Ridnour said. “Everyone that came on the court for us just contributed.� Minnesota led by six at halftime and pushed its advantage to 64-51 on Kirilenko’s dunk with 3:52 left in the third. Pekovic went down to the floor just more than a minute later and was helped off the court by a trainer. Dallas was within 76-68 in the fourth when Carlisle was ejected. The coach stormed toward halfcourt after a shooting foul was called on Mayo,
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He said Earl Campbell, who was present at the memorial, describes the Royals as parental figures to him. “Earl Campbell said he would always be indebted to coach Royal,� Bendele said. “Coach promised Earl and his mother that he would get a college degree and become the best athlete he could be. Earl said coach was honest and always kept his word.� Powers spoke of Royal’s importance in creating the University of Texas brand. He was the one who determined that Texas’ colors would be burnt orange and white, not just orange. He also was the first to put the Longhorn silhouette on Texas’ helmets. Powers said what made Royal such a beloved figure was his success on and off the football field. “A great coach, yes of course, but even more, he was an inspiring man and an inspiring leader,� Powers said. To close the ceremony, the UT marching band played Royal a farewell “The Eyes of Texas� tribute. He was buried privately in the Texas State Cemetery in East Austin, an honor reserved for “legendary Texans who have made the state what it is today.� —Additional reporting by David Maly
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she realized the organizers had accepted not the work she intended to submit but the Photoshopped diagram she had attached to her email to lobby that her piece be included. More than 17 artists submitted work. They were allowed to submit up to three pieces each, and not all of the artists were students at the university. Some were UT graduates, while others were the friends of the organizers. Still others had no connection to UT and had responded to a call for
GIRLS Photo courtesy of Manny Mares Alternative punk band Title Fight will come to Austin Wednesday to promote their new album Floral Green. The band has found a way to attract both mainstream and underground fans to their brand of punk.
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what to expect. It wasn’t a departure but a progression from previous material,” Ben Russin said, “Sales-wise it’s been better, not that it mattered, and we charted on Billboard, which is very surreal.” The founding three members have been friends since childhood, forming the band in 2003 when they were only in sixth grade. Ben is the brother of bassist Ned Russin, who also shares vocal responsibilities with guitarist Jamie Rhoden. They added guitarist Shane Moran in 2005 and have stayed intact ever since. “We see all these other bands that constantly
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change members and replace people, but we’ve always loved just being friends,” Ben Russin said. “I think being friends is just more important.” Nine years after humbly beginning with Blink-182 covers, Title Fight now frequently opens for big acts like Rise Against, A Day To Remember and New Found Glory. They joined the 2012 Vans Warped Tour, playing for thousands of people at a time in huge arenas, a far cry from the small town crowds they were used to. “This past year we were doing really big support tours that put us out of our comfort zone,” Russin said.
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“Intimacy and connection with the fans is much more important.” Title Fight is known for their dedicated fan base. If there was a Guinness Book World Record for stage dives during a show, they would probably set it, or at least be an honorable mention. An impressive mass of bodies often piles up in front
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of the stage from fans aspiring to grab the microphone to recite Title Fight’s lyrics. “I don’t even really know why I play music anymore. At this point its just that we’ve been listening and playing all our lives,” Ben Russin said, “It’s so gratifying — if anybody comes to see your music it’s just really cool.”
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are the types of projects that I made the biggest leaps in my understanding of the process in graduate school.” Marissa Forsyth, theatre and dance junior, who has a part in the production, appreciates the energy and enthusiasm that Cudd brings to each rehearsal and his method of directing. “He has a way of speaking with students that’s so understandable and relatable,” Forsyth said. “He treats us as equals which sounds common, but being young, inexperienced actors sometimes you don’t get treated as such.” Amanda Haight, Plan II and theatre and dance sophomore, plays one of Guy’s ex-girlfriends, Bobbi, in the production. Haight values the fact that Cudd focuses a lot on educating for a professional environment through the production. “Often working in fullscale productions, it is lost that we are students, that we don’t know exactly what we are doing yet.” Haight said. Cudd hopes that the audience finds the humor within the complexities and drama of the show
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Times: Wednesday 8 p.m. Thursday 8 p.m. Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. Where: F. Loren Winship Drama Building 2.180 Cost: Free Website: bit.ly/somegirl_s as Guy explores his past failed relationships. “Where people will connect with the show is relationship baggage, which is a universal thing,” Cudd said. “These are real human situations and some are funny because they’re true. People laugh at horrible and awkward situations because they are recognizable to them, and they understand how awful they are to be in.“
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became the first openly gay politician elected into the U.S. Senate, Sean Patrick Maloney became the first openly gay politician to represent New York in Congress and Stacie Laughton was elected the first transgender legislator in New Hampshire. In light of the overall election results, The Washington Post published a thought-provoking article about the photo of the President embracing Michelle Obama that went viral after the election. The author makes a case that the photo symbolizes a future of gender equality and “we may be parsing the broader cultural implications of this election for a long time to come.” Not only does Obama’s re-election provide a hopeful future for gender and LGBTQ equality, it also has implications for the future of sex education. Most people will engage in some form of sexual activity at some point in their life. Comprehensive sex education does not promote or encourage sexual activity but rather prepares us to be able to make educated decisions, free of coercion, when it comes to our sexual health. Comprehensive sex education teaches us about contraception, pregnancy, the importance of consent and how to avoid being peer pressured into sexual activity. Abstinence-only education, on the other hand, is often ridden with gender stereotypes, religious morals, scare
tactics and inaccurate medical information. President Obama’s reelection is good news for sex education, but opposition and challenges lie ahead. In 2009, the Obama administration cut funding from abstinence-only sex education and shifted to an evidence-based approach to address teen pregnancy rates and reduce sexually transmitted infections. The funding for abstinence-only education, however, was reinstated as social conservatives scored a whopping $250 million to be distributed over five years as an add-on to the Affordable Care Act. While it may take time for Texas to join the states of Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Washington, the District of Columbia and two Native American tribal jurisdictions to support equal marriage, the tides are slowly turning state by state. After all, in September the Austin City Council became the first group of city leaders in the state of Texas to endorse marriage equality. And although Austinites wish to “Keep Austin Weird,” perhaps soon same-sex marriage won’t be a token of our weirdness, but simply a statewide affirmation of equal rights for all couples. Perhaps we can live in a future free of “legitimate rape” comments where sex education is as common sense as teaching math, biology and English.
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Chelsea Purgahn | Daily Texan Staff Eva Kinnaird, Elizabeth Reid and Cameron Coffman discuss the artwork exhibited in “Bantam: How Big is Small?” in the Callicarpa Gallery in the Art Building Monday. The exhibit , featuring miniature art, is part of a graduate student-run gallery.
By Laura Wright A small group of students gather in a large, industrial-looking classroom in the Art Building and Museum last Monday night that holds both a sculpture studio and the tiny Callicarpa gallery. The students were celebrating the opening of the Bantam exhibit, which celebrates tiny art, a fitting theme for the miniature space. The graduate studentrun gallery, which was established this semester by M.F.A. candidates Peter Abrami and Aaron Mey-
ers, is so small and well camouflaged that you might have trouble finding it. The gallery occupies only one small room off the larger space of the sculpture lab. At least once during the opening, the organizers had to point a confused guest to the actual exhibition space. “It was a small space, but we had space,” Meyers explained. Meyers works mostly in sculpture, and his personal studio is a few feet away from the gallery. On the miniature size of the room, Meyers said, “it’s a limitation, but it’s a generative one.”
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In the gallery, a cleverly constructed wall blocks the view of the sink that occupies a corner. The utility of the well-used workroom outside made for an unusual exhibition opening, but the gallery space itself made for an inventive and enjoyable show. It is the second exhibit that the gallery has held since its inception. The name of this exhibit, Bantam, “means small but ferocious or small but vicious, and it usually refers to chickens. Some of my work is smaller, and I started thinking about how a small piece of art
can be big,” Abrami said, explaining the genesis of the exhibit. The pieces were limited in length, width and height to 12 inches, and the organizers kept strictly to these standards. Studio art junior Iva Kinnaird submitted a piece that exceeded the dimensions by a few inches. In her submission, she included a detailed diagram that explained why her piece didn’t fit the guidelines and why it should still be considered. When she got an email back saying her piece had been accepted,
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BANTAM: ‘HOW BIG IS SMALL?’ EXHIBIT Where: Callicarpa Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, 2.428E When: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday by appointment. Runs until Dec. 1. Cost: Free and open to the public
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Title Fight progresses punk sound in release By Shane Arthur Miller Pennsylvanian band Title Fight will bring their alternative punk sound to Red 7 Wednesday. The band is currently on tour with Pianos Become the Teeth and Single Mothers to promote their third album, Floral Green. Title Fight’s latest release exemplifies a common struggle that many hardcore bands face: evolve out of the genre or stay the same? If a
punk band changes, they can risk being labeled as “sell-outs,” alienating the fan base. In the punk world, there can be a stigmatizing association of musical evolution with appealing to the masses. Floral Green sees Title Fight abrasively chisel their way between the two. Having begun playing unabashed pop-punk, their sound has steadily changed since their first album, The Last Thing You Forget in
2009. Their transition, while certainly retaining punk influences, is notably marked by an almost complete drop of their poppier aspects in favor of grungy alternative rock. Proving to be true ’90s kids, they cite bands like Nirvana and Sonic Youth as inspirations for their recent sound, and drummer Ben Russin couldn’t be happier. “We’ve had a good reception, but we didn’t know
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In the quest for equal rights and sex education in America, some significant strides were made last week, regardless of how we all may feel about the results of the election. After the announcement of President Barack Obama’s win, he made history by acknowledging LGBTQ rights in his victory speech. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can make it here in
America if you’re willing to try,” Obama said. As Obama stepped into four more years as president, news broke that Maine, Maryland and Washington all voted to legally recognize samesex marriages. In addition, Minnesota voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriages as being only between a man and a woman. Shifting attitudes regarding LGBTQ rights in the electorate also were evident as Tammy Baldwin
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By Jasmin Castanon Jeremy Lee Cudd, a theatre and dance lecturer, claims to have been a bad actor at the beginning of his career. But he is now using the undergraduate acting project production of “Some Girl(s)” to teach undergraduate students how to avoid his mistakes. “Some Girl(s)” tells the story of recently engaged Guy, who decides to travel the country to meet with his former girlfriends in an attempt to make amends before he begins his new life. While Hollywood romantic-comedies shy away from the messy aspects of love, “Some Girl(s)” tackles it head-on. Cudd received his bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in English literature with a minor in theatre. Cudd played drums/percussion for several musical theater productions, which is how he became interested in acting. “There was something about the environment
Chelsea Purgahn | Daily Texan Staff Jeremy Lee Cudd is directing Neil Labute’s play “Some Girl(s),” which begins production today. Cudd is a lectuter in the theater and dance department.
and the actors, their sort of weirdness,” Cudd said. “I really fell in love with it.” Cudd felt like he hit a ceiling in his development as an actor, which is when he decided to pursue his master’s degree in acting at Penn State. Cudd said that he truly began
to understand the basic elements of theater through graduate school. “I didn’t know I wanted to be an actor until my last year of grad school,” Cudd said. “I started to branch out after that.” Through “Some Girl(s),” Cudd aims to create a fundamental experience
for his actors to grow and discover their own acting process. “These projects are meant to be actor-focused. They are scripts that are stripped down in some way but still have story,” Cudd said. “These
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