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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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NEWS
Professor and former Iranian prisoners react to Omid Kokabee’s new charges.
4 OPINiON
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.
SYSTEM
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.