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dailytexanonline.com Pluckers Wing Bar serves up tons of chicken for the big game.
Ravens hold off 49ers in narrow Super Bowl win.
NEWS A new skylight will grace the Student Activity Center but will come with a cost. PAGE 5
Monday, February 4, 2013
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Guidelines between staff and students to be reviewed
City partners with various groups to lay out transportation plan that would connect all of Central Texas. PAGE 6 Researchers and entrepreneurs discuss food and ways to improve its transportation and quality at weekend conference. PAGE 6
By Jordan Rudner
was resolved four years ago with the University.”
After the second highprofile student-coach relationship in five months was brought to light, the UT System Board of Regents announced it will begin a concentrated effort to review all policies concerning relationships between UT employees and students. In a statement released Sunday by board chairman Gene Powell and UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, the pair reasserted their commitment to the safety of UT students and said the board would reach out to national experts in their review of policies regarding employee-student relationships. Paul Foster, board vice chairman, will lead the efforts to study the relationship policies at all 15 UT System institutions. “Our chief concern is and always will be the safety and welfare of the students at our 15 institutions,” Powell and Cigarroa said in the statement. “The No. 1 priority of all UT administrative leaders, faculty, staff and athletic personnel should be protecting our students and ensuring that their experience at
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SPORTS Ioannis Papapetrou comes up big in win Texas’ dominating win over TCU, its second in Big 12 play. PAGE 8 Longhorns’ women’s hoops wins as well, behind McGee-Stafford’s career-high 23 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks. PAGE 8 Former Horns baseball players return for annual Alumni Game, which ends in 5-5 tie following ninth-inning drama. PAGE 8
LIFE&ARTS My Bloody Valentine delivers shoegaze to fans with first album in twenty two years. PAGE 12 Austin’s Pizza to become a 24/7 restaurant and serve students during their studying. PAGE 12
Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan file photo Recently promoted Co-Offensive Coordinator Major Applewhite and Men’s Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds both released statements Friday regarding “inappropriate, consensual” behavior with a student during the days leading up to the 2009 Fiesta Bowl.
Coach pardoned
Major Applewhite comes clean about inappropriate relationship By Shabab Siddiqui Texas co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite engaged in “inappropriate, consensual behavior with an adult student” in 2009, according to a statement
released by UT men’s head athletics director DeLoss Dodds on Friday night. The incident took place during the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, when Applewhite served as running backs coach. The identity of the student was not revealed.
“Several years ago, I made a regretful decision resulting in behavior that was totally inappropriate,” Applewhite said in a separate statement also released Friday night. “It was a one-time occurrence and was a personal matter. Shortly after it occurred, I discussed the situation with DeLoss Dodds. I was upfront and took full responsibility for my actions. This is and
CAMPUS Biology freshman Genry Santibanez and undeclared freshman Brianna Williams dance during the Latin American Network’s “A Night in the Caribbean” event Saturday night. Texas Latin Dance taught salsa dancing steps.
Recent events in the athletics department show that UT desperately needs clearer rules concerning student-staff romantic relationships. PAGE 4
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez Daily Texan Staff
TODAY Event celebrates Latin culture
Research Poster Design class Want to get the word out about the research you’re doing? Get some tips on how to create a poster about it from 9-10:30 a.m. in FAC 328. Suicide Prevention workshop Learn how to help your peers with the “Be That One” program at 6-7 p.m. in NOA 4.106A.
Today in history In 1948
Sri Lanka celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom.
By Victor Hernandez-Jayme The Latin America Network hosted A Night in the Caribbean on Saturday night to celebrate the cultures of the tropical West Indies with food and live music. “Tonight people from very different backgrounds come to celebrate a specific region of the world,” organization
president Ana Hernandez said. “Stereotypically, Latin Americans are often associated with food and dance, and for the most part this holds true; food and dance are an intrinsic part of the culture.” The event, which was open to the public, took place in the Student Activity Center ballroom and included live music by Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia. UT student group Texas Latin Dance gave
impromptu lessons in merengue, the national dance of the Dominican Republic, and other dance styles. “There’s a lot of music and food, but more than that, there is a very diverse group — there’s people from different ethnicities, colors and cultures,” anthropology graduate student Derrick Washington said. “There’s a lot of people
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TSM wants new financial strategies By Jordan Rudner The Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees acknowledged its financial hardships but declined to take specific actions at its meeting on Friday. The board also certified candidates for The Daily Texan’s upcoming editor-in-chief election. The Texas Student Media board oversees the operation of The Daily Texan, Cactus Yearbook, KVRX Radio,
QB arrested, Texas loses a big commit
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FAFSA completion session It’s that time of year again. Get help completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from 9 a.m. to noon in MEZ 2.120.
TOUGH WEEKEND FOR LONGHORNS
Texas Student Television and The Texas Travesty. Jalah Goette, director of Texas Student Media, presented new financial data to the board and said the finalized board budget in March needed to include drastic changes for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. “The model we have now is not sustainable, given the financial situation we’re facing,” Goette said. “The media world is changing and we need to evolve, too.”
Although members discussed potential solutions, the board did not settle on a specific course of action. David Verduzco, accounting lecturer and board member, said it was impractical to depend on rates of ad revenue increasing in the future. “We can’t just stick our heads in the sand and hope to earn more revenue,” Verduzco said. “That’s what we did this year.”
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Curfew times change for certain bike trails By Hannah Jane DeCiutiis Students who use walking and biking trails such as the Shoal Creek trail adjacent to West Campus may have access to the trails 24/7 because of a resolution passed by City Council waiving current curfews beginning in June. The three trails included in the resolution are the Shoal Creek, Johnson Creek and Butler Hike & Bike trails, which are currently closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Council Member Chris Riley, who sponsored the bill, said trails need to be considered as a regular and safe form of transportation for pedestrians and bikers. “More and more Austinites are finding that walking and biking are great ways to get around at all hours,” Riley said. “The trails we’re discussing were funded in part as transportation projects and should be available around the clock just like the other parts of our
transportation network.” Lewis Leff, Riley’s chief of staff, said the resolution passed 6-1 at the council’s meeting Thursday, with Mayor Lee Leffingwell opposing. Certain details of the resolution — such as which trails will be included, which hours of the curfew will be waived and how much funding will go into the resolution — are up to the discretion of the council because of amendments added to the resolution on Thursday, Leff said. He said these details will be determined at the council’s Feb. 12 work session. Raul Munguia, assistant police chief for the Austin Police Department, said funding is a big piece of the puzzle for council’s determination of which trails to implement in the plan. Munguia estimated that hiring an appropriate number of full-time, year-round patrol officers would cost the city $2.7 million for all
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Maria Arrellaga | Daily Texan Staff Vincent and Sibylle Hohendorf stroll on Shoal Creek Trail Sunday at dusk. The City Council recently proposed a bill to extend the hours of the trail to be accessible 24/7.