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The City of Austin formed applicant review panel, which will begin building the Citizens Redistricting Commission. PAGE 6
SPORTS McClellan scores 23 points in win on Senior Night as Texas powers past Baylor, 79-70. PAGE 7 Longhorns implement up-tempo offense during spring practice while they prepare for the 2013 season. PAGE 7
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Texas looks to snap losing skid.
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NEWS I Live Here, I Give Here is trying to raise $1 million for Amplify Austin, an event that gives money to more than 300 nonprofits. PAGE 6
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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SXSWedu launches with policy panels SXSW By Alexa Ura State Senate and House educational leaders discussed technological education reform and reformatting college readiness testing during a policy forum on the first day of SXSWedu.
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Women’s basketball plays final time at home as they face new Big 12 foe West Virginia in season finale. PAGE 9
SXSWedu is a four-day event that hosts education panelists and speakers and is part of the annual SXSW Conference and Festival. In a series of panels focused on policy, State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, Rep. Alma Allen, D-Houston, and Senator Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, dissected the higher education issues to be discussed during the
current legislative session. Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, said the most pressing issues for higher education are testing accountability, fiscal restraints and technologically revolutionizing the college classroom. “Higher education seems to be in this crucible,” Branch said. “We
have this notion of fiscal restraint and therefore higher education is finding itself having to do as much with less.” Branch and Allen strongly promoted incorporating technology in the classroom both at the K-12 and higher education levels to push students to graduate with a college degree — an initiative UT has implemented and
made concrete partnerships to promote. A year after the UT System Board of Regents voted to offer massive open online courses, UT-Austin will offer free online courses starting this fall through edX, a nonprofit distributor of interactive online courses. In 2011, the System also
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LIFE&ARTS What’s in a juice cleanse? Opinions vary on whether there’s any benefit to it. PAGE 12 Seattle has produced many a good band, but the Cave Singers are trending in the wrong direction. PAGE 12
VIEWPOINT A paid advertisement that included images of women with rifle crosshairs superimposed on their faces appeared yesterday on a page of The Daily Texan and offended many readers; it offended us, too. PAGE 4
TODAY The Art of Storytelling Often called the “Dean of American Storytelling,” Gioia Timpanelli is both master and scholar of the ancient art of telling stories. In this talk, she discusses the nature and importance of the improvisational telling of stories. The lecture will be held from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Belo Center for New Media (BMC) 5.208. The event is free. “The Rite of Spring” The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra joins the world-famous Joffrey Ballet for a spectacular evening of classical dance and music, highlighted by a performance of “Le Sacre du Printemps” (The Rite of Spring). The performance will be from 8-10 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center (PAC), BASS Concert Hall. Tickets are $10-42.
Landmark food trucks forced to move to make room for hotel development By Hannah Smothers The iconic cornerstones of the food trailer lot on South Congress Avenue have abandoned their coveted positions, leaving nothing but a patch of matted grass behind. The neon cone that stands atop The Mighty Cone, which was previously located on the corner of South Congress and Monroe Street, moved to the new Rancho Rio Eatery in West Campus in late January. The giant plastic cupcake of Hey Cupcake! that once illuminated the corner of South Congress and Milton Street migrated north to a new lot at South Congress and Elizabeth Street on March 1. The two trailers that formerly served as the borderlines to the miniature mecca of mobile eateries moved following a warning from SOCO ATX Development that the lot on South Congress will close sometime
Take a look at our video on the food trucks bit.ly/dt_trailers this year to make room for a new hotel. According to JC Gulledge, Mighty Cone employee, the only guarantee that was given to the trailers was that they would be able to stay through the end of South by Southwest. SOCO ATX Development is affiliated with Capital Sports and Entertainment, LLC, partner of C3 Presents — the company behind Austin City Limits Music Festival. Patrick Jeffers, vice president of SOCO ATX Development, is ensuring the lot stays busy before its eventual closure. The Mighty Cone’s early departure from the lot left a piece of prime food truck real estate open on the corner of South Congress and
Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff The Hey Cupcake! trailer stands at its new, permanent location on South Congress on Monday evening. Unlike its former neighbors, some of whom remain uncertain as to where they will conduct business next, the trailer was able to stay in the immediate SoCo vicinity.
Monroe. However, the scent of fried avocados and coleslaw had barely left the plot of land before Justin Burrow’s yellow shipping container opened for business as Burro, a mobile eatery that serves gourmet cheese dishes in the form of sandwiches.
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was building a trailer business of his own. According to Burrow, Jeffers — who could not be reached for comment — offered to help him secure Mighty Cone’s spot because he knew the trailer would be
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DATING
Researchers explain gay, female friendships By Mark Carrion
What is today’s reason to party? Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff
Seniors sent out on victorious note SEE COMICS PAGE 11
“How I came across this spot is I used to work for Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop and Capital Sports and Entertainment manages that business, so obviously they’re interested in it,” Burrow said. Burrow met with Jeffers over lunch and mentioned he
Texas honored Andrew Dick and Dean Melchionni during a celebration before Texas’ 7970 win over Baylor on Monday. Dick and Melchionni, both former walk-ons, combined for 68 career minutes and 11 career points. The Longhorns avenged an overtime loss to Baylor in their Big 12 opener two months ago by handing the Bears their eighth loss in 11 games. Sheldon McClellan (23 points), Myck Kabongo (19) and Ioannis Papapetrou (18) combined for 60 points in the win.
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Researchers have finally pinned down why straight women and gay men seem to form close relationships: it all comes down to love — but not between each other. A new study from UT visiting researcher Eric Russell has found one possible reason for these relationships is because on average, straight women viewed relationship advice from a gay man as more trustworthy than the same advice given by a straight man or woman. Likewise, gay men trusted straight women’s advice more so than that of other gay men or women. Russell’s study is the first to use observations to explain the reason for these friendships that cross sexual
orientation lines. The study was published online in Evolutionary Psychology, a public online academic journal, on Feb. 9. Russell, working alongside colleagues from Texas Christian University, tested 88 straight women and 58 homosexual men. “We tested our subjects using an online survey. Using fake Facebook profiles, we displayed either a straight woman, a straight man or a gay man to the participants,” Russell said. “We then asked the participants whether they would trust the person in the Facebook profile if they offered them relationship advice.” The study assessed how sincere the subjects viewed advice from the person
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