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University appoints Unions director By Lizzie Jespersen

that works directly with students and manages the Texas Union, Student Activity Center, Hogg Auditorium and Student Services Building. The director also oversees Campus Events + Entertainment and business and food services at the Union. Ferede, who has worked with unions for almost 20 years, will leave his post of eight years as

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The University announced Monday that Mulugeta Ferede will be the new University Unions executive director, replacing long-time director Andy Smith, who retired from the position in August. The unions executive director supervises a staff

senior associate director of the Illini Union at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. In his time at UT, Ferede said he hopes to build an energetic atmosphere. “My interest is really the students,” Ferede said. “I must be a teacher at heart — I’m interested in helping and mentoring students.” Gage Paine, vice president

for student affairs, said she is excited Ferede has experience in working directly with students and managing facilities. “He brings a business sense and student engagement sense into the mix,” Paine said. “I have expectations that he’ll bring great energy into our programs. …

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biggest difference this year was the number of resources that came from outside the University, such as relaxation specialists and fortune tellers. Daniel McGinty,

Two hundred UT students were stranded in Dallas on Sunday night after Star Shuttle buses failed to arrive at its scheduled time. Replacement buses showed up more than three hours later after company officials discovered the error. The company will provide refunds for students whose transportation plans fell through. Star Shuttle, the company that works with the University’s Parking and Transportation Services to operate Texas Express, sent replacement buses to pick up any students who decided to stick out the wait at Mockingbird transit center. According to John Walker, president and CEO of the shuttle company, the buses’ failure to arrive was caused by a dispatch issue. “There was a software upgrade on Friday,” Walker said. “Some of the dispatch data was lost, so the wrong number of buses was entered in the system and not enough were dispatched for the night.” The company issued an official apology and is currently offering refunds to people who can prove they had a ticket and were not able to get on their ride. “We’re in the process of issuing about 45 refunds right now,” Walker said. “I foresee that we will be issuing probably another 75 in the future.” Computer science senior Daniel Haas was one of the students who was unable to get back to Austin because of the error. “The driver of the bus that departed around 5:10 p.m. said that there were three more buses that would show

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Marketing junior Collin McLaughlin plays with legos as sociology junior Emily Smith colors as a part of the University’s ChillFest. The ChillFest was held inside the Texas Union ballroom and included free stress relieving activities for students, such as massage chairs and pet therapy dogs.

Unions, hosted the event. Melissa Herman, American studies senior and the group’s vice president of publicity, said the event was designed to be a way for students to relax before finals. “In previous years, the Counseling and Mental

Health Center hosted Stressfest, but unfortunately they weren’t able to do it this year,” Herman said. “We wanted to make sure students still felt supported during finals week in terms of stress management.” Herman said the

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others waited in line to use the massage chairs. ChillFest replaced last year’s Stressfest, which had similar relaxing activities. Campus Events + Entertainment, which is the newly branded event-planning arm of the University

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Students had the opportunity to unwind by building Lego houses and popping bubble wrap Monday in the Texas Union ballroom for ChillFest. The event, planned as a respite from the last week of classes and upcoming finals, also featured massage chairs, pet therapy dogs and other stress relieving activities. Students, such as undeclared sophomore Haleigh Hoebener and elementary education sophomore Katherine Mazanek, made aromatherapy bottles to spray on their pillows by adding drops of their favorite scent to spray bottles filled with water. Hoebener said ChillFest made the campus seem more personal. “It brings everyone together during a stressful time,” Hoebener said. Therapy Pet Pals of Texas Inc. also brought therapy dogs to the ballroom. Studies have shown that therapy dogs reduce stress, lower blood pressure and contribute to other positive factors of well-being, the corporation said. Students also colored and frosted their own Texas-shaped cookies, while

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Google Fiber, a highspeed Internet provider, isn’t coming to campus, but both the University and the City of Austin are in discussions with Google to possibly make Austin’s Internet network connect faster to Google services. “We asked Google to attach a very fast connection to [the Greater Austin Area Telecommunications Network, or GAATN,] which then will light up 450 places with higher speeds for Google [services],” said Brad

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The number of complaints filed against Austin Police Department officers this year is expected to exceed the number of complaints filed in 2012, according to a recent report released by the Office of the Police Monitor. In the first half of 2013, 674 people contacted the police monitor’s office with the intent of filing a complaint, an increase of approximately 9 percent from the first half of 2012. If this year’s numbers continue to rise, it will be the first time in three years that

the office has seen the number of complaints increase, according to the report. The office monitors all criticisms of APD and then provides information about those criticisms to the public. Police Monitor Margo Frasier said she is committed to promoting mutual respect between APD officers and the community they serve. “I tell my staff that their job is to increase trust and transparency, and part of that is being able to explain to people why police officers do what they do,”

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continues from page 1 Frasier said. The most common complaints the department received fell under the category “responsibility to the community,” which includes allegations related to lack of neutrality in civil actions, inappropriate search and seizure and bias-based profiling.

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2006, the department has not received more than 50 complaints in a single year. Chartier said the department presents its complaint statistics to the UTPD Oversight Committee, a group of three students appointed by President William Powers Jr., in an annual meeting. “It’s not a requirement, but something the chief offered [to do],” Chartier said. None of the 30 students

The Daily Texan interviewed said they were aware submitting a complaint about a UTPD officer was possible, though some said were glad to learn they had the option. “It’s important for every organization to have a place for constructive criticism,” biology junior Tania Joakim said. Taylor Bruner, a human development and family sciences junior, said

she hoped students would not feel intimidated by law enforcement. “Just because [police officers] have authority doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be able to call them out if necessary,” Bruner said. Half of the complaints filed against UTPD last year were unfounded, meaning an investigation proved the allegation false, according to the UTPD report.

departed — there were still no buses.” Out of the 600 students that had tickets to return to Austin on the Texas Express, only 400 were able to return to campus on time, Walker said. In addition to offering

refunds to people affected by the dispatch error, the shuttle company will offer free future credits for round-trip service during the spring semester, according to Bobby Stone, director of transportation services. Stone said he was extremely

disappointed about the bus issue. “While I appreciate the approach Star Shuttle has taken to this point, we still have challenges that we need to overcome,” Stone said. “If we are unable to correct the issues we encountered in

an acceptable manner, I can assure you that we will not hesitate to find a new provider. Our goal is to ensure that the University community can expect a return to the dependable level of service previously provided by Texas Express.”

person sees new things and asks questions that someone who has been there for 27 years doesn’t ask.” Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly said during

the interview process Ferede demonstrated qualities she was looking for — including integrity, passion and a student-centered mind-set. “I’m hoping that the

student body will have the opportunity to get to know him and share their vision of what they would like to see as we continue to build on the excellence of our program

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and facilities,” Reagins-Lilly said. “I am looking forward to a collaborative process to determine the future growth that includes students at the center.” The selection of Ferede ends a lengthy search process when Smith announced his decision to step down in January after 27 years with the unions. During Smith’s tenure, the Union expanded into the unions to include the Student Activities Center, which was built using student fees and opened in January 2011. Smith was also the target of heavy criticism in spring 2010 when he pushed to repurpose the Cactus Cafe. The cafe is now jointly run by the university unions and KUT radio. Smith will continue to work in the interim period. Smith will continue to work with the unions until the end of the year, at which point Ferede will take over.

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Students raise awareness of victims in Bhopal tragedy

The Association for India’s Development, known as AID, held a demonstration Monday on the West Mall to draw attention to the ongoing effects of the 1984 explosion of a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, in which more than half a million people were exposed to dangerous chemicals. Parvathy Prem, an AID-Austin volunteer who helped organize the event, said the event aimed to hold corporations accountable for the human cost of their profit margins. —Trevor Heise

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Englert, the University’s chief information officer. “It’s actually better for all of us.” GAATN currently connects 450 Austin locations, including the University, Austin Community College and the city. Google Fiber plans to provide high-speed Internet to 100 nonprofit and public sites in Austin outside GAATN beginning in 2014. If Google partners with the city, Google would increase the speed of GAATN’s connection to Google services. If UT were to install Google Fiber, the University would have to modify its network infrastructure to support both a central University network and a Google Fiber network, Information Technology Services director Lyal Wedemeyer said. “This produced complexity that invades every site Google Fiber serves,” Wedemeyer said. The University’s current Internet network is part of GAATN. This network, founded in 1993, is made Lillyup of strands of fiber optic ardcables that connect large ens totities in Austin. University pays wth The at$90,000 annually for network membership, and the edenetwork’s total annual cost pro-for repairs, modifications cedand expansions is $2 miln inlion, Wedemeyer said. with The partnership between

GAATN and Google would be possible because the city owns the electric utility supplier, which is fairly uncommon for a city, Englert said. Because Google Fiber targets the residential community, the University won’t be a customer, said William Green, UT networking and telecommunications director. Google Fiber is marketed as a single gigabit port, but the University already has more than 70,000 single gigabit ports, Green said. “One more wouldn’t make a difference,” Green said. Wedemeyer said there is a list published by the city of probable locations for Google Fiber, but the network will not install the Internet provider in an area unless that area has a sufficient number of customers and accepts the costs of construction. Englert said neighborhoods will have to express their interest in receiving

Google Fiber, and West Campus and other areas with large student populations are likely to be candidates. The connection that Google would possibly form between GAATN and Google services is called peering, Englert said. “If you’re a student on Google Fiber trying to access the University, it’ll be a much better experience due to the peering,” Englert said. More than 100,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni use UTmail, which is provided by Google, Englert said. The possible partnership with Google would make access to Google services faster because it would create a more direct route. “If I want to get to UTmail, it knows I’m local, so they’ll get me directly to Google,” Englert said. “It won’t send me off into the big Internet to some other city before it comes back.”

Three female doctors cited professional persistence as a critical element of success in male-dominated fields in a discussion Monday. Pediatric neurosurgeon Patricia Aronin said during her education, she heard comments that had an isolating effect as one of the few women doctors in her specialty. “There’s an element depending on where you are, there’s somewhat of a — for lack of a better term — cliquishness that’s hard to deal with because you’re not one of the guys,” Aronin said. “My chairman at my first job in Alabama kept saying ‘keep your petticoat clean.’” Aronin said balancing her family with her professional career was a challenge she and many other doctors face. “When I was in residency, I knew someday I would get married and have kids,” Aronin said. “That was never a question. When I was

applying to residence, there was an article in Time or Newsweek on the first five women to become neurosurgeons. Of those five women, none of them had children.” Plastic surgeon Jennifer Walden said though her journey to becoming a doctor was difficult, she believes anyone with persistence and the motivation to help others can succeed. “You can do it all, don’t let anybody tell you you can’t, but it’s very hard,” Walden said. “If you’re in it for the money, it’s not the easiest way to make money.” Even though Walden works in a male-dominated field, she said she often faces more criticism from her female co-workers than from male doctors. “Sometimes you get a harder time by other women,” Walden said. “You might be scrutinized by the female secretary or nurse because they’re jealous. You’re scrutinized more, so you better do a better job. You better not call in late or

say I’m sick and not coming to work.” Kappa Rho, an all-girls pre-medical honor society that invited the women doctors to speak at its meeting, aims to offer support to female students at UT pursuing medicine, according to Pooja Prabhakar, a biology and economics senior and the chapter’s president. “Our focus is on promoting females in medicine and empowering female leadership in community service and in networking in the Austin area,” Prabhakar said. Aronin said the medical field has evolved drastically since she began her practice. She said more females pursue medicine now than ever. “I can look back and say I’ve been doing this since 1983, 30 years, that what I see in terms of evolution of women in medicine has [exponentially] exploded,” Aronin said. “Now I don’t think people blink about the thought of women being in anything.”

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Micaela Aleman, a urologist, talks to members of Kappa Rho Pre-Medical Honor Society on Monday evening. Aleman was one of three doctors who talked about their experiences as women in medicine.

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Remembering Texas’ T.R. Fehrenbach, What does American Airlines’ merger the Lone Star State’s greatest historian mean for you? Hopefully, not much. “Today I think many journalists are independent of their bosses and editors, but not of the newsroom. An independent person thinks for himself or herself, even if the world thinks differently.” — T. R. Fehrenbach The world of Texas journalism today mourns the loss of a great historian and journalist. A native of San Benito, T. R. Fehrenbach, who died Sunday at the age of 88, is probably best remembered for his magnum opus, the 1968 “Lone Star: A History of

Texas and the Texans.” But he also left a memorable mark on Texas journalism through his weekly column for the San Antonio Express-News, which he wrote until August of this year. Fehrenbach often began his columns with an epigraph, and so we have done here with a sagacious warning from his final column. At a time when the journalism industry is undergoing rapid changes in its funding and delivery models, Fehrenbach wisely captured the uncertain nature of the

At a time when the journalism industry is undergoing rapid changes in its funding and delivery models, Fehrenbach wisely captured the uncertain nature of the journalist in a transforming landscape.

journalist in a transforming landscape. Fehrenbach realized that without the complete freedom of the journalist from the shackles of groupthink, American journalism as we know it risks irreparable harm. It’s a particularly relevant message not just to those considering a career in journalism, but also to anyone who values the importance of being an independent thinker. It’s also a lesson that could only have come from a person with a solid understanding of the mistakes of the past. In his final column, Fehrenbach asked, “Where have all the Great Journalists gone?” Similarly, one might ask, “Where have all the Great Historians gone?” We’re not sure, but we know that Fehrenbach can count himself among both groups.

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As thousands of students prepare to fly home for the holidays once again, a business deal occurring this month could have a major effect on America’s airline industry for years to come. Less than a week from now, American Airlines and U.S. Airways will merge, becoming the world’s largest airline and ending a months-long legal drama between the airlines and the U.S. government. The merger is a major shake-up to the industry, for sure, but it remains to be seen to what degree the government’s fears of monopolies will be realized. American and U.S. Airways first agreed to merge in February, but their plans were put on hold in August after the U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys general of Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against them. The DOJ argued in a statement that “even a small increase in the price of airline tickets, checked bags or flight change fees” as a result of the decreased level of competition “would result in hundreds of millions of dollars of harm to American consumers.” In October, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott withdrew from the lawsuit, possibly to avoid it being used against him by Democratic opponent Wendy Davis, who supports the merger, in the 2014 gubernatorial

election. Only a month later, the DOJ settled with the two airlines, allowing the merger to go forward on the condition that the reorganized American Airlines Group give up some of its gate holdings, mainly at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., and LaGuardia Airport in New York City. On Dec. 9, the two airlines will sign the merger and officially combine. Over the next few years, as the airline gradually consolidates its services, flyers should prepare for technical difficulties in the reservation systems, as well as the inescapable labor problems associated with the merger of two companies with more than 100,000 employees between them. For instance, the labor union representing U.S. Airways’ flight attendants and the union representing American Airlines’ flight attendants are still two completely separate entities, so the merger process will be far from over when the corporate executives put pen to paper next Monday. The concerns over a potential monopoly, while valid, are confined mostly to the nonstop routes operated by only American and U.S. Airways — none of which fly to or from Austin. So any swift, direct impact on the price of your ticket home for Christmas appears unlikely.

HORNS DOWN: NO FUNDING, NO RESEARCH On Monday, The Daily Texan reported that ongoing federal budget cuts are having a negative impact on University researchers in terms of grant cancellations, project delays and declining assistance from federal agencies. The federal government’s sequestration — a set of automatic budget cuts — has aggravated this effect. These cuts, particularly the research funding reductions that have come about as a result, are extremely concerning. A major part of our University’s high ranking comes from the fact that we are a top-tier research institution. As President William Powers, Jr. pointed out to Congress in November as chairman of the Association of American Universities, these budget cuts impede students’ ability to be a part of research that could change the world. UT is an institution whose core purpose is to transform lives for the benefit of society, but it’s difficult to do that without a steady stream of research funding.

These budget cuts impede students’ ability to be a part of research that could change the world. UT is an institution whose core purpose is to transform lives for the benefit of society, but it’s difficult to do that without a steady stream of research funding. HORNS UP: BUSES ON TOLL ROADS COULD IMPROVE SYSTEM Illustration by John Massingill / Daily Texan Staff

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Judge’s race can impact students, too By Rachel Osterloh Daily Texan Columnist @ranneoster

The University Democrats held an event to discuss the future of women and politics in government in early November. Among the featured speakers was Sarah Eckhardt, a former Travis County commissioner who is now running for Travis County judge. While in the audience at the event, I heard two or three people say they were unaware of the Travis County judge’s race. The candidates for this position are Eckhardt and Andy Brown, former chair of the Travis County Democratic Party. The voting will take place March 4, 2014, but the campaign is already in full swing. Now the candidates have to hope Travis County voters will turn out on election day. In the 2012 Democratic and Republican primaries in Travis County, 7.3 percent and 7.11 percent of registered voters participated in elections, respectively.

This sorry state of affairs may owe itself in part to the county’s large student population. Many Longhorns know they will be moving on after graduation and thus form only weak bonds to their community. But Longhorns have good reason to care about the outcome of this election. Whom voters choose matters to the UT community because of the county judge’s influence on local transportation decisions. The Travis County judge presides over the Travis County Commissioners Court, which oversees county services such as public transportation. Given the UT community’s reliance on Capital Metro and the shuttles, it behooves students to carefully consider the transportation-related planks of the candidates’ platforms. According to Jim Wick, Brown’s campaign manager, “the county can do a lot when it comes to public transit.” Wick reiterated

Given the reliance of the UT community on Capital Metro and the shuttles, it behooves students to carefully consider the transportation-related planks of the candidates’ platforms.

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the idea of a commuter rail system that would run from Georgetown to south San Antonio. With the implementation of this “reliable mass transit, students might be able to live in a more affordable area of town,” Wick said. Eckhardt is currently the vice chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. According to her campaign website, Eckhardt stands for “a more mobile future … for fair, efficient and affordable mix of sidewalks, bike lanes, buses, rail and roads are available to all as we move from home to work, school or play.” Transportation issues directly affect students. Students should research the two candidates in order to pick the candidate who appears to have the best plan to address transportation issues on and off campus and strongest ideas for handling the mass influx of people moving into Central Texas. CapMetro and public transportation are vital to students, whether it be for going downtown or to an internship. UT students should rally to show support to the candidate who promises upkeep and improvement of our current system. Students in Travis County have voter power, if they choose to utilize it. Osterloh is a government sophomore from Austin.

In 2015, an 11-mile stretch of Austin’s MoPac Boulevard will expand from six lanes to eight, according to the Texas Tribune. The two new lanes will be tolled in such a way as to keep the traffic at a consistent speed of 50 mph, which will be done by adjusting the toll daily. Capital Metro vehicles, however, will be able to use the lanes free of charge. Capital Metro officials hope the change will make buses a more appealing option to the many drivers who find themselves stuck in relentless traffic. If the buses begin to boast quicker commute times, their appeal will increase. And if more people take the bus, the system’s services are more likely to improve — which is something we are certainly looking forward to.

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Students board a Capital Metro bus in September.

HORNS DOWN: AUSTIN FAILS TO PROTECT PERSONAL DATA A city audit published last month found that Austin does not do enough to protect the personal information of its employees and residents. The survey reports that more than half of the city’s departments do not have written policies for the collection, storage and disposal of personal information, including Social Security numbers, personal email addresses, driver’s license numbers and personal medical information of city employees and residents. Moreover, 45 percent of the city departments do not adequately train their employees in the proper protection of personal data. This serious lack of protection could “cause serious harm to individuals and the city,” according to the audit. “Citizens or employees could have their identities stolen, be blackmailed with sensitive personal information or face physical harm if medical information is altered.” The city of Austin should recognize how dangerous this issue is and immediately take steps to better protect our private data. Failure to do so could only lead to future chaos.

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Jackson Jeffcoat hasn’t had the chance to reflect on his stellar four-year career yet. He said he’ll probably do that once the season is over. The senior defensive end is far too focused on finishing this year with wins in his final two games to consider the past right now. But when he does finally get the chance to reminisce, he knows there will be a lot to look back on. “I’ve learned a lot being here,” Jeffcoat said. “I think I’ve learned more than I would’ve anywhere else. I’ve just learned that the fun is in winning. You really start to realize how much fun it is to win.” Billed as the second best high school prospect by ESPN in 2010, Jeffcoat more than lived up to his lofty expectations during his historic tenure with Texas. His 57 career tackles for a loss rank third on the Longhorns’ all-time list, while his 24.5 career sacks rank eighth in school history. Head coach Mack Brown recruited Jeffcoat out of Plano West High School in 2010, and after four years, he believes the senior has been everything the Longhorns hoped for. “He’s been what the advertisement was when we got him,” Brown said. “He’s tough, he’s smart and he’s started all of four years. He’s never been a problem of any kind. We’ve had a number of great defensive ends at Texas, and he should definitely be in that group.” Things haven’t always gone exactly as the senior defensive

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end hoped they would. Jeffcoat endured a 5-7 record as a freshman in 2010, and he failed to attend a BCS bowl game in his first three seasons. In addition, he suffered torn pectoral muscles in 2011 and 2012, with the latter ending his junior season after just six games. Despite this adversity, Jeffcoat carries no regrets from his career at Texas. He believes these struggles continue to shape him as a player as well as a person. “I don’t regret anything because I think it’s helped me to

grow,” Jeffcoat said. “I’ve grown a lot through the years. The injuries really helped me not take anything for granted. They really showed me that I love this game of football. … A while ago, I wasn’t able to hit anybody, and I just love it. All these things that have happened to me allowed me to enjoy this game and cherish it.” Jeffcoat believes his ability to overcome his pectoral surgery has made his impressive senior season all the more rewarding. The defensive end has enjoyed a breakout year, setting

a career-high with 10 sacks while leading the team with 18 quarterback hits and 19 tackles for a loss. None of this will matter to Jeffcoat if he remains unable to lead Texas to a conference championship. He finally accomplished one major goal earlier this season with his first victory over rival Oklahoma, but Jeffcoat admits that failing to win a Big 12 title with Texas would be hard to stomach. “Looking back, it would be hard,” Jeffcoat said. “I came to Texas to win the Big 12, and I

came to Texas to do great things here. It would be tough to see if we didn’t win the Big 12. We’re all playing hard for that, and it’s a goal that everyone wants, especially the seniors.” A win over Baylor on Saturday would allow Texas to earn at least a share of the Big 12 title that Jeffcoat craves. The senior defensive end expects his team to be ready for a dogfight with the Bears, and another standout performance would give him one more thing to reflect on when his career finally comes to an end.

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Longhorns slip past Vanderbilt By Stefan Scrafield @stefanscrafield

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Freshman guard Isaiah Taylor drives to the hoop during Texas’ contest against Vanderbilt. Taylor finished with 14 points on 54.5 percent field-goal shooting.

Despite some poor shooting, Texas’ balanced scoring attack did just enough to beat Vanderbilt on Monday night, knocking off the Commodores 70-64 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Four different Longhorns scored in double figures in the victory, led by freshman point guard Isaiah Taylor, who had 14 points. “Isaiah’s tough,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “I like guys who can take it when I get on them and move on, and Isaiah does that.” The squirrelly point guard managed the offense well, tallying eight assists while turning the ball over only twice. “We always want to establish our big men so my goal was

to feed them throughout the game,” Taylor said. “They were able to run the floor and some of those passes were wide, open dump-ins, so I was just feeding them easy buckets.” The Longhorns held on to its lead the whole way, growing the lead to as many as 12 points late in the first half. Vanderbilt chipped away throughout the second half and some poor shooting from the free throw line nearly cost the Longhorns the game, as Vanderbilt closed the gap to one point with 34 seconds remaining. “The free throw shooting is all about routine,” Barnes said. “Down the stretch these guys were getting away from the routine, which caused some of those misses. They just have to go through their routine and live with the results.”

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On the heels of a 41-16 trouncing of Texas Tech, the Longhorns enter their regular season final with a feeling of hope. A showdown against Baylor is all that stands in the way of a Big 12 championship for Texas and redemption for the senior class. To say the 2010 recruiting class has underperformed is an understatement. Ranked third in the nation by Rivals. com, the highly touted class, featuring two five-star recruits and 19 four-star players, has compiled only a 3019 record since the group’s freshman season. Despite the era of mediocrity, the seniors have an

opportunity to turn things around in a single game. A win over Baylor would guarantee Texas at least a share of the Big 12 title and a nine-win season, a feat Texas has not accomplished since 2009. The win would also be the Longhorns’ first road win over a top 10 team in eight years. The game is far from a guarantee. The Bears lead the nation in points scored, are fourth in passing, 11th in rushing and have been held under 40 points just twice all season. Compare that to Texas which averages 33 points per game, and the mismatch is clear. But the two teams are headed in opposite directions. While both had bounce-back victories after crushing losses the previous week, Texas’ was far more convincing than Baylor. The Bears have been held to a total of 58 points their past two games, by far their lowest output in any span this season. Although the Bears’

Case McCoy celebrates with Mike Davis during Thursday’s Thanksgiving game. McCoy and Davis are two seniors who have had rollercoaster careers.

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rushing attack — averaging 269 yards a game — presents a huge challenge, the Longhorns have allowed only one 200-yard game in eight Big 12 games. If the Longhorns steal a win in Waco, it will be thanks to senior leaders on both sides of the ball. Senior defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat has looked like an All-American this

season, racking up 10 sacks in conference play, including three against Texas Tech. Senior wide receiver Mike Davis, who struggled much of the season, has emerged with 315 receiving yards and three touchdowns over the past three games. Texas will need big games from both of them. If the Longhorns lose on Saturday, this senior class

will become the first at Texas since 1989 to fall short of winning or sharing a division or conference championship. It will also be the first class not to play in a BCS bowl game under Mack Brown since 2000. Against the nation’s top offense and four years of mounting pressure, these seniors have one last chance.

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Outside hitter Haley Eckerman repeated her title as Big 12 player of the year while freshman opposite Chiaka Ogbogu garnered Freshman of the Year honors Monday afternoon. In addition to Ogbogu and and Eckerman, senior outside Bailey Webster, junior middle Khat Bell and sophomore middle Molly McCage were named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Eckerman is the fourth player to achieve backto-back Big 12 player of the year. She led the Big 12 in kills per set (4.55) and points per set (5.24). She also ranked second in aces and 10th in hitting percentage after a slow start to the year. Ogbogu was the biggest surprise for the Longhorns. With much of the buzz surrounding freshman setter Chloe Collins, Ogbogu snuck under the radar before ultimately winning the opposite job, the only position not taken by a returning player. She finished second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage, while ranking in the top 10 in blocks, too. Ogbogu was the only freshman selected to this year’s All-Big 12 team. —Evan Berkowitz

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LITERATURE

A buyer’s guide to comic books By Lee Henry @leehenry220

Thanks to million-dollar blockbusters, cartoon series and video games based on comic books, most people have a favorite superhero. But decades of publication history often prove too intimidating for new fans to overcome. Comic publishers have made it easy to engage with the print adventures of characters including Wolverine and Batman through trade paperbacks, which are reprinted and bound collections of comic story arcs. All of these recommendations are available in this format and can be found at any local Austin comics and games store such as Dragon’s Lair or Austin Books & Comics. The Daily Texan created a buyer’s guide to orient new fans with the universes of these characters. The stories listed here are accessible to new readers without sacrificing quality, and in most cases, echo the tones of the movies that feature their lead characters. Thor People are Thor fans for two reasons: either they love Chris Hemsworth or they love Loki. Both sects of fandom will enjoy J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel’s “Thor.” Asgard has been destroyed by a cataclysmic

event, but Thor and his fellow gods are given a second life on Earth. The catch is that everyone but Thor has been trapped in a human body, and it’s up to the God of Thunder to restore his brethren and rebuild Asgard while contending with the manipulations of his brother, Loki, who has been reborn as a woman. It’s a high-stakes and dramatic reinvention of the Thor family, and it’s available in three trade collections. Batman Batman is one of those heroes who seems impossible to catch up with. He’s been around since the ‘30s and appears in upwards of four comics every month. Fans of the darker Christopher Nolan Batman films should pick up Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s “Batman: Hush” — a 12-issue arc in which Batman contends with a new villain while finally confronting his relationship with Catwoman. The Dark Knight and Catwoman have never looked better than under Jim Lee’s pencils, and it’s one of the most accessible and critically beloved of the more recent Batman stories. Wolverine The Wolverine movies may have been hit and miss, but the world’s meanest mutant has some fantastic stories available in paperback. One of the

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best is Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s “Old Man Logan.” It’s a stand-alone, alternative future story in which Wolverine has given up fighting after Marvel’s supervillains made an alliance that finally destroyed the heroes. Definitely R-rated in terms of violence, the comic is still beautifully rendered by McNiven. Logan’s internal struggle with

his pacifism as the world shatters around him is emotionally devastating, and “Old Man Logan” features some of the most haunting moments in the character’s history. The Avengers Marvel is currently retooling its universe in response to the phenomenal success of 2012’s Avengers film, but the

currently published monthly Avengers titles are weak and unnecessarily convoluted. With such a wide array of characters, it’s hard to find a series with a similar lineup to that of the movie. “Secret Wars” is an Avengers miniseries from the 1980s that featured many of the biggest heroes of the day fighting a deadly team of villains on a planet called Battleworld.

Every Avenger from the film except for Black Widow appears, and the Iron Man present is Jim Rhodes rather than Tony Stark. The series will introduce any new Avengers fans to some of the best characters ever on the team. The Fantastic Four and the X-Men also appear, and in many ways, it’s the ultimate universe-spanning crossover in Marvel’s history.

ALBUM REVIEW | ‘BLACK PANTIES’

Because of humor, R. Kelly’s new album stands out By David Sackllah @dsackllah

In the crowded musical genre of hip-hop, every artist needs something to set him or her apart. For R. Kelly, it is his sense of humor, best evidenced by “Trapped in the Closet,” a 33-part “hip hopera” in which Kelly played three of the main characters, including “Pimp Lucius.” His last two albums paid homage to the ’60s and contain soul music in the same vein as Sam Cooke. Black Panties, Kelly’s newest release, serves as a return to form. Everything from the title, cover and content of the songs make

for some of the most outrageous and entertaining material he has ever made, mainly because Kelly has decided to have some fun with modern rhythym and blues again. Kelly has so much charisma and confidence that he can get away with saying things that would be impossible to take seriously from anyone else. On “Crazy Sex,” he avoids any pretense of using innuendos by inviting the subject of the song to “get ratchet in here” among other unmentionable acts. Many moments throughout the album will likely leave the listener feeling shocked, including the entirety of

the single “Cookie.” The track uses the act of eating Oreos as a euphemism for sexual acts to unabashedly entertaining results. Along with most of the album, the song is so catchy that it makes up for how ridiculously graphic the lyrical content is. While a lot of the songs are sexually explicit, including gems such as “Genius,” a lot of the album provides more radio-friendly fodder to varying degrees of success. “My Story,” the lead single, comes off as a bland autobiography, and “Spend That,” featuring Jeezy, sounds a little too much like generic club background music. His duet with Kelly

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Rowland on “All The Way” is interesting, but pales in comparison to tracks like “Shut Up,” where he directly addresses fans and critics alike after recovering from throat surgery, which shows that he is much more interesting when he showcases his personality. Kelly takes pride in the fact that he is a performer and an entertainer. Midway through the record, he inputs a hilarious phone conversation between two characters, both voiced by Kelly, that leads directly into a track called “Marry The P---y,” which is as vulgar as its title suggests. Kelly has already proved that he can write great

R. KELLY Album: Black Panties Label: RCA Songs to Download: “Cookies,” “Shut Up” and “Throw This Money On You” Photo courtesy of RCA Records

songs, but on Black Panties he is more concerned with furthering his image and displaying his prowess as an entertainer. While it may not be remembered

R. Kelly’s new album is both entertaining and explicit.

as one of the best albums of 2013, it is definitely among the most fun to listen to.

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