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NEWS Students protest misleading computer science admissions online, and Kedra Ishop, vice provost and director of admissions, leaves UT. PAGE 3 Austin fireworks show moves to new venue, and urban rail to connect East Riverside to ACC Highland receives council approval. PAGE 10
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Students without cars will have a tough time getting to the fireworks show at Circuit of the Americas. PAGE 4 This Fourth of July, remember why you’re celebrating. PAGE 5
SPORTS Garrido says the 2014 baseball team is the best since 2005, but the 2009 team seems just as strong, and a collection of baseballs signed by world leaders comes to campus. PAGE 11 Howard leads the US World Cup team, with the support of his mom. PAGE 12
LIFE&ARTS Learn how those south of the US celebrate their independence days. PAGE 13 Make sure your dog is ready for Fourth of July celebrations, and enjoy your Independence Day with our suggested movie list. PAGE 14
COVER PHOTOS FROM DAILY TEXAN ARCHIVES GIs thumb for a ride out of Austin, students protest the bombing of Vietnam, and marchers protest for civil rights in Alabama.
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“Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever”: Get your fill of 1970s John Travolta at the Paramount with this double feature as a part of their annual summer classic film series.
Urban Rail Open House: Learn more about the potential route, cost and impact the proposed Austin urban rail project would have on the city with Project Connect at the Gus Garcia Recreation Center.
“Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”: Every summer, The Long Center opens up its lawn for free movie screenings with concerts before showtime. This week’s film is Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
THX 1138: See George Lucas’ cult science fiction classic and enjoy live music from Brooklynbased rock band Conveyer, whose album Prime was influenced by the film.
(512) Festival: Celebrate beer, music and America all day at The Backyard.
The Megaphone Show: Enjoy local sketch comedy at the New Movement Theatre.
Rain Live: Enjoy live music from a collection of LGBTQ-supportive musicians at Rain every Sunday night. This week’s guests are Amy Edward and The Shears.
Born in the U.S.A.: Get into the patriotic spirit by spending the day watching cover bands at Hotel Vegas.
The Tesla Project: Commemorate the life of Nikola Tesla through art and science at Canopy Austin.
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JACOB KERR, NEWS EDITOR | @thedailytexan Monday, June 30, 2014
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Students protest computer science admissions After 16 years, director of admissions resigns
By Mary Huber @marymhuber
A handful of students have protested on social media after claiming they were promised transfer admission into the University’s increasingly popular computer science department as long as they maintained a 2.5 GPA. Italian language senior Eduardo Gamba Jr. said he applied to the College of Liberal Arts with hopes of transferring into the computer science department in the College of Natural Sciences. He said advisers assured him repeatedly in an April information session and in subsequent advising appointments that his GPA would guarantee him a space. “I have spent four application seasons patiently applying and waiting, while maintaining a 3.8 GPA, just to get my foot in the door,” Gamba wrote in a letter to Sacha Kopp, associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Natural Sciences, in May. “This is my dream, and without it, I would be lost.” Gamba is not alone. Dozens of computer science hopefuls have formed a Facebook group to share their struggles entering the department. Economics sophomore Andrew Currie said he has a 3.86 GPA and was given the same assurance by advisors at a March session. After being denied from computer science, he decided to study economics and apply to the McCombs School of Business for a management information systems degree, his third major choice since he transferred to the
By YoungJee Jung @yjeejung
Charlie Pearce | Daily Texan Staff
Dozens of computer science applicants have voiced complaints on social media protesting the department’s decision to deny them entry to the program, which is located in the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex.
University from ACC for the spring 2014 semester. “If denied from McCombs too, I will leave the University,” Currie said. On the transfer requirements, Kopp said he believed there was a “misinterpretation” or “miscommunication” during those information sessions, and the computer science department could not accommodate students claiming they were unfairly misguided. “I’m a big fan of documentation that spells [transfer requirements] out clearly,” Kopp said. “I don’t want anyone to bank on something that’s not a guarantee.” Kopp said the minimum 2.5 GPA is the requirement to move from lower to upper division courses within the computer science major. For internal transfer into the major itself, students must be in good academic
I have spent four application seasons patiently applying and waiting, while maintaining a 3.8 GPA, just to get my foot in the door. —Eduardo Gamba Jr., Italian language senior
standing, as well as gain approval from the department, according to Kopp. Every year, students drop out of the major, leaving anywhere from 50 to 100 spots for transfer students. This year, 380 students applied for just under 100 spots. Kopp said accepting all of those students would require doubling the size of the department, which is already struggling to provide resources for current students hoping to graduate in four years. Computer science sophomore Zack Misso said he could not get a seat in a required
operating systems course. “I have to apply to take the honors version or else I’ll basically be a semester behind all my classmates,” Misso said. The computer science department has nearly tripled in size in the past 15 years, with enrollment growing from 700 undergraduates in 2000 to more than 2,300 students today, according to a letter posted on the University website this week from department chair Bruce Porter. Kopp said students are welcome to reapply, but the 2014-2015 catalog will have stricter admissions criteria.
Kedra Ishop, vice provost and director of admissions, is leaving her position at the University in July after working in the admissions office for 16 years. Ishop is resigning to become the associate vice president of enrollment management at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, if approved by Michigan’s Board of Regents. Ishop began working at UT in 1998 as an admissions counselor and in 2009 became the director of admissions. “It has been a fulfilling challenge to select for the University of Texas at Austin some of the most dynamic classes in our history,” Ishop said in an email. “Seeking excellence has been our challenge both in our recruitment practices and admissions practices.” Ishop is leaving the office as the UT System opens a new investigation into the University’s admissions process to be carried out by an outside firm. UT spokesman Gary Susswein said the University will be complying with the investigation. In a statement, President William Powers Jr. said he believes that many positive changes have occurred at the admissions office under Ishop’s leadership. “[Ishop] has spearheaded UT-Austin’s efforts to use holistic admissions policies to put together outstanding incoming classes, and she has helped us defend our values in the U.S. Supreme Court,” Powers said. “We will miss Kedra immensely but couldn’t be prouder of her as she accepts this opportunity to shape
enrollment and student success at one of the nation’s best public research universities.” Holistic review is one of the two ways freshman applicants can be admitted to the University and is used when an applicant is not automatically admitted under the Top 10 Percent Rule. Under the University’s holistic review policy, an applicant’s academic achievement, personal achievement and special circumstances are considered. Gregory Fenves, executive vice president and provost, said Ishop’s endorsement of the holistic review process and her role in its development have been one of her most important contributions to the University. “Dr. Ishop was a national leader in developing a holistic review [process] for undergraduate admissions,” Fenves said in a statement. “UT Austin is now seen as having one of the best admissions processes of any public university in the country.” In 2009, the Texas Legislature passed a bill lowering the number of Texas students the University must automatically admit to below 10 percent. According to Ishop, the changes were necessary because the number of applicants has increased in the past 20 years. “Modifications to the Top 10 Percent law have allowed the University to not only honor the diversity of the top students of high schools across Texas but to also fulfill the mission to identify talent and leadership across the spectrum of a student’s application,” Ishop said. The University will conduct a national search for a new director.
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RILEY BRANDS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorial Monday, June 30, 2014
FIRING LINE
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Change of fireworks venue leaves out many students Grad students not For many years, the Austin Symphony Orchestra has put together a splendid mixture of fireworks and music as part of its annual Independence Day celebration. For most of those years, the event was held at Auditorium Shores, just across the river from downtown and easily accessible from the University. However, this year, the celebration has been moved because of construction to the Austin 360 Amphitheatre at the Circuit of the Americas near the airport. The new location is 14 miles away and is virtually inaccessible using public transportation. Since the Symphony Orchestra has deemed it too expensive to offer transportation to carless
patrons, students without access to personal automobiles will either have to catch a ride or take a cab, an expensive proposition. The Greater Austin Transportation Company notes that a one-way trip from the Tower to the Amphitheatre would cost about $45, which, it says, could reach as high as $60 in Fourth of July traffic. Additionally, many students who have access to their own cars may not want to drive, given the copious amounts of alcohol typically associated with the holiday. In order to keep everyone safe while having fun, a centrally located event would have been ideal. While Auditorium Shores is obviously out of the question given the ongoing
construction, there are countless other nearby locations that could have played host, including Zilker Park or other locations in town. These locations not only would be centrally located and avoided so much confusion over the setting with those familiar with the event, but it would have been friendlier to the thousands of students nearby. While the city is ultimately not responsible for providing funding for the event, it could have chipped in the money for some sort of transportation to the event site. Instead, those without cars wishing to take in the show — neglected again — will either have to break the bank or hope they can find a cheaper way there.
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New Democratic policy will disadvantage moderates By Noah M. Horwitz Associate Editor @NmHorwitz
DALLAS — This past weekend, thousands of Democrats assembled in Dallas for the State Democratic Convention. Cheers erupted throughout the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as state senators Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte were officially nominated as their party’s candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. But for a party so desperate for some traction in this deep red state, where the Democrats have not won statewide in 20 years, the Democrats sadly appear
relegated to small-minded ideology trumping pragmatism. On Thursday, the State Democratic Executive Committee — the driving mechanism behind the State Party — voted to place sanctions on certain candidates in Democratic primaries. These sanctions involved barring said candidates from accessing a database called “VAN” (Voter Activation Network), which allows candidates to access primary voting records of individual voters, thus allowing a more efficient campaign effort in a Democratic primary. The candidates affected would be those who either voted in the most recent Republican primary election or donated at least $1,000 to a Republican candidate or interest group. This asinine policy is misguided for two reasons: First, as Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa pleaded to committee members Thursday, the rule could
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disadvantage many Democrats in rural counties, where Republicans are often the only game in town at the local level. However, a less-discussed point is that the policy could have the effect of dissuading wayward Republicans from leaving their party and crossing the aisle, so to speak, to the other side. In overruling their chairman and adopting this policy, the State Democratic Executive Committee has sent a message loud and clear that only the purest of pure Democrats are welcome within the party. If you had gone down the convention hall to look at the slogans coming out of Dallas this past weekend, they were replete with criticisms of purity tests within the Republican Party. Unfortunately, the Democrats have proved they are no better. Horwitz is a government junior from Houston.
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convinced by COLA
The thing that kills me is how patronizing [Dean Esther Raizen’s response to fears about funding for liberal arts graduate students] is. It’s no secret to most of us that universities are corporatizing and becoming these neoliberal degree factories, OK fine. I came in with an offer of five years (ten semesters) of funding from my department. Thanks to external grants and fellowships I’ve only used three semesters’ worth of TAships. Now those other seven semesters that I banked on having during my writing time (and I’m only planning to take two more years to finish) are in jeopardy, and I have so many student loans from my undergrad that I’m facing the choice of dropping out rather than taking on more debt if my “guaranteed funding” is taken away. This [plan not to fund students beyond their sixth year] is a great way to actually cost COLA more money, as it could potentially discourage people from applying for outside money if they know that their UT funding will just magically go away after 6 years regardless of whether they’ve used up what they were promised by their department. Anyway, Dr. Raizen, please don’t tell me that I’m somehow being unnecessarily anxious about these changes, which, frankly, *were* done in a sneaky and underhanded way. (Even the [Graduate Student Assembly] reps didn’t know about them until after classes ended this semester!) “Repeating and propagating rumor” definitely doesn’t serve the grad students, and it’s fundamentally due to COLA’s obfuscation that we’re in this position. It’s definitely not because grad students need to just keep our heads in our books and not worry about things like how we’re going to pay rent, or eat. One last thing. The only thing you actually propose by way of a solution is a “student task force on TA/AI duties”? Gimme a break. – Online commenter “6th year PhD student...screwed” in response to “COLA taking steps to increase graduate student funding,” a guest column by Esther Raizen, Liberal Arts associate dean for research and graduate studies
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Amy Zhang | Daily Texan Staff
The U.S. flag flies over the Main Mall on Friday afternoon.
This Fourth of July, don’t forget those who have fought for freedom By John Daywalt Senior Columnist @JohnDaywalt
For many UT students the Fourth of July is a holiday to hang out with friends and family, eat delicious barbecue, drink substantial amounts of beer and to watch action-packed fireworks fill the skies. But some Americans have experienced a completely different Independence Day. A couple of years ago I spent mine more than 7,000 miles away from Austin in Kabul Province, Afghanistan. At the age of 17, I enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. By 18, I was a paratrooper jumping from military aircraft, and by 20, I was a sergeant on the other side of the world in Afghanistan with an Airborne Infantry Battalion. This is also where I ended up celebrating my 21st birthday. As you might imagine, a small base in Afghanistan is nothing like the too often typical 6th Street celebration. For me, the Fourth of July is a day to
think about those who are in harm’s way, unable to be with their family because they are away serving our nation, and those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Many of us are unaware, or do not remember, that a few years ago one of our own fellow Longhorns was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Xin Qi, a Navy reservist, had put his education on hold to volunteer for a deployment with Fourth Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade — Afghanistan. He was killed in action by a suicide bomber on January 23, 2010, and is now interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Independence Day is by far the most patriotic day of the year. Be proud to be an American and to be able to live in such an exemplary nation with countless freedoms. Take time to enjoy a local parade and other festivities. However, while you are having an enjoyable time, be sure to take a moment to remember those serving elsewhere around the world, and especially those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation like Petty Officer Qi. God Bless America. Daywalt is a government senior from Copperas Cove.
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POSTCARDS FROM ABROAD
Prague trip opens up doors By John Menefee Guest Columnist
Of all the memories that I have had during my study abroad trip to Prague, the greatest moment of the trip wasn’t even in Prague. The best thing about the trip has been the freedom to explore different cities in Europe. On the first evening after arriving in Prague, a group of us took a midnight train to Munich, mainly because the tickets were cheap, and there was nothing holding us back. In just a few hours, we arrived in Munich in the wee hours before the city woke up. Our 5:30 a.m. arrival made it easier to see plenty of sights before the crowds of the day had even started forming. We watched a city that was brand new to us transform from bare streets into
a chaotic cluster of people exploring the town and lining up at the outdoor markets and beer halls. Although we were only in Munich for two days, we managed to pack the short time with more activities than I thought would be possible. With walking tours, exploring the German Olympic arenas and visiting every restaurant that had been recommended to us, sleep was a second priority. I definitely feel as though I have gained an understanding of some culture and history of the city. My other weekend destinations have been Budapest, Amsterdam and Krakow. The short time I have had in Europe has all been non-stop and jam-packed with new experiences every day. Menefee is an accounting senior from Fort Worth.
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history in the eyes of texas As the Fourth of July approaches, The Daily Texan looks into the past to explore how major moments regarding civil liberties and freedom in American history have impacted UT. From Reconstruction, to celebrating the end of World War II, to the grief surrounding the incomprehensible act of terror on 9/11 — the struggles and triumphs of this country have changed UT, too, and in turn, UT has changed the course of this country throughout its history. By Dan Resler & Sarah Montgomery
The Legacy of the Civil War The Confederacy’s influence on UT is apparent to anyone who looks up at the bronze statues of immortalized Confederates that line the Main Mall. UT first opened its doors in 1883, just 18 years after the Civil War and in the immediate aftermath of reconstruction. The first president of the University Leslie Waggener, Regent George Washington Littlefield and others on the original staff were Confederate veterans. Littlefield, a former Confederate officer, was one of the University’s early benefactors. George Washington Brackenridge, another regent and benefactor of the University, had been a Union sympathizer and war profiteer. Because of their differing wartime
World War II When the United States entered World War II on December 8, 1941, UT followed, as numerous students, faculty and alumni left to participate in the war effort. In the fall of 1942, 80 faculty members left the University to join the military services as well as defense research and other government agencies. “Faculty members in psychology and philosophy began to teach physics and math,” a Daily Texan article stated on August 19, 1945. “Faculty members in physics and chemistry left the University to join research projects.” Among these defense researchers, 22 University scientists worked in various capacities developing the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1945, just days after the result of their work was put to use, the front page of The Daily Texan read in large text “PEACE!!” According to that day’s paper, “a whooping, honking, hugging crowd of campusites poured out of afternoon labs and away from supper tables to storm the Drag on Tuesday afternoon as news of war’s end spread like a prairie fire across the Forty Acres.” The war was over. After the war, students and faculty returned to school. Frank Denius, UT alumnus and chairman of the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Veterans Committee, attended the University fall 1945 after serving in the Marines during World War II and being a part of the D-Day Invasion. “There’s no question of being a much more serious student,” Denius said. “I took education much more seriously.”
sympathies, the two became well-known rivals. In 1910, Brackenridge donated 500 acres of land on the Colorado River, proposing the University be moved there. As a way of keeping the University on the original 40 Acres, Littlefield combated the proposal by donating $250,000 to build what became the Littlefield Fountain. The fountain became a memorial to World War I, and was originally to have statues of Confederate and Union figures, symbolizing the reunification of the North and South through World War I. The final design differed from this plan and the Confederate figures were displaced along the Main Mall alongside Woodrow Wilson representing the North.
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The Civil Rights Era On March 9, 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to UT and spoke in front of 1,200 people at the Texas Union Ballroom. “Old Man Segregation is on his deathbed,” King said to the crowd. “The only question is how expensive the South is going to make the funeral.” Though Old Man Segregation was on his deathbed, segregation at UT persisted in student housing, athletics and at several businesses near campus. “They didn’t integrate. They had these black students, but they were always on the periphery of the campus, literally and figuratively,” said Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, author of “Integrating the 40 Acres: The Fifty-Year Struggle for Racial Equality at the University of Texas.” Segregation limited the opportunities of black students in all aspects of life. “The black students couldn’t go watch the movies that their professors had assigned them,” Goldstone said. “They couldn’t get their hair cut, or they couldn’t cash a check.” Dorm sit-ins and other protests on campus took place throughout the civil rights era in an attempt to change the divided environment on campus. In 1969 the Longhorns were the last all-white team to win the National College Football Championship. The next year, Julius Whittier became the first black player on the Longhorn varsity football team — a major step in putting down Old Man Segregation.
The Vietnam War Though many students, faculty and alumni served in the Vietnam War, UT was more known for anti-war activism in the early ’70s. Daily Texan alumni John Pope recalls his six years on campus as being a time of uncertainty. “You never knew if something would get out of hand and tear gas would be used on crowds. We were told to carry damp rags,” Pope said. “People were so angry.” One of the largest protests took place on April 21, 1972 when approximately 1,000 anti-war protesters gathered on the Main Mall and, from there, many entered the Tower. In an article on April 22, 1972, Daily Texan staff writer Tom Kleinworth wrote, “About 10 minutes after the protesters had entered the building, police using back entrances, flooded onto the second floor using nightsticks and Mace.” The protesters then fled the Tower but were pursued by police. Kleinworth wrote, “The police threw tear gas into the crowd then pursued the demonstrators as they tried to escape, throwing tear gas canisters on the East Mall steps as the people ran down.” Commenting on the campus’ climate of fear, an editorial by Daily Texan staff writer David Powell the following day stated, “The Daily Texan wants peace now — in Southeast Asia … and Austin.”
Sept. 11, 2001 “We’re all a little scared” read the headline of the Texan on Sept. 12, 2001 the day after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The night of Sept. 11, a crowd of approximately 2,000 mourners packed onto the Main Mall in remembrance of the victims. At 8 p.m. they began lighting their candles. At the vigil, Student Government president Matt Hammond spoke to the crowd saying, “As a generation, tonight we must answer our call. Our call is not one of vengeance or one of hatred but rather we must answer the question, how can we help?” Following funeral services and mourning came debates on how the country should respond to the attack. On the brink of war, students rallied for or against going into the Middle East. Meanwhile, Muslim students, faculty and locals feared backlash. Professor Mohammad Mohammad of the Arabic department removed his headdress in order to avoid confrontation after being spat on the morning of the attack. “At that time I didn’t know why he spat on me,” Mohammad said. “A few minutes later, I found out. Some of my students were scared.” While classes continued, students on campus spent the weeks following the attack mourning and helping out any way they could by means such as donating blood.
All photos and illustrations taken from The Daily Texan archives
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The Littlefield Fountain The Littlefield Fountain at the entrance to the University went through several design changes over the course of its planning. George W. Littlefield had originally envisioned creating an arch in honor of Confederate soldiers. The sculptor Pompeo Coppini instead proposed the idea to make a fountain dedicated to the students who had died in World War I. ‘Dido and Aeneas’ Barbara Smith Conrad entered UT in 1956 — the first year black undergraduate students were admitted to the University. In 1957 she was cast as the female lead part in the opera “Dido and Aeneas” opposite a white student who would play her lover. Controversy over the portrayal of an interracial relationship was so great that UT President Logan Wilson removed her from the cast after the issue went before the Texas legislature. University Date Bureau “Put your private ‘V’ for Victory into practice!” read the slogan of the University Date Bureau in 1942. The University Date Bureau was a program where women from UT would sign up and submit information about themselves to Camp Swift, a military base in the Austin area. The women would then be paired up with soldiers to go on dates and go to dances as a way to boost morale. For more on the impact of World Wars I and II on the 40 Acres, watch the latest installment of the UT history series in the multimedia secion of dailytexanonline.com
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snapshots: history in the eyes o 1. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. discusses integration at the Texas Union Ballroom on March 9, 1962. 2. Front page of the August 14th, 1945 edition of The Summer Texan reports a two-day University holiday in celebration of a Japanese surrender. 3. Men of the University’s ROTC unit continue drill on the Navy’s guns in the yard of the old Littlefield Home where gunnery classes are held each weekday morning.
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6. Approximately 300 protestors gather for a silent, candlelight anti-war demonstration as four members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War form an honor guard for a flag-draped “coffin� on the steps in front of the ROTC building on April 25, 1972. Fifty of those planned to make it an all-night vigil. 7. Civil Rights picketers march in front of the laundromat owned by City Councilman Travis LaRue. 8. Austin activists, including many UT students, protest outside the Austin Federal Building. 9. Angie Long, far right, and Leith Abdull, center, observe a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil held on the Main Mall for victims of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. the night of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Fireworks show moves from downtown By Christina Noriega @crismnoriega
The 38th annual H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks will move from its usual venue at Auditorium Shores to the Austin 360 Amphitheater at Circuit of the Americas this year. Auditorium Shores has been closed over the past year for a reconstruction project, requiring the Austin Symphony Orchestra to find a new venue for its annual concert and fireworks show. Jason Nicholson, director of marketing at the Austin Symphony Orchestra, said financial restraints meant performing at the first alternative, Zilker Park, was not possible. Circuit of the Americas is about 14 miles away from the University and is not
serviced by Capital Metro. According to Nicholson, the projected attendance this year is 40,000 to 50,000. In past years at Auditorium Shores, attendance has averaged between 80,000 and 100,000. “We were trying to find a place that can hold that many people and still be between our price range when [the circuit] let us know they’d be interested in hosting us,” Nicholson said. The Austin Symphony Orchestra considered providing a bus shuttle to the Circuit of the Americas, but the costs exceeded its budget, according to Nicholson. “If we were to provide public transportation, we wouldn’t be able to provide a free concert,” Nicholson said. Jenny Messer, advertising junior and former Daily
Texan designer, said she has attended the symphony and fireworks show twice, but will not be attending this year. “It’s too far. I usually get a ride or walk or just watch from somewhere,” Messer said. “It’ll be too much of a hassle, and I’m sure parking will be nuts.” Michael Leberknight, a psychology senior who works as a pedicab driver downtown, said he would have enjoyed watching the show while working if it were still being held at Auditorium Shores. “Regardless of whether the fireworks will be at Auditorium Shores or not, it will probably be a profitable and fun night,” Leberknight said. Nicholson said the concert and fireworks show will return to Auditorium Shores next year.
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Austin urban rail receives unanimous City Council approval Austin City Council voted unanimously Thursday to support Project Connect’s recommended plan for the $1.38 billion urban rail, a 9.5-mile track that would connect East Riverside to ACC Highland. The vote comes on the heels of Capital Metro Board of Directors’ endorsement of the proposal in a meeting held Monday. The approved route, which Project Connect expects to take an estimated 10,000 cars off the road every weekday,
will travel through the city along Trinity Street, San Jacinto Boulevard and Red River Street. Three of the proposed 16 stops are on campus, including one at the future site of the Dell Medical School and another by Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The council is expected to reconvene in August to determine specific language for a bond election in November. —Mary Huber
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Rare baseball collection comes to Texas campus By Nick Castillo @Nick_Castillo74
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Head coach Augie Garrido praised the 2014 Longhorns as the best Texas team since they won it all in 2005, but a comparison to the 2009 team proves that might not be true.
2009 or 2014: Who wore it better? By Drew Lieberman @twitterhandle
Maybe it was the emotions of the moment. Maybe it was the way Texas’ surprise post season run transpired and abruptly ended. Perhaps it was a nod to all the hard work the 2014 Texas baseball team put in to clean up its mess of a 2013 season? Or perhaps head coach Augie Garrido was on to something? At any rate, following Texas’ heartbreaking loss to eventual champion Vanderbilt at the College World Series, Garrido proclaimed the 2014 Longhorns to be his best team since 2005. “This group is the best team since 2005 at the University of Texas, in my opinion,” Garrido said at the time. This is tremendous praise coming from the winningest coach in any sport in NCAA history, but is it
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12 play, good enough to claim the Big 12 regular season crown. The Longhorns also won the Big 12 Tournament, en route to a 50-16-1 season. There were times over this past season that the Longhorns looked poised to surpass or equal their 2009 counterparts. Texas entered a mid-April series against TCU sitting at
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In 1993, Randy Kaplan met President George H.W. Bush, igniting an interest that would become his lifelong passion. For the most avid baseball fans, it’s a dream to get a ball autographed by their favorite player. but Kaplan dreams of having baseballs signed by world leaders. “I was blown away by these baseballs that were thrown out on opening day by pitchers and presidents,” Kaplan said. “I said, ‘What a great concept. I really need to start collecting baseballs signed by world leaders.’” As a child, Kaplan collected comic books and baseball cards and continued his passion for collecting throughout his teenage years. But once he met Bush, he knew he should focus on more historical figures. Since then, Kaplan, a governmental affairs specialist in New York, has collected baseballs signed by world leaders and heads of state from all around the globe. In 1996, President Bill Clinton was the first U.S. president to sign one of Kaplan’s balls. Eighteen years later, he has added over 170 autographs to his collection. Each and every signature comes with its own tale. “Each ball has a wonderful story behind it,” Kaplan said. But collecting signatures of presidents and world leaders hasn’t been easy. Kaplan only uses official Rawlings baseballs, and he must obtain the autograph by himself or with the help of
government officials. Kaplan refuses to buy any balls for his collection. Kaplan says his favorite and busiest time of the year is during the week of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, where he’ll try to get as many autographs as he can. He once tracked down the hotel where former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was staying to get his signature. Another time he asked a friend of his to teach him how to speak Russian so he could get an autograph at a book signing from former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev. “I had [my friend] teach me [Russian],” Kaplan said. “And we wrote down phonetically to say ‘Mr. Gorbachev, it’s an honor and a pleasure to meet you. Would you please be kind enough to sign this for my collection?’ and it worked. It was an amazing moment in my collection history.” Kaplan had his friend, Congressman Greg Meeks, collect Nelson Mandela’s autograph during the meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus. Mandela signed the ball but made it clear that he “better not see this for sale on eBay.” Kaplan has gone to great lengths to get signatures he wants. This collection has been Kaplan’s passion and he doesn’t plan to stop any time soon. “I would love to have someone like Vladimir Putin,” Kaplan said. “Dmitry Medvedev. Any of the Chinese leaders, I
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SIDELINE This Week in Sports Tuesday: World Cup USA vs. Belgium
VS The Americans take on Belgium in an elimination game in the Round of 16. Will Tim Howard and the U.S. side be able to pull off another upset and continue their surprising run in Brazil?
Saturday: Wimbledon Women’s Final With Serena Williams having been knocked out early, Madison Keys is the only remaining American in the Women’s draw. Will she be able to make a surprise run to the final? Will Maria Sharapova continue her strong season and win another major championship?
Sunday: Wimbledon Men’s Final Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray are all still alive in the men’s draw, along with the lone American, John Isner, who is looking to become the first American to win a Grand Slam since local Austinite Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003.
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Randy Kaplan owns an elaborate collection of baseballs signed by famous world leaders, such as Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev. His collection is currently on display at the LBJ Presidential Library until December.
Howard, Mom lead American side By Sebastian Herrera @SebasAHerrera
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Library until December. This isn’t the first time Kaplan has had his collection on display, but it is the first time that it is featured as a standalone exhibit. Kaplan is thrilled to have his collection featured at the library and says that it’s
an honor to share it with the world. The collector’s next goal is to write a coffee table book about his collection. He’d like to document all of the great stories and thank all of the people who helped him get his balls signed.
30-8, one game better than 2009 Texas’ record through 38 games. But Texas was swept by TCU and fell the next two weekends, dropping two of three against Oklahoma State and West Virginia. The Longhorns didn’t win the conference tourney this year and finished 46-21.
2009’s 206. In terms of runs scored per game, in 2009 the Longhorns scored six runs per contest while only averaging 4.5 runs per game in 2014. However, Texas finished dead last in scoring in the conference in 2009 and 217th overall that season, while in 2014 Texas ranked next to last in the Big 12 and 214th overall.
Advantage: 2009 To really understand which squad was better, each team’s statistics must be considered. But, it must be noted how the new BBCOR bats changed the college game in 2011, so a direct comparison isn’t quite accurate. And when you take the new equipment into account, the numbers are shocking. The 2009 Longhorns batted .288 as a team while 2014’s Longhorns only hit .263. However when comparing each team to how other teams did in their respective year, the 2014 team ranks 186th to
Advantage: 2014 Finally, we must compare how the pitching staffs performed in their respective seasons. In 2009 Texas’ team ERA was 2.95, good for second nationally, right behind Arizona State. This year’s team posted a 2.25 ERA, fourth best in the nation. But looking at ERA statistics from this year it is apparent that a lot of teams had really low ERAs with 131 teams posting ERAs below 4.00, while only eight teams accomplished that task in 2009. So while the 2014 staff ’s ERA was better statistically, the
2009 staff ’s sub 3.00 ERA was more impressive. But the true deciding factor is WHIP, a category in which the 2014 Longhorns finished 18th in the country at 1.18. The 2009 Longhorns allowed the fewest hits per nine innings of any team in the country and their cumulative WHIP was 1.14, which would’ve tied it for 12th this season. All this came when the bats were more potent and teams were hitting for a higher average, so the task of retiring batters was harder in 2009.
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Advantage: 2009 You can make the case for either team being the best since 2005, given how statistically comparable the teams were. It appears that when rated against their peers, the 2009 team had the more dominant pitching and the 2014 squad was slightly better at hitting. Regardless of which team was actually better, both have firmly cemented their place in the memories of the Burnt Orange faithful.
To understand who U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard really is, you have to start with the part that lies closest to him — his tattoos. Covering the entire frame of his front torso and half of both arms, the ink that Howard has carefully chosen, design by design, tells the innermost details of his life. There are the crucifixes and bible verses, which parallel the faith Howard often says drives his every action. There are also the portraits of his two children, Jacob and Alivia, placed in the most important of spots — above his heart. But perhaps none are more significant to Howard’s story, to how he got to the place he now finds himself in — the leader of the U.S. national team — than the name written on the middle of his chest: “Fekete,” his mother’s maiden name. He is the son of an African-American father and Hungarian mother, though his parents divorced when he was just three years old. Esther Howard, his mother, became the family’s backbone. While his father remained in Howard’s life, it was his mother who raised him and his brother Chris in a one-bedroom apartment. It was Esther who worked two jobs to put food on the table, and it was she who drove Howard to soccer practices and tournaments almost every day of the week. “It was a one-bedroom apartment she made into a three-bedroom apartment,” Howard said in an interview with USA Today. “I don’t know how she did it.”
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American goalkeeper Tim Howard waves to supporters after qualifying for the Round of 16. Howard has been the veteran leader for the U.S. throughout its surprise World Cup run.
He may never figure that out, but he will forever understand how he did it. How he overcame a Tourette syndrome diagnosis in the sixth grade. How he established himself as a talented goalkeeper in high school and eventually was given a shot to make the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (now Red Bulls) roster. How he was offered a job as the starting goalkeeper for Manchester United in 2003, and after three years there, began at Everton, where he became a star. And finally, how, after eight years with the U.S. national team, he made his first start in a World Cup in 2010 and then again this year in Brazil. It was Howard’s mother. That’s where it all began, and that’s why Howard has risen to this point. “A lot of people saw the amount of time that I spent with my children and the activities and saw that as a sacrifice. I never did,” Esther Howard told ESPN in 2010. “I felt that was what needed to be done. You need to do certain things to raise them well, and that’s what you do …. The best part is seeing my son achieve his dream.”
This World Cup, just like with many matches Howard has played, his mother can be found in the stands, nervously hoping that her son will play great and that the U.S. will win. Sitting there, she’s been able to witness, along with the rest of the world, the special run that this American group has made. Everything from its spectacular goals to its survival of the “Group of Death.” After the Germany match, a game that the U.S. lost 1-0 but still advanced to the final 16 of the World Cup, U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann was asked what Howard means to his team. “He’s our leader,” Klinsmann said. “He keeps everybody together, and we need him right now. In a World Cup, if you want to go far, you need one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and we have that.” The core of the American fighting spirit will remain with Howard, just as the core of Howard remains with Esther. Tattooed in the center of his body, right in the middle, always reminding him who he is, where he came from and just how much farther he can go.
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Celebrating independence across the Americas By Samantha Grasso @samjgrasso
The Fourth of July, our national holiday that celebrates the independence of the original 13 colonies from the British Empire, is a day of patriotic celebration, with patriotic citizens gathering their friends and family members to enjoy barbecue, watermelon and fireworks. South of the border, celebrations of national independence also focus on countries gaining freedom from their imperial forefathers, but vary in tradition. In Brazil, Independence Day is Sept. 7 and celebrates the day regent Prince Dom Pedro declared the country independent from Portugal in 1822. São Paulo, Brazil, native Mariana Silva said Brazil’s day does include small activities at schools such as Native American dance performances. “[The dancing] is more of, like, focusing on the culture of what makes Brazil, Brazil — not having to do with Independence Day exactly, but more like celebrating the culture,” Silva, a civil engineering sophomore, said. “In the independence month, they would have something in the museums or in the city, but I do not remember it being a big deal.” On a larger scale, the countries of Central America, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, celebrate their collective independence from Spain in 1821 on Sept. 15. Monica Monroy, an international student from Guatemala City, Guatemala, said her school would
participate in parades and decorate the classrooms to celebrate. “I’ve only experienced this in the capital city where a lot of bands train [for the celebration], and the military is there, so they perform for the president. There’s also a torch ran around the country,” Monroy, a civil engineering sophomore, said. “They start selling merchandise like flags a month before, and it’s a really big deal to decorate your car or wear a Guatemala Tshirt that day.” Moving north, Mexican Independence Day, or “Grito de Dolores,” is on Sept. 16, and celebrates the beginning and end of the revolutionary war against Spain. They celebrate “Los Insurgentes,” or the revolutionaries, who participated in the war that led to Mexico gaining
independence. Amadeus Miranda, a women’s and gender studies junior, has visited Ciudad Juarez, Chihuhaha, to celebrate, and said that each city holds its own celebration, while the capital city celebration done by the president is broadcast nationally. “Everyone gathers in front of the City Hall on the eve of Sept. 16. Once midnight hits, the mayor of the town comes out of City Hall on the balcony and rings a bell. Every time he rings the bell, he shouts ‘VIVA ____!’ The blank is filled with each name of the Insurgentes, the city it is being done in, and lastly, ‘VIVA MEXICO,’” Miranda said. “This is known as ‘El Grito.’ People do this because this is what the priest who started the Mexican Revolution did on the day the revolution started.”
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Enjoy your Fourth of July the American way with these essential patriotic films
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JAWS Director: Steven Spielberg Genre: Horror/Thriller Runtime: 124 minutes
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Prepare your puppies for patriotism
By Robert Starr @robertkstarr
While we, the humans, may sit in awe on Fourth of July, admiring the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air, many dogs don’t feel the same patriotism. It’s not difficult to see why — if you lived a life of relative ease, with your days largely consisting of meals, chew toys and licking yourself, an unending series of loud, booming noises might shake you up a bit. Enter science with two techniques which can be used together to help calm
anxious dogs and restore peace to neighborhoods. The first is very simple: playing sounds of fireworks in preparation for the big day. By gradually acclimating dogs to the sounds of recorded explosions in the home, they won’t be as surprised when exposed to real life ones. There are plenty of commercial options for this available on CD or as a digital download, but they’re probably not necessary. Research hasn’t suggested that sound quality has an impact on the result, so a long playlist of firework videos on YouTube should do the trick just as well as anything you can pay for. The problem with this approach is that it requires a lot of preparation — perhaps as much as two months worth — for what amounts to only a few days out of the year at most. That leads to the other option: Dog-appeasing pheromone (DAP), also known as
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Adaptil, which is a synthetic version of a chemical naturally produced by mother dogs three days after giving birth. The chemical causes relaxation in puppies, but works on adult dogs as well with results suggesting that dogs will bark less out of fear after several days of DAP exposure. But as with any other medication, especially those that act on behavior, DAP isn’t a miracle cure. Different dogs respond differently and one needs to look no further than the Amazon review page for various Adaptil products to see that, while the hormone works wonderfully for some dogs, it doesn’t for others. The scientific literature suggests that though dogs can bark just as loud on DAP, they don’t bark as loud as often. Additionally, if a stranger approaches in a friendly manner, offering a hand to be sniffed, dogs on DAP
respond more positively than those in a control group. But when a stranger stood by the dogs’ cage in a neutral stance, avoiding eye contact, the presence of DAP did not affect the dog’s reaction. Most relevant to the Fourth of July, however, is that DAP does produce an observable effect on dogs’ reaction to fireworks, reducing the amount that they bark or displaying other fearful behaviors. It works better than a placebo, is odorless and can be purchased from pet stores without a prescription in various, unobtrusive forms. The pheromone’s simplicity and lack of significant side effects might make it worth trying if your dog is particularly skittish. But, it still might not work, so keep some extra treats handy and have an apology ready for your neighbors on the morning of July 5th.
ROCKY IV Director: Sylvester Stallone Genre: Drama Runtime: 91 minutes
ARMAGEDDON Director: Michael Bay Genre: Action Runtime: 151 minutes
Steven Spielberg’s horror masterpiece is seasonally appropriate, as the small town of Amity tries to survive a series of shark attacks leading up to the Fourth of July weekend. Maybe avoid this one if you have any plans to spend your Fourth near an ocean, a pool or even a larger-than-average puddle.
In the midst of the Cold War, Rocky Balboa travels to Russia and punches its most intimidating fighter in the face until he falls, just like the Berlin Wall did a few years later. It’s impossible to directly credit “Rocky IV” for winning the Cold War, but we all know who the real hero is in this situation.
Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck go into space to save the world from an asteroid, and in true American fashion, they destroy the International Space Station on the way. “Armageddon” has so many slo-mo shots of American flags waving in the wind, it’s surprising that people don’t bleed red, white and blue by the time the end credits roll. —Alex Williams
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