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Lt. gov. candidates hold only debate

UTPD: Thefts increase in West Campus in past weeks

By Jackie Wang @jcqlnwng

Leading candidates for lieutenant governor, state Sens.

Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, faced off at their first and only scheduled debate at the KLRU studio on campus Monday night. The candidates discussed several issues, including the border security and public education.

Citing the recently released state audit of the Texas Enterprise Fund, Van de Putte

chastised Gov. Rick Perry’s office for the way it handled the fund.

“I was appalled to learn that the governor had instilled a process for our Texas Enterprise Fund that had no accountability,” Van de Putte said. “When it comes to government programs, it shouldn’t be about who you know; it should be what you know.”

Patrick said he supported ending the Texas Enterprise Fund’s business incentive program.

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“I‘ll leave that to the next governor, but I took that position with the latest audit report,” Patrick said.

“The best thing we can do is eliminate the business tax

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By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94

Ethan Oblak | Daily Texan Staff

Lieutenant governor candidates Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte answer questions at a Q-and-A session after a debate Monday evening.

STUDENT GOVRNMENT

SG seeks more late-night study facilities

By Eleanor Dearman @ellydearman

Students looking for latenight study spots when the Perry-Castañeda Library is packed may be in luck.

Student Government representatives proposed two resolutions requesting more late-night study options on campus.

The first resolution is for extended hours at the Belo Center for New Media. The Moody College of Communication building located on the corner of Dean Keeton and Guadalupe streets is currently open until 11 p.m. If the resolution is implemented in the building, it may be open until 2 a.m. all week.

The second proposed resolution is to open the Flawn Academic Center on a 24/7 basis. This semester, the FAC is open until midnight on weekdays until finals week, when it becomes open

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Ethan Oblak | Daily Texan Staff

International relations junior Sarah Wilson studies at the Flawn Academic Center on Monday afternoon. Student Government representatives have proposed extended hours for both the FAC and the Belo Center for New Media.

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Daytime residential burglaries in West Campus and North Campus have increased over the past few weeks, according to the Austin Police Department.

APD senior officer Veneza Bremner said there have been six residential burglaries in the West and North campus areas from Aug. 24 to Sept. 26.

According to Bremner, the burglaries occurred mostly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and the residences were left unlocked in all cases.

Bremner said students can take certain common sense safety precautions to prevent daytime burglaries.

“Lock your doors and windows, and close blinds, curtains and shades so that criminals cannot see inside your residence,” Bremner said. “Talk with your neighbors and ask them to call in if they see suspicious persons or suspicious activity.”

UTPD spokeswoman Cindy Posey said UTPD usually reports around two to three burglaries per month.

In 2013, UTPD reported 41 burglaries total.

English junior Luyou Sun, who lives in West Campus, said her friend was robbed when she left her apartment door unlocked last year.

“She came back after

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3-D Fear Project seeks to treat traumas

By Adam Hamze @adamhamz

To enhance the effectiveness of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and animal phobias, the UT3D program is now using its technology to create the illusion of being exposed to a fear, without having to come into direct contact.

The 3-D Fear Project was created in collaboration with the radio-televisionfilm department and the psychology department. It uses an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and sound cancellation headphones to expose the patient to what they fear in the most realistic environment possible.

Sean Minns, radio-television-film visiting student researcher, said using regular video to combat phobias is not enough.

“You might think it’s simple enough to use video, but it doesn’t seem to always activate the sections of the brain necessary

Stephanie Tacy | Daily Texan Staff

Jeffrey R. Immelt, CEO of General Electric Corporation, speaks about his experiences in the Student Activity Center on Monday.

CEO of GE discusses leadership, innovation Griffin Smith | Daily Texan Staff

Sean Minns, radio-television-film student researcher, repositions a snake for his 3-D virtual reality study.

to habituate,” Minns said.

“Cues of depth and motion and realism play such an important role in how we perceive fear.”

Minns said the project aims to add a preliminary step before exposure therapy, which is when people is

directly exposed to what they fear in order to overcome their phobias. Spiders and snakes are currently the only creatures being tested.

“Exposure therapy works in steps: You start with a mild step and you help the patient progressively

confront more and more anxiety-provoking situations of dealing with the stimulus,” Minns said. “In hopes, when they’re done with going through this, they’ll be better to confront the spider or snake in

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By Kylie Fitzpatrick @mllekyky

Jeffrey R. Immelt, the CEO of General Electric Corporation, spoke Monday about leadership and lessons he has learned in his own career as an executive of a Fortune 10 firm.

The speech was a part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series coordinated by the Undergraduate Business Council in the McCombs School of

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Business. Immelt has served as the ninth chairman of GE since 2001 and has been named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” three times by Barron’s and has been serving as the chair of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

“Leadership is this intense journey into yourself,“ Immelt said. “It’s how much you want to give. It’s how much

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we need was to pass legal immigration reform.” continues from page 1 Van de Putte agreed and lower property taxes. with Patrick that the borThe real attraction of Texas der should be secured, but Classified Advertising is our economic opportu- she said that local law en(512) 471-5244 nities, which are second forcement needed to be classifieds@ more involved. to none.” dailytexanonline.com “We need to make sure Van de Putte also said she was proud to sponsor the our citizens are protected, Texas Dream Act, which and we need to listen and gave in-state tuition to un- respect those local leaders,” The Texan strives to present all information fairly, Van de Putte said. “I would documented students. accurately and completely.

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Van de Putte also acthe chance to pay the same should be given that chance. cused Patrick of hiding his The jobs of the future are tax records.

“I don’t know why my opgoing to require a postCOPYRIGHT high school something. A ponent has refused to disone-time investment could close his taxes,” Van de Putte Copyright 2014 Texas said. “So, I ask you tonight, Student Media. All articles, change a generation.” photographs and graphics, Patrick said he took issue Dan, will you disclose your both in the print and online with the in-state tuition bill taxes as everyone else has? editions, are the property because it raised questions And, if not, Texans can ask of Texas Student Media the question, Dan, what are of “fairness.” and may not be reproduced or republished in part or “If they live in Okla- you hiding?” in whole without written Patrick said he has homa, and they want to go permission. to any of our schools, why been open about his should they have to pay financial situation.

“We filed a financial disdramatically more than a non-citizen?” Patrick said. closure form every year,” TOMORROW’S WEATHER “I empathize with those stu- Patrick said. “My form last dents who have done good year was 168 pages, which Low High jobs and were brought here lists every stock I own, evnot on their own, but it’s erything about me you a question of fairness, and would like to know.”

Y’all are preparing me for Patrick also discussed it goes to the heart of why motherhood. his plan to lower the state’s property tax and instead increase the state’s sales tax.

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Kat Sampson said he did not Senior Life&Arts Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brigit Benestante, Kate Dannenmaier Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garrett Callahan think that having Associate Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evan Berkowitz Senior Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Castillo, Jori Epstein, Jacob Martella, Peter Sblendorio only one debate Comics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Hadidi Associate Comics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Garcia was a problem for Senior Comics Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Bubenik, Shannon Butler, Albert Lee, Connor Murphy, Digital Projects Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Hintz, Sarah Stancik the voters because Senior Technical Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jovita Ezeokafor Social Media Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Bosworth additional debates would not give Issue Staff Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylie Fitzpatrick, Ariana Guerra, Adam Hamze, Christina Noriega more answers.

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Thomas Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business, interviewed Immelt for 30 minutes in the Student Activity Center Ballroom before giving students the opportunity to ask questions.

The talk began with a question posed from last week’s VIP speaker, Charles Holley, Wal-Mart chief financial officer, who asked what the next big consumer innovation for GE is.

“In GE meetings, people’s ears perk up whenever someone talks about health care because not everyone identifies with a diesel locomotive or a jet engine, but everybody identifies with health care,” Immelt said.

“I always think one of the neatest things we’re working on is the ability to study the brain and maybe in our lifetime have an impact on diseases like Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s.”

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Business Council’s VIP Distinguished Speaker Series brings major company executives to campus each year.

Past speakers include the CEOs of companies such as eBay, American Express and PepsiCo. “We have one of the best speaker programs in the nation, next to the graduate program at Stanford, and I think it’s really cool that students get the opportunity to ask questions directly to one of the most influential men in the world,” said Matt Minner, business junior and internal controls director of the Undergraduate Business Council.

During the talk, Immelt said good leaders need to be both self-aware and self-confident.

“Ultimately, the best leaders are their own worst critics,” Immelt said. “I go to bed every night being critical of myself saying, ‘Oh my God, I could have done so many things better, I’m terrible,’ and I wake up in the morning and say ‘Hello, handsome, let’s go!’”

real life.”

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 7 to 8 percent of Americans will experience PTSD in their lifetimes, and, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, 8.7 percent of Americans experience a phobia.

Andrew Xanthopoulos, a member of the 3-D production staff in the radiotelevision-film department, said experiments such as this prove that 3-D technology has the potential to make an impact in a number of fields.

“If it elicits these kinds of reactions in a study like this one, then its potential as a storytelling device is even greater,” Xanthopoulos said. “It just needs to be put in the hands of young artists, rather than studio executives, which is exactly what the UT3D program is pioneering.”

Radio-television-film senior Rachel So said, even though she is afraid of cockroaches, she would have no interest in the 3-D program to help her overcome her fear.

“That sounds awful to me,” So said. “I hate them so much — I don’t even like talking or thinking about them.”

According to Minns, the availability of the hardware for the program will be much more convenient than the current systems in place.

“The Oculus Rift has been a godsend in terms of research because something like this would previously cost like $1,000, and the one that we have, the development kit, was like $300,” Minns said. “What we’re doing right now is trying to find a cost-effective solution that can be made custom for the patients.”

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Historian lectures on Levant region

UT to host conference on carbon gas control efforts

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The Great Depression and the influx of Jewish immigrants to Palestine shaped the economy of the Levant region in the 1930s, according to a lecture given by Cyrus Schayegh, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University, at UT on Monday.

The lecture focused on the economics of the region known as the Levant, which includes Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan. Schayegh, whose work originally focused on Iran, then spoke about the Arab world. He said, before the economic instability in the 1930s, the Levant region prospered as a result of the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

According to Schayegh, the British and French colonial forces decided to turn the region into a customsfree economic zone in order to help increase trade efficiency. He said, after the Great Depression, countries outside the Levant closed their markets from trading within the region.

While the Levant region struggled economically, the Jewish immigrants in Palestine, who were known as the Yishuv, began

By Arianna Guerra @ariewar08

Mariana Muñoz | Daily Texan Staff

Cyrus Schayegh, associate professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University, speaks at Garrison Hall on Monday afternoon. Schayegh talks about the economic developments that shaped Greater Syria in the 1930s.

industrializing and shifted to fiscal self-sufficiency. According to Schayegh, this helped shape the Jewish state of Israel, which was beginning to form.

Philip Issa, Middle Eastern studies graduate student, said the economic history of the region is integral to understanding its overall history.

“This sort of scholarship helps us move away from essentialist notions of the Middle East — perhaps focusing too much on a national or religious identity,”

Issa said. “The economies used to be highly integrated, and the identities were fluid.”

Issa said it is important to consider that circumstances in regions are susceptible to change.

“When I think of the popular discourse of what you read in the media, I think people hold these notions that these nations really stretch back time eternal, or the national and religious [facets have] been the most important thing,” Issa said.

“I think it is false.”

History graduate student Shaherzad Ahmadi said, although it is difficult to engage in discussions regarding the region without understanding the impact one region can have on the rest of the world, one must be careful when drawing conclusions.

“I’m constantly flabbergasted by how little people do know about the history of the Middle East,” Ahmadi said. “I’m always a little bit worried when direct lines are made between history and current issues.”

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Rifle used in Tower shooting up for auction as collectable

By Christina Noriega @c_mnoriega

Almost 50 years after Charles Whitman shot and killed 16 people and wounded another 32 on campus, the sniper rifle used in the infamous shooting is up for auction online.

According to the Texas Gun Traders website, the Remington 700 rifle, Whitman’s primary weapon in the shooting spree, has a starting bid of $25,000. The seller has chosen to stay anonymous, but Donald Weiss, the mediator in the sale, said he has received multiple offers for the rifle so far. The rifle has appeared in four ads on the Texas Gun Traders website since Sept. 17 and has accumulated more than 16,000 online views in total.

“This rifle is probably going to be sold by next week,” Weiss said.

Whitman’s rifle, along with the rest of his firearms, originally went on sale to the public when the Austin Police Department put the items up for

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The recent proposals do not mark the first time SG has worked to open a building on a 24-hour basis. In 2012, an SG resolution led to the PCL opening for 24 hours, five days a week. The PCL has continued to operate with a 24/5 schedule beginning around the midway point of each fall and spring semester.

“Gate counts definitely rose after the institution of 24/5; in 2011 (prior to 24/5) we had 1.67 million visits to the PCL, and that number was over 1.71 million last year,” UT Libraries spokesman Travis Willmann said in an email.

Currently, other latenight study spaces on campus include: the Texas Union, open until 3 a.m.; the Student Activity Center, open until 3 a.m.; and the PCL, which is open until 2 a.m. On Oct. 12, the PCL

auction in 1967.

The current owner acquired the Remington rifle after a series of purchases.

Gary Lavergne, author of “A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders,” said the firearm’s serial number proves it is authentic.

Similar to past sales of the rifle, this auction has garnered negative attention. Lavergne said he believes the auction of Whitman’s rifle is in “poor taste” and that the firearm should not be treated as a historical artifact.

“It wasn’t used by a historical figure as much as it was used by an individual with a huge ego who wanted to make a name for himself,” Lavergne said. “One of the tragedies of this is that he succeeded. He has made a name for himself, and he used that weapon to do it.”

Weiss said the bidders would not want to purchase the rifle for its historical significance but rather for its value as a collector’s item. “[The auction of the rifle] was strictly for collector

will begin operating on its 24/5 schedule.

Ruben Cardenas, Moody College of Communication representative for SG, said the Belo Center for New Media would be an added convenience for students who live far from the PCL. “We thought this is an area close to West Campus, close to the dorms, that students utilize,” Cardenas said.

Rady said the proposal for extended hours at Belo is still in the beginning stages, but Roderick Hart, dean of the Moody College of Communication, agreed to look over the plan and discuss it with college officials.

He said he hopes to implement the 24-hour FAC plan within the current school year.

“It’s simply just a funding issue,” Rady said. “They have every capability of doing it 24/7 FAC. We just need more money.”

The cost for extending the FAC hours is $81,790,

value because there are a lot of collectors in the state who are interested in that firearm,” Weiss said.

As far as how the auction of the rifle may affect those impacted by the 1966 shooting, Weiss said he is aware of the impact Whitman’s actions have on the University today and that the seller’s intentions were not to hurt anyone.

Lavergene said he respected any individual’s right to purchase or sell the firearm but said he doesn’t comprehend the allure behind the item.

“I don’t doubt the right of people to buy artifacts to buy them and sell them if they want to sell them,” Lavergne said. “I don’t understand why someone would attach so much value to an instrument that hurt so many people and that hurt people to this very day.”

Weiss said he heard the University could be interested in purchasing the firearm but said the University has not contacted him. Ben Wright,

according to Rady. Taral Patel, author of the resolution and University-wide representative, said SG representatives working on the proposal are seeking funding from the Student Services Budget Committee and the President Student Advisory Committee.

According to Willmann, the 24/5 PCL schedule is funded by University Athletics. He said it costs more than $40,000 to keep the building operating with its current schedule.

Rady said security measures have not been fully explored at Belo since the plan is still in the works, but, at the FAC, there are options for student security guards, a hired security guard or UTPD patrol in the surrounding area.

“We need consistent 24hour places to work,” Patel said. “I understand the PCL does this during midterms and during finals, but people have plenty of tests scattered in between year round.”

a spokesman at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, said the center has no plans to bid on the item.

UT will be hosting the 12th International Greenhouse Control Technologies conference at the Austin Convention Center from Oct. 5-9.

According to Lauryn Feil, communications and marketing specialist at the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education at the Cockrell School of Engineering, the conference will discuss carbon capture and storage technologies and how to reduce carbon footprints from greenhouse gas emissions.

“Carbon capture and storage is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide from sources, such as fossil fuel plants, and typically storing it underground so that it does not enter the atmosphere,” Feil said in an email. “There are three aspects of [carbon capture and storage technologies]: the capture of CO2, transportation of CO2 and storage of the CO2 underground. Experts tend to focus on a specific area within one of those three aspects.”

Research and industry experts from around the world will discuss important decisions regarding the fate of large-scale, billion-dollar demonstration plants at the conference. “[They will discuss] the ongoing and contentious

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Sun said she thinks students have generally

debate about the role of [carbon capture and storage] and other measures designed to foster a sustainable energy future, and how to effectively communicate the importance of CCS research and development to the public,” Feil said.

Several UT faculty members will be speaking during the conference about their research.

Chemical engineering professor Gary Rochelle and UT students will discuss the latest capture technologies.

“I have 15 PhD students in chemical engineering who will present their results on the development of amine solvents for CO2 capture from coal-fired and gas-fired power plants,” Rochelle said in an email. “The students who perform experimental work will present results on CO2 solubility and rates of CO2 absorption, oxidation, and thermal degradation rates of amines and nitrosamine management in amine solvents.”

Rochelle has attended several conferences, beginning with the sixth conference in Kyoto, Japan, in 2002 and said he believes this conference will have a different focus.

“This conference will have more success stories of amine scrubbing pilot plants that have worked as expected and tests of storing CO2 in underground formations,” Rochelle said. become better at protecting their belongings, especially after a string of burglaries in West Campus in 2012.

“I think, after you have something stolen once, you’re not going to have it happen again,” Sun said. “I’m generally more cautious now.”

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Considering discount airlines, US should utilize persuasion Texas high-speed rail not viable instead of isolationist policies At the Texas Tribune Festival’s high-speed rail panel, panelists discussed the possibility of bringing the title mode of transportation to Texas. While the panel had diverse representation supporting high-speed rail, the unexpected absence of the panel’s only rail critic led to a narrow- minded discussion of long-distance transportation options.

The premise of the panel discussed Texas Central Railway’s high-speed rail project aimed at connecting Dallas to Houston — with eventual connections to Austin, San Antonio and Fort Worth — with 400-person capacity “bullet trains” leaving every half hour during peak hours and arriving at their destination in 90 minutes at 80 percent of the costs of a similar flight. Highspeed trains are not a new idea in Texas, but what makes this project unique is its attempt to be completely privately funded with zero operating subsidies — an unprecedented feat.

Flights from Dallas to Houston average one hour, and when considering a window of complications and security, let’s round the total commute to about two. It would be naïve to assume no security measures would be put in place for trains, though they have fewer security concerns.

With only theoretical commute time information available for rail, the time factor appears fairly equal.

Though time is not an issue, money certainly is. This project aims to be completely privately funded, and if all goes as planned, the net effect would lower the price of this commute by 20 percent, according to Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels. But, as seen with highspeed rail around the globe, this model is not

profitable with the rapidly growing industry of discount airlines.

France’s government-owned Trains à Grande Vitesse is struggling to remain solvent with the introduction of airlines like easyJet, Ryanair and Vueling. While these planes don’t offer capacity for 400, they offer prices starting around $35 that would bankrupt a private enterprise rail.

It is only a matter of time before these airlines and their ilk spread to the U.S. and render this project futile.

Addressing the monetary consideration, an audience member at the panel questioned Eckels about how much the project would cost and how much has already been secured in private funding, a question he easily dodged throwing out the very precise figure of “billions.” The inability to secure funds in a timely manner is what caused the high-speed rail project to fail 20 years ago. By dodging this question, Eckels was unconvincing that this project would not meet the same fate.

Rail transportation is not a traditionally profitable industry. That’s why it is commonly — almost uniformly — taken up as a government project. In typical American style, the Texas high-speed rail proponents champion the free market and want to apply the private model to this industry. But making this endeavor financially successful will take a feat of unparalleled innovation. Instead of spending this significant amount of funds and innovative effort on a project that would have to defy all odds to succeed, these same private investors should invest in creating American-based discount airlines as a preemptive measure for the inevitable arrival of their European counterparts.

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In road mishaps, both drivers, bicyclists can share the blame

Lauren Ussery | Daily Texan Staff

A police office rides a bike down Guadalupe Street on Saturday evening. Guadalupe is one of the few streets that now includes a protected bike lane.

By Clay Olsen Senior Columnist

Who is right — the driver or the cyclist?

Well, it depends. We’ve all seen it: a situation in which a cyclist gets cut off by a car and demands an apology. Perhaps the cyclist, in his or her anger, is right to yell and scream at the person within the vehicle blasting music and being completely oblivious to the outside world. Alternatively, perhaps the cyclist needs to take a step back and understand the moving parts in this sort of situation.

One morning last week, I went to fill up my car at the Chevron station across from Ken’s Donuts. At the pump, as the numbers adjacent to “sale” were regrettably moving a lot faster than those adjacent to “gallons,” I witnessed one of these battles of the machines.

A Ken’s customer had just exited the store.

She got into her SUV, paused and began to back up. If you have ever driven to Ken’s, you know that it is not the easiest place to safely back out of. Guadalupe Street curves right after the store, making it difficult to view oncoming traffic. Nevertheless, the SUV reversed and almost hit a cyclist; it cut off another. The cyclist that was cut off began screaming words at the car that The Daily Texan might not like to print. Who was in the wrong here, and how should we address the overall problem of the coexistence of drivers and cyclists on the road?

In this instance, it could probably be best argued that the SUV committed the offense.

Although the bicycles were moving fast around the blind corner, the driver should have taken more care to check her surroundings. Of course, incidents like this are not

representative of the typical driver or cyclist.

However, tussles like this one are very common around campus. Who has the rightful claim to the road? It isn’t black and white.

According to Texas bicycle law, “bicyclists have the rights and duties of other vehicle operators.” Driving relies on trust and the respect of the law. It is a dangerous place, but you expect other vehicles not to kill you.

Things run smoothly when people understand their role on the road and have a mutual respect for other drivers. I would argue that this needs to also apply to the relationship between drivers and cyclists.

In this complex relationship, there are distinct roles for the two sides that must be recognized. First, the driver of the large vehicle clearly has the power to defy the cyclist. The driver needs to understand this power and use it responsibly. Cyclists may be annoying to work with, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve respect on the road. Secondly, the cyclist’s role is one of understanding and submission. You play chicken with two bikes, not a car and a bike. Nobody wants to run you off the road. It can just be difficult to deal with a cyclist on an already busy road.

Drivers have their lanes, and now cyclists have their own protected lanes on Guadalupe. When we encounter each other on the road, let’s be courteous and show mutual respect. Drivers, understand your power and don’t abuse it. Cyclists, hang in there and remember that the driver probably can’t hear you when you’re yelling at them.

Oh, and remember that the kumbaya circle meets on the south mall tonight. Hope to see y’all there.

Olsen is a finance senior from Argyle.

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By Jeremi Suri

Daily Texan Columnist @JeremiSuri

The United States possesses more force and money than any other country in the world, yet it does not seem to be enough. Over the last decade our society has deployed the besttrained soldiers and the most advanced weapons across the globe, but challengers — state and non-state — are multiplying. Over the last decade the United States has spent billions of dollars to build governing institutions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Pakistan and other nations, yet they all appear to be falling apart. It is hard to argue that we have not done enough. It often looks like we have done too much — perhaps making regions like the Middle East worse by our efforts.

These observations are motivating a new isolationism movement/sentiment among both Republicans and Democrats. According to this argument, the United States should tend its own garden, using its force and money exclusively at home to address domestic needs. We have tried to change the rest of the world, isolationists claim, and we have failed because too many foreign societies cannot be changed. We should accept their tyranny, poverty and violence and simply build walls to insulate ourselves. We have, of course, literally done this on our southern border with Mexico. Americans fought the Cold War to tear down the Berlin Wall; now they are building walls of their own.

The problem with isolationism is not the criticism of American foreign policies, but the suggested alternative. Walls fail to insulate and they weaken those living within them. Walls also abandon the possibilities for improving international conditions and helping people suffering from the worst forms of repression. Isolation falsely assumes that if force and money cannot get us what we want, then nothing will.

There is another way, and that should be the true agenda for innovative policy-making in the next decade. American force and money have focused primarily on punishment and prohibition. We use our weapons to kill terrorists and intimidate possible adversaries. We use our money to support individuals that enforce order in foreign societies. For all the talk about “development” and “nation-building,” the vast majority of foreign policy resources go elsewhere. We have spent the last decade throwing our weight around, shooting first and asking questions later, buying the friends we think should be in charge abroad.

As one would expect, this bullying behavior has made us feel strong — it always draws

cheers from frightened American citizens — but it really makes us weak. Too much force turns potential friends into enemies. No one likes to be pushed around. Too much money encourages selfishness and corruption. No one works hard for their community when a foreign patron places millions of dollars in their pockets. The paradox is that American force and money have contributed to the failed states, extremism and terrorist violence that threaten us today.

What if we used our force and money differently? The missing ingredient is persuasion. We have allowed American bullying to make the United States appear unlikable, even threatening, to many people who could be persuaded otherwise. This is evident from the thousands of young citizens throughout the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America and even Europe who want the kind of wealth and freedom that Americans flaunt, but believe that Americans will never let them have it. We appear too self-centered, too disrespectful and too hypocritical in the eyes of precisely those people who demand real democracy abroad.

Isolationism will only reinforce this view of the United States. More effective policy requires the deployment of force and money through institutions that actually make people’s lives better: law-abiding police officers, uncorrupt state institutions, local businesses and effective schools. The United States has, of course, tried to fund these kinds of institutions in the past, but they have always received far less attention and support than the direct applications of force. Washington has also allowed local dictators — Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan and Nouri al-Maliki in Iraq, as two examples — to distort these efforts for personal gain.

It does not have to be that way. If the American military can kill with precision, civilian agencies should be able to direct our knowledge and money into the hands of citizens who really want to make their lives better, working as our potential partners. This has never been easy, but we have done it with some success after the Second World War and in the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The time has come to re-examine these experiences and think long and hard about how we can make our force and money more persuasive abroad. We cannot abandon the punishment of terroristic enemies, but we must get better at helping potential friends.

If we abandon this mission, we will soon run out of the force and money necessary to defend ourselves.

Suri is a professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Department of History.

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continues from page 8 Goetz, a UT advertising alumnus, did not know what he wanted to do after graduation. During his junior and senior years, he traveled to Mexico and discovered Mexican-style paletas naturales, or Mexico’s version of frozen fruit bars.

When he returned to Austin, he decided to make a version of his own. “[In Mexico], these popsicle carts are part of the culture,” Goetz said. “I never thought I would go into the pops business, but, being in the advertising program, I thought making pops would be something fun to create a brand around.”

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the past two years. After Scheps’s first experiment making champagne-flavored pops, Goetz offered him a job as a production manager. One of Scheps’s biggest jobs is helping to oversee the numerous GoodPop packages that are sent to ACL. “We are a small company, but, when it comes to Austin, we go all out because it’s our home base,” Scheps said. “We want to keep our people happy.”

Goetz said the most exciting thing about the festival is seeing celebrities that buy GoodPops. Adrian Grenier from HBO’s “Entourage” raved about GoodPops, and one of the company’s biggest fans is indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club.

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“[Two Door Cinema Club] was going crazy eating pops,” Goetz said.

“We got good feedback from them, and it’s great because they were getting a taste of a local Austin product.”

As GoodPop continues to grow at ACL, Goetz hopes the company will remain part of the Austin culture.

“At this point, it’s fun.

People are getting excited about ACL and that GoodPop is becoming part of the experience,” Goetz said.

“Some people are associating the festival with having pops. It’s one of the most rewarding things because that was one of the goals from the start. We wanted to make it part of the Austin experience.”

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food scene in Austin and thought it would be an ideal location to start his business.

“Austin made perfect sense [to sell pops] because the natural food scene is so great,” Goetz said. “Whole Foods is here, and the local business scene is awesome.

I was also looking for an excuse to stay in Austin.”

For the past two years, GoodPop has partnered with different brands.

The company has free pops and ACL ticket giveaways. Goetz said it is his way of giving back to the Austin community.

Taylor Scheps, the operations manger at GoodPop, has known Goetz since high school and has been part of GoodPop’s ACL booth for

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that leverage,” Trinidad said.

“They see that we are trying to do something good for the community, and a lot of these people have a similar mentality. When you meet someone who has their heart in it, they’re likely to be supportive.”

At future meetings, Euphoria plans to showcase different performers such as break-dancers, DJs and student musicians. The club will

host representatives from Dub Academy, a nonprofit DJ and music production school in Austin, at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. For future meetings, the group has speakers lined up from the music industry, including Austin Music Foundation and plans to attend festivals such as Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Euphoria ATX meets every other Tuesday from 7-8:30

p.m. in room 416 of the Sánchez Building.

Both Trinidad and Lopez said they believe music is not just a hobby for them.

“I see music as the only thing that is timeless in life,” Trinidad said. “When a track is recorded, it’s like four minutes long, but that track could be played for the next 400 years, and it is going to shape people’s perspectives.”

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Texas after revenge against Baylor

By Drew Lieberman @DrewLieberman

Dec. 7, 2013: The Longhorns traveled to Waco to face the Baylor Bears in the final game at Floyd Casey Stadium.

At halftime, Texas was tied with the Bears at three and knew that a win would secure its first Big 12 Championship since 2009.

Baylor outscored the Longhorns 27-7 in the second half and won the Big 12 for the first time in program history.

“It still haunts us,” senior defensive end Cedric Reed said.

“You know that we were 30 minutes away from winning the Big 12 Championship.”

Despite all the struggles the program had endured since 2010, a conference crown last season would’ve been a surprising twist to a disappointing 2013 campaign.

“That was the game that kept us from a Big 12 Championship,” redshirt senior linebacker Jordan Hicks said. “Everybody understands that. Everybody knew the circumstances we were in, and we weren’t able to go out there and do it.”

The three points the Longhorn defense allowed in the first half tied Baylor’s seasonlow for points scored before

halftime. The Bears averaged 52.4 points per game last season.

“Anytime you hold a team to three points with a highflying offense like them, that’s always a good job,” senior cornerback Quandre Diggs said. “We didn’t come out and finish in the second half, and that’s just what it is. Those guys came out and played their game in the second half, and we didn’t.”

The Texas defense surrendered its longest drive of the game against Baylor to open up the second half, when the Bears marched 77 yards down the field on 14 plays and scored a touchdown to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

“We played good the first half,” Hicks said. “The second half, we didn’t come out ready to go.”

The Bears scored a touchdown and a field goal on their following drives, and Texas found itself in an unrecoverable 17-point hole. Texas players know they missed an opportunity to be champions last year but also know they have an opportunity to make up for it this weekend.

“You always remember stuff like that,” senior safety Mykkele Thompson said.

When asked about freshman safety Jason Hall, teammates and coaches consistently mention the same trait: Hall’s energy.

“He’s the safety on the nickel package; he’s the starter so he plays a lot,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “He plays with a lot of energy and passion, and he brings a lot to the team. So yeah, he’ll play a lot. He’s been playing a lot.”

Hall, a South Grand Prairie High School graduate dubbed the No. 85 safety in his class by ESPN, was named an honorable mention All-State 5A by the Associated Press in 2013.

His senior year production amounted to 57 tackles, six interceptions, six pass breakups, one pressure and two defensive touchdowns.

Instead of redshirting his freshman year, Hall’s start against Kansas made him the first true freshman to start at safety since Blake

Gideon in 2008.

“We’ve been playing Jason Hall a little bit each game, and he played quite a bit against UCLA,” defensive coordinator Vance Bedford said before the Kansas game. “Did he make some mistakes? Yes, he did.

But what I saw was a physical presence; that’s what we are looking for — guys that can bring physicality to the game.”

Hall continued to bring physicality to the game against the Jayhawks this weekend. Registering a career-high seven tackles, five of which were solos, Hall tied sophomore defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway’s stops, only ranking behind veterans senior linebacker Jordan Hicks and junior linebacker Steve Edmond.

Through two games played, Hall has recorded 11 total tackles, eight of which were solo. Fellow defensive back senior Quandre Diggs said Hall ramps up the energy team when he steps on the field.

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Sarah Montgomery | Daily Texan Staff Senior defensive end Cedric Reed and the rest of the defense look for revenge against Baylor on Saturday.

“It never goes away, but we are just trying to move on and make it a different way this year.”

The Longhorns avoided giving up many long plays to a Bears’ offense that is predicated on making big plays and scoring points on quick drives.

“One of our things is not to give up big plays, but big plays are gonna happen,” Reed said. “It’s the way you react afterwards.”

Texas enters having played one of the conference’s more difficult schedules but has only surrendered 39 plays of 10 yards or more this season.

Baylor, however, has produced 87 plays of 10-plus yards from scrimmage this season, a number the Longhorns need to limit to give their offense a chance.

“They are a big play team.

They want to get the ball out,” Reed said. “That’s what they do; they look for chunk

yardage, man.”

Texas players aren’t entirely sure how this one will play out, but they know they will have their hands full against the nation’s highest scoring offense, which scores 56.8 points per game.

“Teams like this, they’re set up to score points, and we just have to keep them one less than what we score,” Thompson said.

Freshman Jason Hall displayed physicality during his first start at safety against Kansas on Saturday.

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“We had a nice little spark from Jason when he came in,” Diggs said about Hall’s UCLA production. “He came in and he had two nice plays back-to-back, and, you know, he’s out there hitting guys. He loves to hit; he loves competing. You can tell he has a passion for the game.”

Nevertheless, Diggs sees Hall’s youth as a doubleedged sword. Although his inexperience motivates him

to perform, it also overwhelms him with excitement at times.

“Once we get him in the right direction and get him lined up in the right places, you know he’s going to let loose and he’s going to go,” Diggs said. “That’s the hard thing about being young.

You just want to get in and you want to play. [You] might not do things right, but you’re going to run your tail up to the ball.”

Hall does run his tail up to the ball. He sees the football team as “something I want to be a part of,” as he told The Daily Texan in April. Each game, he’s becoming an increasingly significant part.

But, as Diggs says, once Hall learns to “read his keys more,” toning down the energy to balance it with a tad more strategy, Hall’s “going to be a great player.”

MULTIPLE SPORTS

Patterson discusses Longhorns’ future as global brand

By James Rodriguez @jamie_rod

In the latest edition of the Texas Monthly Talks interview series, Texas Men’s Athletic Director Steve Patterson sat down with Texas Monthly Editor-in-Chief Brian Sweany at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on Monday evening to discuss his vision for Longhorn athletics and his role as athletic director.

Patterson, who was featured alongside football head coach Charlie Strong on the cover of Texas Monthly’s September edition, shed light on topics ranging from Strong’s now-famous five core values to his plans for expanding the Longhorns’ global brand.

Throughout the interview, Patterson drew upon his experience in both professional sports and as the athletic director at Arizona State University to answer questions.

Arguably his most

important decision in his first months as athletic director was hiring Strong. Patterson said, while the success of the football team is critical to the athletic department, he was not overwhelmed by fear of failure in making the decision.

“I’m not unmindful of the fact that, if the football team doesn’t play well, at or above expectations, you’re not going to be able to successfully drive the business, and I think everybody understands that,” Patterson said. “But I don’t go into the day being afraid that, ‘Oh God, this is gonna blow up and this is gonna be the end of the world.’ I go in trying to gather as much information as I possibly can, look at the criteria, see who fits that criteria for a particular position.”

Patterson also outlined his plan for creating endowments for all UT sports, which would entail raising money for individual sports to make them

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Texas Men’s Athletic Director Steve Patterson sat down with Texas Monthly to discuss Texas’ future.

self-sustaining. He said he hopes to build the global brand of the Longhorns by playing international games, such as the mens’ basketball game scheduled

for China in 2015.

“The University athletic teams really are the front porch of the University; it’s the way we tell our stories to the world,” Patterson

said. “There are four, five, six potential international brands in college athletics.

We’re one of them. If we don’t leverage it, we haven’t done our job.”

After winning their first Big 12 game of the season Wednesday, the Longhorns (9-0, 1-0 Big 12) were ranked number two in the newest AVCA Coaches Poll and received four first-place votes. With this week’s ranking, Texas has appeared in the coaches poll top 10 for 119 of the last 124 weeks and has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for 159 consecutive weeks, dating back to 2004. The coaches ranked Stanford number one with 55 first-place votes.

Penn State, Washington and Florida State rounded out the top five. Texas will look to remain unscathed when it takes on Iowa State on Wednesday.

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ACL FESTIVAL

The limits of ACL: Alternate shows to see

As the Austin City Limits Music Festival quickly approaches, many students cannot wait to don their flag bandanas and flower crowns in anticipation of their favorite bands. For others, mention of the festival will simply elicit an eye roll or small groan. In a city that offers a different live show every day, there are many alternatives to the crowds, the prices and the possibility of a rained-out ACL. The Daily Texan presents an unofficial guide to live music for those who are avoiding Zilker Park this weekend — or even to those who just want to see it all. Story by Hunter Jekot

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What: Holy Mountain will be hosting shows throughout the week that are worth looking into. This particular show is all ages and features an intriguing combination of indie and experimental instrumental artists as its lineup.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Holy Mountain on East Seventh Street Who: Daniel Francis Doyle, Crossrecord, Electrician, Marcus Rubio Cost: Free

What: Spider House announces its Artist of the Month for October, Zettajoule. Spiderhouse provides an intimate venue close to campus, and, if one ends up liking Zettajoule, the group will be there every Wednesday for the rest of the month.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Spider House Ballroom on Fruth and 29th streets Who: Zettajoule, The Dialtones, Yuma Cost: $3

What: Ty Dolla $ign is one of the biggest nonACL associated names to be rolling through town this week. This all-ages show provides some rap to contrast the rock-dominated Austin music scene.

When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: Empire Control Room & Garage on East Seventh Street Who: Ty Dolla $ign, with Lil Bibby, Joe Moses Cost: $20

What: This 21-and-over event celebrates the release of Vagina Zine’s fall issue for 2014. On top of a mixed lineup of local and imported artists, attendees will also have access to issues of the magazine, candy and free condoms.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Cheer Up Charlie’s on Ninth and Red River streets Who: SoKo, Bells & Parks, Chambers, The Gents, DJ $arah Fly Cost: Free

What: For those really looking to let their anti-ACL flag fly, Empire Control Room hosts its sixth “Ditch the Fest Fest” with an impressive array of more than 25 local artists to be enjoyed by all ages throughout the night.

There will be a second Ditch the Fest Fest during the second weekend of ACL on Oct. 11.

When: 2 p.m.

Where: Empire Control Room & Garage on East Seventh Street Who: Tele Novella, Sip Sip, Chipper Jones, Future Death, and more Cost: $5

What: An evening show with a cause, this event has a lineup of local musicians to raise funds and awareness for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. There’s no cover, but donations will go to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation for SMA awareness.

The event is for people 21 and older.

When: 4 p.m.

Where: One-2-One Bar on South Lamar Boulevard Who: Hannah Williams Band, Lisa Marshall Band, Meagan Tubb, Tanya Winch, Ivory Tribes Cost: Free

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What: Another venue to keep an eye on throughout the week, Red 7 welcomes notable Japanese punk pop trio Shonen Knife as they grace the stage alongside two local bands. This show admits all ages.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Red 7 on East Seventh Street Who: Shonen Knife with Sweet Talk, Wildfires Cost: $13 online or $15 at the door

What: The Continental Club opens its doors for those looking to enjoy some laid-back midday, country-inspired live music with this cover-free show.

When: 3 p.m.

Where: The Continental Club on South Congress Who: Wifee and Huzz Band, Rosie Flores, Redd Volkaert Cost: Free

What: Hotel Vegas hosts a lineup of local rock groups most nights of the year. Music lovers over the age of 21 should head to this bar to end the weekend with a reminder of what the Austin music scene is really about.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Hotel Vegas on East Sixth Street Who: Sweet Spirit, Absolutely Not, Dead Shakes, Girl Country Hits, Gothic Cowgirl DJs Cost: Free

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Euphoria ATX connects UT with Austin music scene

By Marisa Charpentier @marisacharp21

Paul Trinidad and Natalie Lopez see concerts as more than just music — they are opportunities to connect with people in the music industry. This past year, Trinidad and Lopez, both marketing juniors, decided to transform their passion for a variety of music genres into an educational experience by creating Euphoria ATX, an organization that links students with concerts, bands and music professionals in Austin.

“We wanted people to have a place to go to learn about everything music-related,” Lopez said. “We want to bridge the live music scene in Austin with UT students and make them aware of the opportunities available.”

At the first Euphoria ATX meeting earlier this month, the club greeted its 30 new members with live music and a guest speaker. Trinidad and Lopez brought in

Sons of Santos, a folk-rock ensemble with members who are both current and former UT students, to perform. They also invited Matt Sonzala, former hip-hop director for South By Southwest and head of Pushermanagement, to come in and speak about his experience with music marketing.

“There’s not really anywhere here on campus that gives exposure back to the local market, and I feel like that’s what we do,” Trinidad said.

In addition to introducing local bands and music professionals to students, the club also plans to hold “Come Kick It” events, where members can attend concerts and festivals together.

With festivals happening nearly every other weekend and concerts happening on any given night, Austin has endless music opportunities, according to Trinidad.

“We know there are a lot of students passionate about music,” Trinidad said. “We

Marketing juniors Natalie Lopez and Paul Trinidad are the founders of Euphoria ATX, a student organization that allows students to explore their interest in the music industry.

The organization invites industry professionals and local bands to speak at its meetings.

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want to serve as that platform for people who have these passions and want to get these experiences.”

This past weekend, the leaders invited members to attend Weird City HipHop Festival. Euphoria ATX

ACL FESTIVAL

GoodPop becoming ACL tradition

By Lauren Zimmer @Laurenthenerd

Outside the Austin City Limits Music Festival grounds in the pouring rain, Daniel Goetz was determined to sell at least four popsicles. Goetz only had a tent and a few packages of popsicles when he launched his company, GoodPop, at ACL in 2009.

He said he had no money and scrambled to keep the pops frozen. Three years later, Goetz and his GoodPop team would finally enter the gates of ACL, selling as official festival food vendors.

“ACL has a really special place in our hearts and in the history of the company,” Goetz said.

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GoodPop, founded by UT alumnus Daniel Goetz in 2009, will be among the official food vendors at ACL Music Festival this year.

leaders also hope to expose members to the backstage aspect of music events.

“Members also have the opportunity to volunteer at events and see everything that goes on behind the scenes,” Lopez said.

For music production freshman Sean Cronen, the club has already provided opportunities to receive such experiences. During the first meeting, Cronen said he was able to speak with members of Sons of Santos after

their performance.

“My dream has always been to have a label or a studio,” Cronen said. “The club is a good place for me to be because it is all about music.

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