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By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff Stripped bicycle frames and destroyed cable locks have become a common sight on campus because of students’ faulty methods of securing their bicycles from theft. UT Police Department officials are advising students to take certain precautions when leaving their bikes on campus and to invest in secure locks. Self-locking cable locks are one of the most vulnerable security methods and have been the target of many thieves recently, UTPD officer Darrell Halstead said. “These bicycle thieves carry with them tools that can defeat a cable lock in a matter of seconds,” Halstead said. “Once people have purchased a bike, they realize they don’t have enough for a good locking system, so they buy what they can afford, and the thieves understand this concept.” Halstead said bicycle theft numbers peak during the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, when there is an influx of students who don’t know how to secure a bicycle properly. UTPD recommends a two-lock securing method that uses a U-shaped lock for the front tire secured around the frame and bike rack, and a self-locking cable lock around the rear tire, frame, bike rack and the U-lock. Forty-one bicycles — with a total value of $12,680 — have been stolen this semester. Of the 41
Historians discuss key turning points in Mexican history. Texas Union Sinclair Room, 3:30 p.m.
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Late Night film series presents “Hercules” sing-along. The Texas Union Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
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Sex talk, part II
Theatre for Dialogue looks at partying, sex and consent in an free, interactive performance, Parlin 203, 8:00 p.m.
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Karen Sage addresses supporters at her election watch party Tuesday, shortly after receiving a phone call from opponent Mindy Montford, who told Sage she was conceding the race. Sage was named Travis County’s 299th District Court Democratic nominee. By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Adjunct law professor Karen Sage won a runoff election Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for judge in Travis County’s 299th District Court with more than 58 percent of the vote. Candidates Sage and Mindy Montford, a former UT ad-
junct law professor, entered a runoff election after neither candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 2 primary election. In the primary, Montford led Sage 15,884 to 13,032. Because no Republican is vying for the seat, the primary determined that Sage will become the next judge for the
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Travis County Democratic Party, said he wished voter turnout had been more impressive during this year ’s multiple elections. The University Democrats are important in the effort to campaign for little-known candidates, Brown said.
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299th District court. While only 2.32 percent of the Travis County population voted early, 2,375 people voted for Montford and 3,214 voted for Sage after early voting was counted. Sage’s early lead put her at 57.51 percent of the vote to Montford’s 42.49 percent. Andy Brown, chair of the
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Graduate school representative John Woods discusses the current situation of Vietnamese language classes at UT with SG members.
SG addresses external cuts, internal changes SG supports exploring alternatives to cutting Vietnamese program By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Student leaders are responding to last week’s announcement that the University will cut the Vietnamese language program next fall because of budget constraints. The Student Government as-
sembly passed a unanimous resolution Tuesday night in support of exploring alternatives to cutting the program. Liberal arts representative Philip Wiseman authored the legislation in an effort to demand more student voice in budgetary decisions. “We’re trying to get the administration to examine more options,” Wiseman said. “It’s like with the Cactus stuff that
By Madeeha Khursheed Daily Texan Staff This weekend, several UT students will attend the third annual Clinton Global Initiative University conference, which seeks to help youth make a positive difference in the world. The conference will be held April 16-18 at the University of Miami and will bring together more than 1,000 college students and nearly 100 university presidents, along with professors, activists, business leaders, political figures and celebrities. The conference will encourage action by today’s youth on global challenges, such as accessibility to educa-
tion, poverty alleviation, the environment, public health, and peace and human rights. Student attendees pledged to take specific actions to solve a problem when they applied to participate. UT for Rural Enhancement through Education and Design, a student group that facilitates health care in developing countries, is sending eight members as University representatives and hopes to gain ideas and resources for its cause. The members are divided into three groups, each supporting a different project: the Mali Signs Project; Aayush, the Indian education project; and Ripples of Change, the Palestin-
ian West Bank water project. The conference will provide attendees with training sessions that may help them organize themselves, recognize their weaknesses and help build foundations for future commitments, said Siree Allers, leader of the Ripples of Change project. Next year, the organization will bring water conservation resources and simple technologies to homes in the West Bank, which will require members to travel to Jordan. “I think the conference should provide us with a lot of resources and help us realize that this is
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Budget Committee and Faculty Council. The executive board members include President Scott Parks and Vice President MuBy Audrey White neezeh Kabir; the executive diDaily Texan Staff rector, former University-wide After contentious debate and representative Jimmy Talaria heated discussion regard- co; the spokeswoman, former ing the possibility of anony- Queer Student Alliance agency mous ballots, the Student Gov- director Katie Wanamaker; the ernment assembly approved all administrative director, former appointments for the SG executive board, the Student Services SG continues on page 2
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Urmi Shanghvi, Sofia Ahmed, Siree Allers, Rahul Mitra, Jessica Ventura, David Roohy and Abigail Cheney (shown clockwise from bottom left) will attend the Clinton Global Initiative University conference in Miami.
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University-wide representative Nathan Bunch; the external finance director, petroleum engineering junior Nell Swanson; and the internal finance director, broadcast journalism and political communication junior Aryele Bradford. The president selects his appointments, but before they take effect, the assembly must approve each one. Parks first introduced his executive board appointments last week, but the assembly postponed the vote in order to review the applications. Some representatives expressed concerns about the quality of the applications, some of which contained typographical errors and seemed incomplete, representatives said. “I think it is extraordinarily disrespectful to the voting representatives to not put any effort into these applications,� graduate school representative John Woods said. “This is how we judge whether these people we may have never met are good for their jobs. I also feel that insufficient effort was made to get people to apply for these positions.� All five executive appointees served in leading roles on Parks’ and Kabir’s campaign team. Some representatives objected to this, claiming it suggested a bias, but others as well as Parks and Kabir said it was important that the president, vice president and executive board be able to work closely together as the team had done during the campaign. Some representatives said they were frustrated by the internally based discussions, which they said take time away from examining important student issues. John Lawler, a liberal arts representative and chair of the SG internal affairs committee, said residual conflicts from the March SG elections drove some representatives’ decision to further consider the appointments. “This is not what SG should
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be doing,� Lawler said. “I want to try to fix SG in a good way, but we get sidetracked in the political stuff. Politics and personalities are being put above issues.� Woods was the driving force behind a discussion about allowing anonymous ballots for appointments. Appointments currently require a show of hands or a roll-call vote. He said he felt some representatives might be uncomfortable voting publicly against appointments because of personal relationships. Many representatives agreed with him while others said ballot voting would decrease the transparency students demand from SG. After engineering representative Matt Hicks put forth a motion to correct contradictions between SG’s internal rules and bylaws, Woods proposed an amendment to the motion that would allow for anonymous ballots. After more than an hour of debate, the assembly struck the amendment but passed the motion. As a result, all appointments were approved with a roll-call vote. “I’m excited to start filling out my executive board so we can start working for students and accomplishing the goals that we promised,� Parks said. “The fact that they were so thoroughly vetted by the assembly was healthy. They feel the pressure of students to do a great job, and I’m looking forward to great things.� The assembly unanimously appointed business honors and finance junior Khushbu Joshi and law student Austin Carlson to the budget committee, which allocates $38 million dollars in student fees. Parks and Kabir will also serve on this committee. The assembly also unanimously appointed French, Plan II, business honors and finance sophomore John Rutkauskas to the Faculty Council, on which Rutkauskas will serve as a liaison between the Faculty Council and SG without voting privileges.
all very real,� Allers said. “As long as we keep with it, we can effect a lot of change, and there are students out there [already] effecting change around the world.�
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The Mali Signs Project began last year to establish a self-sustainable video exchange program for deaf schools in Mali. Aayush teaches youth in India about the cause, prevention and cure of diseases in their region. This year ’s panelists include hip-hop artist Usher, actress Heather Graham, Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer, radio journalist Michele Norris, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta.
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is happening. The administration seems to think there is only one option. Students can come up with feasible solutions for things like this, and this is to call attention to what we would like to see happen in the future.� All language departments are required to cut 30 percent of their budgets. Because the Vietnamese program only has one lecturer, the Department of Asian Studies was forced to cut the entire program to meet the requirement. The lecturer and the 43 students in the language program were informed of the decision last week. The department chose to cut Vietnamese over other languages for several reasons, department chair Joel Brereton said. Unlike other languages, Vietnamese is not tied to a major or graduate program. In addition, it does not receive federal funding or grants to support it the way many other programs do, he said. “We tried to work from least damaging cuts to most, and we restructured elements of the language program, like increased class size and reduced TAs,� Brereton said. “After all other cuts, we were still short. Ultimately we had to consider the academic context of the different language programs. A
reduction [of Vietnamese] did less damage to supported and supporting academic programs.� The main alternative solution being considered is the creation of an endowment to fund the program. This may not take effect for the coming year but would help reestablish the program later, Wiseman said. He said availability of the program is important because Vietnamese is the third most-spoken language in Texas. The Senate of College Councils will consider a resolution Thursday that specifically addresses the goal of creating a way to include student input in the budgetary process so students can contribute to the discussions regarding future cuts, Senate President Chelsea Adler said. The Senate proposal is more proactive while the SG resolution is more retroactive, Adler said. “Cuts happen. It’s a departmental decision; it can’t be overturned,� she said. “The legislation we’re drafting will reference the Vietnamese cut, but it’s going to be much more far-reaching. The Senate is trying to recognize that this is going to happen again if we don’t change some things.� The resolutions of both student governance organizations are bolstered by an outcry of student input, Wiseman said. Nickie Tran, a Vietnamese Student
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SAGE: Support from students key to victory From page 1 “This time, we had a lowerprofile primary because we did not have Obama or Clinton at the top of the ticket,� he said. “The University Democrats are a huge part of the voter-turnout effort in Travis County, and we do everything we can to work with them. I’m very happy that [the candidates] have connections to UT and will maybe bring out more of a student vote.� Both candidates have a history of working with UT students. Montford created a prosecution class in 2003 that still exists today while Sage, an Austin prosecutor,
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Association member and history senior, is a student in a Vietnamese class and is leading a student effort to mobilize support for maintaining the program. She created online and paper petitions, which have received an estimated total of 2,000 signatures in less than one week. She hopes to present the petitions in meetings with College of Liberal Arts administrators next week. “I want to work with the school, not against it,� Tran said. “I’ve gotten messages about how this isn’t going to work, but I want to work with everyone to find a solution. It’s not Vietnamese versus UT faculty.� As different students offer their perspectives and input, Brereton said he is interested in exploring ways to include students in the budgetary process in the future, although he said he is not sure what that process could be. He said he welcomes input from all students, including members of SG, the Senate and the Vietnamese Students Association. “I am in favor of student consultation as much as we can, at least as far as the general discussions about how money is allocated and spent,� he said. “It’s important to consider what the priorities are and whose priorities we are considering.�
Former adjunct law professor Mindy Montford lost the Democratic runoff election to Karen Sage for judge in Travis County’s 299th District Court on Tuesday night.
has taught ethics of criminal law since 2009. Montford taught at UT as an adjunct law professor until 2008, when she left the district attorney’s office. While the University Democrats endorsed Montford in 2008 when she ran for district attorney, the organization endorsed Sage to replace Judge Charlie Baird. Montford said she may have been disadvantaged with UDems since Sage had been meeting with the organization since September. “I had received the endorsement of the University Democrats in 2008, when I ran for DA, and I was really happy to have that,� Montford said. “Maybe I was a little disadvantaged that she’d been on the trail longer, and I may have miscalculated how much support she’d had from those past months.� Sage and UDems campaigned on campus, and Sage said she has only missed two UDems
meetings since September. “They’re the future of the Democratic Party,� Sage said. “From a campaign perspective, they’re also great campaign workers and volunteers. They’ve done so much phonebanking and block-walking. They work hard for candidates, so they’re really an asset to any campaign.� Economics junior Kevin Black, a member of UDems and staffer for Karen Sage’s campaign, said the organization endorsed Sage because she has better experience for the felony court. Black said the University Democrats promoted Sage’s campaign through many different efforts. “UDems were tabling on the West Mall for Karen. They were trying to just get people to come out and vote,� he said. “UDems did block-walking a few Saturdays for Karen as well as made a lot of phone calls. UDems worked very hard to get the vote out for Karen.�
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Neb. legislation may impact laws on abortion in US By Nate Jenkins The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Republican Gov. Dave Heineman signed two landmark abortion bills Tuesday, one barring abortions at and after 20 weeks of pregnancy and the other requiring women to be screened before having abortions for mental health and other problems. Both sides of the abortion debate say the laws are firsts of their kind in the U.S. Set to take effect in October, the fetal-pain bill is based on the claim that fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks. The current standard in abortion restrictions is viability, or when a fetus is able to survive outside the womb — generally at 22 to 24 weeks. The law could lead to changes in state laws across the country
if upheld by the courts. Abortion opponents say a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a federal ban on certain late-term abortions opens the door for such legislation because it suggests states have an interest in protecting fetuses. They also say new studies and testimony from doctors prove fetuses feel pain at 20 weeks. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, however, says it knows of no legitimate evidence that fetuses experience pain at that stage. The U.S. Supreme Court would have to overturn earlier abortion-related rulings to uphold the Nebraska law, including a 1992 ruling that upheld the right of women to have abortions before fetuses were viable.
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Flowers are seen on the ground as Kyrgyz pray outside the government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. The number of dead during the unrest, while thousands of protestors clashed with police across the country, left at least 83 people dead.
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By Peter Leonard & Yuras Karmanau The Associated Press BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her government will guarantee the deposed president’s safety if he steps down and leaves the country. The ousted ruler said he was willing to step down but he also wants security for his family and close circle as a condition of his resignation — a demand that could block a deal to transfer power and exacerbate the turmoil
gripping the Central Asian nation. Otunbayeva said her government is offering security guarantees for deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev if he steps down and leaves the country, but she wouldn’t offer such protection to his family members, whom the opposition has accused of corruption and other abuses. Bakiyev fled the capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday after a rally against corruption, rising utility bills and deteriorating human rights exploded into police gunfire and chaos that left at least 83 people dead and sparked protesters to storm the
government headquarters. Otunbayeva told the AP that her government expects to continue receiving about $47 million a year in U.S. financial assistance, adding that foreign aid is vital for shoring up democracy in the impoverished nation. The interim government has issued threats that it will launch a special operation to seize Bakiyev — a move that the ousted leader has repeatedly insisted would end in bloodshed. Bakiyev signaled his readiness to resign hours after rallying with about 5,000 supporters in an
apparent test of how much support he could muster to resist the opposition authorities. There have been doubts about how much real backing he has and whether he commanded enough loyalty in the security forces to mount serious resistance. Otunbayeva indicated that her government’s patience with Bakiyev is running out. “His stay in Kyrgyzstan is posing a problem for the nation’s future,” she told the AP. “It’s becoming increasingly difficult to guarantee his security as people are demanding to bring him to justice.”
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Protecting the Capitol The State Preservation Board voted Tuesday to place metal detectors and Xray machines at the Texas Capitol’s entrances, with only Gov. Rick Perry voting against the measure. For Perry, the security measures, which will cost a reported $3 million, would be too intrusive and would create an unnecessary logjam at the statehouse’s doors akin to the impossible lines at airport security checkpoints. It is surprising how far Texans can go into their Capitol without being prompted to empty their pockets or have their backpacks cleared. Most other government buildings, including Austin City Hall and the federal courthouses here, have at least some type of visible security measure to screen people before entering. For whatever it’s worth — that is, even if these measures are purely security theater — they act as deterrents for would-be criminals. For as long as we can remember, Texans have walked into their Capitol building facing few to no person-to-person security measures. You can spot any number of Texas Rangers trolling the capitol grounds, but a physical approach by Rangers is usually reserved for visitors who cause some type of public disturbance. For a state government not exactly known for its illustrious transparency record, it has always been a flimsy victory for open government advocates that the Texas Legislature paid lip service to the idea that the Capitol belonged to the people of Texas. It is safe to say we have entered a moment in our history in which violence and open hostility toward government have reached a fevered pitch. When it becomes a problem for the government to carry out its necessary duties on a dayto-day basis without the fear of gunshots blasting through the Capitol grounds, heightened security must become a reality. In making their case for more security, some advocates cite the January shooting incident outside the Capitol building, where a man shot five rounds into the air after he was refused a private meeting with senior staffers in Sen. Dan Patrick’s office. Indeed, the possibilities that the man could have opened fire in the building or possibly taken staffers or visitors hostage is demonstrably more threatening than what happened that day. But the dilemma runs much deeper. For those of us who came of age in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which should be nearly all UT undergrads, we have come to expect a preponderance of security at government office buildings. Much of this debate hinges on the ordered liberty debate that is as old as the Republic. How do we reconcile the government’s efforts to keep order in society with the long held belief that citizens have a right to not be harassed by undue government burdens? To say that it is high time to protect the Capitol is as obvious as it is logical. Today, we have all but consented to the government’s authority to keep us safe in many facets of our life. And at times we have left the other side of the argument out in the cold. Still, while we are stalwart supporters of the people’s right to not be unnecessarily jostled and harassed by their government, metal detectors and X-ray machines have become staples of our time. They are very much appropriate in this instance, and it is a long-overdue reform. — Bobby Cervantes for the editorial board
THE FIRING LINE Security for Karl Rove visit too costly In these days of budget cuts and employee layoffs, I find it appalling that the University will undoubtedly have to expend a significant amount of money on security when the College Republicans host war criminal and psychopathic liar Karl Rove at the Texas Union Ballroom on April 19 at 7 p.m. Not to mention how much it will cost at the meet-and-greet afterward in the Santa Rita Room at 8:30 p.m. to limit the number of citizens who would like to meet and greet this infamous public figure. I can only imagine how many students and community activists will flock to UT to attempt to let Herr Rove know how they feel about his presence in our community and on our campus. It will not be easy (or cheap) to make sure that the hoi polloi stays far away and that
The tragedy of coal it often takes a highly visible tragedy before deeply troubling problems in an industry are corBy Emily Grubert rected. In coal’s case, choruses Daily Texan Columnist about regional dependence on coal mining and the challenge of keeping energy cheap have We need low-carbon sources of often drowned out the growenergy, whether or not you think ing number of voices calling climate change is a problem. I study climate through energy, and I study how different energy choices impact waEnforcement of ter and land resources during both safety and production and use. Nowhere in the energy system is the link environmental between energy use and waregulations is ter and land degradation clearer than with coal. And with the pitiful ... And so, way we currently do things, we subsidize coal community deterioration and with streams, human health and safety problems are strongly tied to this mountains, lives and environmental degradation. communities. Here, I’m mostly going to talk about coal extraction and its impact on communities. In particular, coal mining is a dangerous job. You may have seen the reports on last week’s mine their water contaminated, their explosion at Massey Energy’s land unsafe and their jobs and Upper Big Branch coal mine in living situations dangerous. In Montcoal, W.Va. With 29 killed, Tennessee last year, 1.1 billion it was the United States’ biggest gallons of coal sludge broke out mining accident since 1970. of a slurry dam and inundatThis past summer, I worked ed many homes — and that got on community watershed man- some attention. agement and land ownership in Now, 29 people have died afWest Virginia coal country, not ter an explosion almost a fifth of too far from Upper Big Branch. a mile underground, in a mine There, I met people who had not with 1,342 safety violation citarealized until their teens that tions over the past five years, instreams aren’t supposed to be or- cluding two the day before the ange; I also realized streams can explosion. Will this be enough to be orange. When you mine coal, hold people’s attention? you expose surfaces to weatherI’m not s u g g e s t i n g t h a t 2 9 ing processes that allow chemi- deaths are sufficient on their cal reactions to take place, and own to shut down an entire inso water can get, well, orange. dustry. While tragic, a freak acAnd as we at UT understand, if cident of this magnitude would the water matches your sweat- not provoke much notice. But shirt, you should probably steer this was not a freak accident. clear of it. Mining jobs pay well. Why? But back to the mine disas- T h e y ’ r e d a n g e r o u s . T h e y ’ r e ter. A difficult pattern in envi- also transient. While the Unitronmentalist movements is that ed States may have enough coal
Rove feels safe from attempts by local citizens to arrest him for war crimes as has been attempted numerous times at numerous locations. What if CodePink’s Police Force shows up dressed to the nines in their hot-pink uniforms with their pink fur handcuffs? What then? Will Karl Rove be hauled away to stand trial for his crimes? Should we be spending money and risking our University’s reputation by giving sanctuary to someone responsible for lying about why our country needed to invade Iraq, torturing innocent civilians and ordering the murders of countless Iraqi citizens? Is this part of the University’s education mission? Is this what I pay thousands of dollars a semester for? Couldn’t we just ask the College Republicans to host their little torturer and liar party someplace else? Somewhere I don’t have to pay the bills for making sure their guest is
safe from the citizens he betrayed and played for fools. Just sayin’...
—Susan Cook Government senior
Singling out Vietnamese language program for elimination is unfair Quoted in an article about his decision to end the Vietnamese language program at UT, Dr. Joel Brereton, chair of the Asian studies department, stated, “I can only see the petitions [which are being brought before the University by the Vietnamese-American community] making a difference if they lead to additional funding.” In the face of serious budget issues, Dr. Brereton, who is a distinguished expert on India, has singled out Vietnamese as the only Asian language program to be totally eliminated at UT. Seven Indian languages (Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam) will continue to be taught at UT, along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Meanwhile,
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to last a while before reserves become scarce, individual communities do not. Once the mine is depleted, the jobs go away — so building a town’s economy on mining jobs is a recipe for failure. Enforcement of both safety and environmental regulations is pitiful. My summer supervisor sat in on a hearing in which one lawyer brought up a mine’s many violations. The coal lawyer successfully argued that violations are irrelevant, as the entire mining industry would shut down if they actually counted for anything. The federal government would also be opening a can of worms by increasing enforcement: Much of the East depends on West Virginian coal, and with regulated electricity rates, keeping things cheap is a major concern. And so, we subsidize coal with streams, mountains, lives and communities. In many ways, we subsidize coal with West Virginia: Much of the most destructive mining occurs there. Its biggest city has a population smaller than UT, and the whole state’s population is roughly that of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan area. I’ve been through Montcoal, where the 29 miners died, and it is not a big place; 29 adults is a lot. West Virginia also has an independent streak to compete with Texas’. It is, after all, the only state that seceded from the Confederacy. This makes it hard for outsiders to participate, and the small population of insiders is wary of attacking the state’s major industry. Coal is dirty. Atmospheric scientists will tell you that, joined by hydrologists, soil scientists and social scientists. Maybe we subsidize renewables with money, but we’re still subsidizing coal with people. Grubert is an energy and earth resources graduate student
in a manner that is absolutely insulting, the Vietnamese-American students and parents of Texas are being told that the onus is on them to come up with additional funding if they wish to save the Vietnamese program. I wonder why the University would use state funds and student tuition to teach 10 Asian languages before Vietnamese, the third most-commonly spoken language in Texas, the language of the largest Asian-American group in Texas and the 13th most-commonly spoken language worldwide. Clearly, doing so is to treat an important Texas community unfairly. In ending the Vietnamese language program at UT, the Asian studies department is prioritizing certain abstract pursuits while heaping insult on the educational interests of the largest Asian-American group in Texas. The department must find other ways to resolve the budget issue.
—Bryant Davis Mechanical engineering senior
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Officials brainstorm ways to integrate Second Life Grant allows universities to test education formats in Web site’s virtual lands By Radhika Sakalkale Daily Texan Staff Roughly a year after UT System schools were granted virtual worlds in Second Life, University officials are trying to piece together how to best use the online program to serve students’ academic pursuits. Faculty and staff in the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment discussed Tuesday the benefits of integrating the 3-D multi-user program into the University’s curriculum. “The division has done a lot of work with using virtual worlds in class,� said Michael Barrett, technical writer and editor for DIIA. “There are a number of applications for collaboration and working with or talking to people in different physical locations hundreds of thousands of miles away.� Second Life, created by Linden
Lab, is a virtual world that is built by its users, providing venues for entertainment, educational experiences and commercial opportunities on virtual islands that are purchased by various people and institutions, including the University. Currently, more than 300 universities use Second Life, and a UT System grant funds three islands for each UT school. While the University is still trying to introduce the virtual world to students, some classes have already begun using the program to expand the reach of classroom instruction. The islands house virtual representations of the Sistine Chapel, the UT Tower and other monuments. Virtual activity on Second Life includes the recreation of museums, libraries and corporations and an economy based on Linden Dollars. Art and art history lecturer Riley Triggs’ design class used the program to create life-sized environments for marine science professor Tracy Villareal’s oceanography class to perform assignments
and simulate ocean sampling. As part of the presentation, UT officials compared how other institutions use Second Life. Intel, Cisco and IBM are a few of the corporations that use Second Life, and IBM has approximately 6,000 employees using Second Life. “NASA has four to five islands where they have reproduced things, like Moon World. Over 75 agencies in the government have created the Scilands Archipelago, islands geared towards science and technology,� DIIA training specialist Mario Guerra said. The extended capabilities of this program include cost savings, fundraising, recruiting and the ability to bring distance-education students together. “Through the affordances of time, inhabitation testing, technology and safety, Second Life allows for ambitious projects that wouldn’t be possible in the real world, where insurance and risk, Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff financial and time constraints limit the scope of student projects,� Training specialist Mario Guerra discusses the potential of Second Life as an educational venue. Second Life is a virtual community in which users create avatars to interact with other people and places online. Triggs said.
Blog ranks UT among most stressful colleges in nation career services. “Our resources are heavily used yearlong,� Bost said. “But it is most intense toward the middle of each semester due to midterms.� She said despite competitiveness at the University, she doesn’t think the stress levels are abnormally high. With a higher-performing group of students present at UT, students place more stress on themselves to perform well academically, Bost said. Aiming for perfection is the most common stressor Bost said she hears about. In addition, she said students who feel inadequate and are in unstable financial situations may be prone to feeling more stressed. The mental health center provides students with resources to help combat stress and to teach students how to cope in healthy
By Julie Bissinger & Priscilla Pelli Daily Texan Staff UT students may now have confirmation that their late-night ice cream indulgences are warranted. A study conducted by news blog The Daily Beast ranked the University as one of the 50 most stressful colleges in the nation. The University ranked 47th based on analyses and data collected by the blog over two years. The study looked at five criteria that contribute to a stressful academic environment: Cost and competitiveness were each weighted at 35 percent, and acceptance rates, crime on campus and a rigorous graduate engineering program were weighted at 10 percent. The UT Counseling and Mental Health Center has seen an increase in stressed students utilizing its facilities, said Jane Bost, associate director of counseling, learning and
ways, including 24-hour telephone counseling and guided imagery exercises for deep breathing and muscle relaxation. “In general, there is a lack of skills on how to manage stress in healthy ways and using substances
affects students’ stress levels. Universities with high-ranking engineering schools tend to have more stressed-out students, according to the study. UT’s Cockrell School of Engineering ranked among the top 10
reasons he came to UT was because of the engineering program. As an engineering major, Peng said he thinks his workload is heavier than that of his friends in other majors. “If you get behind in your classes, it gets really stressful,� Peng said. “You need to keep up and go to class.� However, according to some In general, there is a lack of skills on how to professors, the ranking is a reflecmanage stress in healthy ways and using tion of the blog’s interpretation and may not accurately represent substances to help cope.� the schools listed. Tricia Gore, the assistant dean — Jane Bost, Associate director of counseling for student affairs at the engineering school, said she hasn’t seen an increase in the number of students to help cope,� Bost said. “Our big- graduate and undergraduate en- leaving the school because of diffigest workshop request is for stress gineering schools in the country, culty or stress. “[The engineering school] is management.� according to the U.S. News and very difficult. Certainly, we have Certain majors, engineering World Report Web site. in particular, require a more difElectrical engineering junior Jef- students who don’t do well and ficult course load, which also frey Peng said one of the main have to leave because they don’t
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different levels of security From page 1 stolen bicycles, 30 were secured with a self-securing cable lock, five with a U-lock and six with a chain and padlock. However, any lock is vulnerable in some way. Self-securing cable locks can be destroyed with pliers or wire cutters just the same as padlocks and Master Locks can. Although U-locks are one of the most secure methods for locking a bicycle, they can be pried open, Halstead said. UTPD recommends using U-locks with a flat key instead of a rounded or barrel key, for which skeleton keys can be easily created, and parking bikes in well-traveled areas that are visible to passers-by. Sam Cortez, bicycle coordinator for Parking and Transportation services, said registering a bike is a deterrent to some thieves because the bicycle can be easily tracked back to the proper owner. Cortez said students should be sure to secure the frame of the bicycle because all too often, a student will only lock the front tire to the rack, which, if it is a quick-re-
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By Madeeha Khursheed %BJMZ 5FYBO 4UBGG Aside from the 6 a.m. workouts and stadiums full of screaming fans, UT student-athletes say they are just like other college students. A panel discussion Tuesday night, organized by Student Government and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, invited athletes from various sports to talk about the privileges, responsibilities and grievances that come with being a student-athlete. The athletes answered several questions raised by attendees. The event, which was jointly held with National StudentAthlete Day, featured six panelists: swimmers Ricky Berens, Trey Hoover and Kathleen Hersey; football player Sam Acho; track runner Andre Thomas; and volleyball player Ashley Engle. Former SG President Liam O’Rourke moderated the discussion. For student-athletes, time management and maintaining a balance between their academic, social and athletic lives become a daunting challenge when they are expected to devote the best of their abilities to sports while still remaining in good academic standing, said Engle, a corporate communications senior. “Our biggest concern is mainly winning, but grades are also a big part of it,� said Berens, a business senior. “We have to maintain certain grades to be eligible [to play].�
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ules do not change the fact that they’re normal college students who want to interact with other students, have fun and enjoy a fulfilling college experience, said Hersey, a public relations sophomore. “We would love to be better bonded with the student body,� Berens said. “Anything the student body does, we definitely want to be a part of it.� Despite their schedules, the ath-
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study were Washington State, Texas A&M and Baylor universities. However, employees of Texas A&M, considered by some to be a more conservative campus, still gave more than three times more to Democrats than to the GOP. Dustin Matocha, chairman emiritus for the UT chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas and a government junior, was the study’s primary researcher for the UT data points in the Campus Reform study. Matocha said he used OpenSecrets.org to find out who contributed to the Obama and McCain campaigns from the University. “There’s great evidence that academic [staff] leans to the left, and this is one of the primary evidences of that,� he said. “These universities are trying to promote diversity. If they’re true to their beliefs, why not promote intellectual and political diversity as well?� There are no university-affiliated contributors listed among the John McCain campaign’s top-20 contributors, which include financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley. The top contributor, Merrill Lynch, gave $373,595 to McCain’s campaign. Associate journalism professor Maggie Rodriguez said that while working as a reporter, she became liberal after seeing inequities and people’s suffering. Rodriguez said that in many cases, the same process of seeing inequality can lead members of academia to become liberal. “People that are drawn to exploring different ideas and maybe challenging the way the world is, [academia] lends itself to people who, if they weren’t liberal to begin with, they end up being fairly liberal,� she said. “So, it’s not surprising.�
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feel important. Seriously, whatever your name is — John, Matt, Cindy, Jackson, Bernard or Angela, maybe — it doesn’t matter. He spits names out By Austin Ries quicker than sunflower seeds durDaily Texan Staff ing a tied ball game with two runIf he meets you one time, he ners on base and with more confiwill never forget your name. dence than Mariano Rivera jogging Whether you’re a fan at your to the mound in the ninth inning. first minor-league game, the Second nature, without hesitaowner of a local sandwich shop tion, no problem. or one of the Round Rock Ex“Jay is the best person I’ve ever press’ most valuable donors, Jay met at remembering somebody’s Miller, the team’s president and name,” team owner and CEO Reid chief operating officer, consid- Ryan said. “He’s made me a beters it a priority to make everyone ter person because I’ve gotten to
understand the value of each and every person you meet, not only through your business life but also as a human being.” Need proof? Take one game last season when someone spilled beer all over two fans behind Round Rock’s dugout. Neither of the fans got hurt, and they didn’t even get upset, but Miller still went leagues beyond a typical apology. He started with two free T-shirts, a pair of tickets and a free dinner, but it still wasn’t enough. Miller topped it off by taking them both to the owner’s suite to watch the rest of the
game in luxury. Luckily for Express fans, they’ll have many chances to see Miller work his charm as Round Rock kicks off its home season Friday night at The Dell Diamond with a game against the New Orleans Zephyrs.
The customer is always right Miller ’s philosophy centers around customer service and, more importantly, getting to know everyone he meets. “We take care of people and treat them how we would want to be
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By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff Texas played seven innings of ugly baseball, but it needed just one sloppy frame from Texas State to pull off an improbable 6-5 win. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Tant Shepherd stepped to the plate with the hope of starting a late-inning comeback. With a full count, Shepherd hit an inside pitch up the middle for a leadoff single. “I didn’t square the ball up at all, but I guess that’s how baseball works,” he said. “The baseball gods gave me a hit.” It looked as if Shepherd would be Texas’ sixth runner left on base when Cameron Rupp popped out and Russell Moldenhauer struck out swinging, but Kevin Keyes was able to find a way to keep the rally alive with a full-count walk. “For the hitters, it’s about sustaining rallies, and that’s about a lot of little things
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Junior Tant Shepherd hesitates before sprinting to a base in Tuesday night’s 6-5 win over Texas State. Shepherd gave a solid performance as he had two hits and two runs.
Montalbano’s clutch hit plagues Bobcats for second time this season
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Junior Paul Montalbano makes a game-winning hit Tuesday.
By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff He shouldn’t have batted. Of course, it was the same situation a month ago against the same Texas State team in the same inning when Paul Montalbano stepped up with two outs trailing by one run. That night, the Bobcats failed to complete a double play, bringing Montalbano to the plate where he eventually drove in the tying and
winning run, and the Longhorns won, 4-3. Montalbano got another chance on Tuesday night when Bobcat right fielder Laurn Randall couldn’t squeeze a pop fly from Kevin Lusson. Three pitches later, Texas’ anointed contact hitter and Bobcat killer drove a triple to the gap for another come-from-behind win and clutch hit from a Longhorn bench player to extend No. 4 Texas’ winning streak to nine games. “He is the most dependable hitter to make contact, so he struck out the first time,” Texas head
coach Augie Garrido said with a smile. “So, in a situation where maybe I wouldn’t put him in because we were looking for a power hitter instead of a line drive hitter, he becomes a power hitter.” In the batter ’s box during that first game Montalbano won for the Horns back in March, he told himself to not strike out. This time, he was just thrilled to get a chance to win it in the eighth instead of the ninth. “I feel like we shouldn’t lose a ball game all year with the team we have,” Montalbano said. “I’ve
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Thrasher’s gusto carries Longhorns By Kate Guerra Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns (34-9, 7-1 Big 12) are making some noise. They earned the No. 14 spot in this week’s updated USA Today/ NFCA poll, up from No. 16, ensuring that a dominating sweep of then-No. 7 Missouri last weekend didn’t go unnoticed. The Longhorns have beat several top10 teams this season but have yet to advance past that No. 14 spot. Though gaining recognition isn’t a top priority for Texas, senior Tallie Thrasher knows this is her last chance to receive some attention. A Southlake native, Thrasher broke UT’s single-game record on Sunday for most home runs in a game with three, which were good for six RBIs. That performance put her career total at 30 home runs — the second-best in UT history, and only three short of former teammate Desiree Williams’ record. Thrasher is well aware of her reputation as a power hitter, and has broken through after a disappointing 2009 slump. She batted .218 with no homers and just 10
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RBIs a year after hitting .348 with eight homers and 27 RBIs. “I just feel like I need to go out every game and leave it out on the field,” Thrasher said. “Last year was really frustrating because I had no home runs, and that’s what I’m known for. So, I think to come out here this year and feel like this is it — this is my last hurrah — I’m going to play every game like it’s my last and give everything I have.” That type of commitment is exactly what the coaches feel Thrasher brings to the team’s offense and mental tenacity. “Tallie just brings that ultimate power all the time,” hitting coach Corrie Hill said. “If you’re a defense that’s trying to defend against her, or if you’re a pitcher, you really don’t want to miss when you’re pitching to her.” Though not one of the most verbal leaders on the team, Thrasher undoubtedly has a presence within the team’s chemistry. “Tallie is a great person to be a designated player,” head coach Connie Clark said. “She’s all about giving her the bat when the game is on the line. She
wants to help her teammates in whatever way she can. She typically is more of a ‘I’m-going-toshow-you’ kind of athlete as opposed to being really verbal with her teammates as a leader. She’ll go out and lead by example by having good at bats and working through it, and then she’s excited to get to home plate to get some pats on the back.” Thrasher not only shows her teammates how to play but also helps them through the challenges and trials of the season. “I feel like I try to help the younger ones,” Thrasher said. “I try to be somewhat of a leader for them and tell them, ‘I’ve been here. I’ve done this. You’re going to experience it, so be ready for it.’ I try to help them be ready for the things that they’re going to face in the future because we all go through the same things during our long seasons.” As the Longhorns face Baylor (23-15, 3-4 Big 12) tonight, and as they move closer to the end of the season, the younger players will look to Thrasher’s leadership and experience to bring them to the next level.
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Senior Tallie Thrasher takes a swing earlier this season.
Goaltender Marty Turco’s time with the Dallas Stars is over. General manager Joe Nieuwendyk said Tuesday that the Stars will not re-sign Turco, a three-time All-Star who just completed his ninth season with the team. “I just felt like it was time we went in a different direction,” said Nieuwendyk, a former teammate of Turco’s who became GM last summer. “I think he clearly understands the situation.” Kari Lehtonen, acquired from Atlanta in February, will go into next season as the team’s top goaltender. The 34-year-old Turco just completed a $22.8 million, fouryear contract he signed in January 2006 that kept him from becoming a free agent at the end of that season. Turco holds the Stars franchise record with 509 games played as a goaltender, winning 262 games with a .911 save percentage and a 2.31 goals-against average. He had 40 shutouts. In 53 games this season, Turco posted a 22-20-11 record. He had a .913 save percentage and 2.72 GAA.
Rice hopes to further career by playing professional golf Jerry Rice used to wake up at 4 a.m. so he could get to the driving range and hit golf balls before he was due at work with the San Francisco 49ers for 8:30 a.m. meetings. He’d return to the range after football practice. “I got addicted to the game. I have so much passion for it,” Rice said. Now, the Hall of Fame wide receiver is taking a swing at professional golf, and insists he’s serious. Rice will make his pro debut Thursday in a Nationwide Tour event after receiving a sponsor’s exemption into the field. He also will serve as host of the 156-player tournament. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime here,” Rice said. “You know I’m a competitor. I don’t want to go out there and have those players who are playing on the Nationwide Tour think this is a publicity stunt for attention. It’s not. I have the opportunity to go out and prove to everybody I can play golf.” He has a few thoughts on what he’ll need to do to make that happen — hit the fairways, avoid three-putts. “I can hold my own,” he said, referring to his drives. “I have been up at night visualizing my strategy what I’m going to do on every hole.” — The Associated Press
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in one victory of the Final Four. The Associated Press WACO — Ekpe Udoh plans Point guard Tweety Carter and to bypass his senior season at 7-foot center Josh Lomers were Baylor and enter the NBA draft. both seniors. LaceDarius Dunn, who was The 6-foot-10 power forward said he hasn’t decid- Baylor’s leading scorer as a jued on an agent, but does plan nior this season, hasn’t yet anto hire one and be available in nounced whether he will return the June draft. Early projections for his senior season or go pro. Udoh, who turns 23 next have Udoh being a possible a month, played two seasons at lottery pick. After the Bears’ season end- Michigan before transferring ed with a loss to eventual na- to Baylor. In 67 games at Michigan, tional champion Duke in the NCAA South Regional final, Udoh averaged 5.5 points and 3 . 4 re b o u n d s Udoh sat down while scoring at with coach Scott least 10 points Drew to discuss We came to the only nine times. the future. conclusion that I put He left a year af“We came to ter coach Tomthe conclusion myself in the best my Amaker dethat I put myposition possible to parted and then self in the best reach my dreams.” had to sit out the position possi2008-09 season, ble to reach my — Ekpe Udoh when the Woldreams,” Udoh said Tuesday. Baylor forward verines made it to the NCAA “My time here tournament and was great. It was Baylor advanced to the NIT fithe best time of my life.” “When you have a relation- nal at Madison Square Garden. Udoh, whose name is proship with your head coach that’s as strong as coach Drew and I, nounced EHP’-ay YOO’-doh, he was all in. When he was all had 16 double-doubles for Bayin, I was ready to go,” Udoh lor. He scored in double figures said. “I’m all in. I’m going to 26 games. His nickname came from a the NBA.” Udoh averaged 13.9 points practice at Baylor while he was and 9.8 rebounds a game this redshirting, when one of his season, his first at Baylor. Udoh, teammates said something about whose self-proclaimed nick- his dominating presence and name is “Nightmare,” set a Big Udoh responded, “I’m a night12 record with 133 blocked shots mare.” The nickname stuck. Udoh, the son of Nigerian imwhile helping the Bears reach an migrants who grew up in EdNCAA regional final. The season ended for Baylor mond, Okla., wore No. 13 for (28-8) with a 78-71 loss to Duke. the Bears — his middle name Udoh had 18 points, 10 rebounds, is Friday. He quickly became a fan fasix assists and five blocks in vorite at Baylor, where students that game. With Udoh’s departure, the started wearing horror film-inBears have three starters gone spired hockey masks during from the team that got with- home games.
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EXPRESS: Miller is backbone of team From page 7 treated,” Miller said. “The customer is the most important, and we do whatever it takes to be genuine. You can’t fake that because people pick up on it.” At The Dell Diamond, Miller does whatever he can to make fans feel like family. It’s what he believes in, and it’s what he believes has built the Express into one of the most successful minor-league baseball teams in the nation. And the numbers don’t lie. In the Express’ inaugural 2000 season, Miller — then vice president and general manager — and the front office staff helped break a 20-year-old AA attendance record by drawing in 660,110 fans and went on to break their own record for five consecutive seasons before becoming the Houston Astros’ AAA team. It’s no wonder that Round Rock’s ownership group, Ryan-Sanders Baseball, named Miller its chief operating officer and president in 2004. Don’t forget the slew of other awards and national recognition Miller’s received, like being named Executive of the Year by the Texas League in 2000 and by Sporting News in 2003. He was also awarded Baseball America’s Minor League Executive of the Year in 2005.
Family man When you walk into Miller’s office, it’s easy to expect the walls to be covered with personal accomplishments, awards or newspaper clippings highlighting his career. Instead, you see a collage of what is most important in Miller’s life — his family. “He’s very family-oriented,” former Express spokesman Avery Holton said. “If you get him talking about his kids, he won’t stop.” And next to all the photos of his wife and kids, Miller also has a picture taken with Nolan Ryan minutes before he took the mound at Arlington Stadium back in 1993, but it’s not that big of a deal. To Miller, Ryan might as well be part of the family. “My kids have grown up around Nolan their whole lives and nev-
er really realized how famous he was to everyone else,” Miller said. “They saw him as a friend.” Miller has truly come full circle since that picture. Once a young ball player who idolized Ryan’s dominance on the mound, he is now Ryan’s partner and was both Nolan Ryan’s and CEO Reid Ryan’s first choice for general manager back in 1998. Miller first met Nolan Ryan while working as the ticket manager for the Texas Rangers in 1989. On the days Ryan pitched, he would call Miller with a laundry list of names for tickets, and over the years, the two became good friends. But Miller’s love and passion for baseball didn’t start while working for the Rangers. You have to go back about 20 years to get to that. The Illinois native was a 5-yearold at Wrigley Field when Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks tapped him on the head and told him to keep coming to the ballpark. “I’m pretty boring in the fact that I have always wanted to be in baseball,” Miller said. “[Banks] helped mold [me] into loving baseball by his reaction to me, and we have a chance to do that every time there’s a game.”
From player to front office Miller played baseball in high school and throughout all four years at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he was All-State and All-Conference. When he wasn’t signed to play at the professional level, Miller earned his master’s degree in sports administration and business, and after sending out more than 130 cover letters, Miller finally landed one in Eugene, Ore., making a cool $500 a month. Now going into his 29th season in professional baseball, Miller is one of the top executives in the nation with a contact list that includes Ryan and Houston Astros legends Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. He’s even part of a program called Vocation Vacations, which lets people test-drive the job of their dreams by following mentors like Miller around for two days to see what they do and how they are successful. The last time Miller checked with Brian Kurth, the program’s founder, he was one of the most-requested people. “People come in because they think I have a lot of fun, and they leave knowing I have a lot of fun,” Miller said. “I love talking with young people, and I’m a firm believer in giving back because I have been so fortunate.” Whether it is his time, advice or accommodations for fans, he wants everyone who steps into the ballpark or meets him in town to know he cares. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the fans,” Miller said. “You’ve got to have passion for what you do, and the rest of it takes care of itself.”
Meet the Express Edwin Maysonet Second base
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t Lifetime Astros prospect Maysonet was drafted in the 19th round of the 2003 draft. Maysonet made his MLB debut in 2008 and appeared in seven games with the Astros. In 2009 he got called up three different times and hit .290 with a home run.
t Seattle Mariners third-round draftee in 1998. In June of 1999 he was traded to Detroit, where he eventually made his first MLB appearance in 2002 with a complete-game shutout of the Cleveland Indians for his only win in just five appearances.
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t Houston native Majewski was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the 1998 draft before making a slew of moves to the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Expos, Nationals, Reds, Phillies and finally Astros. Worth watching for his Rollie Fingersstyle mustache.
t Chacin signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1998 and made his MLB debut on September 20, 2004 against the New York Yankees. He got the win, giving up four hits in seven innings of work. Rocks trendy Rec Specs.
Chris Shelton First base t Bats/throws: R/R t Shelton’s professional debut was an inauspicious 0-2 outing during a Roy Halladay completegame shutout. After a fast start in 2006 with the Tigers that saw him post nine home runs in the first 13 games, he was sent back down to the minor leagues, where he bounced around AAA teams and the big leagues with the Rangers and Mariners.
Jason Castro Catcher t Bats/throws: L/R t First-round draft pick in 2008
of the Houston Astros (10th overall) out of Stanford. At Stanford, he was named the Cardinal’s MVP his junior year before he left school to go pro in 2008. In his three years at Stanford, Castrol had just 10 total errors, providing the Express with a sure thing behind home. Considered the Astros’ top prospect and is just 22.
Michael Garciaparra Shortstop t Bats/throws: R/R t The younger brother of formerplayer-turned-ESPN-analyst Nomar Garciaparra. Michael was selected by the Seattle Mariners No. 36 overall in the 2001 draft and spent last season with the Nashville Sound, where he batted .271 in 22 games.
Wesley Wright Pitcher t Bats/throws: R/L t Wright was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2003 draft before the Houston Astros drafted him in the 2007 rule-five draft. He made his MLB debut March 31, 2008, against the San Diego Padres. Has seen extended time with the major league club.
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never been on a team like this before in my life.” Texas’ 6-5 win Tuesday is the most recent addition to games won by players off the bench. Think back to the Big 12 opener against Nebraska, when the Longhorns were down to their final out with freshman Jordan Weymouth at the plate. He doubles down the line, Kevin Keyes follows with a walk and Cameron Rupp wins it with a walk-off home run to right field.
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chance, they are ready to play. Each of those is proof of that kind of thinking.” Apart from off-the-bench heroics, the Horns have made it a point to take better at bats and sustain rallies, as in Sunday’s 10-4 against Kansas. If you ask Garrido, it came down to two pitches — the full-count ball to Keyes that walked in a run and Lusson’s grand slam. “Two pitches changed the game,” Garrido said. “That’s how subtle this game is.”
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Or how about another example from Weymouth last Friday against Kansas? He rips a one-out triple in the bottom of the 11th. Two batters later, Connor Rowe’s replacement, Tim Maitland, who had zero hits in six at bats before that point, hit a deep fly ball to score Weymouth and win the game. “We’ve had great performances from players off the bench because while they are on the bench, they are in the game and supporting each other,” Garrido said. “When they get their
done one right after the other — kind of like a big game of ‘follow the leader,’” head coach Augie Garrido said. Except, for Texas to continue with its rally, it was more what Texas State didn’t do rather than what Kevin Lusson did at the plate. On a 2-2 count, Lusson popped a ball up into shallow right-center. Three Bobcat outfielders converged on the ball, but not one of them could come up with it. Right fielder Laurn Randall caught the ball initially, but he was unable to hold onto it because two of his fellow fielders ran into him. Texas State’s error brought home Shepherd, who had advanced to second base on a wild pitch earlier, and advanced Keyes to second. The error also set up Paul Montalbano — who came in during the
seventh to pinch hit for Connor Rowe — for his second go-ahead hit against Texas State this season. “That was a big error they made,” Montalbano said. “I thought they were going to catch the ball, and I thought we were going to have to win it in the ninth. But they ended up dropping it, and I got a chance to hit.” With a 2-0 count, two men on and two outs, Montalbano ripped a shot to left-center that Texas State’s Bret Atwood misread and watched soar over his head for a two-RBI triple to put Texas ahead, 6-5. “I was just trying to find a pitch to hit,” Montalbano said. “I got my pitch and swung at it and hit it. I was just happy it fell.” Texas’ come-from-behind win on Tuesday marked the fifth time in the past six games Texas has had to come from behind.
The Bobcats started the second inning with a hit batter and a single into right by Kyle Livingstone. Jeff McVaney’s single scored Kyle Kubitza and set up Andrew Stumph for a three-run home run to put Texas State up 4-0. After that four-run inning, Garrido spoke to the team in the dugout. “I talked to them about the fact that we want to play the game without being aware of what the scoreboard is saying,” Garrido said. “Take your own at bats. Be yourself. It’ll be good enough. And in the end, if we’re supposed to win the game, we will win the game, but let’s not beat ourselves.” Little by little, Texas did just that. Throughout the next five innings, Texas stayed confident and slowly chipped away at Texas State’s lead before Montalbano’s heroics.
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Artist plays at UT Initiative melds arts, education to raise awareness of human rights Singer on national tour to promote mission of Amnesty International
organization, which he plans to submit to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.� Tieff wrote and recorded a song to promote Amnesty International’s mission last year and sent it to the show’s producers. He received some positive feedback from the producers, but when he didn’t get on the show, he decided to do something bigger. “That’s what really sparked the idea for the tour,� Tieff said. “So by the time we make it to L.A., hopefully we’ll have a slot on the show.� Laura Olivier, marketing senior and Amnesty International UT chapter president, had never heard of Tieff before he sent her a message on Facebook asking to schedule a show on campus. But she said that any event to promote the organization is helpful. “There’s so many organizations to choose from at UT, so we only have between 10 and 15 regular members,� Olivier said. “But hopefully this will interest a few more people in our group.� Olivier also invited other human rights organizations across campus to participate in the event. Tieff played at Amnesty International’s annual convention in New Orleans last week and said he has had a positive reception at every stop along the tour.
By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff Singer-songwriter Dave Tieff used to listen to Bono and Bruce Springsteen, two of his music idols, promote Amnesty International during their concerts and on the radio. More than 20 years later, Tieff’s songs are featured on the human rights organization’s music Web site — along with U2’s. Tieff, a musician based in Maryland, made a stop in front of the UT Tower on Tuesday as part of his cross-country tour from New York to Los Angeles to promote Amnesty International. Members of the UT chapter handed out fliers stating the organization’s mission while he played both original and cover songs. “When I first started researching Amnesty, I didn’t realize how into it I would be,� Tieff said. “But it turns out human rights issues are something that I’m really passionate about, particularly women’s rights and the treatment of Native Americans.� At each stop along the tour, Tieff and local chapter members film a short video promoting the
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Singer-songwriter Dave Tieff performs on the Main Mall to help create awareness of human rights issues on Tuesday. day, month day, 2008
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Meria Carstarphen, the Austin Independent School District superintendent, asks for questions from audience members at a lecture in the Co-op Fine Arts Student Center. Her speech was the first of the College of Fine Arts’ new arts-education talk series.
AISD superintendent kicks off speaker series, focuses on teaching arts By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff As part of an initiative from the College of Fine Arts to further integrate fine arts into education, the first arts-education talk series began Tuesday evening. The new series is a step toward fulfilling Dean Douglas Dempster’s commitment to training fine arts students who want to teach in public schools, said Hunter March, associate dean for arts education. It will allow UT fine arts students to interact with prominent leaders in education, he added. Austin Independent School District1 superintendent Meria Carstarphen was the first speaker of the series, and she discussed
her own teaching experiences, her vision for fine arts and the rewards of teaching. As an African-American growing up in Selma, Ala., in the 1980s, Carstarphen said the city still endures issues of racism and pov-
“The arts opened a world of opportunities that I would have never had and allowed me to get through living in a complicated community,� Carstarphen said. “I learned that I should take all of my blessings and ex-
“Carstarphen demonstrated today that she has a strong commitment and believes in the arts. She cited various studies that showed the important contributions of music, visual arts, theater and dance,� March said. “I think the students were very receptive to her, and we hope this is the first of many of these sessions and that students’ enI learned that I should take all of my blessings and thusiasm will spread so our attendance increases while other experiences and share them with young people.� speakers will come in.� Kenneth Hale, senior associ— Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent ate dean for academic affairs of the college, said it is the school’s goal to let people know how important arts education is. “Each unit has its own artserty rooted in the past. She said periences and share them with education initiative, but this is that through a stable household young people.� the first time the college has apthat enforced education and exCarstarphen said she believes pointed someone to oversee all ploring extracurricular activities that through the fine arts, such of the arts,� Hale said. “We want in fine arts, many opportunities as dance, art, theater and mu- to inspire our students who are opened up for her throughout sic, students are more likely to learning how to be teachers her secondary- and higher-edu- stay in school and perform better and allow them to benefit from cation careers. in classes. our resources.�
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challenges to small companies From page 12 young, optimistic and didn’t realize that spending too much time on an unimportant section of the game burned head-count costs that were unsustainable. As an industry, we have grown wiser, leaner and sharper. We have, and still are, changing our management methodologies and learning from our previous mistakes.� However, learning lessons and increasing profits haven’t been enough to keep many game companies afloat in the current economy. Employees have become contractors, and many hopeful graduates remain unemployed. Amy Goldenburg, the Austin chapter coordinator of the association, explained the root of these issues. “The unfortunate loss of big studios like Midway [is] part of
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the problem,� Goldenburg said. “Because of the overall economic climate, investors are hesitant in most industries. Since we already lack investor presence, this is especially hard-hitting for smaller companies to get starting funds.� The question, then, is how long will it be until there is a full recovery? “Full recovery depends on so many factors. It is hard to pinpoint an exact time frame. Right now, there are some people who are giving it a go with their own companies. Within a year, about half will fail, and the other half will still be here,� Bullard said. “Some projects are getting ready to ship at the end of the year, which can frequently mean layoffs or contracts ending. I’d say we won’t even know the answer to the question until
after Christmas.� Yet the future is looking healthy with large studios remaining stable and new projects starting up. “There are a lot of people pushing hard to bring more industry into the area, and we do have several new, large companies located in Austin,� Bullard said. “Bioware, Blizzard and Sony all have studios here that seem perfectly stable and employ lots of people. I know of four new projects starting up at different studios, and those jobs are being filled.� The one thing Austin developers can depend on in this economy is that when Rockstar Game’s “Red Dead Redemption� trailer plays before “Iron Man 2� this summer, families are going to consider how much more value they can get from a video game than a movie.
STROKES: Front
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From page 12 solo thing, and I kind of went back to my roots, doing everything myself,� Casablancas said. “The solo stuff, weirdly enough, is closer to the first Strokes record than the new Strokes record. I had the opportunity to do this, and I wanted to try different things — bigger sounds and polyrhythmic beats.� He said that although he keeps himself busy to keep his sanity while on tour — reading a “cool translation� of the Bible and [Hermann Hesse’s] “Siddhartha,� and listening to “slow, funky, sexy� Turkish soul music — he’s excited to come to Austin tonight. “Texas is good country, man. I know not to mess with it,� he said with a laugh, referencing the popular “Don’t Mess with Texas� motto. “And I keep the Alamo fresh in my memory all the time.�
CONSENT: Alcohol indulgence perpetuates ‘rape culture’ From page 12 intellectually dishonest to say that any questioning of claims of ‘rape’ originating at parties on college campuses is always ‘blaming the victim.’� In my original article, I wrote that Knepper’s diatribe against the realities of date rape was styled according to a popular ideology that “sex is something men [think they] should be able to take.� Obviously, my friend saw things much differently. “[Knepper] seems to be expressing frustration with his perception, one that is shared by many, that some women are able to clear their consciences after a drunken encounter by accusing a guy of rape when, in fact, some sort of drunken consent probably did occur,� he wrote. “But after the accusation, the issue comes down to a ‘he-saidshe-said’ battle that the woman is most likely going to win absent some hard evidence to the contrary (i.e. a sext/iPhone video/surveillance tape/etc.).� But here is where I must respectfully disagree: The supposition that women are more likely to win the “he-said-she-said� courtroom battles over date rape cases is patently false. First of all, date rape is one of the least likely forms of sexual assault ever to be reported to police. Sixty percent of rapes are never reported to police, according to a 2005 study by the U.S. Department of Justice. The same study also notes that even if a rape is reported to police, there is still only a 50-percent chance that an arrest will be made. Secondly, even reported sexual assaults and rapes are difficult to prosecute. This is especially true in the college context, primarily because college and university legal branches are unenthusiastic, to say the least, about acknowledging the existence of forced sexual contact on their campuses. This phenomenon has been well-covered elsewhere, especially by Washington Post columnist Jaclyn Friedman in her March 14 article, “To Combat Rape on Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet.� Thirdly, and most importantly, the media’s insatiable appetite for false rape allegations has skewed the public’s (and my friend’s) understanding of the prevalence of false allegations. This is not to say that false rape allegations don’t happen, because they do. But arguing against the polemic that date rape is heinous and happening at a high rate — with the convenient theory that date rape is an excuse women use to effectively erase a regretted sexual experience — is a gross misstep in the rape discourse. “[We] launch into these arguments before we have any actual idea whether a particular person has raped another person,� wrote Amanda Hess, author of The Sexist blog, in a Sept. 17 post on the publicly sensationalized story of a Hofstra University freshman who recanted the rape allegations of five men, including a fellow student. “In most cases, we will never know,� Hess wrote. “What we do know, all the time, is that rape is a problem, and false rape accusations are a problem. The meaningless squabbles between the two camps tend to
overlook the fact that people it is available, it is grossly taken concerned about rape and peo- advantage of — and situations ple concerned about fake rape promoting excessive drinking accusations are both fighting almost invariably encourage or against the same at least precipithing: rape cultate sexual conture.� tact between Rape culture is partygoers. a huge topic and Not surprisone that has been The media’s insatiable ingly, statistics appetite for false thoroughly dishave continually sected by many proven that acrape allegations has better-equipped quaintance and skewed the public’s writers, but what date rapes on understanding of the college campusremains alarming to me are the es are most likeprevalence of false ways in which ly to occur when allegations. rape-culture idethe perpetrator ology combines has been drinkwith alcohol ing — even more consumption. likely than when As my friend stated earlier, the victim has been drinking. young people drink excessively Approximately 74 percent of — probably because it is illegal prosecuted perpetrators of colfor them to consume it, so when lege rape were intoxicated at the
time of the event while only 55 percent of victims were reported to be intoxicated, according to “Correlates of Rape while Intoxicated in a National Sample of College Women,� a 2004 study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Perhaps the meta-issue here is not the factuality or legality of date rape but rather the alarming prevalence of alcohol as a social mediator. When coupled with an accepted ideology that sex shouldn’t be overtly discussed, rape culture and the dregs of our country’s Puritan history combine, and it can only be expected that we find ourselves in ideological warfare over the jargon of consent while the statistic remains that one in four women will experience a rape or an attempted rape in their lifetime.
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Bret Michaels is recovering from an emergency appendectomy at a Texas hospital. NEW YORK — Bret Michaels is recovering from an emergency appendectomy at a Texas hospital. The 47-year-old rocker’s Web site says Michaels was urged to go to the hospital as he was preparing to take the stage in San Antonio on Sunday night. He had been having severe stomach pains all day “and what
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ALCOHOL & RAPE
By Mary Lingwall Daily Texan Staff
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fter last week’s “Hump Day” on date rape, I received a substantial amount of constructive criticism from friends and fellow students. In light of the quality of the counterarguments raised in response to the article, it has become increasingly appropriate to revisit the issue in print. When American University sophomore Alex Knepper asserted that “it’s not clear enough to merely speak of consent” when discussing date rape on university campuses in his March 28 column in the AU newspaper, I responded with equally (though opposite) ideological rhetoric. “The problem with the argument between those that subscribe to Mr. Knepper ’s mindset and those that subscribe to yours is that the former refuse to acknowledge that ‘too drunk to consent’ ex-
ists, and the latter refuse to acknowledge that sometimes women who consent to sex later claim it was rape,” my friend wrote. “Rather than vilifying both sides as ‘misogynists’ [and] ‘man-haters’ [respectively], we should educate everyone on what consent actually is.” According to the Texas penal code’s definitions of “consent” and “effective consent” (found in Section 1.07), consent is never effective if “given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease
or defect, or intoxication is known by the actor [of the alleged offense] to be unable to make reasonable decisions.” This definition of consent can be applied to the penal code’s sexual assault statute, which states that contact with a person’s sexual organs without the person’s “consent” is a criminal offense. Therefore, sexual contact with a person who is intoxicated is rape — which is criminally prosecuted as “sexual assault” — according to the Texas penal code. But I think we all can attest
to the fact that things are not so clear in practice. “High-school- and college-aged people drink to excess and have drunken sex before/during/after parties all the time,” another of my friends wrote. “It’s the whole reason those parties exist,” he continued. “This never obviates culpability for having sex with someone that doesn’t consent. However, in light of the nature of these parties, it is
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Top iPhone tasks prove there really is ‘an app for that’ By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff Since Facebook and Twitter apps aren’t as useful as they are distracting, perhaps you’d appreciate some suggestions for the most beneficial free apps a college student can have in his or her pocket. These are quite simply the five most practical ways to make your life easier or, at the very least, convince yourself that your iPhone was worth its price.
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Digg.com is a news feed that compiles popular stories, pictures and videos that are submitted, ranked and commented on by users. As you might imagine, the Digg app lets you peruse the site on the go. Browsing the Internet for news and random amusements on your phone can be troublesome, so it’s great to have the most vital — and occasionally not-at-all vital — information organized in one place. In two presses of a button, you can use Digg’s awesome power to browse random animal photos or to read up on the latest scientific discoveries. The choice is yours.
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It’s not uncommon to take class notes on a laptop. It’s also not uncommon to print out or e-mail yourself notes. Dropbox offers 2 GB of free space so you can place all your documents and pictures on a remote server that can be accessed from anywhere, including your iPhone. Being able to simply pull up an app and scroll through all your notes before a test is the sort of convenience and simplicity you want from an expensive piece of technology.
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The problem with having an all-in-one media device is that it’s hard to decide how much music you want to fill it with. Depending on how finicky you are, the Pandora app has the answer for you: none. Pandora offers a free streaming music service that creates a “radio station” for you based on either an artist or genre. It’s not perfect, however. For one thing, it only allows you to skip songs a set number of times before it locks your station. Also, there is no way to replay a song or even pick one. For someone who already has their music collection on their iPod, Pandora should offer enough music for your iPhone.
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Yelp
One of the best things about the iPhone is its functionality as a GPS device. It can lead you back to your house when you’re drunk and lost on Sixth Street, and it can lead you to the cheapest, tastiest taco joint on the way home. And it’s all thanks to Yelp, a site-turned-app that lets users rate and rank restaurants, bars and many other establishments in your neighborhood.
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Yo u m i g h t n o t b e smarter than your professor, but Wikipedia is. Wikipanion is an excellent way to cross-reference material discussed during class to make sure your professor got all his or her dates right. Just don’t be that person who raises his or her hand and pauses to look at the screen before giving an answer.
Strokes singer shows solo swagger
Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff
Jennifer Bullard volunteers as the affiliate liaison within Austin’s chapter of the Independent Game Developers Association. Bullard works with game developers by helping them promote their products among one another and throughout the community.
Video game industry levels up in Austin Success of entertainment studios gives rise to jobs, government investment Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a five-part series that focuses on Austin’s video game industry: the history, the creators, the fans and the culture that surrounds it. By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff When James Cameron’s “Avatar” sales rose at the box office, its race against the $1.8 billion success of “Titanic” piqued public interest. But, the focus really should have been on the $2 billion gross for “Guitar Hero 3.” The game industry is becoming one of the largest industries worldwide with Austin at the forefront of its growth. “One of the great things about Austin is that there are enough developers that if you lose a job at developer ‘x,’ you can walk across the street to ‘y.’ If we’re not hiring, they are,” Warren Spector said at a SXSW Interactive discussion a few weeks ago. Spector is the revered game designer currently overseeing “Epic Mickey” at
Junction Point Studios. Many game designers came to Austin in the early ’90s seeking a job at Origin Systems, the now-defunct developer of the popular “Ultima” and “Wing Commander” series. Like Spector, many ex-Origin employees stayed in Austin to establish their own studios, such as Arkane Studios, Total Immersion Software and Junction Point Studios. Fast-forward a decade later: Austin is home to many branches of larger game studios like BioWare Austin, smaller independent studios like Twisted Pixel Games and iPhone game developers consisting of one to three people, such as Semi Secret Software. Local government isn’t a stranger to the industry’s success. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Texas — predominantly Austin — has the third-largest concentration of video game companies in the U.S. The Texas Film Commission has taken an active part in nurturing and expanding the industry in Austin with tax incentives and exemptions for several game developers. Jim Butler, manager of the city’s creative industries
development, is spending more and more time these days helping create and retain jobs for local game developers. “One thing that the city is doing, in conjunction with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, is actively recruiting publishers to Austin with the goal being that publishers are more likely to have longer life spans than developers,” he said, citing Disney Interactive Studios and Electronic Arts as two recent additions. Although the city supports the game industry, developers and gaming enthusiasts contribute to local game business and culture in a more intimate way. The Austin chapter of the International Game Developers Association has helped facilitate communication and relationships between developers since the days of Origin Systems. Jennifer Bullard, affiliate liaison for the Austin chapter, looked back at those earlier days with a critical eye. “Many early game developers didn’t know a thing about business,” Bullard said. “They were
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By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff After a few seconds on “Is This It,” the first song on The Strokes’ 2001 debut album of the same name, a swirl of bubbling synthesizers devolves into Julian Casablancas voicing his world-weary discontent: “Can’t you see I’m trying? I don’t even like it.” Some things, it seems, never change. The front man’s penchant for old-school rock ‘n’ roll swagger and his incredibly tortured voice drew listeners in nearly a decade ago. Now, with three full-length albums by The Strokes behind his back and his latest solo album, Phrazes for the Young, the 31-year-old isn’t slowing down any time soon. The swirling arpeggios on “Is This It” may have been a precursor to Casablancas’ album, which is mostly a smattering of drum machines, up-tempo synthesizers and danceable riffs that contrast sharply with The Strokes’ tightly-woven indie rock. Casablancas, who is playing tonight at La Zona Rosa, has said that the band went on hiatus after the release of its last album in 2006 because of differences between the band members that could only be hashed out with time apart. Since then, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has released two critically acclaimed solo albums and drummer Fab Moretti joined forces with Binki Shapiro in the band Little Joy. But Casablancas insists that his solo album wasn’t the result of his bandmates’ ventures. “It wasn’t a direct result. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, you’re going solo? I wanna go solo,’” Casablancas said in an interview with the Texan. “It was more like we tried to share everything equally — song writing and that sort of thing — and when we couldn’t anymore, they would work on their own stuff. It was like, at that point, I felt like I should be working on something as well.” A heavy touring schedule and three full-length albums in just five years took their toll on Casablancas and his bandmates. But since the band went on hiatus, things have been looking up. The Strokes recently announced that they are about to begin recording songs for their much-anticipated fourth full-length al-
bum and are headlining Lollapalooza this summer. “I really don’t know, actually,” Casablancas said with genuine concern, speaking from a restaurant in Houston. “I don’t know what’ll be different with The Strokes, really. I hope things will be different, but I can’t say I have some sort of desire or hope.” Casablancas sounded not like the tragically cool front man of the world’s biggest indie band but rather like the guarded-yet-optimistic man who has just married his longtime assistant tour manager and recently became a father to a son named Cal. Though he said these major life changes have not altered his perspective on making
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music just yet, he asserted that he wanted to break away from The Strokes with his solo work and return to his roots. “[The solo project] wasn’t an afterthought. I pulled back quite a bit, and people were doing the
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Julian Casablancas will play at La Zona Rosa tonight. He told The Daily Texan that Texas is “good country” and that he always keeps the Alamo fresh in his memory.