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Longhorns play UT Pan America at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $5$12.

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University investment in gold has huge payoffs By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff

Gold and green may not be UT’s colors, but the University may be seeing more of both. Beginning in September 2009, the University of Texas Investment Management Company spent $767 million over 19 months on

gold bullion, which is now worth almost $1 billion, said Bruce Zimmerman, the nonprofit investment corporation’s president. Gold reached an all-time high price of almost $1,490 an ounce this month. The $767 million came from the Permanent University Fund endowment which UTIMCO manages on behalf of the Uni-

versity of Texas and Texas A&M systems.

Zimmerman said the corporation manages a portfolio worth $25 billion. The endowment is made up of profits from leases on much of the 2.1 million acres of Texas land set aside to fund a public university. With almost 19 metric tons of gold, UTIMCO would rank 55th in the world among

countries’ gold reserves, behind Morocco, which has 22 metric tons. The U.S. has the largest reserves with 8,133 metric tons. The UT System receives two thirds of returns on UTIMCO’s investments of the endowment and the A&M System receives one

Colleges plan 2013 launch of video game design classes

‘Devotion and Doubt’ Pakistani radio broadcaster Abul Hasan Naghmi hosts a talk discussing Urdu poetry at WCH 4.118 in the Meyerson Conference Room at 6 p.m.

‘An Inconvenient Tax’

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This documentary which shows America’s “fundamentally broken tax code” will be shown at the Blanton Museum Theatre at 6:30 p.m. There will be a panel discussion following the film from some faculty in the accounting and law departments.

The Austin Police Department is teaming up with the Austin Fire Department to send representatives to the homeless camps to explain the open flame policy and dangers of campfires in the current

Austin, known as one of the primary hubs of the video game industry, may soon find the next generation of game artists, designers and programmers studying within the walls of UT this fall. Bruce Porter, chair of the computer science department, sent an email to computer science students this week announcing a new game design curriculum at UT. The game development program is a collaborative effort between the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Fine Arts and the College of Communication, each of which will be offering their own courses in game design. In spring 2013, UT will offer its first Game Development Capstone Project class, which will gather students from each of the three schools in a team effort to create their own video games. Although colleges have offered game development classes in the past, Porter said the goal of the game development program is to offer those classes consistently and introduce new classes, all in an effort to prepare students for the Capstone Project class, which will be taught by guest lecturers from local game developers.

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‘Plastic People of the Universe’ This Czech Film based on the performing group “The Plastic People” who were banned from the Czechoslovakian government will be shown in the GRG 102 at 7 p.m.

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Today in history In 1943 Dr. Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, takes LSD for the first time after synthesizing it in 1938 to determine its effect. The day is also known as Bicycle Day.

Campus watch Mommy?

Mike Warren, a 48-year-old program analyst, rummages through the burnt remains of his house that was destroyed in the South Austin fire yesterday in the Oak Hill neighborhood. Warren had lived in the house since 1995.

Oak Hill fire prompts safety program By Amy Thornton Daily Texan Staff

The South Austin fire that damaged 100 acres of land and nearly destroyed 11 homes Sunday afternoon sparked a citywide crackdown on the burn ban in effect in

Travis County. The fire started when Michael Weathers, a 60-year-old homeless man, left hot coals unattended at his campsite near U.S. Highway 290 and Convict Hill. Weathers has been charged with arson, a state felony, and is in the Travis

County Jail on $50,000 bail. “The fire brings to light the real dangers of open fire, and the realization that the homeless population are not as connected to media and messages about fire as the rest of our citizens,” said APD Commander Stephen Deaton.

400 block E. 20th Street A UT Police Officer heard a nonUT subject yelling for help. The subject was located half way up a tall pine tree yelling he was being chased by three pit bulls and a subject in a boat. During the investigation, the officer drove the subject home and released him into the care of his mother.

Statistics show growth in health care professions By Huma Munir Daily Texan Staff

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tually grew into one of the largest independent production companies in the world. He currently works in the investment sector and founded BP Capital, an energy investment corporation.

Students can look forward to an influx of job opportunities in health care professions and some information technology and business fields, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2018, more than a million jobs will be available to students graduating with degrees in biomedical engineering, health care aid professions, information technology and accounting analysts, according to bureau statistics. Dr. Arthur Garson, senior vice president for health policy and health systems at UT Health Science Center at Houston, said he noticed two kinds of health care jobs on the list. Some jobs are highly professional, such as medical researchers and doctors, while others require certification and training, such as medical assistants and athletic trainers. He said all health care professionals are needed to meet the medical needs of an aging population, especially baby boomers. According to UT Health Fact

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Quote to note “While we have great respect for [mash-up artist’s] art form, it is technically distinct from what [DJ’s] do. The only thing I spin is the platter in my hard drive.” — Nick Carneiro Mash-up artist LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10

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T. Boone Pickens, financier and chairman of BP Capital Management, spoke about his life and ambitions to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil at the Hogg Auditorium on Monday afternoon.

Oil tycoon discusses alternative fuels By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff

Although Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens made his fortune in the oil industry, he pushed for the use of alternative energy sources at an on-campus lecture

Monday. More than 1,000 students and community members attended the semester’s final event of the McCombs VIP Distinguished Speakers Series. The oil tycoon started Mesa Petroleum in 1956, which even-

UT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FASTEST GROWING PROGRAMS Business administration: Undergraduate — Full time 3,876 Part time 167 Graduate — FT 1,048 PT 229 Engineering: Undergraduate — FT 5196 PT 387 Graduate — FT 1,777 PT 302 Information: Undergraduate data not available Graduate — FT 221 PT 77 Natural sciences: Undergraduate — FT 8216 PT: 843 Graduate — FT 1,263 PT 104 Nursing: Undergraduate — FT 712 PT 65 Graduate — FT 226 PT 79 Pharmacy: Undergraduate data not available Graduate — FT 535 PT 45 Source: UT Statistical Handbook. All data is for the year 2010

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in the future. “In the professional arena, government funding for research overall is at risk,” Garson said. Biomedical engineering junior Nishant Mehta said he is researching ways to develop methods to combat tumors. He said if the research funding is eliminated, it will have a global impact on the scientific and medical community. “The research is global in a sense because most of the new discover-

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“I expect that more students will go into the industry as we develop this program,” Porter said. “And as more industry moves to Austin, those two will feed into each other.” The project has been developed during the past 18 months with help from the program’s advisory board, which includes staff members of local industry developers such as Zynga (“Farmville”) and Ricochet Labs (“Qrank”), he said. The College of Communication’s radio-television-film program has offered 3-D animation and digital media classes in the past, but associate RTF professor Andrew Shea said he hopes to see a broader focus on game design this fall. “We started over the last couple years to offer a series of classes in digital arts, and this seems the logical step to take, given the interest in the industry and our student body,” Shea said. The Electronic Game Developers Society, a UT student organization that designs games collectively, was surprised by the announce-

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ment of the new program. “We heard for a long time that UT wasn’t having it,” said EGaDs president Andrew Pish. “Even [UT alumnus and influential game designer] Richard Garriott pitched to Bill Powers, but he never did anything. So it’s kind of surprising and out of the blue, but at the same time it’s great to have academic opportunities.” Pish said that the hardest thing of being a member of the group is finding the time between classes and homework to design games. The prospect of being able to combine his school work with his passion, game design, has him interested in the new program, he said. “I think a lot of the spirit of this is about collaboration with natural sciences and fine arts,” Shea said. “It’s about bringing together the different units on campus, which is a big part of the current entertainment world. It’s a big part of social media and people’s lives today. It’s something that our Texas students are interested in.”

ies come from academia,” Mehta said. Business and accounting fields will also grow in the coming years, according to the list. More than 300 students graduate every year from the Master in Professional Accounting program at UT, said accounting Director James Franklin. The rigor of research and teaching quality at UT makes it possible for students to get the right kind of training necessary to achieve suc-

third. UT-Austin received almost $167 million during the 2010-11 fiscal year from the endowment, which has made up 7 to 9 percent of the University’s total budget over the past decade. Zimmerman said the gold investment is a protection against the rest of the corporation’s investments in stocks and bonds. “We are hedging against the devaluation of currencies such as the dollar, euro and yen because of the monetary and fiscal stimulus that has taken place,” Zimmerman said. He said while monetary policies could impact inflation, the value of gold will vary independently. “Historically, gold has behaved as, and been believed to be, an index against which currencies are measured,” Zimmerman said. Kyle Bass, a UTIMCO board of directors member and managing partner of Hayman Capital Management in Dallas, successfully hedged against the subprime mortgage collapse in 2008 and helped with the investment.

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The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies announced that donations matched $6 million grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation to continue providing a multi-disciplinary Jewish Studies curriculum for students. The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation donated $6 million to create the center in 2006. Donations from University alumni and the Beaumont-based Gale Foundation matched the initial $6 million last week, center officials announced. “The grant means a lot to the Center for Jewish Studies, but it also means a lot to the University,” said the center’s director Robert Abzug. “We do things that benefit and interest those who are interested in culture, literature and history.” When the center opened in fall 2007, it aimed to be a comprehensive center for Jewish studies that explores religion, philosophy, literature and history. Since it began, it has put on programs, lectures and concerts for the community, in addition to showing films from the Austin Jewish Film Festival and introducing courses on Israeli history. The additional funds mean the center can bring more cultural events to campus, aid in library acquisition and hire five or six new professors, Abzug said. The new professors could be linked to another department such as history, English or the performing arts. — Amy Thornton

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cess after college, he said. “Students have to have a solid understanding of accounting principles and the ability to examine books and records to determine if something is accurate,” Franklin said. Most accounting jobs will be geared toward investigating documents and compliance reports to see if they meet the requirements set by law, according to the bureau statistics.

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combustible conditions. “It’s an educational measure, not enforcement or an attack on the homeless,” Deaton said. “We are trying to protect both homes and the homeless who live in the thick, wooded areas.” Austin has approximately 40 transient camps that use campfires for food preparation and as a heat source. Deaton said because temperatures are increasing, transients should not have to use fires to produce heat. “Homeless people are very aware of the dangers of starting a fire, but they can’t anticipate how windy and humid it is going to be,” said David Gomez, program manager for ACCESS and SafeHaven. “It’s not like Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff they’re lighting a fire to play around. They need to know and have a plan Fire crews inspect a wooded area near the Oak Hill neighborhood that was burned during yesterday’s for how to deal with the issue of fire.” South Austin fire.

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Senior finance lecturer Sandy Leeds said since only about 5 percent of UTIMCO’s investments are in gold, they would probably be happier if the gold investments don’t do as well and rest of their portfolio remains strong. He said with high inflation around the world and increasing domestic uncertainty illustrated by the recent struggle over cutting a small portion of the federal budget, investing in gold separates the company’s portfolio from some volatility. “The financial logic behind investing in gold is it’s considered to be an asset not correlated with many of the other assets UTIMCO holds, like stocks and bonds,” Leeds said. He also said the recent negative outlook Standard & Poor’s gave the U.S. credit rating shows some of the economic uncertainty, which could drive interest in gold. He said the negative outlook means the U.S. will likely drop from its current “triple A” rating, which is the highest rating given by Standard & Poor’s.

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Pickens has a net worth of $1.4 billion, and Forbes ranked him as the 880th richest person in world. He has been a major contributor to Texas politics by donating more than $5 million to political campaigns, most of which went to special interest groups. McComb’s Dean Thomas Gilligan interviewed Pickens, who answered questions ranging from his childhood to the importance of domestic energy sources. During the discussion, he revealed the best advice he ever received, courtesy of his grandmother. “She once said ‘Sonny, someday everybody has to sit on their own bottom,’” Pickens said. “At first, I didn’t know what this meant. But this has come back very clearly for me. It means that nobody can do things for you, you have to do things for yourself.” When asked what caused him to stand out among his peers, Pickens said his work ethic was vital in his success. His first job was a paper route, earning a cent for every paper he sold. “Work ethic is number one,” Pickens said. “My work ethic, which came from my mother’s side, made the difference in my career.” Pickens said he is passionate

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about improving the United State’s usage of energy resources and utilizing oil alternatives. He released “The Pickens Plan” in 2008, a proposal to update U.S. energy resource usage. The proposal encourages the U.S. to ween itself off its dependence on foreign oil. The U.S. imports 13 million barrels of oil every day, Pickens said. “We have to use our own resources, that’s what I want to change,” he said. Business freshman Ricky Quach was inspired by Pickens’ values and strength of character. “I really enjoyed how he spoke about the importance of the values he learned when he was younger,” Quach said. “It’s amazing that what he learned from his parents and grandmother still affects him today.” Michael Walsh, vice president of marketing and social media at AtticDr.com, an energy efficiency upgrade company located in Austin, was not as impressed by Pickens’ talk. “I think his talk was kind of folksy,” Walsh said. “I was expecting a lot more substance, maybe charts and graphs. I was hoping for more specific information about renewable initiatives and energy efficiency as part of the equation.”

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Sixty deadly twisters hit, destroy homes in North Carolina area By Brock Vergakis & Mitch Weiss The Associated Press

COLERAIN, N.C. — They aren’t used to tornadoes in North Carolina, let alone 60 of them. When a deadly storm system that had already unleashed twisters across the South was about to arrive, residents were out doing yard work, making plans for the Easter holiday or gazing at the darkening skies. Over four hours, they learned that a hurricane is not the only force of nature that can strike their state. “The sky looks funny,” Jean Burkett recalled saying, as she looked out of her window around dinner time on Saturday night. Staring out her window, she saw a large tornado approaching her neighborhood in hardest-hit Bertie County. It would largely leave her home untouched, but demolished nearby

houses and killed 11 people, Burkett’s longtime friend among them. At least 21 people died across the state, more than 130 were seriously injured and more than 800 homes were destroyed or damaged. At least 45 died across the South. The conditions that created the deadly weather systems may appear once or twice a year in the tornadoprone Great Plains, but almost never in North Carolina. “Saturday’s event will go down in history in North Carolina,” said Matthew Parker, an associate professor of atmospheric science at North Carolina State University. The twister whipped through crowded neighborhoods, felling trees, smashing crypts in a downtown cemetery and causing so much damage to Shaw University that the school canceled the remaining two weeks of its spring semester.

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An Afghan soldier holds his heavy arm as he controls the area near the gate of Defense Ministry in Kabul on Monday. An alleged Taliban sleeper agent opened fire Monday inside the Defense Ministry, killing at least two soldiers before he was gunned down in the third deadly breach of security in Afghanistan in less than a week.

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A man inspects damage to his sister’s car in Askewville, N.C., on Sunday after a tornado ravaged the area.

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban militant opened fire inside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Monday, killing two Afghan soldiers in the latest daring attack inside a government or military installation. The Taliban said one of their agents who was also an army officer planned the attack to coincide with a visit of the French defense

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Afghan security forces. The ferocity of the Taliban’s spring offensive will help determine whether the surge of more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama announced in December 2009 succeeded in arresting the insurgency. The string of attacks since Friday shows that while the insurgents have suffered setbacks in their southern strongholds, they still have a slate of militants willing to take on deadly missions.

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Tuition antifreeze This week, students across campus will log on to the UT website to register for classes. Inevitably, some students, despite a slew of email reminders, will forget to pay for their classes and will subsequently be dropped from them and forced to re-register. However, for some students, that drop may not be the result of absent-mindedness next year. Given the current state budget cuts, there is a high likelihood that the Board of Regents will seek to raise tuition for the 2012-13 academic year. Meanwhile, some members of the Legislature are trying to preemptively prevent such an increase. For example, HB 459, proposed by Rep. James White, R-Woodville, would freeze tuition at public institutions at current rates for the next two academic years. Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, proposed a similar bill, HB 261, that would freeze tuition for the next four years. Public institutions of higher education across the state are facing massive cuts from state funding; UT has already begun to experience some of the effects. Meanwhile, the cost of higher education continues to rise. UT’s current cost of tuition and fees for the 2010-11 school year is $4,778.25 for Texas residents taking 12 or more hours, a 3.95-percent increase from last year. Without a tuition freeze, the average cost will increase to about $4,969.42 for the 2011-12 school year. While students would immediately benefit from the passage of this legislation in the face of rising tuition costs, the quality of higher education would be diminished in the long run. As a result, future students — those currently in middle school or high school — would suffer from an immediate tuition freeze as proposed by the two bills. “I know that this will place a lot pressure on universities to maintain their quality of education without depending on money from increased tuition, but it’s the same pressure that families and businesses across Texas are currently feeling,” Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, author of HB 1515, which would freeze tuition for four years, said in a statement to The Daily Texan. A tuition freeze would certainly place tremendous pressure on universities to maintain quality, a task that would be impossible with decreasing funding from the state and without additional revenue from increased tuition, which together compose about 40 percent of UT’s budget. Universities would undoubtedly be forced to minimize faculty and staff and reduce academic programs and areas, leading to increased class sizes, fewer course offerings and an overall decrease in quality of education. In fact, a four-year tuition freeze could cost the University $230 million in potential revenue, assuming UT would have raised tuition 3.95 percent each of the four years as it did for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years, Mary Knight, associate vice president of UT’s budget office, told the Texan in March. This is a significant number, particularly when the University is already projecting an $80- to $100-million cut to its budget for the 2012-13 biennium. Reducing the burdensome cost of higher education for students is an important goal, but a tuition freeze would be catastrophic for higher education. Rather than propose a tuition freeze, legislators should opt to preserve funding for universities as much as possible to help students and the state in the long run. A slight increase in revenue dispersed among Texas’ 25 million citizens would present a minute burden compared to the burden of the rising costs of higher education on college students. Legislators interested in helping students can still alleviate the strain by taking another look at the House’s budget proposal, HB 1, which cuts funding for higher education by millions. — Viviana Aldous for the editorial board

Natural gas, air and water By emily grubert Daily Texan Columnist

Texas and national lawmakers continue to address issues related to energy, water and air pollution, with particular attention to natural gas and hydraulic fracturing. However, energy bills are not the priority in either the Texas or the national legislature: Both are preoccupied by budgetary and other issues. Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas remains a contentious issue because of potential impacts to air, land and water systems. Briefly, hydraulic fracturing is a technique whereby natural gas producers inject large volumes of water with some chemical additives underground to access difficult-toreach natural gas. Most wells are hydraulically fractured, and the practice is decades old, but recent practice has involved much larger fluid volumes in more populated areas than has historically been true. Water and land systems can be contaminated when wells are poorly constructed or when fluids leak or are improperly disposed at the surface. During the past two weeks, a lot of attention has also been focused on natural gas (methane) emissions that occur when large volume hydraulic fracturing jobs are completed. A Cornell study by Robert Howarth, Renee Santoro and Anthony Ingraffea claims that shale gas might actually be more greenhouse gas intensive than coal because of methane leaks. (Shale gas accounts for about 15 percent of the United States’ natural gas supply right now, but this is expected to increase to about 45 percent by 2035.) Natural gas has lower carbon emissions than coal when it is burned, but methane (the main component of natural gas) is a more potent greenhouse

gas than carbon dioxide, so if enough natural gas leaks, the carbon advantage can disappear. Somewhat controversially, the Cornell study assumes an unusually high value for methane’s greenhouse effect by considering a 20 year (rather than the conventional 100 year) atmospheric lifetime and using a multiplier from a recent study that challenges the international literature review. The international assessment used by the United Nations suggests methane is 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide over 100 years (72 times over 20 years), while the Cornell study assumes methane is 105 times as potent as carbon dioxide over 20 years. My calculations suggest that the Cornell study underestimates emissions from coal (coal mines emit methane too), and others have pointed out that some leakage rate assumptions are unreasonably high. However, the issue of leaking natural gas is real, should be looked at and should be mitigated where possible. Texas’ Senate Bill 104 proposes tighter regulation of natural gas releases from wells, which would partially address this problem. On the natural gas and water front, U.S. Senators Waxman, Markey and De Gette released a report over the weekend on natural gas fracturing chemicals that calls for chemical disclosure. I wrote two weeks ago in support of Texas’ fracture fluid disclosure bills, HB 3328 and SB 1049, which would require more public information about what fluids are being used for natural gas extraction and would aid in specific analysis of potential environmental harms. While I currently believe that using natural gas is environmentally preferable to using coal for electricity in many applications, having more specific and

complete information about chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing would help support that sentiment. The Waxman, Markey and De Gette report states that many of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are unknown to the drilling companies, as chemical suppliers retain proprietary information. Protecting trade secrets is important: there is little incentive to innovate without some protection. However, total secrecy is inappropriate. Chemical manufacturers claim that disclosure could remove their incentive to produce greener fracturing fluids, but there is little incentive to use green fluids when you don’t know why you should stop using brown — or shall we say, black box — fluids. The senators’ report shows that the most harmful chemicals assessed are used more in Texas than in any other state. The report gleefully and repeatedly mentions that some producers use instant coffee for hydraulic fracturing — but it also more seriously points out that Texas uses about 6 times as much 2-Butoxyethanol as the next largest user (Oklahoma), about 2.6 times as many carcinogenic chemicals as the next largest user (Colorado) and about 8 times as many chemicals regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act as the next largest user (New Mexico). Wyoming and Arkansas already have fracturing fluid disclosure laws. Texas lawmakers recognize the importance of Texas laws and practices in this area, and a good Texas fluid disclosure law with appropriate proprietary protections could be important to natural gas development throughout the United States. Grubert is an environmental and water resources engineering graduate student.

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Texas city leaders discuss mayoral strategy Captain, key player of rugby team dies after recent injury

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Mayor Lee Leffingwell hosted 11 mayors and four pro-tem mayors from large cities across Texas including Dallas, San Antonio, Ft. Worth and Corpus Christi at the Capitol on Monday, said Matt Curtis, a spokesman for the mayor. The mayors discussed issues facing Texas cities, such as a proposed ordinance that would limit the citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to adjust taxes, which the mayors were strongly opposed to, Leffingwell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are resolved in the fact that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mainly playing defense,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking for something as a plus, we just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get things taken away.â&#x20AC;? All of the cities represented share a goal of preserving local authority as much as possible by opposing things such as unfunded mandates and other proposals that detract from a cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to better itself, Leffingwell said. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allie Kolechta

Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell met with 11 Texas mayors yesterday to discuss state and local issues.

UT alumna educates about danger of HPV By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff

Eighty percent of women will contract HPV at some point in their lives, Ashley Eldridge said one of her 11 doctors told her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are sexually active you are probably going to get it,â&#x20AC;? she said. Eldridge was a 25-year-old UT alumna when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer from human papillomavirus. She has endured rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, an experimental surgery to remove a ping-pong ball sized tumor and has lost her ability to naturally bear children. In spite of all of this, she has committed her time to service. In January, just after her hysterectomy, she embarked on a journey to do 365 hours of volunteer service in the course of a year. Now in remission, she is three months into her project and has volunteered as a tutor, at nursing homes and

helped freed prisoners reacclimate to society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you hear that you have cancer you have a lot of time to sit back and reflect on what your life means to other people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what you want to put out in the world,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt the need to get out there and do something for the greater good with the time that I have.â&#x20AC;? Eldridge said Tamika and Friends, a cervical cancer resource center, has been a great resource for her. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder Tamika Felder said when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2001, people were not as familiar with the virus or its relation to cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was diagnosed there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anyone talking about it and there really wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support so I felt alone and I wanted other women with that diagnosis to never feel the way that I felt,â&#x20AC;? Felder said. Felder said she got together with friends and started the organization in 2005. With headquar-

ters in Washington, D.C., the center is a volunteer nonprofit organization with volunteers around the country, including Austin. They offer emotional and financial support, as well as preventive education and is one of few cervical cancer resource centers. Jill Grimes, an Austin family physician and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs,â&#x20AC;? said there is a huge misconception that only the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fringe of societyâ&#x20AC;? gets sexually transmitted diseases. Grimes said she is a proponent of the Gardasil vaccine that is available for males and females and protects against both the virus and genital warts. She said she believes doctors can do a better job dispelling the myth that there is danger associated with preventative vaccines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know more about this vaccine than any other vaccine I give,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have really good adverse events reporting systems and there

really, truly have been no patterns associated with it.â&#x20AC;? Eldridge said if she had only one thing to tell people about HPV it would be that it is something that should be taken seriously and that can be Ashley Eldridge prevented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very important for the university audience to know that there is a lot of misinformation out there, but this is something that you can get and it affects us in a very real way,â&#x20AC;? she said.

me about how we could improve. She went above and beyond for her teammates. She was a The UT Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rugby Club great captain.â&#x20AC;? captain died in Kansas City from English senior Lyliana Goncomplications of a head injury zalez met Flores when she was last week. a freshman outside of Gregory Biology senior Stephanie Flores, Gym. Gonzalez said Flores was re22, was playing with the Texas cruiting for the rugby team, noRugby Union Under-23 team at a ticed Gonzalez hovering near the regional tournament on April 10 table and asked her to play for when she was tackled, hospitalized the team. and taken to the intensive care Flores was completing her unit, where she died third degree at UT afon April 14. ter graduating last Texas Rugby Union y e a r w it h E n g l i s h h e a d c o a c h Tr a and radio-televisionci S chmidtke, who film degrees, Goncoached Flores for five zalez said. Gonzalez years, said she selectsaid Flores had many ed Flores as an all-star ambitions she wanted team member because to pursue after gradshe had outstanding uation, from buying a abilities as one of the vineyard in Italy to betop 28 players in the coming a doctor. state. She said Flores Stephanie Flores â&#x20AC;&#x153;She could do anywas a practical player thing. She was just that and liked to analyze the game. type of person,â&#x20AC;? Gonzalez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It â&#x20AC;&#x153;She just had a great attitude and was not if she was going to sucleadership on the field,â&#x20AC;? Schmidtke ceed, but when she was going to said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She made other players on succeed.â&#x20AC;? the team comfortable.â&#x20AC;? Flores was encouraging and Anna Kunkle, the UT Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played big sister to everyone on Rugby Club head coach, said Flores the team, Gonzalez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I absolutely love rugby,â&#x20AC;? a testiwas a fly half, which is a crucial role on the team that makes tac- monial from Flores said on the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tical decisions for the game. Kun- website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking back on my years kel said she saw Floresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive and on the team, I can honestly say that commitment when Flores took sucking it up and getting over the refereeing classes and dedicat- initial bashfulness of showing up to ed herself to being captain of my very first practice was by far the best decision I have ever made while the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She just loved the game,â&#x20AC;? at UT, and I have not regretted it Kunkel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She would email one second.â&#x20AC;? By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff

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If you’re a Texas fan, how worrying is 3-1? That’s the Longhorns’ record since last Monday, which includes a two-run victory over lowly Dallas Baptist and a 2-1 series split with Texas Tech, a 23-15 team that’s sixth in the Big 12 standings and 248th in the country in hits allowed per nine innings at 10.97. Against the Red Raiders, Texas got 14 hits — over all three days. That’s pretty troubling for Texas against the worst pitching staff in the Big 12, which boasts a 5.99 ERA in conference play. One week is no reason to panic, but the past seven days serve as a pretty accurate snapshot of the season: sporadic hits, few home runs and a meager on-base percentage from the leadoff spot. At 27-9 and No. 7 in BaseChris Kosho | Daily Texan file photo ball America’s most recent poll, it’s tempting to argue that the offensive Austin Dicharry pitches for Texas last season. Dicharry will appear for the first time this year on Tuesday when he starts against UT-Pan Am. sluggishness is no real concern as long as the team keeps winning — after all, the team’s collective ERA of 2.49 is 11th best in the nation and Texas is the best fielding team in the admitted that they’ve had trouble No. 7 Texas since last April, when he By Jon Parrett Big 12. But a look forward to the reDaily Texan Staff this season with their excitement suffered a bone bruise in his elbow. maining schedule shows that the level on Tuesdays, and coaches re“It’s been a long journey,” DiVS. Longhorns won’t be able to rely on charry said. “It means a whole Tuesday can be a slow day for alize it can be a problem. defense alone through the rest of the It won’t be a problem for Aus- bunch to me to get back up on the Texas at Disch-Falk Field. The season. mound and get back out there and competition isn’t as tough as the tin Dicharry. Date: Tonight Time: 6 p.m. The first real challenge will probDicharry will start tonight against compete again.” weekend series’ and the crowds Place: UFCU Disch-Falk Field aren’t as big, which can put the Texas-Pan American, making his (Austin) DICHARRY continues on PAGE 7 HITTING continues on PAGE 7 Longhorns in a fog. Players have season debut and first appearance for

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Freshmen providing spark for successful Longhorns By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff

There are only 15 people on the Texas roster this season, making it one of the smallest teams in the country. Of those 15, five are freshmen and four are sophomores, which makes it a very young team. Despite having few upperclassmen, the Longhorns have surged to a top-three national ranking and a 37-4 record. This success is in large part because of several key freshmen who have proven their value. “Once they get underway we don’t call them freshmen anymore

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because we expect them to contribute right away,” said head coach Connie Clark. This group has several members who have won starting positions. Shortstop Taylor Thom and center fielder Brejae Washington have

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Freshman outfielder Brejae Washington waits to bat during Texas’ 4-3 win over Texas A&M on April 6.

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LONGHORNS IN THE NBA

By Austin Laymance

he road to the NBA Finals got underway Saturday and with five former Longhorns in the postseason, there’s a good chance one of Rick Barnes’ bunch will have some serious hardware come June.

KEVIN DURANT The former college basketball AP Player of the Year leads the Thunder into the postseason looking to avenge an early exit last year at the hands of the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and appears poised to make a strong push for the Finals this time around. Durantula didn’t waste any time making his presence felt in the playoffs, dropping a postseason career-high 41 points on the Denver Nuggets as Oklahoma City took the first game of its first- round series 107-103 Sunday, the franchise’s first win in a playoff opener since 1998 when the organization called Seattle home. Durant turned in an MVP-caliber season in 201011 and took home the scoring title for the second year in a row after averaging 27.7 points per game. The fourth-year pro also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Combine those figures with his league-best scoring mark and Durant ranks fifth in the NBA with those totals. Behind Durant, the Thunder (55-27) won five more games than a season ago and secured the fourth seed in the West. Look for the former Texas great to cause defenders some major headaches this postseason as he tries to bring Oklahoma City to new heights.

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Aldridge and the injury-ravaged Trail Blazers came on strong after the All-Star break, and the fifth-year pro looks ready to continue making a name for himself this postseason. The power forward put on a show Saturday in Dallas in his return to his hometown and scored 27 points while pulling in six rebounds. But it was not enough to stop the Mavericks as sixth-seeded Portland dropped Game 1 89-81. Aldridge had a career year for the Trail Blazers and led the team in scoring with 21.8 points per contest while putting up career highs in points, rebounds (8.8), free-throw shooting percentage and field-goal shooting percentage. The second overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft only missed one game for the Blazers, who were hit hard by the injury bug once again. Portland will be hard-pressed to outlast Dallas in a seven-game series, but don’t be surprised if Aldridge becomes a household name before his time is up this season.

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AVERY BRADLEY The 20-year-old has the best shot of any former Longhorn to kiss the Larry O’Brien trophy as the Celtics try to erase last season’s close call and march towards banner No. 18. Bradley’s rookie season had its share of ups and downs, but growing pains were expected with little room for playing time on a Boston squad laden with veterans and future Hall of Famers. But the point guard saw action in 31 games and head coach Doc Rivers pegged Bradley as a defensive stopper. In the regular season finale against New York, Bradley showcased the ability that made him the 19th-overall pick in last June’s NBA Draft, scoring 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting and coming up with a pair of steals. But don’t expect Bradley to see much time on the court for Boston this postseason.

DEXTER PITTMAN The rookie center may be the luckiest Longhorn in the league after being drafted my Miami and taking his talents to South Beach along with twotime NBA MVP LeBron James to win the “King” a ring in year one of the “Heatles.” Pittman rode the Heat bench in his rookie season while logging just 11 minutes in two games. He also saw time in the D-League with Sioux Falls, averaging 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in 22 games. Barring injuries to almost all of the Miami big men, Pittman will enjoy the Heat’s postseason ride from the pine.

ROYAL IVEY Ivey is one of the Thunder’s elder statesmen and head coach Scott Brooks will lean on the former Longhorn’s experience to get Oklahoma City out of the first round. The defensive specialist played a limited role this season, appearing in 25 games. But the Thunder is a young bunch and Ivey’s veteran presence in the locker room is the reason he has a roster spot as he continues to groom young guards such as Eric Maynor and Russell Westbrook. Ivey’s biggest playoff contribution will be his knowledge of opposing Denver point guard Raymond Felton as the two went at it during their time in the Southeast Division.

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HITTING continues from PAGE 6 ably be on April 29 when Oklahoma comes to town for a weekend series. The 17th-ranked Sooners started off the season on a tear and, despite some recent stumbles, they are still some of the best in the nation statistically. Like Texas, Oklahoma pitches well, with a 2.98 ERA and a certified ace in Michael Rocha. However, the Sooners have even more in common with a team that beat Texas twice near the end of March: Oklahoma State. Their pitching staffs might not be as deep as Texas, although that is arguable, but they are more stacked at the top. Oklahoma has a 6-2 Saturday starter in Burch Smith and three different third-game pitchers with records of .500 or better. The biggest difference between Texas and Oklahoma, and what should cause the most worry, is the Sooners’ offensive prowess. While the Longhorns are 148th in scoring in Division I, OU is 11th with more than 7.9 runs per game. Then No. 6 Texas A&M looms at the end of May. The Aggies are the best pitching team in the conference and still bat .291 as a team, compared to UT’s .266 average. The easiest solution to the problem might be at the top of Texas’ batting order, which head coach Augie Garrido likes to change from week to week. Brandon Loy is .186 in the last four games in the leadoff spot and Mark Payton, who also bats first much of the time, has just one hit during the same time span. The most obvious replacement is Erich Weiss, who leads the team in on-base percentage and is the only Longhorn in the top 15 in the

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Junior designated hitter Lucas Kephart warms up during Texas’ 2-1 win over Oral Roberts on March 29.

Big 12 in batting average. However, he’s also the team’s best slugger and usually hits cleanup. Tant Shepherd is another guy with a reasonable on-base percentage and but he’s also a power hitter and not really suited for the leadoff position. The answer might be junior Tim Maitland, a disciplined batter who can hit both righties and lefties well and has led off for Texas a few times. More impressively, he has a .350 on-base percentage, good

enough for fifth on the team despite just 30 at bats. Lucas Kephart is another good, experienced hitter with a high on-base percentage with just 18 starts. Brandon Loy looks like the best bet for now or at least the most reliable. But with a dangerous portion of the schedule ahead, Garrido would be smart to try out a few more options, especially before Texas faces two of its biggest rivals in very important series.

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.366

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2.98

DICHARRY continues from PAGE 6 Dicharry hasn’t pitched for Texas since he threw four scoreless innings against Texas A&MCorpus Chisti on April 7, 2010. The bruise on his elbow only hurt for about a month, but it took the junior a while to build up his arm strength to playing level again. “I hurt it in early April and sat out for a month, but since then my arm’s been fine,” he said.

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Dicharry said it took him longer to get his arm angle back on his pitches. He’s been working with Texas pitching coach Skip Johnson during practice and throwing to hitters in simulated starts to get accustomed to a starting role again. He was 0-3 with a 3.62 ERA in seven appearances last season, five of which were starts.

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Singles fail to live up to previous records By Christopher Nguyen Daily Texan Staff

Judas

Lady Gaga Lady Gaga’s bad romance just got a bit more sinful. “Judas,” the second single off the soon-to-be-released Born This Way takes the melody of “Bad Romance” and adds religious controversy as any wannabe Madonna should. Instead of screams of “ra, ra, ah, ah, ah,” Lady Gaga cries “Judas, ah, ah, ah!” Instead of the Euro-tinged industrial beats, producer RedOne mixes in tribal drums and New Wave influences. Already inciting controversy over Gaga’s worship of the devil, the song uses Judas as an analogy for a deceitful lover and brings absolutely no subversive value to the song. While

“Judas” is sinfully delicious as a pop single and hits harder than “Born this Way,” maybe we just went a little bit too gaga over Gaga. The single exposes the innate stupidity of Gaga’s music.

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er” on April 16 for Record Store Day. For its entire seven minutes, the song has about as much movement as lava. Built around glitchy electronics and synthesized piano chords, “Supercollider” describes particles smashing into one another. There is an eerie quality beneath the song with Thom Yorke’s echoing lyrics. Though “Supercollider” has a pulse greater than half of their latest album, King of Limbs, that is not saying much. Continuing the chill phase of their ca- Damn, what happened to the Kid A days reer, Radiohead released “Supercollid- when the band had a bit more urgency?

DJ continues from PAGE 10 the case. A-Trak, for example, spins traditional turntables, but his mixtapes are mash-up based. Despite the fact that he does not completely conform to the definition of a DJ, he still takes on the DJ label. Some artists don’t even concern themselves with the semantics of the term. “I don’t really know what defines a DJ,” said Chris Rose, a UT alumnus and mashup artist known as DJ Car Stereo (Wars). “I actually only added the word ‘DJ’ in front of ‘Car Stereo (Wars)’ to distinguish myself from a band of the same name from Australia.” On the other side of things, electrical engineering senior Nick Carneiro of local mash-up group Beat Logic, completely rejects the DJ term. “Being frequently referred to as a DJ is a

frustrating reality of being a mash-up artist,” Carneiro said. “While we have great respect for their art form, it is technically distinct from what we do. The only thing I spin is the platter in my hard drive.” The most interesting question, though, is where DJ Khaled fits into this giant mess of definitions and functions. At first thought, it appears as though DJ Khaled is a prolific producer with his name on a multitude of hip-hop records. In actuality, DJ Khaled produced only two of the 12 songs on his last record, and one of them was the intro. Musically, he did nothing else on the record, with the exception of yelling “We the best” and “DJ Khaled” over several tracks so you wouldn’t forget he was there. In Khaled’s defense, he is responsible for arranging an elite team of superstar artists

to collaborate on each album. Generally though, people like Khaled are given business titles. Under the Khaled mode of logic, every CEO of a hip-hop label should be referred to as a DJ. This would be fitting, as they mix marketing strategies and crank up profits. Thanks to Khaled, and other people’s similar desire to get in on a piece of the disc jockey action, the DJ phrase has acquired more definitions than the English language accounts for. In certain instances such as the CEO-DJ scenario, this becomes a problem. Outside of these types, though, it might not be such a huge deal. “I don’t know if I’m a real DJ,” Rose said. ”I don’t use records. I hate scratching. But I like playing music for people, so maybe that’s all it means.”

THRONES continues from PAGE 10 The pilot is largely expositional, spending much of its time establishing the plethora of kings, queens, lords, ladies, princes and princesses and their various associations to one another. As a result of this, the series can initially feel somewhat confusing. Because of this need for introduction, it’s difficult to assign any kind of broad judgment upon the future course of “Game of Thrones” based solely on its premiere; the show is deeply serialized, with extensive, overarching plot lines that promise to stretch throughout the duration of the 10-episode season. To those unfamiliar with the novels, it’s unsure where the story is eventually going to go, which is incredibly enthralling. In purely visual terms, “Game of Thrones” is stunning to watch, boasting incredible production values with lavish

sets, sumptuous costumes and spectacular scenery. Filmed in North Ireland, Morocco and Malta, the breathtaking landscapes deftly transport audiences into the embattled land of Westeros. Even the credit sequence, a moving, three-dimensional steampunk-style map of Westeros, gives the show a sense of gorgeously layered scope. For a fantasy series full of desperate power struggles and horrific monsters, “Game of Thrones” is fairly dialogue-heavy. The show often relies on lengthy, impassioned monologues and heated back-and-forth rather than an overabundance of action sequences to establish the sense of impending doom that hangs over Westeros. Fortunately, that dialogue gives the fantastic ensemble cast some meaty bits of material to work with. In particular, Peter Dinklage as the diminutive-but-ingenious

prince Tyrion Lannister and young Maisie Williams as the adventurous and headstrong Arya Stark both give early standout performances. That isn’t to say that “Game of Thrones” doesn’t fulfill HBO’s seemingly obligatory “sex and violence” requirement. The opening sequence, depicting an attack by a group of hyper-eerie “wilding” monsters from the wilderness side of the Wall quickly establishes the show’s ability to create an uncompromisingly brutal and bloody atmosphere. “Game of Thrones” follows in a rich tradition of feudal fantasy stories, and it certainly lives up to its influential forebears. Any fan of mythical lands or fastpaced political thrillers would be remiss to skip out on “Game of Thrones” — It’s well worth the effort it takes to follow.

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Far removed from the buzz that surrounded their arrival onto the music scene four years ago, The Arctic Monkeys feel free to experiment on “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair,” the first single off of their upcoming album Suck It & See. The band abandons their sugary, hook-heavy Brit-rock sound for heavy, clanging ’90s-tinged rock. Lead singer Alex Turner does his best Eddie Vedder with his deep, foreboding vocals keys have moved on from being cute while the guitar chord rollicks along to a British boys to rebellious teenagers tryClash-inspired melody. The Arctic Mon- ing and successfully growing up.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Amber Genuske, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com

Despite complicated plot, HBO fantasy adaptation shows a promising future TV TUESDAY

By Katie Stroh

Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff

UT students Nick Carneiro and Shadid Askar produce energetic mash-ups under the name Beat Logic. The contested term “DJ” is interpreted to mean anything from a literal disk jockey spinning vinyl to electronic artists producing their own compositions to mash-up artists such as Beat Logic.

‘DJ’ label defies simple definition By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff

What does a high octane performer, who conducts wild, bacchanalian dance parties every night to masses of drugged out youths, have in common with a chubby, Fat Joe look-a-like called Khaled, who spends a lot of time in his office arranging musical collaborations between people? They’re both technically DJs. In its current context, the term DJ can mean a number of things. Originally the phrase served as an abbreviation for disc jockey, defined by the proverbial Webster’s Dictionary as “an announcer of a radio show of popular recorded music.” This definition is worthless for reasons outside its grammatical redundancy. The phrase DJ has been used to the point of ambiguity, leaving the thoughtful music fan to ponder, “What exactly is a DJ?” Some artists have made playful jabs at the designation, exemplified by Girl Talk’s popular contractionless T-shirt mantra, “I

am not a DJ,” and up-and-comer Donald Glover making beats under the pseudonym mc DJ and playing off the triteness of the two-lettered hip-hop terms. Puns aside, the question persists: What delineates a DJ? Outside of the traditional Webster’s definition, the term runs the gamut. The most common definitions of the term come from traditional turntable DJs such as Mix Master Mike, A-Trak, Shadow and others who operate within the synonymous category of turntablist. They generally do shows featuring a variety of mixing tricks off record turntables or some equivalent, spinning and mixing prerecorded samples and songs. Then there are the DJs that play synthed-up rhythms backed by bass that will literally damage your hearing to a point no audiologist can repair. These include the likes of Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyke, Sander van Doorn and other guys whose names include lots of vowels and even more Vans. Even their cliche trancebased hooks over simple beats garner them the title of DJ, because their work

requires some base level of musical skill and technical mixing ability to conduct, no matter how silly their music sounds. The last of the most common associations with the DJ label is the ever-popular mixtape DJ who doesn’t do anything on the production or original composition side of the music, instead opting to create a carefully drawn out playlist of beatmatched music. DJ Drama comes to mind here. The mixtape DJ relies on scores of lasers, air horns, explosions and a litany of other explosively annoying samples to amp the crowd up. While these all make relative sense, the DJ designation becomes increasingly harder to define on two particular fronts: the mash-up artist and the case of DJ Khaled. Mash-up artists pose a problem in that they do fall into some aspects of what DJs do, like cutting and mixing prerecorded music, but they don’t always label themselves as such. The reverse is also

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Amid a massive amount of media hype and fan anticipation, HBO premiered its ambitious serialized television adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s sprawling fantasy book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” last Sunday night. “Game of Thrones” is an incredibly dense, layered story with innumerable characters and detailed histories. Those who haven’t read the books may find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information the show drops within its first hour. Various royal families and their respective kingdoms, their relationships, family histories and political and personal motivations are certainly complex. However, at its core, the show centers around the feudal, medieval land of Westeros, which is divided into seven kingdoms and all ruled precariously together under the Iron Throne, a position fiercely sought after by myriad opposing powers. In addition to the various dynastic

forces vying for the Iron Throne, there is also a great Wall protecting Westeros from shadowy, unknown creatures from the barren north. In the first episode, titled “Winter Is Coming,” the Iron Throne is uneasily occupied by King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) and is being heavily sought after by his scheming Queen Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and the rest of her clan. To keep his kingdom under control, King Robert recruits the help of his old war buddy Eddard “Ned” Stark (Sean Bean), ruler of the northern Winterfell land and patriarch of the sprawling Stark family. The Iron Throne is also under siege by the Targaryen siblings, the exiled children of the previous king of Westeros. Scheming Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) sells his sister Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) off to be the bride of a brutal leader of the nomadic Dothraki people in hopes that the massive Dothraki army will help him regain their fallen family’s throne. Even this summary of characters and events doesn’t encompass the number of things going on in the show’s first hour.

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HBO’s sprawling new fantasy series “Game of Thrones” premiered last Sunday night, boasting gorgeous visuals, a massive and dynamic cast and an intricate storyline.

Alumna’s shoe line offers comfy solution to heels By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff

Lizzie Chen | Daily Texan Staff

Jessica Nadeau, CEO of Solettos, designs roll up flats to be carried in a purse in case of emergency. It was created for the purpose of helping out business women wearing stilettos that need a break from their feet.

When she’s traveling or just wants a break for her feet, Jessica Nadeau slips on a pair of her Solettos — a comfortable ballet flat designed for emergency situations. “When you think of Solettos, you will consciously think of stilettos,” said Jessica Nadeau, CEO of Solettos. “It’s a shoe for your sole.” Nadeau, a 2008 UT graduate with a degree in corporate communication and a minor in business, never imagined coming up with her own product. At Nadeau’s first job, she worked for Sidekick Solutions, a concierge service where she ran errands for busy professionals in her uncomfort-

able stilettos. After suffering though foot discomfort just to look professional, she joked with her aunt, Cordie Jasinsky, about the idea of carrying around a shoe in her back pocket. Jasinsky introduced her to the retail world when she took Nadeau to a tradeshow in Las Vegas in 2009 so she could see what it would take to make her shoes a reality. There she was introduced to manufacturers who could help her make her product: the emergency shoe for stilettowearing women constantly on the go. The shoes are functional because they can roll up and fit in a purse or back pocket, Nadeau said. “I had never had an interest in fashion, or retail for that matter, but it went from

an idea to reality,” Nadeau said. Currently, Solettos are carried in 200 stores across the U.S., two of them in Austin. The University Co-op and Plain Ivey Jane, a high-end retail store, have been carrying Solettos for more than eight months.

SHOES continues on PAGE 8 WHAT: Solettos WHERE: UT Co-op and Plain Ivey Jane COST: $20 for rollable flats; $16.95 rollable flip-flops WEB: solettos.com

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