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‘Cholas por vida’ Local artist Joey Seeman pays tribute to the cholas, pachucas, rucas and gang girls who have influenced his life’s work with a new art show at Rio Rita’s Cafe y Cantina.

ters and a family friend outside, Jim Sedwick crept through the empty apartment, searching for his stepdaughter. “I began to smell something,” Sedwick said,

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SUNDAY What would Willie do?

The Backyard hosts Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Leon Russell and Los Lonely Boys, among others. Tickets cost $55 and the doors open at 10 a.m.

The great American pastime

The Round Rock Express takes on the Memphis Redbirds at the Dell Diamond at 7:05 p.m. Tickets cost $13.

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Quote to note “[The] tour was great — so great that I decided to write a commemorative haiku for every city we were in. Canada treated us like kings. Chicago treated us like trash. Balance was restored.”

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Fiona Adams, 7, views images at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art on Thursday afternoon.

Victim’s parents grieve at Hall trial By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff After two days of expert testimony and witness recollections, Day Three of former UT student Laura Hall’s resentencing trial for tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension in Jennifer Cave’s 2005 murder was an emotional one. Jim Sedwick took the witness stand with tears welling in his eyes, trying to hold back his emotions as he told the jury about the day he told his children their sister was dead. Across the courtroom, the rest of Cave’s family — who bear the last name Sedwick after Jennifer’s mother, Sharon, married Jim — sat with bowed heads, arms interlocked as tears trickled down their cheeks. Following the replay of recorded calls Hall made while in prison to her family, Jim and Sharon Sedwick told how they found their daughter in 2005, and the aftermath of her gruesome murder the morning of August 17, 2005. Jim Sedwick, who found Cave’s body in the bathtub of Colton Pitonyak’s West Campus apartment, took the stand first. He recounted the family’s concern in not being able to contact Cave and driving to Austin to find her. Pitonyak has been convicted of her murder and is serving a 55-year sentence, while Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced in 2007 to five years before an appeals court maintained her conviction but overturned her sentence.

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Laura Hall stands in court for her resentencing trial at the Blackwell/Thurman Criminal Justice Center on Thursday. Hall was proven guilty of tampering with evidence in the murder case of Jennifer Cave in 2005. After contacting police and failing to get into Pitonyak’s apartment through the door, Sedwick used the frame of a pair of sunglasses to unlatch a window and entered the apartment at 10 p.m. on August 19, 2005. With Sharon Sedwick, one of their daugh-

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Hospitality of strangers, challenge inspire cyclists they are quick to share Stories of cancer victims and their appreciation, hospitalistrengthen riders’ resolve ty and lessons they’ve learned over the years. I remember two to overcome obstacles special situations in particular. Editor’s note: Riders from the I stayed with a couple in FarmSense Corp Texas 4000 for Canington, N.M.: Loretta, who cer will correspond with The Dai- had a heart of gold and never ly Texan through a series of articles hesitated to lend us a helping from the road. Each week over the hand, and her husband Mike, 70-day trek, riders from the Rocky who rode with us the next day. Mountain and Coastal routes will Those few hours alone with describe their experiences along the him taught me so much. He journey, depicting the places they gave me a greater appreciation pedal through and the people they of life and a new perspective. meet along the way. A couple of years ago, he had his colon removed because of By Mariana Fanous precancerous cells. Since then, Daily Texan Guest Columnist he promised to live life to its Coastal Route fullest — dream big, no regrets, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Ca- always act, always smile. I can lif. — There’s a lot to be said relate everything I’ve learned about hope. Many people in- from him to our trip. terpret it in different ways. I stayed with another couHope is one of the three core ple in South Lake Tahoe who tenets in our Sense Corp Tex- had the same mentality as as 4000 for Cancer mission. We Mike. They lost their 14-yearspread hope through our interaction with everyone we meet, RACE continues on page 2

Group looks into value of a bachelor’s degree at UT By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Just what is the value of a bachelor ’s degree from the 40 Acres? In a time of rising student loan debt and uncertainty in the job market, a report released this week by PayScale, an independent salary and wage research group, attempts to gauge the monetary value of college degrees. The independent research group collected information from hundreds of public and private universities to compare the average costs of college, as well as the 30-year return on investment and the annual return on investment of a degree. In the study, UT ranks 113th with in-state tuition and 136th with out-of-state tuition in national ROI out of 852 tuition plans from private and public universities across the country. The average cost of attending UT for four to six years is roughly $96,000. The return on that investment, seen through salaries a UT alumnus will accrue over 30 years, will average about $696,000 in 2010 dollars. UT students paying out-of-state tuition must fork over about $163,000 when attending school. Their return on investment over 30 years will total $644,000. In Texas, UT has the thirdhighest ROI behind Rice University and Texas A&M University. Compared to only in-state and out-of-state public university tuitions, UT ranks 38th and 52nd, respectively. Rice is ranked 22nd nationally with a 30-year ROI of $1,132,000, and Texas A&M’s instate tuition is ranked 71st with a 30-year ROI of $816,000. UT economics professor Daniel Hamermesh said the issue has been one of the most thoroughly researched over the past 50 years. The study showed the annual return on investment for both in-state and out-of-state tuition hovers at about 12 and 10 percent, respectively. “The fact is, it’s probably a better bet [to attend college] than it has been in many, many years,” Hamermesh said. “Look at the numbers here. The annual ROI is about right at about 11 or 12 percent; can you go put your money in the bank at 11 percent today? No. One

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Campus fountain hours to decrease Streamlined operations save University money, cut back on water usage By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff UT Facilities Services announced this week that they will be reducing fountain operation hours indefinitely to save money. The move comes in the shadow of $30 million in budget cuts and the need for the different University departments to become more economical, Facilities Services spokeswoman Laurie Lentz said. Under the revised schedule, Facilities Services will save $40,000 per year. “We’re shortening the operating hours for the 10 major fountains on the main campus from 17 hours per day to 10 hours per day,” Lentz said. The fountains, which usually run from 7 a.m. to midnight, will be turned on from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. under the new schedule. The University has not reduced the hours of operation of the fountains for the sole purpose of saving money since

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Cassi Williams and Andrew Newell walk by the East Mall Fountain on Thursday. UT Facilities Services is shortening the operating hours for the fountains on the main campus. 2002, Lentz said. “The entire campus has been looking at cost-saving measures, and the facilities group is no exception,” she said. In addition to routine maintenance, the only other time in recent history that the fountains have been turned off was in 2009 to adhere to city regulations for water conservation during a drought. “When we turned off the

f o u n t a i n s l a s t s u m m e r, w e were doing it to support the city’s drought restrictions,” Lentz said. “We are not bound to city policy because we’re a state organization, but we wanted to cooperate and we wanted to support what the city was doing.” In addition to saving money, the department estimated that

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old son to cancer and decided to move to Tahoe to start their lives over. They took us hiking to the beach and out on their boat. I have seen the impact those two host families made on me, and I can see the impact our mission has had on them. Hope is a belief in a positive outcome, a feeling that something desired may happen. To everyone we meet, our journey instills hope that there exist people who are fighting for a cure for cancer and that a cure will be found. In the past week, we have traveled 591 miles and crossed two state borders. We went from Zion National Park in Utah through Nevada, and into South Lake Tahoe. Utah was absolutely gorgeous, especially leaving Zion. We went through small towns and over mountains. I remember crossing the border into Nevada. I participated in our traditional border race and we had a strong headwind, as always, on the Rockies route. I was so happy to see the Nevada border sign, and the state itself was very rewarding. The change in scenery from the first 20 days to Nevada was much needed. We started climbing mountain ranges. My legs grew accustomed to the 10-mile climbs to the summit and a twisting, steep, fivemile downhill. It makes it all worthwhile knowing that for every uphill, there comes a downhill. Coming down these mountains is very fulfilling. It’s a time of relaxation, of coasting, and just taking in the breathtaking view of greenery and

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Because of a reporting error in a page-two news story on the Capital Metro Red Line, the rider projections should read “1,700 people each day,” not each month.

turning off the fountains for seven more hours a day will save one million gallons of water per year. Lentz said that although the water in the fountains recirculates, over time, water evaporates and more has to be pumped into the fountains. Rachel Aitkens, director of the Campus Environmental Center, said whatever the reasons were for turning off the

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NEWS BRIEFLY New financial aid regulations to take effect in November The director of UT’s Office of Student Financial Services spoke with The Daily Texan on Thursday about how newly proposed regulations would affect the student financial aid process at the University. In June, the Education Department proposed 500 pages of new regulations on student financial aid offices across the country, and many of the rules will affect UT when they are finalized Nov. 1. Thomas Melecki, director of the Office of Student Financial Services, said the Education Department will provide the definition of a credit hour — a step never before

taken, but the proposed definition fits nicely with current UT policy. The University will now be required to publish the median debt incurred by students who graduate from UT. Another regulation will require the student finance offices to verify the information students put in their Free Application for Federal Student Aid to prevent more financial aid going to students because of mistakes or deliberate distortions on the form. “For instance, someone might under-report their adjusted-gross income, or they might over-report the federal taxes that they [paid],” Melecki said. “[After the federal department flags suspicious information], that has the positive affect of keeping people from getting financial aid that they’re not eligible for.” — Collin Eaton

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The Sense Corp Texas 4000 for Cancer team goes on a training ride in Austin before embarking on its journey to Alaska. The riders are scheduled to arrive in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 13. snow-capped mountains. The last two days before California, the “promised land,” were very tough because of mountains, long mileage and

strong headwinds. I say this before every rest day, but I believe I top myself every time: “I’ve never been so happy to get to a rest day!”

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fountains, it is going to help the environment. “I think it’s great [because] anything the University can do for the environment that also saves money is good for everybody,” she said. “The fountains look great and they’re a really big part of UT, but they also drain money, so I think it’s great that they’re not going to be using them as often.” Lentz said it has been a balancing act, maintaining both the monetary interests of the department as well as the aes-

thetic appeal of the University. “ O u r f o u n t a i n s a re o n e of the things that make this campus attractive,” she said. “At least [the Littlefield, East Mall and LBJ Library fountains] are icons representative of the University. We want to continue to have the University be an attractive place.” Lentz said there is no set date for the reduced hours to end and that they will continue for the “foreseeable future.”

percent these days would be good. [A return of] 11 percent? Who can get an investment like that these days?” Al Lee, director of quantitative analysis at PayScale, said the study looks at the total expenses a student would pay over four to six years, including tuition, room, board and financial aid. Lee said the cost of tuition is lowered — and ROI is increased — if a student gets a scholarship or a grant, but interest on a student loan would increase the cost of college and reduce the ROI. “We have all heard the arguments that four-year degree graduates have an approximately $1,000,000 lifetime’s earning advantage over high school graduates,” he said. “We realized we could make a much more precise estimate of ROI [than previous studies].” According to the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, total annual expenses for in-state students were $22,874, and total expenses for out-of-state students were $43,950. Textbooks and supplies cost $860, and both on- and off-campus room and board cost $9,602. At UT, in-state tuition increased from $7,630 in 20062007 to $8,930 in 2009-2010. From 2006-2007 to 2009-2010, out-of-state tuition increased from $20,364 to $30,006. To help cover tuition, about 67 percent of UT students received financial aid this year, and 40 percent of the total financial aid came from student loans. Thomas Melecki, director of UT’s Office of Student Financial Servic-

es, said the median student loan debt coming out of college this year was $24,998. “You get the money today to cover the cost of going to college,” Melecki said. “Then, you pay it back over a period of years with interest, and the interest that gets tacked onto that is an extra expense of having gone to college. Having student loan debt tends to inflate what people pay to have gone to college.” Hamermesh said there are more costs of college than just tuition and other expenses. For example, there is the “opportunity cost” of choosing to attend college rather than, for instance, not going to college and working a full-time job instead. “The bigger costs — especially in regard to Harvard, Princeton, Yale and all those other places — is what you might have earned had you gone out to work instead,” Hamermesh said. “For students today, those extra costs are lower because it’s so hard to get jobs, and that makes going to college more attractive, which is one of the reasons we find people going to college more in bad times, and especially going more to graduate schools.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the May national unemployment rate was 9.7 percent, the unemployment rate for people aged 20 to 24 was 15.2 percent and the unemployment rate for people aged 25 to 29 was 11.3 percent. Although the economic climate remains tepid for new college graduates, the longterm returns on investments for UT students will make short-term economic hardships worthwhile.

Hall: Victim’s family gives testimony in proceedings From page 1 recalling how he methodically moved through Pitonyak’s apartment. “There was a door to my left. I flipped on the light switch, and there was a body in the bathtub.” Sedwick said he started yelling for his family to call the police and ran out the front door. “I went back in. I had to look one more time because I wasn’t believing what I had seen the first time,” he said. “I could identify the dress she was wearing, and her leg was in such a position that I could see her freckles.” Jim Sedwick didn’t allow his wife Sharon to enter the apartment and see Cave’s mutilated body. After being shot to death,

Cave’s body was beheaded with a hacksaw and her hands were severed at the wrists. “Sharon asked me if it’s her, and I said, ‘I think so.’ She said, ‘What do you mean you think so? I’m going in,’” Sedwick said. “I said, ‘No, you’re not.’ I physically restrained her, and thank God she never went in there.” After being interviewed by the Austin Police Department for most of the night following the discovery of Cave’s body, the Sedwicks drove to Laredo to tell their other children about Cave’s death in person. For several days, Jim Sedwick and APD officials were the only ones who knew about the extensive mutilation until news orga-

nizations read the autopsy report and published accounts of her mutilation. “Jennifer died quickly,” Sedwick said, recounting what he told his family. “But after she died, someone cut off her head.” Sharon Sedwick, visibly in shock, muted a scream in reaction to her husband’s testimony. She then took the stand. “I just remember everybody screaming. I can hear the kids screaming, I can see Jim looking at me, and after that everything goes blank,” Sharon Sedwick later testified. “It’s almost like it’s unreal. I still don’t believe her hands got put in. Every time I look at her grave I think, ‘I hope her hands made it. Did she have earrings? Were her

nails painted? Was she wearing a necklace? Did she have all her fingers, all her toes? Were her eyes open? Were her eyes closed?’” Sharon Sedwick continued. “It’s evil. This is somebody who is so evil,” she said. “After you cut her head, you shoot a gun in it? Why did you have to do that? I will never understand that; I will never understand that. She’s already dead. You could have just left her alone.” Between tears, Sharon Sedwick mirrored her husband’s story, pointing to the freckles on Cave’s feet as an identifying mark. “They were angel kisses,” Sharon Sedwick said. “That’s what I always told her, because she hated them.”

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Golden standards Schools outside Texas found themselves a little squeamish about where on their educational path Texas’ new textbook standards could take them, and rightfully so. Texas is the second largest purchaser of new textbooks in a $7 billion textbook market, so most textbook companies cater their products to Texas’ standards. Since many states can only afford to pick up second-hand textbooks, there was a good chance that the State Board of Education’s “rewritten history” was headed into the classrooms and minds of students way beyond Texas’ borders. But fortunately for those students and ours, California, the largest purchaser of textbooks, decided to weigh in. In May, California state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) authored SB 1451, a bill that would prohibit textbooks reflecting Texas’ malapropos standards from entering California‘s classrooms. The bill claims that the SBOE’s changes reflect a “sharp departure from widely accepted historical teachings.” The bill is well on its way to becoming a law. Last month, the assembly committee of the California State Senate released its amendments to the bill, bringing it one step closer to reality. Who can blame California? The SBOE has done everything from propagate its members’ belief that the founding fathers did not intend for there to be a separation of church and state, to changing “democracy” to “constitutional republic.” Apparently, the SBOE thinks it is more qualified than the Supreme Court to interpret the establishment clause. One can also see the politically-biased revisions California is trying to avoid in the SBOE’s new treatment of social issues. Prior to the changes, Texas students were to “analyze social issues such as the treatment of minorities, child labor, growth of cities and problems of immigrants.” Thankfully, the SBOE rescued our children from such leftist language that could have been written by Trotsky himself. The new standards equate the hardships of minority groups to “the struggles” faced by the “philanthropy of industrialists” and the Social Gospel — an obscure Christian ideology. If the only thing you know about the struggles of the Social Gospel and the philanthropy of industrialists is that they’re both mostly unheard of, and you don’t know why they are as important to U.S. history as the oppression of women, minorities and children, then you obviously don’t know the facts, according to Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of Liberty Institute, a conservative political organization. In a prominent editorial titled, “Texas Textbook Critics Just Can’t Handle the Truth” published last month on FoxNews.com, Shackelford defends the board against misinformed accusations that “liberal editorial boards” are spreading around. Unfortunately, Shackelford doesn’t practice what she preaches and she misrepresents most of the “liberal” criticisms. In a response to the allegations that Thomas Jefferson was removed from the standards because the conservative board members didn’t like his role in the development in the separation of church and state, Shackelford writes, “The truth? Jefferson is in the standards five times, second in prominence only to George Washington, and the Declaration of Independence he authored appears another 25 times.” Shackelford’s defense would have been a clever response had she not misinterpreted her own overgeneralization. In fact, Jefferson’s philosophical contributions to our nation’s founding were removed from the standards, and the “liberal” editorial boards were objecting to Jefferson’s removal in that respect (so are we), not his removal from the book entirely, as Shackelford’s response implies. But the far right’s petulant rabble-rousing won’t preserve its partisan misrepresentation of our nation’s history. Because California stepped in, textbook manufacturers are going to be catering to the Golden State’s needs over the Lone Star’s, and that means that the SBOE’s historical interference will either be nonexistent or severely mitigated in the textbooks in Texas schools. After all, Texas schools can still purchase books that don’t conform with up to 50 percent of the new standards, and the SBOE can’t alter history to that extreme of a degree. With California’s golden influence, maybe we’ll finally see Texas climb up the education ladder. At least the SBOE left us in a situation where the only direction was up. We’re in 36th place compared to the rest of the 50 nifty for graduation rates, 49th for verbal SAT scores and 46th for math SAT scores. Don’t blame them, though; the board members weren’t trying to preserve education, they were trying to preserve patriotism and traditional family values. — Heath Cleveland for the editorial board

Pressure and perfection in college By Paige Hall Daily Texan Columnist While many come to UT believing their grade point average and resume will be the most stressful aspect of college life, there are many unexpectedly nerve-racking experiences students discover upon arriving on the 40 Acres. Just stroll through West Campus on any Friday night and listen to the parties going on. You probably wouldn’t consider casual parties an avenue for pressure, but there are more jitters at a party than attendees will ever let on. Many students feel tenser at parties than they ever will during an exam or job interview. The sudden shift from predictable high school drama to rapid collegiate independence causes a frantic search for places to go, things to see and who to become. Just like any other new environment, when you enter college, you want to fit in. Many girls buyout the Tyler ’s stock of Nike running shorts, and guys snap up some “authentic” $400.00 cowboy boots and faded Wranglers jeans, just to show how proud they are of their country heritage. In high

school, people conformed differently. Everyone was in a group, and everyone knew where they stood. In college, the pressure evolves from who is in your prom group to who won’t embarrass you at OU weekend, and choosing whether you’re going to that weekend’s party becomes a decision to ensure you’re going to the right parties Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Essentially, many young women show up at UT and suddenly feel like the most important goal is being that perfect college girl. You know, the one that you feel you encounter constantly but have never actually met. She is everywhere around campus — at Gregory Gym training for her fifth triathlon and at C. Jane buying that dress in the window that costs a month’s rent. She sits near you in class with her perfect notes that scream 4.0 GPA. You see her taking shots at parties, only to look out your window the next morning to see her jogging along the sidewalk. This summer she’s probably biking to Alaska or solving the world’s energy crisis. I’ve never met this perfect college girl, and none of us ever will — she doesn’t exist. Deep down we all know this, yet for some reason

we continue to fight it out to be the fittest, the best-dressed or the most fun at those parties. I would be terrified if I ever met a perfect human being, especially a perfect college girl, because I’m pretty sure she’d be an android. The ability to embrace imperfections and stand out is what makes college what it is. With such an eccentric and massive student population to choose from, it strikes me as odd that so many seek the same ideal image. UT would be a prosaic place if everyone was the same. For college-aged girls, trying to be the perfect personality, size and the all-around perfect human being is a silly undertaking. Bettering yourself is admirable, but attempting perfection is not. Perhaps the desperate quest for perfection is about finding comfort in similarity. Everyone who’s fighting for the top spot or trying to get noticed has something in common — they all yearn for acceptance, love and, in some ways, idolization. These ventures are common, and they can be unhealthy, but hopefully those who participate find what they were looking for. Perfection is vastly overrated. If you remember that, you may be surprised who notices. Hale is an undeclared senior.

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Dear class of 2014, One of the really cool things about UT is that the range of insights, opinions and viewpoints of the 50,000-member student body are about as diverse as the students themselves. In the event that you read yesterday’s column, “Awkward encounters of the college kind,” which suggested various ways to avoid uncomfortable interactions with acquaintances, allow me to provide a different take on your encounters. One thing Meredith is dead right about is that UT is not as big as you think. You will run into friends and acquaintances all the time, and furthermore, it won’t be more than a couple years before you know virtually every other undergraduate at UT within one degree of separation. For every undergrad on campus, you’re probably acquainted with at least one other person who knows him or her. However, I advise you not to consider everyone you meet at UT as “a potential entry into the awkward encounter database.” Think of it this way — every person you meet at UT is special. It’s cliche, but it’s true. Every one of them is intelligent, driven and passionate about something. Though they may just seem like faces in the crowd as you pass them on your way to class, everybody has roots, a history and a story to tell. And if you take a risk, put yourself out there and don’t shy away from being somebody’s friend, you may learn their story. Perhaps you’ll even get the privilege of becoming part of it. Your lifelong friends are out there right now, and beginning this fall, you’re going to start having opportunities to meet them — quite possibly in the places you’d least expect. So don’t do dumb things you know you’ll later regret, and you’ll soon find that in those awkward encounters are the beginnings of countless new friendships. Good luck and hook ‘em!

A recent edition of the UT LAW Magazine proudly and deservedly celebrated the law school’s Actual Innocence Clinic. Thanks to that clinic’s efforts, state authorities reversed two wrongful 1997 convictions and freed two innocent men. The clinic, and the related nonprofit Texas Center for Actual Innocence, were created in 2003 by UT Criminal Defense Clinic director Robert Dawson, may he rest in peace. As I applaud these students’ and professors’ efforts, I cannot help but think back to 1996-97. That school year, members of the University community, including law students and members of The Daily Texan’s Editorial Board, publicly advocated for the establishment of a clinic based on the Cardozo Law School Innocence Project, founded four years before. These wide-eyed student activists communicated their proposal to President Robert Berdahl as well as Dean Michael Sharlot. The idea was taken under consideration. Subsequently, professor Dawson informed the students that their suggestion had been declined. We can only speculate as to whether the University’s recalcitrance was grounded in administrative inertia, insufficient funding or macro-institutional hesitance to rush in where even angels fear to tread. Thus, while praising the Actual Innocence Clinic’s recent triumph, I mourn six years of potential victories the University could have had if it were less fearful of radical proposals or being more ardent in its commitment to justice.

Thursday’s Daily Texan article, “Merit-based pay reduced to single award,” detailed UT’s intention to grant “merit raises” this fall for faculty and staff. One staff member interviewed predicts that such raises would “breed resentment” among staff. How? The only individuals who would be resentful are those who don’t deserve a merit payment. The staff member went on to say, “a lot of staff” would rather not have the merit increase, ostensibly to keep peace in their respective offices. Really? Show me a UT staff worker who is willing to turn down a raise in favor of clerical harmony, and I’ll show you someone who works in an office of one — that, or they just jumped on the UT turnip truck yesterday. There has always been the longstanding complaint about how upper management in the UT ivory tower is paid too much. While I agree their salaries should be scrutinized and there is plenty of fat to cut there, they are paid the big(ger) bucks for their tremendous responsibilities. Those administrators also do something many staff members fail to do: they compete. Too many times I have known or heard of staff who believe that just because they show up for eight hours a day, do the absolute minimum of work assigned to them and don’t do anything more than what is expected of them, they deserve something. They do: their minimum salary. To say that someone like this deserves a merit increase is just ridiculous. It’s also unfair to those who show initiative and go the extra mile — the ones who compete. If you’re the kind of person who thinks you deserve something for nothing, then sooner or later you’ll discover that in this economy you will have to compete — either for your own current job or a spot in the unemployment line.

Thursday’s column, “UT should have more diverse student body,” is a lengthy example of the reflex-inducing nature of racial equity issues on this campus. In the article, Chelsea Adler suggested that the University should, through various student-run programs, reach out to young black students and expose them to the opportunities UT provides, since blacks are particularly underrepresented at our university. The imbalance is pretty clear: Blacks make up about 11 percent of Texas’ population, but only 5 percent of UT students are black. Encouraging blacks, particularly black men, to attend college is a noble goal. A college degree has been cited as the best way to bridge the black-white income gap and it’s widely known that degree-holders of all races are less likely to be divorced, incarcerated and have children out of wedlock — all of which are major issues facing the black community. It’s clear that we, as a university, a state and a society, would be far better off if we aggressively pursued programs like the ones described in Adler’s column and begin actively reaching out to underrepresented student populations. When approaching issues of racial inequity, why not start from square one? Affirmative action isn’t the only answer to correct such imbalances. I’m ashamed to see simple issues of racial imbalance always be framed by affirmative action. I tip my hat to Adler for continuing to bring this important issue to our attention.

— Matt Portillo UT senior, Camp Texas counselor

— David C. Barranco UT law, class of 1997

— Philip A. Guerrero Graduate coordinator Jackson School of Geosciences

— John Brady Civil engineering graduate student Transportation director, Student Government

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Band’s alt-rockers strive to produce cinematic sound By Neha Aziz Daily Texan Staff Local alternative rock band Sounds Under Radio has been making a name for itself since 2007, with two independently released albums under its belt: Cinematica in 2008, and My Communist Heart in 2010. Though still unsigned, the band has already been featured in “SpiderMan 3” and The CW’s latest hit, “The Vampire Diaries.” Tonight, Sounds Under Radio is getting back to its Austin roots with a show at Stubb’s Bar-B-Que. Lead singer and front man Lang Freeman began his musical career at UT, where he studied English and met his future bandmate, Bradley Oliver. “We both lived at Moore-Hill Dormitory,” Freeman said. “We each played with different bands that were around Austin, and eventually decided to form our own. The other two members came into the picture as well, and we focused on building the perfect band.” Sounds Under Radio cites The Beatles, Radiohead and Nirvana as influences on its Brit-rock sound, which the band members describe as cinematic-infused with centered pop. “The guys and I are just huge fans of music. We listen to [a] wide variety of music, from Muse to Led Zeppelin,” Freeman said. “We like a lot of things, so we let that influence the music that we create. We have so many different tastes. In our van right now, we have Queens of the Stone Age and a local band from San Antonio called Nothing More.” Though the band’s success had been escalating, there was a particular moment when Freeman knew that they had made it big.

wHAT: Sounds Under Radio with Naked Empire, Red Line Chemistry and The Early Republic wHere: Stubb’s Bar-B-Que, 801 Red River St. wHen: Tonight at 9 TiCKeTS: $8 in advance; $10 at the door “There was a show that we played, and I was looking out at the audience. There was not a single friend or person that I knew, all I saw were people singing the lyrics along with me,” he said. Sounds Under Radio was the only unsigned band to be featured on the “Spider-Man 3” soundtrack, with its song “Portrait of a Summer Thief.” On “The Vampire Diaries,” the band was prominently played in a powerful, key scene in the series. “The music supervisor for ‘The Vampire Dairies’ had known us and heard us play a few times,” Freeman said. “He had mentioned that there was a scene in an upcoming episode that needed to have music added to it. He asked if we had anything, and we gave him a bunch of stuff. In the end, he picked ‘All You Wanted,’ and the song had fit in so perfectly with the scene. I had watched the episode and since have become a fan of the series.” With regard to audience expectations, Sounds Under Radio ultimately aims to put on a elaborate performance. “Each show is a little different from the last,” Freeman said. “It does not matter how small the venue is, or if there are 50 people in the audience — we put on a stadium-style rock show.”

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Left to right, Sounds Under Radio band members Doug Wilson, Bradley Oliver, Lang Freeman and Sonny Sanchez sit inside The Driskill Hotel on Wednesday. The Austin-based band will play a show tonight at Stubb’s Bar-B-Que.

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booked Girl Talk and White Den- ing drums for local band The Sour im for semester’s 40 Acres Fest. A Notes, who afterward went on its rising UT senior, Steinberg is now first North American tour. the president of the Student Events “[The] tour was great — so great Center and is interning with that I decided to write a comC3 Presents, an events memorative haiku for evfirm responsible for the ery city we were in,” ON THE WEB: Austin City Limits MuSteinberg said. “CanListen to his full Editor’s note: This is the third in- sic Festival and Lollaada treated us like playlist and watch stallment of a weekly series that ex- palooza. But work is kings. Chicago treated the video interview plores the musical tastes of notable far from what defines us like trash. Balance @dailytexan online.com Austinites and UT students. Steinberg, whose favorwas restored.” ite things include going Back in Austin, gearing By Mary Lingwall to shows, playing the drums, up for The Sour Notes’ July 8 Daily Texan Staff riding his mountain bike and eat- show with Mother Falcon at The Taylor Steinberg is a busy man. ing at Fricano’s Deli. Parish, Steinberg enjoys his favorite Last year, as chair of the Music and During this year’s South By Austin beer, Independence Brewery Entertainment Committee at UT, he Southwest, Steinberg started play- Co.’s Bootlegger Brown Ale, and his

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Sparks to fly during Fourth of July celebrations Baseball. Apple pie. Bruce Springsteen. These classic staples of American culture will be in full force this coming Independence Day. Just like nothing screams America like eating apple pie while listening to Bruce Springsteen at a baseball game, nothing screams “July Fourth” like fireworks, and Austin will have plenty of national pride with a number of dazzling fireworks displays and celebrations. Don’t make this holiday just another day in the backyard, grilling packaged hot dogs. Head over to any of these entertaining events and revel in your patriotism, Texas-style.

Doc’s Motorworks Bar and Grill During the day, certain restaurants will host their own celebrations with good eats, including Doc’s Motorworks Bar and Grill on South Congress Avenue. The old auto-repair-shop-turned-restaurant will be flowing with domestic brews and drink specials,

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Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic Austin is known for its music scene, and nobody embodies the laid-back Texas persona quite like Willie Nelson. The Austin-bred musician will be returning for his annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at the Backyard at Bee Cave. Performers include Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Bush, David Allen Coe, Randy Rogers Band, Los Lonely Boys and Asleep at the Wheel, among others. Food from local restaurants will be sold onsite, and each person is allowed to bring two sealed bottles of water. If you’d like to soak in the relaxed country-music vibes with Willie Nelson & Co., be sure to buy a ticket soon as the picnic may sell out quickly.

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favorite Austin meal, Fricano’s “The Ainsworth” sandwich. “I always get the Ainsworth,” Steinberg said. “Whoever is working there just makes whatever the hell they feel like. And I’m the least picky eater that I know.” Apart from his culinary preferences, Steinberg’s taste in music is equally eclectic as he listens to a variety of bands, including local indie prog-rockers White Denim and sludge-metal band The Melvins. Right now, some of Steinberg’s favorite tracks are “Misnomer” by Four Tet, The Antlers’ “Kettering” and Ghost Town Electric’s “Atomic Temple.”

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From “I Love Mike Litt,” the guys who helped organize the third annual Treasure City Thrift Recycled Fashion Show, comes “The Final BUNtier: Fourth Annual Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest” at the Tiniest Bar in Texas. Registration is still open for the solo or doubles categories for a chance to win a $450 Resolution Garden to grow your own veggies and herbs. One free veggie dog is included in the price of the ticket for noncontestants. There will also be free NadaMoo! ice cream and candy-bar toppings to help you cool down this Independence Day. Attendees can also participate in a best costume and sign contest, and prizes will be awarded to whoever dresses the most otherworldly for this

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The Long Center for the Performing Arts will host the H-E-B Austin Symphony July Fourth Concert and Fireworks at Auditorium Shores. The event will end with a performance of the “1812 Overture.” intergalactic-themed competition. Special guests include Austin’s own vegan firefighters.

H-E-B Austin Symphony July Fourth Concert and Fireworks

The H-E-B Austin Symphony July Fourth Concert will be held at Auditorium Shores, where the Austin Symphony Orchestra will be performing patriotic songs. The event will conclude with the — Gerald Rich Texas National Guard Salute Battery shooting off 75 mm Howitzer Fourth of July Celebration at cannons as the “1812 Overture” is performed beneath skies filled Seaholm Power Plant with fireworks. Concessions will The best of the city’s Fourth of be available on-site. July celebrations are downtown — first and foremost, with an wHere: Auditorium Shores at the elaborate fireworks display at Long Center for the Performing the Seaholm Power Plant, which Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr. was modified from an electrical wHen: 8:30-10 p.m. power plant into a concert and HOw MUCH: Free event venue. — J.S. This annual celebration is great for picnicking families and will feature a prime view of down- Brew-B-Que at Buda City Park town, set against the backdrop of Or, you could make the drive the fireworks at sunset. Bands on 30 minutes south to the Brew-Bthe lineup include T Bird and the Que at Buda City Park. The event Breaks, The Bright Light Social boasts extensive beer and barbeHour and ‘Til We’re Blue or De- cue samplings and talented Texstroy. Donations from the event as musicians all afternoon. Teams will benefit Anthropos Arts, a may register for drinking games nonprofit based in East Austin such as beer pong, quarters and that works to bring music educa- flip cup. Also, brewmasters will tion to disadvantaged youth. give lectures on the process of creating their most flavorful beers. wHere: Seaholm Power Plant, 214 West Ave. wHere: Buda City Park, 204 San wHen: 4 p.m. Antonio St., Buda HOw MUCH: Free; RSVP at wHen: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. july4thaustin.com HOw MUCH: $15 at the gate wHere: The Tiniest Bar in Texas, 817 W. Fifth St. wHen: Doors open at 1 p.m. HOw MUCH: $5

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Batter up: Vote for the best kids’ sports movie of all time By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Columnist Like the majority of Texas students, I had the privilege of growing up in the ’90s. The ’90s was a decade full of Clinton, Backstreet Boys, Michael Jordan and “Seinfeld.” In other words, the ’90s were awesome. The awesomeness of this decade comes from the entertainment that was available for children at the time. And while Doug Funnie, Tommy Pickles, a wallaby named Rocko, Arnold and the Power Rangers provided kids with great memories from the little screen, the ultimate source of entertainment came from the sports movies that were geared toward kids.

So many life lessons were learned through these movies — from Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez showing us to accept the strange, loner kid in “The Sandlot,” to Charlie Conway teaching us to fly together in “The Mighty Ducks.” No one can get enough of seeing the ultimate underdog go against the odds to defeat the bigger, better, stronger opponents. Whether it’s the Looney Tunes characters upsetting the Monstars in “Space Jam,” or the “Angels in the Outfield” winning the pennant behind the arm of Mel Clark, people can’t get enough of success stories. The ’90s provided us with these moments. And yes, there are other eras that have produced fine children’s sports movies, but none follow the theme of humor-

ous movies for the entire family that the ’90s brought us. As I go back and re-watch some of my favorite movies from my childhood, I catch new jokes every time and sometimes get a little surprised by some of the adult humor in these films. We all know the best sports movies range from “The Field of Dreams” to “Hoosiers” to “Bull Durham.” That has been debated forever. But what hasn’t been debated as much is what the best kids’ sports movie is. Therefore, we at The Daily Texan would like to find out what the best kids’ sports movie ever is. With the help of you, the reader, in a few weeks we will have a champion. Now, before you ask where your favorite movie is, let me give you our guidelines on what a kids’ sports movie is:

1. The central focus of the movie must involve some type of physical activity which can be considered a sport. 2. The movie must be rated either PG or G. 3. The movie must either involve children being involved with the participation of the sport, involve cartoon characters (Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell included) or be made by Disney or Nickelodeon. The 32-movie bracket will include four categories: 1. Baseball 2. Basketball/Football 3. Soccer/Hockey 4. Wild Card After determining each week’s winner via online voting, we will be down to a final four and an eventual champion. Expect upsets and a Cinderella story or two.

The Daily Texan sports staff is your selection committee. After countless hours of deliberating the seeds, we feel like we have chosen the top 32 movies and have fairly seeded them. So dust off the old VCR and spend the next rainy day bringing back your favorite childhood memories. Strap on your P.F. Flyers, get out your lucky egg, practice your triple-deke or knucklepuck and try to teach your dog how to play basketball. But most importantly, remember to vote. Every vote really does count here, and any movie is capable of taking home the championship. It’s up to you if an eight-seed upsets a one. In the words of “Angels in the Outfield’s” J.P., “It can happen.”

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18 27 “The Sandlot” (1993)

“Ed” (1996)

“Angels in the Outfield” (1994)

“A League of Their Own” (1992)

Starring: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Denis Leary and James Earl Jones Rated: PG

Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Jack Warden, James Caviezel and Jayne Brook Rated: PG

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd and Danny Glover Rated: PG

Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell and Madonna Rated: PG

The summer of 1962 has just begun, and Scotty Smalls is new in town. Referred to as an “L7 Weenie,” Smalls stumbles upon a group of boys who always play baseball at a sandlot. Not even knowing how to throw a baseball, Smalls is fortunate enough that Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez accepts him and give him a chance. Little do they know that Smalls would get into the biggest pickle of his life after hitting his stepdad’s Babe Ruth-signed baseball over the fence into the home of “The Beast.”

In the unlikeliest of friendships, Jack “Deuce” Cooper becomes best friends with his teammate and fullgrown chimpanzee, Ed. Growing up on a farm with a promising career as a pitcher, Jack chokes when people watch him play, and his career is in trouble. That is, until Ed, who was originally the team mascot, joins the team as the third baseman. The two become the best of friends as Ed helps Jack get confidence and courage for the game and the ones he loves.

When a widower father jokes that his family will be together again when the lowly California Angels win the pennant, his son, Roger Bomman, starts praying for his favorite baseball team. Living in foster care after his mother’s death, Roger gets his prayers answered as he starts seeing real angels that are helping his prayers come true. Suddenly, his favorite ballclub starts making a title run, thanks to a little divine intervention.

Born and raised doing farmwork, sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller get the chance to play for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II. With a drunk manager, Jimmy Dugan, this new type of team, with girls who “come from cities near and far,” brings together tomboys, flirts and real talent — especially from Dottie. Kit grows frustrated with living in her sister’s shadow, so Dottie switches teams, only to meet up with her sister in the dramatic finale.

36 45 “Rookie of the Year” (1993)

“The Rookie” (2002)

“The Bad News Bears” (1976)

“Little Big League” (1994)

Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey Rated: PG

Starring: Dennis Quaid and Rachel Griffiths Rated: G

Starring: Walter Matthau, Chris Barnes and Tatum O’Neal Rated: PG

Starring: Luke Edwards, John Ashton and Timothy Busfield Rated: PG

Who knew a broken arm could be such a good thing? After Henry Rowengartner breaks his arm and has the cast removed, his doctor tells him his tendons healed a little too tight, turning his arm into a cannon. Rowengartner shows off his skills after catching a home run at Wrigley Field and throwing it back to the catcher from the outfield bleachers. Once the Chicago Cubs see his rocket of an arm, they immediately sign him and make his dreams of becoming a major league pitcher come true.

This tale of baseball redemption, based on a true story, follows Jimmy Morris, a high school baseball coach with a hot arm and faded dreams of playing in the majors. Morris promises his team that if they win district, he’ll try out for “the show,” and when the boys manage a miraculous comeback, the 35-year-old coach must attend an open camp. He joins the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after scouts notice his ability to pitch a 98-mph fastball, and after toiling in the minors for a spell, Morris gets called up to the big leagues. Despite his age, Morris gets one last chance to prove he has what it takes.

Former ballplayer Morris Buttermaker takes up pool cleaning and beer drinking after the end of his baseball career, but eventually decides to earn some extra cash by coaching a littleleague team, the Bears. This group of misfits lacks talent, and in desperation, Buttermaker recruits pitching sensation Amanda Whurlitzer, the daughter of Buttermaker’s ex-girlfriend, and Kelly Leak, the badass 13-year-old with a motorcycle. The unique group comes together as Buttermaker leads out of the cellar of the league.

Some boys get a brand-new bike when they turn 12 years old; Billy Heywood got the Minnesota Twins. After his grandfather’s death, Billy becomes the owner and general manager of the last-place team. Despite the Twins’ aversion to working for a preteen, Billy slowly gains their trust by helping turn the Twins into a divisional contender. Things take a turn for the worse when the team hits a midseason slump and star slugger Lou Collins gets benched, but this wunderkind has one more ace up his sleeve.

Police say Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms told them he’d been smoking marijuana before he was stopped while driving Thursday — but he says he was just talking about cigarettes. Simms, a son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, called the case against him “very weak” as he left a Manhattan courthouse after his arraignment on charges of driving while impaired by drugs. “I think it speaks for itself,” Simms, 29, said as he walked to a waiting car, with his pregnant wife on his arm. Released without bail, he’s due back in court Aug. 23 on the misdemeanor and traffic-violation charges. Police and prosecutors said Simms slurred his words, had bloodshot eyes and smelled of marijuana when stopped early Thursday at a downtown Manhattan police checkpoint, with his wife, Danielle, in the car. According to a court complaint, Simms told an officer he’d been “smoking marijuana in the car earlier.” But Simms’ lawyer, Nathan Semmel, said the quarterback didn’t say that, and wouldn’t do it. “My client never admitted to smoking marijuana that night. He admitted to smoking cigarettes that night,” Semmel said. He called it “absurd” to suggest that Simms would drive impaired while his wife, eight months pregnant with their second child, was riding along. “There’s nothing in his record, whatsoever, that suggests that he would be that reckless,” Semmel said. He suggested two other unidentified passengers in the car’s back seat “might be the sources of the odor” of marijuana that police reported. The New York Police Department had no immediate comment. If convicted, Simms could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. He didn’t take prosecutors up on an offer to plead guilty Thursday in exchange for a $500 fine, three days of community service and a six-month license revocation. The Titans, in a statement, said they were aware of the case and gathering more information about it. Simms has started 16 games during his six-year NFL career and is in his second stint with the Titans. He came to Tennessee in 2008 after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then returned to the Titans after playing for the Denver Broncos last year as an unrestricted free agent. He was a third-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2003. In 2006, Simms had emergency surgery to remove his spleen, which ruptured during a game against Carolina. His father is now an announcer and analyst for CBS Sports and led the Giants to two Super Bowls, playing 14 seasons with the team. — The Associated Press