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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY ‘You can’t buy my love’

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy play a sold-out show at Stubb’s Bar-B-Que at 7 p.m.

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David Garza takes the stage at the Cactus Cafe at 8:30 p.m.

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Flawed evidence led to execution Forensic commission expert points to faulty conclusions in Willingham investigation

The arson reports were a key part of Willingham’s murder trial, in which he was convicted of setting the December 1991 fire that killed his children. He was executBy Nolan Hicks ed in 2004.

Daily Texan Staff “I’m comfortable that not only SAN ANTONIO — Investigators did [Cameron] Todd Willingham used “flawed science” to determine have a fair and open and exhausthat the fire that destroyed Camer- tive and process, but I think that on Todd Willingham’s mobile home justice was served in the case,” and killed his three children was Gov. Rick Perry said at a Friday arson, the Texas Forensic Science press briefing in San Antonio.

Commission concluded Friday.

The commission, which was cre-

ated after scandals surfaced at the Houston and Texas Department of Public Safety crime labs, is charged with evaluating the validity of the evidence used during trials. It announced there was insufficient evidence to determine whether the fire investigators were negligent or committed professional misconduct.

“The fire investigators were negligent at the time,” said Stephen Saloom, policy director for the Innocence Project. “Basically, Cameron Todd Willingham was convict-

ed and executed on discredited arson evidence.”

The commission, which can only look at the validity of the evidence and cannot examine the innocence of a defendant, will solicit additional testimony and input as it prepares to write its final report on the subject. The report could be issued as soon as September.

Willingham’s execution has come under intense scrutiny after three

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Celebrating a former First Lady

Local singer-songwriter Toni Price plays the Continental Club at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $7.

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The Paramount Theatre shows “Badlands” as part of Iron & Wine’s movie night. Show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $10.

THURSDAY ‘Flightless bird’

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Education assistant Laurel Trevino shows children how to make paper flowers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Sunday. The center honored its namesake with a day of free activities, including a pottery demonstration, storytelling and book signings.

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center holds event honoring founder

‘Vittoria, Vittoria, Vittoria’

By David Colby Daily Texan Staff The University’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center honored its namesake Sunday with a day of free activities and events to honor Johnson’s contributions to environmental preservation.

Johnson, along with actress Helen Hayes, founded the center in 1982 in an effort to preserve North America’s native plants and natural landscapes. The center is dedicated to the conservation of native plants of Texas while

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— Thao Vo St. Edwards alumna on recycling and the oil spill NEWS PAGE 2

Protesters speak out against UT water bottle

“The free admission draws many people who have never been here before and, of course, tourists love it,” Hammer said.

Activities at the fourth annual event included a pottery demonstration, storytelling and book signings. Attendees were also able to view Johnson’s personal memorabilia, most notably her wildflower field guide.

“We are a national environmental organization, not just a botanical garden,” Hammer

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its research program works to protect and restore damaged ecological areas and endangered plants.

“This is an annual day where the public gets to honor Mrs. Johnson for her work with the environment,” said Joe Hammer, director of product marketing at the center.

The annual tribute day draws approximately 2,000 visitors each year, Hammer said, compared to 200 visitors on a typical Sunday in July, and attracts many first-time visitors and tourists.

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By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff Texas Campaign for the Environment organized a protest Friday to voice its concern over UT’s affiliation with H2Orange and its UT Tower-shaped plastic water bottles that will go on sale Aug. 25.

Between 10 and 20 protesters gathered at 2:15 p.m. on Guadalupe Street in front of the Union with homemade signs. The protesters shouted chants such as “Hey, hey, ho, ho, bottled water’s got to go” and “Bleed orange, think green, help keep our planet clean” for about an hour.

TCE, a statewide nonprofit organization that focuses on waste and recycling issues, opposes the partnership and the product because it says disposable plastic water bottles aren’t in line with Austin’s progressive attitude toward environmental responsibility, especially its Zero Waste Plan that aims to reduce waste by 20 percent by 2012.

“As a UT alum I’m really disappointed in the lack of vision that the University had,” said Lani Ogle, a TCE office manager and UT sociology alumna who spoke at the protest. “When I attended school here I always understood that UT was on the forefront of pushing progressive, sustainable ideas. To me, plastic bottles for the sake of raising money doesn’t seem very progressive.”

Protesters argued that a refillable water bottle would be a better choice.

“We’re pushing for refillable bottles as a way to raise

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Iron & Wine plays a benefit concert at the Paramount Theatre with Calexico. Tickets start at $24.50 and doors open at 7 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Midwives Alliance of North America and the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

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BP CEO to be dismissed, Even bankruptcy can’t close Katz’s government official says Hayward’s poor handling of Gulf Coast oil disaster may cause replacement

By Harry Weber & Tamara Lush The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — It looks like Tony Hayward will finally get his life back after all.

The gaffe-prone Brit is on his way out as CEO of oil giant BP, according to a senior U.S. government official. An announcement could come by sundown Monday about the fate of the man who enraged scores of frustrated Gulf residents by infamously declaring, “I’d like my life back,” in May. The senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made, was briefed on the decision by a senior BP official late last week.

The 53-year-old Hayward was BP’s most visible figure for weeks after the April 20 oil-rig explosion that killed 11 workers and set off the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But he faded from the scene after several

tone-deaf comments made people even angrier at the company than they had been.

He minimized the environmental effects of the spill, questioned the existence of oil plumes identified by scientists and enraged members of Congress when he said he was out of the loop on decisions at the well before the explosion. In mid-June, as live video showed oil gushing into the Gulf, Hayward went home to England — and attended a yacht race.

“He seems like a pretty selfabsorbed person, so I’m not surprised to hear he would walk away in the middle of all this,” said Gulf resident Patrick Shay, 43, whose front yard is filled with small, white crosses, each bearing the name of sea life or ways of life the oil spill has killed. “If anything, it will help.

They need to get him out of the way and get this cleaned up.”

It’s unclear who will replace Hayward or when it will happen, but one of the most likely successors is BP Managing

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By David Colby Daily Texan Staff Katz’s Deli, an Austin icon for more than 30 years, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in the past decade.

Despite financial difficulties, Katz’s owner Marc Katz is optimistic about his deli’s future in Austin, promising that its motto, “Katz’s Never Kloses,” would stand.

“It’s a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which is really not closing a business. It’s asking for federal protection so that we can restructure,” Katz said. “We have made several mistakes; a couple of things didn’t go my way. It’s just a businessman’s way of saying, ‘Hold off for a minute.’”

Katz’s Deli pays $22,478 per month for rent, according to court records. In addition, Katz owes $121,900 in taxes, $30,000 to vendors and $26,000 to past and present employees.

Katz said that despite the deli’s debts, payroll would continue uninterrupted for its more than 70 employees.

“Payroll is guaranteed, as it should be,” Katz said. “We’re going to pay our people before we pay anybody.”

In addition, Katz maintained

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Marc Katz, founder and owner of Katz’s Deli, laughs while recounting stories of his grandfather. Katz’s vibrant spirit has not been dampened by the restaurant’s recent financial difficulties. the deli would not have to fire employees to cut costs.

“We are maybe going to cut quite a bit of overtime, that kind of thing, but we are blessed that we are not going to have to let anybody go,” Katz said.

While promising that Katz’s Deli would remain a fixture in the Austin dining scene, Katz did not close the door on the possibility that the deli would be relocated

from the corner of Sixth and Rio Grande streets, where it has been located since 1979.

“We are looking at other options. Since we filed and I mentioned to the press that I may possibly look for another location, I’ve been getting lots of people calling me,” Katz said. “I’m entertaining all offers.”

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From page 1 scholarship funds,” TCE executive director Robin Schneider said. “Do it through sale of refillable bottles and then you can have something that really lasts forever, and not something where most of them will end up in a landfill or on the side of the road and eventually the Gulf or the Atlantic Ocean. This plastic winds up somewhere — usually not a recycling facility, unfortunately.”

H2Orange was created by Tim McClure and Steve Gurasich, cofounders of the advertising agency GSD&M Idea City. They hope to fund at least $1 million annually in academic scholarships, internships and fellowships with the proceeds from sales of the new water bottle.

H2Orange released an open letter Friday to address the issues being raised by TCE. The letter says that given the legislative budget cuts, scholarships need to be funded now, and also mentions its plan to release a refillable stainless steel bottle within a year. It also offers answers to the environmental worries, emphasizing that its plastic water bottle is 100-percent recyclable and cites its environmentalist mantra, “Reclaim. Recycle. Re-purpose.” The company has also purchased carbon credits from Green Mountain Energy to offset the product’s environmental impact.

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UT alumna Lani Ogle gathers with Texas Campaign for the Environment members to protest the Towershaped H2Orange plastic water bottles Friday. “I’m very disappointed to see the lack of vision on the University’s part,” Ogle said.

TCE is concerned that H2Orange’s solutions won’t be adequate, however.

“It’s kind of outrageous that the people who take credit for coming up with the ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ slogan would come up with such a bad idea,” Schneider

Johnson: Members uphold legacy

by preserving native Texas plants From page 1 said. “We’re like the Sierra Club, just with a focus on native plants.

We have about 15,000 members across the U.S.” Johnson, a 1934 University alumna, devoted much of her life to environmental causes. Her work helped bring about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Beautification Act of 1965. After her efforts as First Lady, Johnson continued to work

for the preservation and beautification of North America through her service on the Advisory Board of National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments, in addition to her work establishing and funding the wildflower center.

The center, which began a partnership with the University in 2006, covers 275 acres and includes botanical gardens, woodlands and meadows all focused on preserving and showcasing the native plants of Texas.

said. “What were they thinking?

Maybe they’ve got carbon credits and that sort of thing, but the carbon impact is only a small part of it. It’s not the whole story. We hope that the bad publicity and the bad feedback will get them to reconsider it and choose a more

From page 1 separate investigations — conducted by the Chicago Tribune, the Innocence Project and the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the state agency charged with investigating such matters — raised significant questions about the evidence and expert testimony offered during Willingham’s trial.

The commission’s own expert, Dr. Craig Beyler, said

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sustainable path.”

People on campus who saw the protest had their own opinions.

“I used to be really into recycling, but then the fucking oil spill happened,” said Thao Vo, a St. Edwards art history alumna.

“I just say, forget about it now.”

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Director Bob Dudley, who is overseeing the British company’s spill response and would be BP’s first American CEO. A change in leadership will not change the mammoth tasks ahead of BP, from stopping the gusher for good, to cleaning up the millions of gallons that have already leaked, to paying billions in claims — all while defending its stock price and repairing its battered reputation.

Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said Hayward’s departure will be good for BP’s image.

“I just hope they replace him with somebody who understands the situation, someone who will come down here and see what’s happening on a regular basis, someone who will communicate with us,” he said.

“From the beginning it was obvious this guy was not the leader needed in this crisis.”

But other Gulf residents shrugged upon hearing the news.

The oil, they said, has already done its damage.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Chris Foss, a 39-year-old boat captain from Port Sulphur. “Whatever happens with the corporate dudes

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there was no way to conclude that arson was the cause of the fire from the available evidence and condemned key testimony provided by State Deputy Fire Marshal Manuel Vasquez, writing that his testimony was “hardly consistent with a scientific mind-set and is more characteristic of mystics or psychics.”

The commission has been mired in political controversy as it has tackled the case. Perry dismissed then-commission Chairman Sam Bassett and two other commission members just two days before Beyler was scheduled to testify before the committee in a hearing to examine the evidence in the Willingham case.

Bassett was replaced by John Bradley, longtime Perry loyalist and Williamson County district attorney, who canceled the 2009 hearing. Since he took over as chairman, there have been frequent complaints from Bassett, Texas legislators and outside experts that Bradley has been dragging out the hearings in an attempt to slow the investigation to death.

“It’s been clear with every

move he has made that he doesn’t want to see this investigation go forward,” Saloom said.

Late Thursday, just hours before the commission was set to convene its hearing in Houston, news leaked that its members were going to consider a memorandum that would significantly reduce the scope of the commission’s jurisdiction to examine evidence — in effect, preventing the commission from examining the evidence that led to Willingham’s execution.

While the memo was unsigned, a senior aide to Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chair John Whitmire, D-Houston, said Bradley was certainly the person pushing its adoption. Attempts to contact Bradley were unsuccessful as of press time.

The aide said that despite Bradley’s efforts, when the commission came out of executive session, commission members made a motion not to accept it.

An aide to Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, was even more blunt, saying that Bradley was the author and the person on the board pushing the memo.

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is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what they are going to do about this mess.”

David Duet, 62, of LaRose, La., filled his ice chest at the grocery store in Grand Isle, where he brings his camper every weekend despite the oil.

“I don’t think he’s directly responsible for the spill, but he still had to answer for it,” said Duet, who worked on oil rigs for more than 22 years. “I can understand the time it took to cap it. I know how hard things are out there.”

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said BP’s attitude about making things right is more important than who is running it.

“BP, from I think everybody’s perspective, made a very bad mistake,” she said. “I think what the world expects from BP is an acknowledgment that something was done wrong. I think BP has a long way to go to gain the trust of the people.”

Hayward “became a sacrificial lamb in a politically charged world,” Oppenheimer & Co. senior analyst Fadel Gheit said.

Dudley would be well-suited to take over, Gheit said, describing him as a good delegator. But he added, “I’m not sure if removing Tony Hayward is going to throw BP’s problems away.”

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owner considers location change From page 1 Katz pointed out that while downtown offers a steady, 24hour clientele, the downtown district may not be the most profitable area to operate a fullservice restaurant.

“It would be difficult to leave downtown, but this is not a family area. This is a different crowd.

The people here are willing to tolerate more than more stable, wealthier people are willing to tolerate,” Katz said. “The type of person that comes downtown [may] not necessarily be the fullservice restaurant’s ideal.”

Although filing for bankruptcy does not appear to concern Katz, the Austin community has turned out in support of Katz’s Deli since the filing on Tuesday.

“I keep what I have by giving it away,” Katz said. “For me, the way I operate my business, it’s a relationship business. This family that I’ve developed over the years comes together in tough times. The support has been incredible.”

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oveRvIew Protesting H20range Not everyone is excited to drink water out of little plastic models of the Tower.

On Friday, environmental advocates protested the University’s decision to sell the new disposable water bottles. A portion of the profits from the bottles will be used to fund scholarships. While the bottles are 100-percent recyclable and the production company says they have purchased carbon credits, protesters are asking the University to instead pursue reusable water bottles.

Tim McClure of GSD&M Idea City, the firm that partnered with UT to design and produce the bottles, pointed out that a large part of the appeal of the product is the bottles themselves. Buyers would be less likely to quickly part with used bottles because of their iconic shape, as opposed to traditional bottles. McClure told The Texas Tribune on Thursday that protesters should be targeting Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle, large-scale manufacturers who produce far more plastic bottles and pollution than UT will.

McClure makes a valid point. The new UT bottles will likely displace some other brand of disposable bottle.

The net impact on University waste would be minimal.

While the gesture of refusing to sell disposable plastic would be in line with the University’s goal of campus sustainability, it wouldn’t change the fact that thousands of plastic bottles are still stocked in campus stores. If plastic bottles are going to be sold on campus, it’s better that they provide some worthwhile benefit to students.

We are pleased to see students advocating for sustainability, because it’s a worthwhile goal that UT should pursue. However, it’s important to keep in mind the realities of the situation and target the protest accordingly.

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The problem with familial DNA testing

By Susannah Jacob Daily Texan Columnist

Texas A&M slashes toilet paper from budget Texas A&M may eliminate toilet paper from campus dorms in an effort to curb maintenance costs.

Yes, things are that bad over in Aggieland.

The A&M Department of Student Affairs announced last week that it is considering removing toilet paper from residence halls. The move is expected to save $82,000 a year for the department, which has been tasked with cutting $2.2 million from its budget, part of a $40 million university-wide downsizing.

Several substitutes for toilet paper have been suggested, including leaves, scrap paper and Texas A&M diplomas.

In reality, that Texas A&M is considering such a move highlights just how severe a toll the latest round of budget cuts has taken on Texas higher education. Faculty and staff layoffs, reduced class offerings and increased costs are all expected results of budget cuts. But no toilet paper? That just stinks.

Such cuts may be a little too proactive, though. Only a week after cutting 66 jobs, A&M President R. Bowen Loftin announced that the school may cut another 485 positions as part of a $60 million budget reallocation. However, while those cuts will take place this year, they are in reaction to a 10-percent budget reduction that’s not scheduled to take effect until after next summer.

If they’d rather not be the butt of cheap toilet humor, Texas A&M should look for alternative sources of funding and revenue. Have they considering selling bottled water?

THe FIRING LINe Anything Cap Metro can do, UT can do better A decade or so ago, the Texas Public Policy Institute released a study that, in part, said it would be prudent for UT to run the shuttle service itself, allowing the University to reap federal grants the same way Capital Metro currently does.

Buses and other hardware purchases would be subsidized up to 80 percent, as they are in the current setup.

Cap Metro is an unnecessary middleman. The University would do well to contract shuttle services directly through a subcontractor as it does for things such as food and janitorial services.

Under the current scenario, UT is relegated the worst buses in Cap Metro’s fleet. Direct subcontracting also would enable UT to acquire newer, safer and more energy-efficient buses.

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LeGALese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by The Daily Texan’s Editorial Board.

During the past decade, Texas has distinguished itself as a leader in the use of DNA testing to pursue criminal justice. Across the state, judges, defense lawyers and even some prosecutors have capitalized on increasingly available and specific DNA science. Most notably, Texas leads all states in the number of individuals exonerated through postconviction DNA testing. Generally, most support Texas’ new position as a leader in the field. After all, who would advocate for innocent people to languish in jail?

Texas’ success encourages people to believe that DNA testing, used in conjunction with already-existing criminal justice policies, is a good thing.

But when it was used in the beginning of this month to arrest someone accused of being one of Los Angeles’ most notorious serial killers, not all chimed in with the same cheery support.

On July 1, Lonnie D. Franklin Jr. was arrested and accused of being the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer. For two decades he eluded capture, during which time he allegedly murdered 10 people.

Authorities found Franklin through the use of a procedure known as “familial search.” Specifically, investigators use the DNA found at a crime scene and run it through a database of DNA profiles of convicted individuals.

When they find a match between crime scene and database DNA close enough to suggest a familial connection, authorities focus their investigation on family members of the individual in the database. In Franklin’s case, California police matched DNA from one of Franklin’s alleged murder scenes with the DNA of his son, Christopher Franklin, who was recently convicted of a separate crime and therefore had a DNA profile in the database.

The “familial search” procedure, a relatively new advancement in DNA technology presently used only in Colorado and California, triggers mixed — but

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Pedestrians watch police investigators at the site of the “Grim Sleeper” arrests on July 7 in Los Angeles. Police charged Lonnie Franklin Jr. in the city’s “Grim Sleeper” serial killings after decades of frustrated investigations into at least 11 slayings dating back 25 years. strong — reactions. Supporters point to Franklin’s case as an example of why familial DNA testing is effective when other investigative tactics fail; it’s a way to solve difficult cases. Traditionally, a case that uses DNA evidence that would be exculpatory is rare and limited to violent rape and murder cases. Conducting a more expanded search of DNA profiles would lessen those limits. Also, familial search is arguably a way to avoid the situation Texas finds itself currently in: record numbers of innocent, wrongfully convicted individuals in jail for decadeslong sentences. The theory? DNA familial searches help get the bad guy — the right bad guy — the first time around.

However, there is no way around the aspects of the practice that make people and privacy advocates feel squeamish. For one, the convicted and imprisoned population disproportionately consists of minorities, so minorities are more likely to have a family member’s profile in any DNA profile database of convicted individuals. Also unavoidable is the issue that once authorities start expanding the realms in which they investigate a case, innocent people — particularly family members whose only connection with a suspect may be their inescapable DNA profile — are sucked into a system that has already

shown a propensity to wreak havoc on lives with even the lightest touch. It’s important not to underestimate the consequences of the neighbors seeing a police car show up next door.

Such considerations should be central when one thinks about how the policy should translate into the Texas criminal justice system, where countless examples exist of prosecutors’ practices straying from the book. Perhaps the familial search advocates might temper their support if they knew their DNA profiles, via their family members’ DNA profiles, were apt to appear on a detective’s computer screen during a high-profile murder investigation.

The issues at hand, the constitutionality and practice of familial DNA searches, are not separate from the suggestion of a national DNA database. What if everyone were required to submit their DNA to state and national law enforcement officials? That is a hard and increasingly significant question. The issue, unlike comparably sunny post-conviction DNA testing, is not cut and dry. At this point in my life, I am unable to support, however effective it is at achieving an end as illustrated in California, a step in the direction where police familial DNA searches lead.

Jacob is a history sophomore.

Fostering a more inclusive UT law community

By Greg Spurgeon Daily Texan Columnist

For prospective law students at UT, worries abound.

Not only must they wrestle with a faltering legal-job market, but those who wish to stay in Austin for their legal education must also cope with the common accusation that the UT School of Law is averse to admitting applicants who attended the University for their undergraduate degrees.

Nearly every prospective law student here has heard the rumor: To be accepted to the University’s law school, you must not only stand above the median of applicants but also outshine other applicants from UT. Since law school is so competitive, facing even further scrutiny just to remain at UT is a little mind-numbing.

So, worried and curious, I did what any prospective law student would do: I asked the admissions office if such a slant actually exists.

After speaking to Susan Beckman, an official in the admissions office, I felt relieved.

Beckman assured me the law school doesn’t place restrictions or quotas on admitting students from any university and that the law school does “whatever it can to admit as many superior, qualified students as [it] can in order to craft an accomplished but balanced incoming class.”

At face value, my inquiry was over. I could rest knowing that I will be judged fairly against other applicants, and I shouldn’t fear that my UT undergraduate educa-

tion would hinder my chances of admission — but an itch remained.

After my conversation with Beckman, I came across a link on the law school’s Student Life website entitled “Commitment to Diversity,” containing a message from law school Dean Larry Sager about the school’s mission to develop “an inclusive community.” In addition to accomplishments of minority graduates and UT’s commitment to diversity, the message said some interesting information about UT satellite schools.

Apparently, UT-El Paso, UT-Pan American, UT-San Antonio and Prairie View A&M all have law school preparation institutes created to further the UT law school’s commitment of helping all students achieve their educational goals and take their rightful place as full participants in the administration of justice.

According to the UT-Pan American website, the Law School Preparation Institute was established following the 1996 Hopwood v. Texas decision, which prohibited the use of race and ethnicity in law school admissions. The University of Texas System Law School Partnership Task Force created the institute to increase the number of minority students applying to law school, in particular the UT School of Law. The program has had crazy success. According to Dr. Jerry Polinard, UTPA pre-law adviser and LSPI director, the UTPA institute alone boasts a 90-percent law school acceptance rate, 30 percent higher than the national average. The program should be successful — LSPI students are taught at a graduate level, receive instruction from UT

law professors and even get LSAT preparation.

After this discovery, I wonder why the flagship of the UT System doesn’t have such a program.

The University does host a Law School Boot Camp, consisting of undergraduate courses in philosophy and logic that teach the type of thinking students will face on the LSAT, and the boot camp also gives students regular access to pre-law advisers. The Law School Boot Camp is certainly better than nothing, but it does not seem to offer the same networking and educational opportunities as the LSPI. If the LSPI’s purpose is racial inclusion, what about the 42-percent minority UT student body? If the LSPI is supposed to help students achieve their personal goals, why isn’t the same program offered to all nine universities in the University of Texas System?

It seems the law school’s inclusive goals are slowly cultivating an exclusive reality.

While the law school doesn’t have an official bias against UT undergrads, the opportunities it gives students at other state schools creates an implied one. When considering that 65 percent of the approximately 400 students in a UT law class must be Texas residents, the LSPI programs offer students at satellite schools a distinct advantage over their counterparts at the flagship university. If the UT System is able to supply such a beneficial program to some of its universities, then let it be available to all; otherwise, our inclusive community will be a hypocrisy.

Spurgeon is a government sophomore.

Entrance into the “real world” is daunting for anyone, especially for those without job prospects. With employment particularly difficult to come by, Teach For America presents a promising alternative for new college graduates.

In 1990, recent Princeton University alumna Wendy Kopp founded Teach For America.

With ambitious goals in mind, Kopp established a two-year program for recent college graduates to teach at urban, low-income public schools scattered across the nation. Because the program does not require participants to have degrees in education or the subject they teach, TFA is an option for a wide range of educated young people.

But, depending on your commitment to teaching, TFA might not be the job for you.

A college degree and an impressive GPA do not a capable teacher make, and being inspired

by Hilary Swank’s character in “Freedom Writers” is not enough to ignite a genuine desire to educate. At the risk of sounding like a broken record from the Obama campaign, you must have the drive for change if you plan on entering this program.

Unfortunately, not all TFA teachers seem to have this drive.

The program has a 50-percent turnover rate after two years, and an 80-percent turnover rate after three years, according to a study by UT education professor Julian Vasquez Heilig and California State University’s Su Jin Jez. These findings imply TFA workers’ commitment to teaching is fleeting at best, and selfserving at worst. While TFA hopes its teachers will make a lasting impact on their school system, an alarming percentage of the program’s members complete the required two years and essentially abandon ship for either grad school in unrelated fields, or to pursue a different career path altogether.

To be sure, TFA can open doors for those who care deeply about bridging the achievement gap that has plagued the U.S. public education system for decades. The statistics are undeniable. America, one of the world’s most powerful nations, lags behind a majority of the developed world in its public school students’ math and reading aptitude. Texas public school students rank 49th in verbal and math SAT scores and have the 36th-lowest high school graduation rate.

It is distressing that participating in a program with such noble goals is so difficult. TFA now accepts fewer than 20 percent of applicants, and a recent article in The New York Times compares TFA acceptance rates to those of Ivy League colleges. Perhaps for those genuinely interested in improving American public education, however, the stiffened competition for acceptance into TFA is a blessing in disguise.

With so much talk about TFA’s selectivity, UT has still has an impressive showing. Eighty students from the UT class of 2010 will begin teaching in the fall, and the program ranks UT No. 1 among large colleges for our student contribution to the program. Such a strong representation in the program is beneficial for Longhorns with a genuine interest in working toward TFA’s goal.

Kopp once said, “In order to have a real impact, you have to influence the consciousness of the country. You will have to influence the priorities of a generation.” As TFA’s target audience, we must ask ourselves where our priorities lie. Do we want a moving 24-month experience before pursuing a completely unrelated career, or do we want to work beyond the two-year commitment toward improving a flawed system? If our generation and its ever-increasing cynicism fails to follow up on our idealism, who will?

Ramanathan is an urban studies and English senior.

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Spread love with Nutella recipes

By Katherine Kloc Daily Texan Staff Nutella is one of those rare foods that is not only a staple ingredient in bakers’ pantries, but also a cultural phenomenon. The chocolate and hazelnut spread has garnered more than 1.5 million Facebook fans, more than 100 times that of ketchup or peanut butter, and is such a cherished item in the food-blogging community that its own worldwide holiday was created in 2007. Though Nutella’s international holiday falls on Feb. 5, the condiment is a rich and flavorful treat for any day of the year.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

Directions

2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 3 very ripe bananas, peeled 2 large eggs 1/4 cup sour cream, room temperature 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup chocolate chips

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line

Ingredients for frosting: 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup Nutella 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Ingredients 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon of salt 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup light brown sugar 2/3 cup Nutella 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (or regular chocolate chips if preferred)

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Nutella, a chocolate and hazelnut spread, can be used in a variety of dessert recipes, including banana chocolate chip cupcakes with Nutella cream cheese frosting.

Directions • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Mix flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set it aside.

• Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add Nutella and vanilla, then add egg. Add dry mixture until just incorporated; add chocolate chips.

• Chill dough for an hour (this step can be skipped, but in my experience it makes the cookies taste better).

• Drop dough by the tablespoon on a parchment-lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.

• Bake for 12 minutes.

Nutella and Ricotta Calzone Ingredients

Directions

3/4 cup Nutella 1 15-ounce can of whole-milk ricotta cheese 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Premade pizza dough

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees for 30 minutes with the pizza stone inside the oven.

• Mix Nutella and ricotta together.

• Add powdered sugar, salt and vanilla.

• Divide dough in half and roll both halves out — they should be roughly circular and 1/4 inch thick.

Spoon Nutella mixture into the center of each round. Fold edges together and pinch firmly to make sure the Nutella mixture won’t leak while in the oven.

• Bake on the pizza stone for 12 minutes or until the calzone is golden brown.

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Band of Joy

The Honeydrippers After coming out with a couple of solo albums in the early 1980s, Plant joined this supergroup consisting of fellow Zeppelin member Page and one of the original Yardbirds, Jeff Beck.

The band only released one album titled Volume One, which was released in 1984. After several forays into a solo career and various workings with Page, Plant finally settled into a comfortable nook by forming yet another group with Page.

The Band of Joy was one of Plant’s earliest bands in the ’60s with late friend and drummer Bonham. While the band was not met with any commercial success, it was a jumping-off point for the work that both musicians would carry on in the future. However, always one to go back to his roots, Plant publicly reported earlier this year that the Band of Joy would be re-forming and going on a small summer tour.

The band has confirmed an album for release at the end of the summer on Rounder Records, which also released Raising Sand.

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By Mark Lopez Daily Texan Staff One of the most noted and influential rock stars of our time, Robert Plant has been placed in high regard for his ability to branch out and touch on various musical genres, from rock ‘n’ roll to country and blues. But what has turned Plant into a household name is not only the many high points of his career, most notably as a member of Led Zeppelin, but also the sheer longevity of his career. Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, his current band, will make an appearance at Stubb’s Bar-BQue tonight, so it seems appropriate to trace the roots of this rock icon in preparation for the show.

a 12-cupcake baking tray with paper liners.

• Mix together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Mix in eggs, sour cream, butter and vanilla into the mashed bananas. Combine the flour mixture and banana mixture. Add chocolate chips.

• Divide batter equally between liners. Bake for 28 minutes; for mini cupcakes, bake for 14 minutes.

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Horse lover takes on new challenge

By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff While the Kentucky Derby may have the reputation as the greatest horseback-riding spectacle, a lesser-known equestrian sport making its way into the spotlight is competitive trail riding.

As participants encounter certain obstacles, judges rate horses on how well they deal with the challenges and riders on how well they communicate with their animals.

Last month, Lissa Rabon took part in her first competitive trail riding event. Rabon, whose family owns Storm Ranch in Dripping Springs, got her first horse when she was 4 and has loved everything about them ever since.

“I moved to the ranch to live with my grandparents and didn’t have anything to do, so they bought me a pony,” Rabon said.

From there, Rabon took on barrel racing, trot-transition competitions and disciplining horses that were new to saddle riding.

By working with many different horses, each with its own personality and difficulties, Rabon developed her equestrian skills even further, bringing herself to competitive trail riding.

“I went about teaching in an old cowboy way, which got me really interested in ranch horses and their different jobs,” Rabon said.

“I’m always on a horse looking for cattle or putting time on a young horse, so I thought it’d be cool to compete in something I do every day anyway.”

Rabon started working last year with her favorite horse, Minnow, teaching him to cross creeks, step over logs and back down trails.

Since then, the two have practiced these specific tasks in preparation for the event, with Rabon gaining more control over the horse.

“You can train horses from the very beginning in a short amount of time, but that involves falling off,” Rabon said. “At 52, I just don’t enjoy that anymore.”

Instead, Rabon persevered day after day, doing exactly what she loved while preparing Minnow.

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Lissa Rabon, pictured with her horses Spur and Minnow, started riding horses at the age of 4. Rabon now has 14 horses on her 5,000-acre ranch where she gives lessons and trains. She recently participated in her first trail riding competition.

When her first competitive trail riding event came along, Rabon joined about 100 other riders on her family’s own Storm Ranch. Competitors were divided into several groups, depending on their levels of experience, and each took his or her turn at different obstacles.

Since the meet was Rabon’s first, she did not compete for a place or prize, but instead participated to get a feel for the competition.

Rabon currently lives in Walnut Springs near Fort Worth with her husband, stepdaughter, son and 14 horses on a 5,000-acre ranch, where she gives lessons and trains.

Storm Ranch, which boasts nearly 6,000 acres, is not frequented by Rabon as much as she’d like,

but she hopes to build a house on the land soon.

Rabon’s passion for horses leads her to pick out animals she loves based on their looks and personalities and turn them into something worth buying. Aside from being thrown into a fence after training a young mustang that thought he was ready for the pasture a bit early, Rabon finds beauty in equipping horses.

“They start off knowing nothing, but once you manipulate them into performing a certain job, you teach them to be a pleasure to others,” Rabon said.

With a good deal of life-coach experience, Rabon hopes to someday be able to work with women specifically, letting them try

out horseback riding and building their confidence.

Rabon’s skilled horses make her buyers and students happy, but she feels that working with the animals makes them more confident, too.

“I just imagine them coming to something new and thinking, ‘OK, I did that last thing, so I can do this, too,’” Rabon said.

Rabon has always had a big heart as in the ’80s, she worked with Special Olympics participants, training them for meets.

Though her students were probably taught a great deal about riding technique, the inspiration Rabon drew from them was even more rewarding.

“When you have some-

one who spends their day being treated differently than others, then they get up on a horse, it is just so neat,” Rabon said.

“You can just see how proud they are of the power they have on horseback.”

After moments like these, Rabon has changed her entire riding philosophy.

“I used to go into training sessions with specific goals set, but soon realized that my horse would show me what we needed to do that day,” Rabon said.

“Now, I just try to live more in the moment. I like to think I’m heading [in] a specific direction but with no particular plan about how fast I’ll go. This way, I wont miss anything ... I hope.”

Football

Defensive backs remain a strength of Horns Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series previewing the prominent position battles that will take place during Texas’ training camp.

By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff It was nearly a year to the day on Oct. 31 when the trio of Blake Gideon, Curtis Brown and Earl Thomas went from being the scapegoats of the loss to Texas Tech to the heroes of Texas’ thumping of Oklahoma State this past season in Stillwater, Okla.

All three of them had interceptions, and Brown and Thomas both took theirs to the house for a touchdown.

But the bad news for Texas is that

Curtis Brown #3 Brown started opposite Aaron Williams at cornerback in 2009 as a mostly first-year starter. Before last season, he only had four starts, so expect that full year of experience to factor into an even better year in 2010 for this all Big 12 preseason first-team corner.

Thomas, the team’s leader in interceptions with eight, left after just two seasons on the field for the greener pastures of a first-round contract.

The good news, though, is that he is the team’s only loss in a secondary that was top in the country in interceptions (25), and ranked in the top 25 in pass-efficiency defense (11th) and pass defense (23rd).

Aaron Williams, Kenny Vaccaro, Christian Scott, Chykie Brown, Nolan Brewster, Curtis Brown and Gideon all return, with Williams, Curtis Brown and Gideon entering this year’s campaign as preseason first-team all-conference selections for the Big 12.

Gideon will once again serve as the

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BLAke Gideon #21 As a third-year starter and a true junior, Gideon could be in the same position former teammate Earl Thomas was in last year: in Orlando as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the country’s best defensive back. Gideon was also named to the all-Big 12 preseason first team.

Williams is a veteran starter who plays smart and hits hard. He delivered Sam Bradford’s college career-ending hit in last year’s Red River Rivalry on a corner blitz.

Williams was voted all-Big 12 preseason first-team selection.

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went on, Gideon ran away with the fulltime starting roll.

At cornerback, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp can choose between Chykie Brown, Williams and Curtis Brown.

Muschamp will most likely end up going with Curtis and Williams as the starters, with an abundance of Chykie thrown in.

Regardless of who’s out on the field for the first possession of every game, all eight defensive backs will see plenty of action throughout the course of the season. The only problem for Muschamp, given the incredible depth in the secondary, will be deciding who will be on the field when. But, that’s a problem every coach wishes he had.

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team’s quarterback on defense, directing and positioning everyone from his view up top at safety. Joining him and replacing Thomas will be both Scott and Vaccaro. Scott missed all of Texas’ regular season because of unresolved academic issues that were cleared up after the fall semester, allowing him to play in the national championship. Vaccaro appeared in 13 games last season as a freshman, but served mostly as a special teams guy. Expect to see more of him in nickel-and-dime packages, with Scott most likely getting the nod as Thomas’ main replacement. Brewster will also be thrown into the mix. Before last season, he entered preseason practices as the co-starter with Gideon, but as the season

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sPorts brieFlY Former Longhorn falls in home, will miss first day with Ravens OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens top draft pick Sergio Kindle hurt his head in a fall in Texas, a mishap that will prevent him from reporting to camp on Monday.

The injury occurred Thursday night while Kindle was at a house in Austin. According to the Ravens, it is believed the linebacker fell down two flights of stairs.

He is in stable condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge.

Kindle played football at Texas before being drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the NFL draft.

Armstrong finishes in 13th behind champion Contador PARIS — Lance Armstrong didn’t want to go out this way.

In his final Tour de France, the seven-time champion popped a tire, crashed and struggled up the mountains. Worse, he appears to be the target of a U.S. federal investigation into doping and fraud allegations while a rider on the US Postal team.

One Tour too many? Maybe.

Still, he maintained he had no regrets despite the ignominious ending of No. 13 — nearly 40 minutes behind the leader, former teammate and rival Alberto Contador.

“I wouldn’t say that it’s ruined,” he said during an interview with a few reporters Sunday. “In 10 years, when I look back on the 2010 Tour, it won’t be the memory that I have.

“Obviously, I won’t have a yellow jersey to remember — I’ll remember the team, digging deep to win the team GC (general classification),” he said. “It’s significant for us and the sponsor.

“I’ll remember having my son here for a week at the Tour,” he said, referring to 10-year-old Luke.

“I’ll remember the bad luck, certainly — the crashes. But that won’t be the thing that I’ll take away.”

During the race, there were numerous published reports of a federal investigation led by Jeff Novitzky, a special agent with the Food and Drug Administration, into claims about Armstrong and doping by former teammate Floyd Landis.

Several former riders who race with Armstrong have reportedly been subpoenaed. Armstrong faced questions about those reports at the Tour. He said he had not been subpoenaed or contacted

by Novitzky himself.

Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour title for doping, had long denied doping until April, when he announced that he, in fact, did — and alleged Armstrong did, too. The claim came as Armstrong was riding in the Tour of California.

Compiled from Associated Press reports