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Making the case for a leisurely summer
THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, July 5, 2010
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY Keep strumming along Local musician David Garza plays a free show at the Cactus Cafe at 8:30 p.m.
Candidates party hardy Bill White debates the Libertarian Party candidate in front of the League of Women Voters in Kerrville at 7 p.m.
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Loan changes save students, taxpayers money By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Major changes this month to federal student loans are expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars and to lower interest rates for student loans processed at UT and at colleges across the country. Among the changes that took effect July 1, every federal loan will now come directly from the U.S. Education Department as part of
the Direct Loan Program, and private banks will no longer process or collect interest from federal student loans. Interest rates will be reduced from 8.5 percent to 7.9 percent for the federal Parent PLUS loan and from 5.6 percent to 4.5 percent for need-based Stafford loans, according to The Institute for College Access & Success. While the effects of these changes may not be noticeable in the
short term, the interest rates graduates will pay on their loans may be capped at a fixed amount — meaning students will be paying less over the years they repay their students loans. The Income-Based Repayment program now establishes a “reasonable” percentage of incomes and caps the amount of repayment after 25 years. Any loan established under the Direct Loan
Program’s predecessor, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, will be eligible for the income-based repayment cap. Maximum Pell grants, or federal needbased grants, are now $5,500 — up from $5,300 last year. Edie Irons, spokeswoman for the The Institute for College Access & Success, said the move to distribute loans directly and exclusively from the Education De-
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‘Wherever I’m with you’ Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros play a sold-out show with We Are Each Other at La Zona Rosa at 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Gotta get that funky rhythm Dance to the musical stylings of funk band Soul Track Mind at TC’s Lounge in East Austin at 10 p.m. every Wednesday.
THURSDAY Head to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Ritz for a “Goonies” Quote-Along at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10.
Diamonds are a boy’s best friend The Round Rock Express takes on the Oklahoma City RedHawks at 7:05 p.m. at the Dell Diamond. Tickets cost $8.
FRIDAY ‘K’vetch, k’vetch, k’vetch’ See Sally Field in her first Oscarwinning role in the 1979 film “Norma Rae.” Show starts at 9:35 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets cost $9 at the box office.
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Above, from left to right, Gerry Grant, Seaward Grant and Bungy Nhedley dance and sing to music on the Double Tree Ranch float in the Round Top Fourth of July parade Sunday. Nhedley drove 1,452 miles from San Pedro, Calif., to be part of the parade. Below, Gov. Rick Perry recites the Pledge of Allegiance among supporters in the Round Top town square Sunday.
Perry speaks at parade of liberty, budget cuts Perry spent Sunday mornBy Nolan Hicks ing in Round Top, about 60 Daily Texan Staff ROUND TOP — Universities miles east of Austin, to particsuch as UT will have to work to ipate in the town’s Fourth of reduce costs in a bid to slow the July parade, which organizers rate of tuition increases as their claim is the longest continualbudgets are slashed as part of a ly running Independence Day deficit-reduction measure, Gov. parade west of the MississipRick Perry told The Daily Texan pi River. “I love doing parades after a Fourth of July pa— t h e re ’ s n o t h i n g rade Sunday. more Americana Perry said unithan a parade on versities should INSIDE: the Fourth of look to cut operSee how the city of July,” Perry said. ating expenses Austin celebrated “As much as we such as salaries, the Fourth of July quibble about administrative this or that or discosts and building on page 10 agree on policy, a maintenance. parade on the Fourth “All these costs of July is the quintessenhave increased substantially faster than the rate of in- tial American experience.” In an Independence Day flation and faster than other areas of government,” Perry said. speech delivered to a crowd of “I don’t know that for a fact, but about 300, who were clustered in that’s going to be the place I’d Round Top’s town square, Perry suggest for the Board of Regents, hit on many of the same themes and the administrators are going of his address to the Texas Republican Convention in June, into have to take a hard look.”
cluding his appeal to populism and individualistic elements in Texas politics. “When you talk about the independence that’s inherent in Texans, most people respond in a positive way,” Perry said. He said the appeal of populism and individualism in Texas is rooted in the state’s history, citing popular knowledge of events like the Battle of the Alamo and Texas’ initial status as an independent nation. “We’re as independent-minded a people in Texas as anywhere in the nation. Part of that is due to our history,” Perry said. “People
who have only been here a year call themselves Texans and they’re proud of it. They know our history better than most people know their own state’s history.” Earlier Sunday morning, Perry stood on a small platform beneath a shaded gazebo and spoke to the crowd, delivering a traditional Fourth of July speech that mixed a recitation of the history of American independence with attacks meant for the modern political era. “People do their best when
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partment will save taxpayers $60 billion over 10 years. “Cutting out the middleman — private banks and lenders who’ve been making federal loans — the government is going to make those same exact loans to students and put some of the profits back into the U.S. Treasury,” Irons said. “They’ll also save on subsidies
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Foundation distributes social work scholarships By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is honoring its 70th anniversary by giving 10 students in Texas graduate social work programs $50,000 in scholarship awards. The foundation is part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University. In 1940, Ima Hogg, a d a u g h t e r o f f o r m e r G o v. James S. Hogg, co-founded the foundation and was dedicated to improving mental health in the state. UT-Austin graduate student Heather Teel received the $5,000 scholarship along with nine other students, each from a different university in Texas, including UT-Pan American, UT-Arlington and UTSan Antonio. Teel previously worked in an inner-city school in Houston as a teacher and fundraiser, where she said she found her passion for helping teens and families. “I would like to see a true mental health curriculum as part of the school culture or norm, where the whole school is working together with positive mental health and it is not only [available] for those who can afford it,” Teel said. In August, she plans to work at the UT Mental Health Center in a yearlong internship to train under psychiatrists and licensed professional counselors. “I really, for the first time in my life, know exactly what I need to be doing,” Teel said. “It’s a huge honor, and I’m thankful for the support that I’m on the right path.” Ima Hogg created the scholarship program in 1956 to encourage more students to pursue mental health professions, foundation spokeswoman Merrell Foote said. Normally, the foundation grants scholarships to five recipients each year, but the number of recipients was doubled for the anniversary. “We want to commemorate Ms. Ima Hogg and her legacy. She did a lot for mental health in Texas. We just thought it was appropriate, since the scholarship is named after her, to double the number of scholarships and double the impact of scholarships in Texas for this year,” Foote said. “Twice as many students will be going into the mental health field than normally would have been the case. That can have an impact down the road.”
Hall resentencing doubles punishment By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff After nearly six hours of deliberation, a Travis County jury sentenced Laura Ashley Hall to 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine for tampering with evidence in the 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave on Friday. Hall also received one year and a $4,000 fine for hindering apprehension. The one-year sentence will be served concurrently. The decision was met with muffled celebrations from Cave’s family, closing what they hope to be the final chapter of Cave’s gruesome murder and mutilation in a West
Campus apartment five years ago. “I hate the word ‘closure,’” said Sharon Sedwick, Cave’s mother, after the trial. “How can you be satisfied when your child is dead? There is no satisfaction. But do I feel like justice was done? Yes.” Hall’s family stormed out of the courtroom shortly after the verdict was announced, while Hall broke into tears when the judge asked her if she had anything to say. Hall was convicted and sentenced to five years in 2007 for tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension of Colton Pitonyak, who was convicted of mur-
dering Cave, but an appellate court overturned her conviction after it determined the prosecution withheld evidence from the defense. Hall saw her punishment double after prosecutors found new witnesses to confirm Hall’s involvement in severing Cave’s head and hands. “This was a terrible crime. This sentence is appropriate,” chief prosecutor Allison Wetzel said. “She is someone who is dangerous and should be confined. The evidence is certainly there.”
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Laura Hall enters the courtroom Friday, the last day of her resentencing trial for tampering with evidence in the murder of Jennifer Cave.
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Colton Pitonyak shoots and kills Jennifer Cave between 1 and 3 a.m. in his West Campus apartment. Later that day, he calls Laura Hall and asks her to come over. According to testimony, Hall instructs Pitonyak to buy a hacksaw and large bags. The two then mutilate Cave’s body, cutting off her head and her hands at the wrists to help prevent identification. After abandoning their plan of dispersing Cave’s body in different parts of the city after receiving a phone call from Cave’s worried mother, the two set off for Mexico in Hall’s Cadillac.
With little physical evidence linking Hall to the crime scene — her DNA was found on the murder weapon, one of Cave’s sandals and a blue towel — the state built its case on the testimony of inmates whom Hall had spoken to about the trial and 19 recordings of phone
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After four days of testimony and arguments and six hours of deliberation, Laura Hall receives a 10-year sentence for mutilating the body of Jennifer Cave and helping Colton Pitonyak flee to Mexico.
Hall is found guilty of tampering with evidence. She is sentenced to five years in jail and another for hindering apprehension, to be served concurrently — a decision she appeals.
peatedly threatening Cave’s mother, the jury that convicted her and even her own parents when they refused to post bond. McFarland was present next to Cave’s family for most of the trial, and shared an emotional hug with Sharon Sedwick after the verdict
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After tracking Pitonyak’s cell phone to track his position, authorities in Mexico find the couple at a Holiday Inn in Piedras Negras and drive the duo to the U.S. border, when Pitonyak is arrested and Hall, released.
calls Hall made while in jail. “The whore deserved to die. She was a fucking bitch,” Hall was quoted as saying in reference to Cave by fellow inmates in Travis County Jail. “The only eerie part was cutting through bone.” On the tapes, she is heard re-
Hall is granted a new resentencing trial by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, but her conviction is affirmed.
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was announced. “This is your victory,” Sedwick told McFarland. It was a particularly emotional day for Sedwick, who had taken the witness stand the day before and has received numerous threats from Hall, and also buried her sis-
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Jim and Sharon Sedwick find Cave’s body in Pitonyak’s West Campus apartment after arriving in Austin and filing a missing persons report with the Austin Police Department the day before.
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Wetzel took over from Stephanie McFarland after an appeals court found the prosecution had acted improperly in the 2007 trial. The fourth and final day of the trial began with closing arguments from both sides after three days of evidence, presented mostly by the prosecution. Defense lawyers Joe James Sawyer and Amber Elliot tried to make a case for Hall’s innocence, stressing the lack of concrete DNA evidence and painting her as madly in love with Pitonyak. Sawyer asked the jury to see past the flaws in Hall’s character, saying that disliking someone isn’t a reason to incarcerate them. However, the prosecution took a different approach. “Is this for identification, or just evil?” prosecutor Christopher Baugh repeated as he showed the jury pictures of Cave’s dismembered body. “How do you rehabilitate someone who does this?”
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ter-in-law last week. “She was the young lady that took my kids to school every day,” she said. “And I just know that Jennifer [Cave] and Heather are just flying down the road ... and she’s happy and she’s at peace. And that’s all I ever wanted.”
ParaDe: Perry leads procession by pickup limits, we’re willing to fight and die in faraway lands so that other peothey are free to pursue their ple can breathe that free air.” dreams without the oppressive During the interview, Perry hand of government on their acknowledged his statement backs,” Perry said. “Americans love was a swipe at what he claims freedom. They love it so much that is the growing power of the we not only bow up a little bit when federal government. somebody starts overstepping their “One of the great things about
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our country is that we are free to critique,” Perry said. “I use a number of different venues to critique our counterparts in Washington.” It was just a minute before 10:30 a.m. when the master of ceremonies warned everyone to plug their ears. Harry Schellburg and Gene Cordes were about to fire the small cannon in the town square, a move that signifies the start of the parade. Perry and his entourage of state troopers had just left the stage to get over the heavyduty pickup truck that was serving as his float in the parade. As grand marshal, his float was first in line. Precisely at the bottom of the hour, the cannon was fired, and while no shell was launched, the roar of the boom could still be felt more than 50 feet away. The crowd cheered loudly as it saw the governor’s pickup approaching. Perry stood in the truck’s plastic-lined bed, waving an undersized American flag while smiling and pointing to people in the crowd.
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Gary Zwernemann sits on the lawn at a family gathering in anticipation of the Round Top Fourth of July parade on Sunday. Dewayne Hodge, who said he was definitely voting for Perry in November, said the speech spoke to the values he thought the nation should share.
“I just feel that the way he spoke today made a lot of sense in terms of values and what we need here in Texas and in our nation,” he said.
finance: Lowered interest on student loans
to make debt repayment more affordable From page 1 that they make [to back private lenders]. There’s a lot of saving involved in doing this, and putting a lot of that into Pell grants and support for community colleges, traditionally black colleges and other areas of higher education.” She said the lowered interest rates on student loans will make repayment more affordable and that the borrowers will keep the rate for the life of the loan. “This is a welcome change for students,” she said. Over the past several years, student debt has been rising in every state, including Texas, where 62 percent of students leave college with an average of $19,000 in debt. According to data from The Project on Student Debt, the debt for recent graduates from public universi-
ties was $20,200 in 2008, a 20-percent increase from 2004 when the average was $16,850. Thomas Melecki, director of UT-Austin’s Office of Student Financial Services, said UT students borrowed a total of $263 million in federal loans — which amounts to 53.6 percent of all financial aid and 90 percent of all federal loans — and the average student borrowers who graduated in 2009-2010 left the University $24,998 in debt. Melecki said his office had known since last year that the July changes would take effect. “We saw that legislation coming and started getting ready for it, making all the computer system changes last June,” he said. “We got to the point in the spring semester that, with the consent of about 3,000 to 4,000 students, we obtained their loans from the Di-
rect Loan Program instead of the bank-based program. It was important for us to go into the Direct Loan Program ready in order to ensure a stable supply of loans to help cover student college cost.” Karen Krause, director of the Office of Financial Aid, Scholarships and Veterans Affairs at UTArlington, said every student borrower will have to sign a new master promissory note because of the lender change. “We tried to do a big campaign — e-mails to students, an ad in our student newspaper. We also sent mail to our loan recipients letting them know that they would have to do that,” Krause said. “In the long run, I think it will be easier because students won’t have to remember who they borrowed their student loan from. The transition is always the bumpy time.”
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Mexican elections held; drug cartels battle for power By Alexandra Olson & Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — More than a dozen Mexican states held elections Sunday after campaigning besieged by assassinations and scandals that displayed drug cartels’ power. The party that ruled Mexico for 71 years hoped to capitalize on frustrations over the bloodshed and gain momentum in its bid to regain the presidency in two years. The elections for 12 governors, 14 state legislatures and mayors in 15 states are the biggest political challenge yet for the government of President Felipe Calderon, who is deploying troops and federal police to wrest back territory from drug traffickers. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, which held on to power for seven decades through a system of largess and corruption that many considered a quasi-dictatorship, has recovered popularity amid frustration with Mexico’s surging drug gang violence. The party, known as the PRI, held up the assassination of its gubernatorial candidate in the northern state of Tamaulipas as evidence Calderon has failed to bring security despite the presence of tens of thousands of troops in drug trafficking hot spots. Leaders of Calderon’s conservative National Action Party, in turn, have insinuated the PRI protects drug traffickers in Tamaulipas state, the birthplace of the Gulf cartel, and in the northern state of Sinaloa, the cradle of the cartel by the same name. Rodolfo Torre, the governor’s hand-picked successor, was killed Monday along with four companions when gunmen ambushed his campaign caravan. The day before, he had pledged
to make security a priority, and supporters say that may have been what got him killed. The PRI chose his brother, Egidio Torre, to run in his place. The new candidate arrived to vote in an elementary school wearing a bulletproof vest and escorted by heavily armed federal police in two trucks and a dozen bodyguards. Turnout was thin in Tamaulipas, where dozens of poll workers quit in the last week, many because they were afraid to show up at voting stations. Low turnout was widely expected to benefit the PRI, which is more adept at mobilizing voters in the state. Fernando Larranaga, voting in the same elementary school as Torre, said he remained loyal to the PRI and hoped the new candidate would fulfill his brother’s promises of fighting poverty. “They are trying to destabilize the government,” Larranaga said. “Things are not the same. You are afraid to go out into the streets, but life must go on.” Voting lines also were short in Ciudad Juarez — across the border from El Paso — which has become one of the deadliest places in the world. “Maybe people are scared and that’s why they haven’t come out to vote,” said Arturo Gonzalez, a president of one nearly empty voting center in the city. Calderon’s National Action has allied with leftist parties to try to oust the PRI from some of its strongholds. The alliance is also hoping to oust the PRI from its longtime bastion in Sinaloa. The PRI gubernatorial candidate in Sinaloa, Jesus Vizcarra, has long faced allegations of ties to the cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord.
Egidio Torre, gubernatorial candidate for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, gives a thumbsup after casting his vote at a polling station in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, on Sunday.
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Iraqi supporters of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest against Vice President Joe Biden’s visit in Najaf, Iraq, on Sunday.
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By Lara Jakes & Rebecca Santana The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two major cities. The attacks in Mosul and Ramadi underscored persistent fears that insurgents will exploit Iraq’s political uncertainty to stoke widespread sectarian violence. Four people were killed and 25 injured in the two blasts that occurred hundreds of miles apart. On his fifth trip to Iraq since he was elected, Biden sat down separately with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite who is struggling to keep his job after his party lost the March 7 election, and his chief challenger, former premier Ayad Allawi. The Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance that Allawi heads won the most seats in the vote, but it fell short of securing enough seats in parliament to control the government. That has led to four months of both men trying to woo support from allied lawmakers, ultimately delaying the decision of who will be the next prime minister. Biden made clear that a government that is not represented by all sides — no matter who leads it — will fall short of a thriving democracy. “All are going to have to play a meaningful role in this new government in order for it to work,” Biden told Iraqi leaders at a U.S. Embassy reception Sunday evening. “My plea to you is finish what you started.” Earlier, talking to U.S. troops, Biden said: “When the new government is formed, it will
mark something absolutely extraordinary: a peaceful transition of power encompassing all the people of Iraq, maybe for the first time in their history.” Biden met first with Allawi, and after the hourlong, closeddoor talk, Allawi said that Biden offered no specific proposals to end the impasse “but there was an interest in Iraq’s stability, and that the forming of the government should not be prolonged.” Several hours later, al-Maliki spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Biden warned the prime minister in their 90-minute meeting that delays in forming the government
“will bring crisis in Iraq, and the political alliances should make an effort to avoid this crisis.” A statement on the prime minister’s official website said al-Maliki and Biden also discussed the U.S. troop withdrawal that is scheduled to bring the number of American soldiers in Iraq to 50,000 by the end of August. All troops are set to leave Iraq by December 2011. The military drawdown also has alarmed some Iraqis who believe their own security forces are not ready to protect them from a dwindling insurgency still strong enough to attack.
Around 9 a.m., a female suicide bomber blew up a reception room outside the Anbar provincial governor’s office in Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad, local councilman Aeefan Sadoun said. Four people were killed and 23 injured. The governor was not among them. Less than two hours later, police shot a suicide bomber near the Ninevah provincial government’s headquarters in Mosul, an al-Qaida in Iraq haven located 225 miles northwest of Baghdad. The bomber still managed to detonate his explosive belt, officials said, wounding two policemen.
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McCain bashes GOP chairman’s remark By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke Sunday to condemn GOP chairman Michael Steele’s comment that Afghanistan was a “war of Obama’s choosing.” Neither GOP lawmaker, however, was outraged enough to demand Steele’s resignation. Steele’s remarks were captured Thursday on camera, during a fundraiser that was closed to the news media, and posted online. “I think those statements are wildly inaccurate and there’s no excuse for them,” McCain said. “I believe we have to win here. I believe in freedom. But the fact is that I think that Mr. Steele is going to have to assess as to whether he can still lead the Republican Party as chairman of the Republican National Committee and make an appropriate decision,” McCain told ABC’s “This Week.” Graham, R-S.C., described himself as “dismayed, angry and upset. It was an uninformed, unnecessary, unwise, untimely comment.” He told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “this is not President Obama’s war. This is Ameri-
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gage in. “If he’s such a student of history, has he not understood that, you know, that’s the one thing you don’t do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan? All right? Because everyone who’s tried, over a thousand years of history, has failed,” Steele said. “And there are reasons for that. There are other ways to engage in Afghanistan.”
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“Rick Perry and the Republicans have tried to use the Green Party to shore up Perry’s sputtering campaign. When Texas voters find out the truth about this secret scheme, they will find career politician Ricky Perry and his contributors at the bottom of it.”
— Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie on Friday’s Texas Supreme Court ruling, which allows the Green Party to certify candidates while the court determines whether it received illegal funding.
“Round one in district court went to the Democratic Party, and round two in the Texas Supreme Court was won by democracy.” — Green Party state coordinator Kat Swift in The Dallas Morning News, defending her party’s action in the face of accusations it received funding from the Texas Republican Party.
“I hate the word ‘closure.’ How can you be satisfied when your child is dead? There is no satisfaction. But do I feel like justice was done? Yes.” — Sharon Sedwick — mother of Jennifer Cave, who was the victim of a 2005 West Campus murder — on the sentencing of Laura Hall, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for tampering with evidence, according to The Daily Texan.
“The entire campus has been looking at cost-saving measures, and the facilities group is no exception.” — UT Facilities Services spokeswoman Laurie Lentz on the decision to decrease the operating hours of campus fountains from 17 hours to 10 hours per day, according to The Daily Texan.
“There’s a reason Bill White went to Harvard. ... He’s very comfortable with that [kind of] thought.” — Dallas congressman Pete Sessions, a high school classmate of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on White’s choice to attend a Northeastern Ivy rather than a Texas school, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Use summer for leisure time
By Greg Spurgeon Daily Texan Columnist I remember the joy summer brought me as a child: the extended swims, voluntary reading and the Saturday morning cartoons of the ‘90s. The two and a half months were modest in length, but left me content. Even into young adulthood, with its moments of extreme stress and awkwardness, I could always count on summer for a brief reprieve from high school’s annoyances. Summer, as I remember it, no longer exists. Although I was able to detach myself from my education in high school, college is an entirely different beast. I’ve lost any contentment I once had in leisure and now find myself in a constant panic, focusing on what I could be doing to make myself more accomplished in my college endeavors. At many top-tier universities such as UT, competition forces students to use their summer breaks for academic progress rather than leisure. While this may include taking a summer abroad or some other truly amazing experience, many students use these unique experiences to strengthen their resumes rather than for their own enjoyment. Everything from summer reading to daily conversation is affected by this scholastic push. For example, I have a friend who recently decided to start a summer reading of Plato’s “Republic” not for pleasure, but because it is an important piece of literature. She studies the literary elements and forces herself through the difficult prose because of the book’s philosophical weight.
are prosperous in life, happiness will follow. However, according to a recent Gallup Poll published by The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, a relationship between wealth and happiness isn’t exactly “straightforward.” While the United States is the richest country in the world, it ranks 12th in overall happiness, far behind Denmark and Sweden. Thus, the question becomes: If the Europeans can indulge in leisurely activities and retain their quality of life, why can’t we? At many top-tier We live in a very intense and competitive atmosphere, and yet expect ourselves to constantly universities such perform at our intellectual peak. Students need as UT, competition to recognize that leisure and hobbies are important aspects of the university experience, necesforces students to sary to unwind from the daily trudge of college. use their summer Many high-pressure businesses force their employees to take a few weeks off for summer vabreaks for academic cation just to get out of the office. Students don’t progress rather have this luxury; we are constantly trapped than leisure. within our minds, thinking about how we can improve ourselves. This summer, make it a point to remember the good ol’ days and chill out. You can still do things that improve your intellect, but make sure you above water. Society is quite pushy in this regard, enjoy them, such as replacing your philosophy convincing students that only by being first will books with a classic novel. Besides, the fall semeswe gain that coveted scholarship or prestigious in- ter will be here before you know it, so take a sumternship, and only by achieving those ends will we mer breather and rejoin the fall rat race refreshed and ready. be prosperous. Although the flaws in this argument are evident, Spurgeon is a government sophomore. there also remains a blind self-assurance that if we This condition is a result of our environment: We live in a society that pushes students into believing leisure is a trivial indulgence. We all feel obligated to keep up with our competition, and the least we can do is exert every last ounce of energy to stay
Fighting grade inflation By Susannah Jacob Daily Texan Columnist In April 2009, state legislators passed the truthin-grading law, which forbids Texas public schools from requiring teachers to assign minimum grades to students. Prior to the law, some school districts’ policies required that teachers award students at least a 50, 60 or 70 on assignments — regardless of their actual earned point value. Some policies barred teachers from giving students a failing grade in core subjects. Supporters of the law banning the practice claimed that minimum-grading policies benefited the schools rather than the students because they prevented students from failing and having to retake a course. Opponents argued that the policies were in the best interest of students, particularly those who would’ve been in danger of dropping out without the cushion afforded by the policy. On June 28, a district court addressed the issue for the first time since the law’s passage. State District Judge Gisela Triana-Doyal upheld the law, ruling against 11 Houston school districts that filed suit. In their suit, the Houston school districts alleged that the bill has vague language that allows for minimum-grading policies on progress reports and report cards, even if they were forbidden on class assignments. The suit reflects the school districts’ desperation to manipulate failing students’ grades, which is advantageous to students in the short term and districts in the long term. TrianaDoyal ruled the legislation to be indisputably pertinent to any form of grade inflation and was “not ambiguous.” Some school districts and their supporters protested Triana-Doyal’s ruling, saying minimumgrading policies permit schools to lift students out of a vicious cycle. Because admission to the state university system’s flagship campus hinges so heavily on grade point averages and class rank, another consideration exists: grade inflation and inconsistent grading policies. However, Monday’s ruling pertains not to students jockeying to beat out their peers to remain in the notorious top 10, now 8, percent, but rather to students on the verge of failing a class, and often multiple classes — kids walking the line that separates staying in and dropping out.
Jane Nelson, the bill’s author and a former sixthgrade teacher, said, “Students should be graded on the merits of their work. Minimum-grade policies encourage minimum effort from students. These policies undermine the authority of our teachers, whose professional judgment should be trusted to work with those children who are falling behind.” Nelson reaffirmed her stance after the court ruling this week. “This ruling is a victory for Texas teachers, students and parents because now all grades — on class assignments and on report cards — will accurately reflect how well students have mastered their coursework, knowing the truth about a student’s progress is important information for helping all children succeed in school,” the senator said. School districts and their supporters protest Triana-Doyal’s ruling, saying minimum-grading policies permit schools to lift students out of a vicious cycle. In the long run, a student who scores a 30 in a biology course earned that grade, regardless of what ultimately shows up in the grade book. If that student knows the grade will likely be tinkered with, perhaps bumped to a passing score, the impetus to achieve above a 30 is nonexistent. Passing that student might be beneficial in the short run because the student doesn’t need to repeat the respective course or grade, but such logic would not help anyone in the long run, and it is easy to see how it could hurt by giving students a false sense of proficiency. Most UT students discover by the middle of their first freshman semester that all high school 4.0 GPAs are not equal. A 4.0 from some school districts means struggling through UT freshman classes and learning how to study and to write at an advanced level for the first time. A 4.0 from other schools could mean coasting through many of your freshman classes as your peers learn what you were taught in high school. For those students from school districts that left them less prepared, a fundamental cheating seems to have taken place — and not by the student. Grade inflation policies are in the interest of school districts, not students, and should be eliminated.
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Dodds receives award for service to University By David Colby Daily Texan Staff Longtime men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds has been chosen by the Texas Exes to receive the Distinguished Service Award for his three decades of service to the University. Dodds is only the sixth recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, which was created by the Texas Exes in 1998 and is the highest honor given to a non-alumnus of the University. Past honorees include Darrell K. Royal, who led the University to three national championships in football, and Peter T. Flawn, the former University president who is credited with moving UT into the top tier of American universities through his fundraising efforts in the early 1980s. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award are selected by the former presidents of the Texas Exes for meritorious service to the University. “He has brought great credit and integrity to the way he has managed the athletic department,” said Jim Boon, execu-
tive director and CEO of the Texas Exes. Dodds, a class of 1959 alumnus of Kansas State University, served as the head track coach and athletic director at Kansas State before taking over as UT’s men’s athletic director in 1981. Since assuming the position, Dodds has overseen programs that have earned 13 national championships, including 10 in swimming and diving, two in baseball and the 2005 national championship in football. Under his tenure, the University has also garnered 101 conference championships. Dodds has been instrumental in procuring millions of dollars in funding for the University’s athletic programs, primarily through the Longhorn Foundation, which he founded in 1984. The Longhorn Foundation has raised almost $300 million for the athletic department. The money raised by the Longhorn Foundation has enabled the athletic department to upgrade many facilities on campus, most recently Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
He said the Republicans’ platform on immigration doesn’t sit well with Latino voters. “They don’t like people who come off as racist,” Sosa said. By Nolan Hicks “The Republicans’ hard line Daily Texan Staff about immigration comes off President Barack Obama’s as racist.” new push for immigration reA Public Policy Polling surform, as outlined in his speech vey released June 22 said the at American University in Washington on Friday, could have significant implications for the Texas gubernatorial race. Latino voters are the secondlargest voting block in Texas and The Republicans’ the state’s fastest-growing pophard line about ulation segment, according to a review of exit polling and cenimmigration comes off sus data. The Texas State Data as racist.” Center projects that Latinos will account for 78 percent of Texas’ —Lionel Sosa population growth over the next Republican strategist 30 years — becoming the majority ethnic group in the state before 2020. Their share of the vote has increased from 11.5 percent in 1980 to more than 20 percent governor ’s race was tied, with in 2008, and losing them could both Gov. Rick Perry and forpose significant problems for mer Houston Mayor Bill White the GOP’s electoral viability in attracting 43 percent of the the future. vote. The result was a signif“The Republican Party is on the icant improvement for White wrong side of the immigration is- over PPP’s February poll, which sue,” said Lionel Sosa, a longtime showed Perry leading with 48 Republican strategist and media percent of the vote compared consultant who lives in San Anto- to White’s 42 percent. nio. “If they continue on the curPPP pollster Dustin Ingalls rent course, they will become the said the result was driven by minority party in Texas.” dramatic shifts by both inde-
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above, Cycling fans headed to Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin to watch Lance Armstrong’s debut in the 2010 Tour de France. Below, Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong strains to take fourth place during the prologue of the cycling race in the port city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday.
Austin native ends Day One of Tour de France in fourth place By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff As Lance Armstrong kicked off his attempt at a record eighth Tour de France title Saturday in the Netherlands, hundreds gathered to cheer him on at Mellow Johnny’s, the bike shop he co-owns in downtown Austin. Located at the corner of Fourth and Nueces streets, just west of the Warehouse District, Mellow Johnny’s transformed over the weekend from bike retailer into Armstrong Headquarters, which it will remain for the rest of the tour with daily screenings and another watch party July 22. “We’re here to support Lance,” said Jessie Loredo, who walked over from the 360 Condominiums high rise. “I mean, who doesn’t like a comeback story? And in Austin, who doesn’t like Lance?” By 6 p.m. Saturday the interior was packed, and so were the bike racks outside. The line for Juan Pelota Cafe, which is attached to the side of the building, stretched around the corner from the
cafe and into the shop. Just a few feet away from the end of that queue, the line started growing for the crepes and croissants being served by employees on the other side of the store. The event was originally scheduled to take place outside the shop, but event planners moved it inside at the last minute because of possible inclement weather. That meant there wasn’t room for the rock wall that was supposed to be erected. “But it turned out to be great,” event coordinator Erin O’Neill said. “Everything was packed, and it never stopped.” The attractions included a LIVESTRONG wristband toss, a raffle and, of course, a full-screen projector showing the first stage of the tour. Mellow Johnny’s event photographer, Chris Gomez, roamed among the guests, taking photos for his website, chrisgomezphoto.com. All proceeds from photo sales on his site in the month of July will go to Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG Foundation.
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One corner of the room was cordoned off for children, as the coloring books on the table showed: “From A to Z by Bike: The Comprehensive Guide to Safe Bicycling for Kids and Adults.” Behind the table stood two pieces of parchment paper on which everyone was welcome to draw or write a message of encouragement. The sentiment was overwhelmingly pro-Armstrong. “It was supposed to be like the street painting they do at the Tour de France,” O’Neill said. “Spectators go and camp out to see the race. It’s like a giant party out there. Those were the elements we were trying to implement here.” With Daft Punk blaring on the stereo, thanks to an in-house disc-jockey setup behind one of the cash registers, Mellow Johnny’s kept the party rocking well into the night. After the raffle, the lights dimmed and the music quieted around 9 p.m. as the crowd focused its attention on the projector screen. “It was kind of a bummer that we
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Germany 4, Argentina 0 After both teams pulled off convincing wins over their respective opponents in the Round of 16, the quarterfinals brought fans a historical matchup between two giants of the game. Germany has always been regarded as a good tournament team, having reached the semifinals in the past two World Cups. Argentina, led by enigmatic coach Diego Maradona and world player of the year Lionel Messi, knew it was going to be a tough encounter with an organized German side. The scene was set for an exciting game of soccer in South Africa. It took the Germans only three minutes to race into the lead when Bastian Schweinsteiger whipped in an excellent ball for the young Thomas Müller to header into the goal. The goal came quick with the Germans not wanting to give Messi & Co. time or space to unleash their creativity. Müller, Germany’s 20-year-old superstar and one of the world’s best up-and-coming talents, added his fourth goal of the tournament for the Germans. Müller was then booked for a yellow card, which will keep him out of the semifinals as per FIFA guidelines. Argentina mustered a few attempts at a goal toward the end of the half from Messi, but the Ger-
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Germany’s Lukas Podolski jumps over Argentina’s Martin Demichelis during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday. man defense held strong. ball while on the ground for LuThe second half saw more Ger- kas Podolski to run into the box. man domination, and in the 68th WORLD CUP continues on page 7 minute, Müller played a through
All-Star guard Joe Johnson had agreed to a maximum contract to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, his agent said Sunday. Arn Tellem confirmed an entry he wrote for the Huffington Post website, in which he said Johnson “announced his intention to re-sign with the Hawks for six more years.” Tellem wrote that Johnson chose to remain in Atlanta over Chicago and New York, where he would have been reunited with Mike D’Antoni, his former coach in Phoenix. The Hawks could pay him nearly $120 million, while other teams could only give Johnson five years and pay him about $25 million less. That made it easy to stick with the Hawks, who have reached the second round of the playoffs the past two years with Johnson as their top player. He’s a four-time All-Star and has averaged more than 20 points in each of his five years with Hawks.
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By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Staff Jordan Shipley sat behind a desk in a crowded gymnasium while about a hundred elementary school children lined up in front of him, footballs and replica helmets in hand, to get the former Texas wide receiver’s autograph. Wearing the hat of the Cincinnati Bengals, his new team, Shipley turned to Texas’ current starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert to make sure he was ready. Gilbert then nodded, and the first of many eager kids stepped up to the table. Thursday marked the start of the two-day Jordan Shipley Football Camp at Harold Brumley Field, located at the West Austin Youth Association’s main complex. The camp featured two sessions each day — the morning sessions were reserved for elementary school children while the afternoon sessions was reserved for middle school and high school youths. Shipley led the campers in drills and exercises on the rainsoaked field. They worked on throwing and catching, and even played a little flag football. Parents stayed dry, watching from the inside of their cars as their children ran around pylons and rolled on the ground. The wide receiver ran the camp with the help of his father and high school football coach Bob Shipley, as well as some of his cousins. The family aspect of the camp was clearly evident throughout the day. When Bob Shipley blew his whistle, all the campers would clap twice, signifying the switch to a different drill. Fathers who didn’t mind getting a little wet were allowed to stand on the sidelines and watch their sons run and play with an NFL player. When one of the children couldn’t muster up the courage to talk to Shipley, his father stepped in. “My son’s a little shy,” Austin resident James Signorello said. “Could you sign this for him?” Shipley accepted, smiling. He isn’t the only former Longhorn hosting football camps this summer. The Texas Icon Football Camp starts Thursday, and will feature former Texas greats Ricky Williams and Colt McCoy.
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A Japanese eating champion who sat out this year’s Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest apparently couldn’t resist the temptation to hotdog afterward — and got arrested. Six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi was sitting in a jail cell Sunday after the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Earlier in the day, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gobbled his way to a fourth consecutive championship. But he was suddenly upstaged by the surprise appearance of his biggest rival, Kobayashi, who crashed the eating platform after Chestnut’s win and wrestled with police. “Let him eat! Let him eat!” the crowd chanted as officers handcuffed the world’s No. 3 professional eater, dubbed “The Tsunami.” The 32-year-old Kobayashi did not compete this year because he refused to sign a contract with Major League Eating — the fast-food equivalent of the NFL. On his Japanese-language blog, he said he wanted to be free to enter contests sanctioned by other groups. But a few days ago, he told Japan’s Kyodo News: “I really want to compete in the [Coney Island] event.” Compiled from Associated Press reports
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Spain’s David Villa, center, controls the ball past Paraguay’s Paulo Da Silva, left, and Antolín Alcaraz, right, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. Spain won 1-0. day, month day, 2008
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late goal to beat Paraguay From page 6 Podolski squeezed the ball to an open Miroslav Klose for an easy finish into an open net, and Germany was up 2-0. Five minutes later, to the despair of Maradona, Germany added a third score when a good run into the box from Schweinsteiger saw him play a pass for Arne Friedrich to score from close range. To add insult to injury, Germany added a fourth in the 89th minute when Mesut Özil produced a pinpoint cross for Klose to score his second goal and complete the rout for the Germans. An impressive display from the 2002 finalists now sees them march on into the semifinals.
Spain 1, Paraguay 0 This exciting matchup between Spain and Paraguay would determine Germany’s semifinalist opponent. Spain was many people’s pre-host favorite but faced a Paraguayan team that had conceded only one goal in the entire tournament. With defense against possession, the game was a cagey encounter with the Spanish constantly trying to break down Paraguay’s defense with swift passing. The Paraguayans, as many small countries have in this World Cup, produced a solid performance and were arguably the best side in the first half as Jonathan Santana missed an early chance. They also had a goal from Nelson Valdez controversially disallowed because of interference from his offside strike partner Óscar Cardozo. Paraguay missed another chance as Santana was unable to meet Claudio Morel Rodríguez’s cross from the right and the
teams were both goalless. The game then took a turn in the second half, thanks to an amazing three minutes. First, Cardozo was adjudged to be fouled in the box and was awarded a penalty, which he decided to take himself. The penalty would have put the underdogs up, but Cardozo’s hard-hit penalty was brilliantly saved by Iker Casillas to keep the game level. Two minutes later, the Spanish counterattack resulted in David Villa being fouled in the box by Antolín Alcaraz and another penalty, but this time, for Spain. Xabi Alonso stepped up and coolly finished the penalty, but the referee ruled that players had run into the box before the kick was taken. The penalty was retaken and this time the Paraguayan keeper, Justo Villar, saved to the right, to the delight of his teammates. The rebound fell to Spain’s Cesc Fàbregas, who looked to have been fouled, but a third penalty in three minutes seemed unlikely for the referee. The tension on both teams mounted after a crazy three minutes of soccer, and it took Spain 20 more minutes to finally break the deadlock. Andrés Iniesta sparked onto a beautiful run and set up Pedro Rodríguez, who hit the post. The rebound then fell to David Villa, who curled the ball in to put Spain ahead with only seven minutes left. The goal meant Villa was now the leading scorer of the tournament with five goals. But the game was not over — Paraguay made a late break with Lucas Barrios forcing Casillas into a good save. The rebound fell to Paraguay’s star striker Roque Santa Cruz, but Casillas made another good save with his foot to ensure Spain progressed.
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in camp despite poor weather From page 6 Shipley was selected in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft in April by the Cincinnati Bengals. He will re-join former teammate Quan Cosby in the Bengals’ receiving core. While Shipley continues to maintain a relationship with the Austin community through his football camp, it’s no secret that his presence on the football field will be missed this fall. Also in attendance at the camp was Gilbert, who found Ship-
ley in the end zone twice during the 2010 BCS National Championship. Gilbert received a good amount of attention from the children who were thrilled to see the Longhorn quarterback. Walking out to the practice field, one of the campers tugged on the end of Gilbert’s T-shirt. “My dad says you’re a good quarterback,” he said. “You played well in the championship game.” “Thanks,” Gilbert replied, pointing at Shipley walking in front of him. “But he’s the one who made me look good.”
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Austinites stand, paddle their way around town By Addie Anderson Daily Texan Staff Amid the rowers and kayakers spotted while cruising past Lady Bird Lake, a growing number of active Austinites can be seen standing on surfboards with paddles. The growth of this atypical water sport could be because, according to Nick Matzorkis and the SUP ATX company, Austin has become the stand-up paddleboarding capital of the world. Originating in ancient Hawaii, the sport was revived in the ‘60s and has since piqued many people’s interest, first in Hawaii and then in Southern California. In 2008, Matzorkis, an Austin native, brought the sport to Texas by founding SUP ATX — a clever acronym for “StandUp Paddling Austin, Texas.” “It’s such an active, outdoorsy thing,” SUP ATX operations manager Jeff Berres said. “People are always trying to be outside, and stand-up paddling is like the next progressive thing. Kayaking’s been around a long time; this is just a new way to experience the rivers and lakes here in Austin.” Matzorkis, a technology entrepreneur, has been focused on introducing and popularizing stand-up paddling in the central United States. “This is kind of a smaller, passion project for him,” Berres said. “He started a couple years ago after buying a couple paddleboards and absolutely fell in love with the sport, and decided it needs to be something that everyone can afford.” SUP ATX manufactures and sells standup paddleboards they have crafted particularly for the waters in and around Austin. Berres said that the demand for the boards is far outweighing the supply. “The idea is that not everyone has $785 on them and can afford a board,” Berres said. “And, on top of that, our manufacturing is not keeping up with our demand, so you actually can’t even get a board for somebody who wanted to buy one right away.” Because paddleboarding is a new sport to Austin and boards may be hard to come by, SUP ATX conducts free clinics five times a week on Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and Lake Travis. Boards are provided, and instruction is provided for newcomers. “It’s amazing because, like, 80 percent
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Camren Cheline, using a stand-up paddleboard for the first time, watches fireworks from Lady Bird Lake on Sunday. “I don’t think at all I’d be doing Fourth of July any other way,” Cheline. said. of the people that come to the demos are new,” Berres said. “Which is pretty unbelievable because the average population of each group is 50 people coming on the weekdays, and then on Saturday it’s 150 to 200 people.” Berres recalled a Saturday in November when the company was just starting the clinics in Austin, and it had marketed that it would give a free board away at
the end of the day. “It was 35 degrees and not a great day,” Berres said. “We had over 150 people come out and get on our boards. So that’s when we knew we were onto something, and started pushing the demos and finding new venues that were paddle-friendly.” “I fell in love with it the first time I did it,” said Lisa Cowger, a UT alumna and
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member of the Texas Rowing Center. “I was like, ‘This is something I’m going to want to do all the time.’” Some do stand-up paddleboarding for the workout. Maintaining balance on the board while rowing engages your legs, arms and core, as well as some of your shoulder and back muscles. “We call it exercise in disguise because you really don’t know you’re working
out,” Berres said. “You don’t feel like you’re working out. But you’re completely engaged the whole time you’re on the board.” “Swishing across the water is just a fun feeling,” Cowger said. “Once you get on your board and figure out how to get a nice swoosh and get a good speed going, it’s just really fun and great being on the water. It’s almost like meditation.”
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are an indie folk-rock band from Los Angeles. Their lineup consists of 10 permanent musicians and six additional members, giving the 6-year-old band the ability to move easily from genre to genre.
Folk-rock band avoids cliches with sweetly eclectic sound By Mark Lopez Daily Texan Staff “Home, let me come home. Home is whenever I’m with you.” The sweet lyrics and whimsical sounds of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ latest hit “Home” wax nostalgic in the style of a Johnny and June Carter Cash duet. And though the band is best known for “Home,” which was recently included on the “Cyrus” soundtrack, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have much more up their sleeve than retro-folk music. Part of the eclecticism found in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ music comes from the sheer number of band members. With 10 permanent musicians and six other come-andgo members in a single band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are able to swing from genre to genre with ease. At once psychedelic folk and pure rock ‘n’ roll, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have been climbing the ladder
to success since the Californiabased band formed in 2005. Alex Ebert (also of Ima Robot) started the group based on his alter ego, Edward Sharpe, who was sent to earth to help mankind. Once Ebert attracted other musicians to his dream group, they set out on the road in a converted school bus, playing shows for fans who wanted to feel the purity of music that is unique in its ability to avoid the cliches of modern, trendy independent music. What also makes Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros unique is their stated intent to connect with each and every audience they perform for. And for a band with growing popularity, this commitment to connections on a personal level becomes increasingly admirable, often ending with Ebert in the arms of his audience during live performances. “I went into the crowd {and] everyone was singing. You could almost feel their hearts,” Ebert said in an interview with
WHAT: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros WHERE: La Zona Rosa, 612 W. Fourth St. WHEN: Tuesday; doors open at 8 p.m TICKETS: Sold out the Los Angeles Times. Though this 6-year-old band has only two releases to date, including the LP Up From Below and the EP Here Comes, its slow ascent to popularity doesn’t seem to point toward a lack in momentum. In fact, in the past year Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have not only been included in a movie soundtrack but also made their network television debut on “Late Show with David Letterman.” With every step the band takes, it seems to prove that a fresh approach to rock ‘n’ roll can be a real contender in the indie scene.
By Mark Lopez Daily Texan Staff When Canadian indie band The Unicorns broke up, fans were left wondering what went wrong. Was it us? Did their success come too fast? All of these were speculative questions as to why a band would release an album as brilliant as Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, only to suddenly disappear into the wasteland of one-hit wonders. Thankfully, fans’ questions did not go unanswered, as Nick Thorburn announced his new musical project, Islands, in collaboration with fellow Unicorns veteran Jamie Thompson. With the new group, it seemed that Thorburn was venturing into unexplored musical territory, where maturity would play a significant factor. Hailing from Montreal, Islands hit the scene hard with its first album, Return to the Sea, letting listeners know that Thorburn and Thompson rose from the ashes of The Unicorns and ignited exciting flames with the single “Rough Gems,” which alludes to Prince circa “When You Were Mine.” Adding two more releases, Arm’s Way and Vapours, to its dynamic foray into mainstream music, Islands proves to be a group that has gone through some trying times but is here to stay. Thompson was not present for the recording of Arm’s Way, as he found the pressures of being in a successful band to be too much to handle. However, in June 2009, it was reported that Thompson would be making a return to Islands. The band’s third album, Vapours, was released in September, with Thompson in tow. Though Thompson’s return is happily welcomed, perhaps the most notable aspect of Islands is Thorburn’s obsession
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Islands, a Montreal-based band that features two former members of The Unicorns, will play at The Parish on Tuesday. with innovation. Thorburn revealed in an interview with Exclaim! magazine that he had gotten rid of all the members who contributed to Arm’s Way and would be forming a new group for Vapours in an effort to branch out into new musical ideas. The current lineup consists of Thorburn, Thompson and Evan and Geordie Gordon. “It just happens that way, and I embrace it,” Thorburn told Exclaim!. “It’s hard to maneuver without consistency, but it’s nice to be afforded
WHAT: Islands with Active Child and Steel Phantoms WHERE: The Parish, 214-C E. Sixth St. WHEN: Tuesday; doors open at 8 p.m. TICKETS: $10 in advance; $12 at the door
the opportunity to make dramatically different records.” Islands, with its revamped vision and sound, will be making one of its only Texas stops at The Parish on Tuesday.
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Above, a parked pickup truck serves as the base for an American flag flying over the Texas countryside north of Leander. Left, Austinites look eastward from the edge of the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge as the city fireworks show begins.
— Thomas Paine Common Sense
Michael Baldon | Daily Texan Staff