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Celebrate Andy Warhol’s birthday with Ringo Deathstarr and others at The Mohawk. Show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets cost $10 at the door.
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Obama to visit UT, talk about higher ed By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff President Barack Obama will give a speech at Gregory Gym on Monday, White House officials announced Thursday. The invitation-only address is part of the president’s trip to Texas, which will also include a fundraising event for the Democratic National Committee in Dallas. University President Williams Powers Jr. announced Obama would be speaking on campus in an e-mail message sent late Thursday.
“I hope you will join me in welcoming President Obama and his staff to our campus,” Powers wrote in the message, alerting students about potential street and building closures to secure the campus for the Obama’s arrival. The University said that Capital Metro and UT shuttle bus service would be re-routed to accomodate security measures. Disruptions to bus service will begin Sunday at 5 p.m. and will last through Monday afternoon. Cap Metro spokes-
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President Barack Obama will speak at Gregory Gymnasium on Monday as part of his trip to Texas.
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amendment. “The only obligation that this amendment places on Texas is not to penalize our local school districts for receiving federal moneys intended solely for education.” Doggett’s amendment has been endorsed by Texas Association of School Boards and other statewide educator groups. “Compliance is very easy, unless there remains a desire to engage in more of the shenanigans of last year, which replaced state education dollars with federal dollars, leaving our schools no better off than if we had done
By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Qualified faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts can take a voluntary retirement package that includes two years’ pay, the dean of the college said Thursday. ON THE WEB: To qualRead the full ify, faculQ-and-A with liberal ty memarts administrators bers must @dailytexan be tenured, online.com full-time liberal arts professors with a combined age and years of service to the University and the state amounting to 93 years. The retirements will be effective Jan. 15, 2011, and are part of the college’s effort to meet budget obligations, which include the first of two state leadership-directed budget cuts and making budget room for merit-pay increases. The first round of budget cuts to the college’s $100 million budget amounted to about $180,000. The lump sum of two years of the current pay rate will be dispersed on Jan. 7, 2011. Liberal arts Dean Randy Diehl said he appointed a committee of “highly distinguished” faculty members last year to advise him on possible budget cuts and consolidations. The group, called the Academic Planning and Advisory Committee, recommended the incenCourtesy of Marsha Miller Randy Diehl tive retireLiberal arts dean ment program after it surveyed 62 percent of the college’s faculty members who
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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Armadillo World Headquarters with KUT as the station plays a song by every artist who ever played the legendary venue for five days straight.
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Jack Nicholson stars in the 1970 film “Five Easy Pieces,” showing at the Paramount Theatre at 7:15 p.m. Tickets cost $9.
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Jacobe, Derke Barret and Baby Two play basketball in front of their apartment at the Housing Authority of the City of Austin on Thursday afternoon. The housing authority helps residents become financially independent.
Perry, Congress clash over education spending By April Castro The Associated Press Gov. Rick Perry and other Texas Republicans angrily called on Congress to strip a state-specific provision in a financial aid package to states, saying the measure will cost Texas schools more than $800 million intended to spare them from layoffs. The measure, given final approval Thursday by the U.S. Senate, requires Perry to promise Washington that Texas will maintain certain state education spending levels through 2013. Perry says the requirement is unconstitutional because the Texas Constitution
prohibits him from committing future legislative spending. “Washington is deft at placing targets on the backs of Texans, and this proposal paints a target on our school teachers and school children,” Perry said. “It is appalling to think other elected officials in Congress, especially Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation, would forsake the interests of Texas school children for partisan politics. I urge the House to make sure this measure does not ultimately pass.” The House is scheduled to take up the measure again next week, but changes are not expected. Republican Lt. Gov. Da-
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vid Dewhurst said Thursday that he’ll file a lawsuit against the federal government if the language is not removed. “We’re going to file a suit and I will be pushing. I’d be delighted to be a named plaintiff,” Dewhurst said shortly after a meeting with members of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s staff. Democrats say that it is not unconstitutional and that schools could get the money if Perry would sign off on it. “There is no constitutional limitation on doing right by our Texas schoolchildren,” said U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the Austin Democrat who originally crafted the
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The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th Supreme Court justice on Thursday.
By Ashley Meleen Daily Texan Staff Elena Kagan became the 112th justice to serve on the Supreme Court after the Senate confirmed her in a 63-37 vote Thursday. President Barack Obama nominated Kagan to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens. She was supported by five Republican senators, two independents and all but one Democrat, according to The Associated Press. Kagan is the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, and will join Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Gins-
burg as the first group of three female justices on the bench at the same time. Prior to her confirmation, Kagan worked in the Bill Clinton and Obama administrations and served as the dean of Harvard Law School. While she worked as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall from 1987 to 1988, she does not have previous experience as a judge. While Kagan has faced criticism for her lack of experience, UT law professor Sanford Levinson, who taught Kagan at Princeton University, said he “couldn’t be happier for her” and believes “she’ll be a fine justice.” “She’s very smart, and the fact that she’s never spent a day on a court counts very much in her favor,” Levinson said. “She
actually has seen government operate at a quite high level in the Clinton White House.” Kagan’s confirmation has brought mixed reactions from UT students, especially those involved in the University’s political organizations. “We expect another activist judge who doesn’t understand the kind of country the Founding Fathers laid out,” said Melanie Schwartz, president of College Republicans at Texas. “She was replacing a liberal judge, but she’s going to have the opportunity to have a say in some very, very important things.” Schwartz said young conservatives fear Kagan will follow in the footsteps of Marshall, who she feels “let his own political bias affect the way he viewed the Con-
stitution.” Some Democrats, however, hope she will do the opposite. “We’re hoping to see her reaffirm the Supreme Court’s commitment to legislating according to the Constitution rather than pure political ideology,” University Democrats spokesman Cameron Miculka said. While both groups have different expectations for Kagan, neither feels her presence on the bench will significantly sway the court. “I don’t think it will tilt the court completely to the right or left, since she’s replacing [Stevens], who was considered one of the center-left justices,” Miculka said. “It might combat some right-wing influence, but I don’t think it will make it a ‘liberal court.’”
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From page 1 woman Misty Whited said the public transit provider would announce schedules and routes for rerouted bus lines Friday. Officials also announced that all cars must be removed by Sunday at 5 p.m. from streetside parking on San Jacinto Boulevard between MLK Boulevard to 21st Street as well as from street-side parking on 21st Street between San Jacinto Boulevard and Speedway. SG executive director Jimmy Talarico said Student Government officials found out about the president’s trip Tuesday and they’ve been working around the clock planning for the event. “We’re doing the best we can to make sure the students who work the hardest to get those tickets, [get tickets],” SG Vice President Muneezeh Kabir said. The city of Austin and the White House have been working together to arrange this trip, said Matt Curtis, spokesman for Mayor Lee Leffingwell. “We have been working with the administration on [Obama’s] visit,” Curtis said. “The mayor plans to participate in some aspect of the visit — we haven’t put that together yet.” Austin Democrats were ecstatic about the president’s speech at UT. Obama will speak about issues relating to higher education during his Monday address. “We’re very excited,” said Andy Brown, chairman of the Travis County Democratic Party. “I’m psyched he’s coming; Austin’s generally very supportive.”
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Comic book collector Mike Wheat poses with a book showing the cover of Batman No. 1 at his Fairbanks, Alaska home on July 29. His copy of the 1940 comic sold at auction for more than $50,000.
DALLAS — A rare copy of Batman No. 1, the character’s first solo spinoff, sold at auction Thursday for more than $50,000. The Batman No. 1 comic from 1940 sold to an unidentified buyer who bid $55,269 by telephone, said Barry Sandoval of Heritage Auction Galleries. Batman No. 1 includes the original appearances by two of the character’s key foes, the Joker and Catwoman. “When I was a teenager collecting comics, I never thought I would see the Batman No. 1 comic,” Sandoval said. The issue is believed to be one of fewer than 300 of that comic still in existence. The copy had been owned by Alaska comic book buff Mike Wheat, who found it in an antique dresser sold at a 1974 garage sale. “All of these guys were dismissed as idiots back then,” said Sandoval about people who invested in comic books in the 1970s. “But they got the last laugh.”
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perry: Duel between Texas, Washington commences In addition to the Texas spending provision in the education nothing,” Doggett said. bill, President Barack Obama’s The squabble between Perry, administration overturned Texas’ who is seeking re-election, and air permitting program for refinHouse Democrats is the latest ex- eries and petrochemical plants. ample of the governor’s resisting Perry has been defiant. federal presence in state policy. Led by Doggett, Democrats in Texas’ longest-serving gov- Congress said they put forth the ernor has slapped at Washing- provision because of the way the ton over federal spending, bor- state handled federal stimulus der security, health care, nation- dollars last year. al school standards and other isDoggett says state lawmakers sues, positioning himself as a used $3.2 billion in federal stimchampion of states’ rights. ulus money last year to replace But lately, Democrats in Wash- state money and ended the legisington are pushing back. lative session with billions in the
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state’s Rainy Day Fund. That was an abuse of the intent of the federal stimulus act, Doggett has said. He said his provision was intended to ensure state officials don’t divert education dollars to other parts of the budget if they get more federal aid. The $800 million would help save nearly 13,400 jobs in Texas education, according to estimates from the National Education Association. Perry’s Democratic re-election opponent Bill White said in a campaign statement the move is “another example of Rick Per-
ry failing to protect the interests of Texas in Washington.” Republicans in Texas say it’s not fair to make teachers pay for a move that amounts to political payback. “I’m very disappointed congressional Democrats would hold Texas school children and teachers hostage for an unconstitutional promise,” Dewhurst said. “The only thing this flawed legislation guarantees is Texas public schools will miss out on nearly $1 billion in federal education funding.”
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money. It’s two years of a faculty ranked 23 budget-cut options in member’s current academic [pay] order of preference. The volun- rate in January 2011. ... If a facultary retirement program was the ty member is currently a principal investigator on a grant, they can top-ranked option. “If we could incentivize re- continue to serve as principal intirements for, say, 30 to 40 fac- vestigator even if they retire. With ulty, we would be able to more the permission of the department or less cover that [budget] shortfall,” Diehl said. “Before the cuts were announced, what we were told by the central [UniversiThe problem is that ty] administration was that we we just don’t have were looking at a flat budget for enough money tied up the next four or five years. That meant that if we were going to in numbers.” offer any kind of merit increases for faculty and staff, we’d have — Marc Musick to pay for those by cutting elseLiberal arts associate dean where in the budget.” Marc Musick, the college’s associate dean for student affairs, said liberal arts students won’t chair and the dean, they could feel the loss of 30 to 40 faculty hold onto their research space for members after January because some period of time to continue of the vast number of unclaimed their projects. For faculty memclassroom seats. The college is bers who do not require research prepared to make changes if space other than an office, assuming the space is available, they necessary, Musick said. could perhaps share an office and The Daily Texan: About how still have access to a computer, limuch is the total merit payout brary privileges and parking. for the College of Liberal Arts? DT: How will this affect Randy Diehl: This year, [we have] a 2-percent merit pool, course availability for students? Marc Musick: Last year, we and it’s in the neighborhood of added a net of 30 or so facul$1.8 million. ty, and students may not have DT: What are the incentives even realized that. The thing you have to keep in mind is that of the voluntary program? RD: The main incentive is every semester, [the college] of-
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Hunger pangs Hunger in the U.S. is a major problem, and it’s only getting bigger. In May, the number of Americans receiving food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, rose to an unprecedented 40.8 million. That number is projected to reach 43 million in 2011. Unfortunately, SNAP benefits only go so far for families in need, and nonprofit organizations — such as food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens — are often left to pick up the slack. You can imagine why the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is up in arms about the upcoming proposals that will reduce funding for SNAP by tens of billions of dollars. Why? Because Congress will soon vote on $10 billion in appropriations for teachers’ jobs and $16.1 billion for Medicaid — and that needs to be paid for somehow. So, Congress decided it would offset the costs by reducing funding for SNAP by $11.9 billion, marking the first time in history Congress has cut the amount that food-stamp recipients receive monthly. But, the legislation would do far more than just offset its costs. In fact, it would reduce the national deficit by $1.3 billion, suggesting that some of the cuts to SNAP are unnecessary. On top of that, legislators are proposing to pay for another initiative, the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, by further reducing SNAP benefits. The Capital Area Food Bank says the legislation, which is aimed at bettering the nutrition of disadvantaged children, “isn’t just robbing Peter to pay Paul — it’s robbing Peter to feed Peter’s kids.” The two legislative initiatives mark a disturbing shift in recognizing the necessity of food stamps and the consequences associated with monthly reductions. The change will force many food-stamp recipients to depend even more on the limited and already strained resources of nonprofit organizations, such as the Capital Area Food Bank. The food bank supplies more than 350 partner agencies — such as soup kitchens and food pantries — that, in turn, provide services to people in need over a 19,000 square-mile area. Since the Capital Area Food Bank has a very limited supply of food, a substantial increase in demand at its partner agencies often causes it to run out of staple food items. In turn, the partner agencies have less food to give to more people, and those who rely on both food pantries and food stamps will have even less support. Additionally, a reduction in SNAP benefits would put significant financial strain on most small food assistance organizations, since they have limited funding and the Capital Area Food Bank charges a small fee for food to cover its costs. Undoubtedly, the amount of food that nonprofits can afford to offer will vastly decrease. While the changes wouldn’t take effect until 2014, the SNAP benefit reductions will only put more strain on those hit hardest by poverty and the financial crisis. — Heath Cleveland for the editorial board
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Dylan isn’t strumming! In Wednesday’s article, “Gear up for show tonight with Bob Dylan’s best,” Madeleine Crum mentioned how Bob Dylan’s “frantic strumming” in “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” somehow “reveals his suppressed confusion” in the somewhat retrospective-y look back at what a few Texan staffers consider Dylan’s greatest songs. Consider me unimpressed and less than wowed at these song selections (most of which Dylan likely won’t be playing as he eschews greatest hits-style performances) if Crum and the Texan can’t even get simple facts straight. There’s absolutely zero strumming in the song mentioned. Dylan is playing clawhammer guitar on the track. A complex picking method. Crum has revealed her own confusion.
— Colin Kalmbacher UT alumnus, class of 2008
Offer real support to student mothers
The problem with online classes low cost to students and the institution. At a time when everyone is desperately trying to find ways to save, it makes sense to creThroughout my undergraduate career ate cheaper alternatives. However, with onI have successfully completed two online line classes, any financial savings come at a courses, a number that could easily be four or high cost to the fundamentals of an educafive if I didn’t have a preference for attending tion in a classroom. lectures in person. My first online course was In terms of convenience and affordability, an art appreciation class that was beyond do these classes work? Sure. I took two courseasy and required little work — we literally es that were of little interest to me simply to got to use crayons and marksatisfy a University-wide deers. I took my second ongree requirement, and I easiline course this summer via ly excelled in both. Austin Community College. On the other hand, I probI was one credit away from ably would never take one completing my natural sciof my core communications “... with online ences requirement and there or business courses online. classes, any was no way I would spend To me, those academic aremy summer sitting through nas are too valuable and I financial savings a daily biology lecture at UT. want to take away as much come at a high So I found an online science knowledge as I can — incost to the class at ACC, and voila. I cluding what the professor watched a handful of videos, discusses in lecture, what I fundamentals of completed worksheets, colread in the text and other inan education in a ored diagrams and finished teractions that occur inside with a solid A. the actual classroom. classroom.” Summers of online classes Although the panel sugare not unusual for college gested 10 percent, one can students and certainly not only anticipate that the next uncommon. More and more step would be reputable colcolleges, especially in Texas, leges following for-profit offer a substantial amount of their course cat- schools such as the University of Phoenix in alogs in an online lecture format. While the creating entire degree plans that rotate on an classes certainly did not challenge me, I’ve Internet-based axis. heard from others that some are unorganized, Will that work? I don’t think so. When stustressful and offer the same burdens of a tra- dents miss out on classroom discussions, ditional five- or six-hour lecture course. they miss the tiny bits of information thrown Many colleges and universities are adapt- about and they miss out on the teaching pering online classes to help more Texas resi- sonality of their professor. While I can perdents obtain degrees: Currently only 27 per- sonally attest to the fact that some courses cent of Texans have college degrees. A recent are better left online, I feel that others should panel on Texas higher education went so far never be taught exclusively on the Web. as to suggest that at least 10 percent of course Education began in actual classrooms, and requirements for a degree should be obtained I would love to see it stay that way for a litoutside the classroom — otherwise known as tle bit longer. online. In addition to their convenience, the Hale is an undeclared senior. panel recommends online classes for their By Paige Hale Daily Texan Columnist
As a graduate student who began school as the single mother of a 2-month-old infant, I found Wednesday’s article, “UHS to offer discounted baby goods on campus” a relevant read. When I saw the headline, I was surprised and encouraged that UT would acknowledge the difficulty of being in school or in academia after having a baby, and that they would support the choice of female faculty, staff and students to have children by offering reduced prices on diapers, wipes and the like. You can imagine my disappointment when I read the article. UHS will be offering discounted breast pumps? Are you kidding me? I suppose if you haven’t actually read the article, this may seem like a nice step toward alleviating the financial burden of having a child; breast pumps can be expensive. However, the article makes it clear that this movement is in the interest of getting graduate students back into their TA positions as soon as possible after giving birth. This is not quite what I have in mind when I think of providing “the best support to student parents,” as the assistant dean of students is quoted as saying. Apparently, this gracious offering is part of a process instigated by a student-parent initiative, which, if the article is correct, seems to have noble enough intentions. “The ultimate goal of the initiative is the creation of a student-parent resource center, which will be dedicated to providing resources to ease the difficulty of having to juggle both obligations.” This sounds reasonable to me. However, pushing mothers to return to work as quickly as possible after giving birth does NOT “ease the difficulty” of being a new mother and a student. Are student mothers supposed to be thankful that it will be slightly cheaper to get back to work as soon as possible? What about the postpartum difficulties of being sleep deprived, emotionally exhausted and physically healing? What about the financial burdens of hospital bills, diapers and, once a mother does return, daycare? I was particularly horrified at the perception of the Student Government vice president. She was quoted in the article as saying, “When you’re talking graduate students, this is like our school’s rankings — these are the people that we as undergrads have grade our papers.” It’s comforting to know that students see my child as a threat to their grades, a distraction in my life that must be minimized. I’d hate to be encouraged to stay home to heal and bond with my child! Thank you for making it easier to get away from her and back into the classroom, where my efforts are truly appreciated! Maybe you could also subsidize a breast milk delivery system so I can mail it to my kid! Then I can stay on campus and focus on grading your papers, not to mention fail to get my research done, which is why I’m actually here! Although I’m in graduate school to learn how to do research, I actually enjoy a lot of aspects of being a TA; this self-involved dehumanization of graduate students is not one of them. From reading the article, it seems that the student-parent initiative is genuinely trying to increase support to student mothers, but the intention of this first step is made undeniably clear. I can only hope that these discounted “baby goods” do not set a precedent for the initiative’s future actions or reflect the general attitude toward motherhood at UT.
— Lin Huffman Cell and molecular biology graduate student
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Costumed trio takes cello rock back to basics By Mark Lopez Daily Texan Staff When you place a fierce cello player in a wicked, Victorian-era costume, it may seem a little too burlesque for rock music. However, Melora Creager and her brainchild, Rasputina, create and perform vivid, imaginative music. The band formed in the early ‘90s, and two decades and seven albums later, Rasputina’s latest release, Sister Kinderhook, boldly recalls the band’s earlier style.
methodically, so with this record, I didn’t do that. I wanted to make a more cohesive album without having any of those assignments.
DT: Looking back on how you played the In Utero tour with Nirvana, what memories or feelings do you have about those days before Rasputina? MC: I actually started Rasputina already when I did the Nirvana tour, and that’s something people tend not to know. The aesthetic was something that interested Kurt The Daily Texan: Did you find Cobain, and the different bands I it hard to revert back to that kind played with confirmed for me that of sound after delving into more I wanted to be in the rock business. I liked touring, and it led me away experimental work? Courtesy of Rasputina Melora Creager: No, it was re- from calling myself a performance Rasputina, a band known for its Victorian-era costumes and cello-driven rock music, will play with singer-songwriter Larkin Grimm tonight at ally natural. I’ve gotten more into artist or working in that world. The Parish. Doors open at 9, and tickets cost $17 at the door. how I can be heavy with my songDT: Were you a big performance writing and not needing so much I write about characters. My psyDT: With the new album, you a backup band of men. That and stuff that’s come out of that effect. This is what I wanted to artist before then? over the past few years, that’s reMC: That’s more how I start- chology is still in there, and things have two new band members: wouldn’t be Rasputina at all. hear at this place in my life, these ally quality stuff. But, Lady Gaga, ed, and I had lots of older drag- come out. But it’s more subtle, and You have a male cellist for the first sorts of sounds. time and a female drummer. What DT: What’s your view on music I argue about with my 11-year-old queen buddies that would get me I think it’s interesting. brought about these changes aes- today and where it’s headed? daughter every day. DT: You easily move from an to do just about anything in their DT: What can Austin audiences thetically and personally? MC: I think there’s a lot of good, organic cello piece to a massive little shows. expect to see at your show? MC: I got Daniel [DeJesus], organic stuff going on. I think wave of distortion and madness, WHAT: Rasputina with Larkin MC: I think it’s always amazing and he was so great. He grew it’s great that we don’t need reDT: You seem to have a deep as in the song “State Fair.” How Grimm do you alternate between these fascination with storytelling. How for everyone to see some rip-roar- up listening to Rasputina and cord companies to record or get WHERE: The Parish, 214-C E. important do you feel it is within ing cello playing with some beau- knows all the songs, and he’s a the music out to people. But that two musical concepts? Sixth St. tiful costumes surrounding them. natural cellist and singer. But, also means there’s a whole bunch MC: The older albums always a song and why? MC: I do whatever is interest- That’s why we have the costumes once I had a guy — which I of stuff in front of your face, or had a very clear intention of ‘OK, WHEN: Tonight; doors open at 9 I’m going to have a ballad, I’m go- ing to me, and if I was doing some — because we don’t move. We are never thought I would do, at on your computer. So, how are really sitting there and focused, least on cello — I could only you going to find anything if you ing to have a heavy-metal song kind of writing about my feelings TiCkETs: $15 advance; $17 at and I’m going to have an orchestra- and my life, I would think that is but it’s the cool physical act of have a woman on drums be- aren’t just a buddy with the band? the door cause I wasn’t going to have I think the whole freak-folk music type song.’ I would do that pretty too self-indulgent rather than when seeing us do it.
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‘Alice Creed’ rides on strength of individual performances By Eric Heaggans Daily Texan Staff In a summer defined by “Inception,” a blockbuster that relies more on computer-generated imagery than narrative originality, “The Disappearance of Alice Creed” proves that a great script and outstanding acting can still prevail on screen. The film follows two kidnappers, Danny (Martin Compston, “Sweet Sixteen”) and Vic (Eddie Marsan, “The Illusionist”) as they plan and execute the kidnapping of Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”), a wealthy businessman’s daughter. Writer-director J Blakeson starts his feature career with a simple and well-crafted film that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. Sim-
ple camera angles and an ominous soundtrack heighten the tension and anxiety in the film, allowing the audience to become more invested in the narrative and the actors’ performances rather than million-dollar graphics and mainstream pop music. The most notable aspect of the film is the chemistry between its cast members. With only three actors in the entire film, “The Disappearance of Alice Creed” could easily have fallen flat. Instead, this film features one of the best ensemble performances since “Inglourious Basterds,” and each actor gives an exceptional performance worthy of recognition. Marsan stands out as middle-aged kidnapper Vic. Marsan has established himself as one of the most diverse and
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Space marines, zerglings make triumphant return By Zach Miller Daily Texan Staff Last week, Blizzard Entertainment released “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty,” more than a decade after the original best-seller. “Starcraft” is a strategy PC game that allows players to build armies and strategize to defeat enemy armies. In the game, there are three competing species: the Terran, a group of humans exiled from Earth; the Zerg; and the Protoss. “Starcraft II” centers around the story of Jim Raynor, a Terran who is trying to overthrow his powerhungry nemesis Arcturus Mengsk. Blizzard Entertainment took its sweet time with the release of “StarCraft II,” but the wait was well worth it — the graphics are epic. You can customize the quality aspects of gameplay so the explosions look better. The multiplayer aspect of the game is a huge addition to the playing experience. Blizzard Entertainment hit a home run by making online play more seamless. Now gamers can play against computers at various levels of difficulty or play other competitors
online. There is a cooperative multiplayer setting, too, so you can work with your friends. The only real shortcoming of the game is that when you purchase the download, you only get to play one side of the story. There will be expansions building on the story of Kerrigan, who now leads the insectoid race of Zerg, and a story for the Protoss. The download for “Starcraft II” costs $60, and these two plot-expansion downloads will probably cost an additional 60 big ones. This price tag isn’t out of the ordinary for a new game, but it may be hard to spend $120 or $180 just for a new campaign.
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Ex-pitcher Ryan ropes in Rangers By Austin Ries Daily Texan Columnist
The Mark Cuban we’ve all gotten to know since he purc h a s e d t h e D a l l a s M a v e ricks in 2000 should have been ready for any amount of money, wielding his checkbook like Excalibur in battle. And for a moment Wednesday, when the team of Cuban and Jim Crane were up $25 million over Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan, it looked like all that was left to make it official inside a Fort Worth courthouse was the pounding of a gavel. Dropping F-bombs like comedian Dane Cook, the lawyers screaming in the hallway outside the courtroom should have indicated that the day wouldn’t end well for Rangers fans while also solidifying Cuban’s first job to fight as hard as he could to keep Ryan around the ballpark. But sometime around 11:45 p.m., when Cuban had seemingly amassed a pile of money that Greenburg and Ryan couldn’t surpass, something happened away from the auction in Seattle that changed the momentum. Call it a sign, an omen or a second chance. More than 2,100 miles away, the Rangers won a battle of their own. Down 2-0 and 4-2 in the game, the boys from Arlington wrapped up an 11-6 win over the Mariners thanks to a fifth-inning three-run blast from David
Murphy and a grand slam from Michael Young. Just like that, Young and his team went from celebrating another win — increasing their division lead to eight games over the Oakland Athletics — to celebrating one of the biggest frontoffice decisions in the history of the Texas Rangers. “Nolan Ryan gives anything he is associated with instant credibility,” Young told The Dallas Morning News. “We definitely appreciate what it means to be associated with him.” For a while the score increased with the bidding. The game went from 2-0 to 4-2 as the bids went from $335 million to $355 million before Ryan-Greenberg slammed the door shut with their $385 million bid. At 12:45 a.m. CST, it was over. No matter how you look at it, Greenberg and Ryan’s courtroom victory is good for the Rangers and even for Cuban himself. I’m not saying that Cuban owning the Rangers would have been a bad thing — far from it. In fact, I’m sure he would have done a fabulous job as an owner. His energy and passion for franchises and players is something the Rangers have needed for many years now. There is no doubt we would have seen Cuban screaming at umpires or hanging with fans in the centerfield bleachers and the “Home Run Porch,” but his presence is overshadowed by “The Strikeout King.” Cuban can’t match the greatness of Ryan’s performance on Aug. 4, 1993 — 17 years ago to
the day of Wednesday’s auction — when Ryan sidestepped Robin Ventura as he charged the mound before corralling him into a headlock and landing five or six solid punches. Cuban isn’t more imposing than Ryan’s presence in the bullpen with the starting pitchers during the offseason, demanding they throw deeper into games. I can guarantee one of the biggest reasons the Rangers signed Cliff Lee back in July was because of “The Ryan Express.” “We just want the best group to represent us,” Murphy said after Wednesday’s win. “And how could you not want a group that had Nolan Ryan in it?” I can’t see why you wouldn’t. If Cuban had won Thursday morning, he would have done everything in his power to keep Ryan working for him, but Ryan had been in that position before working under Tom Hicks. It would have lasted a couple years, maybe. As for Cuban, he has more important things to worry about in Dallas, such as his continually underperforming basketball team that can’t advance into the playoffs and beat the Lakers, Suns or Spurs — the same team that’s losing close to $20 million a season, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Losing this bidding war saved Cuban a lot of money and a lot of ridicule from a Texas Rangers fan base he could only win over with a World Series title within the next two
Even though Colorado has agreed to join the newly named Pac-12 as early as next year, the Buffaloes are still ready to make a run at the 2010 Big 12 title. Head coach Dan Hawkins returns for his fifth season in what could very likely be his final year with Colorado. To avoid losing his job, Hawkins first has to get the Buffaloes back on the winning track after a disappointing 3-9 season. As with many teams, it all starts at quarterback for Colorado. The Buffaloes have a quarterback controversy as Hawkins is watching them closely to make the decision between senior Cody Hawkins — the coach’s son — and junior Tyler Hansen. “I think Tyler [Hansen] probably had a little bit of an edge coming out
of spring ball,” Dan Hawkins said. “But it’s very tough to get through a whole season with one guy anyway. Good chance we’re going to need both of those players.” Last season, the two split time and had nearly identical statistics, but Hansen has a slight advantage as he threw for more yards and fewer interceptions in 2009. An inconsistent offense last year left Colorado near the bottom of the Big 12 standings once again. Hawkins sees a difference in this year’s squad, however, and believes the Buffaloes could play in a bowl game because of the little things. “Sometimes it can be a catch here, a turnover there, a penalty there,” Hawkins said. “It’s just [about] garnering a little momentum that way and understanding that the difference is very thin and understanding, preparing that way, practicing that way, as well as playing that way.”
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Nolan Ryan leaves Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday morning after placing the winning bid to own the Texas team. seasons. It would be like Cuban trying to buy the Yankees from Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio. Unlike his purchase of the Mavericks, Cuban was stand-
ing in the way of a Rangers icon — everyone’s favorite Ranger and everyone’s favorite pitcher. Just ask Robin Ventura how that feels.
Oklahoma State is coming off its most successful streak since joining the Big 12, including a record four-straight bowl appearances. The biggest question facing the Cowboys, and their largest obstacle in South Division ascension, is how long it will take the OSU offense to adjust to a new offensive coordinator and quarterback in 2010. That offensive coordinator, Dana Holgorsen, went to Stillwater after eight seasons with Texas Tech and two with Houston, bringing with him rumors of the “Air Raid” offense. Meanwhile, the new quarterback is Brandon Weeden, a 26-year-old junior who spent several years playing minor league baseball before en-
Coach: Mike Gundy (36-27, all with Oklahoma State)
2010 schedule Sept. 4 Colorado State @ Denver Sept. 11 @ California Sept. 18 @ Hawaii Oct. 2 Georgia Oct. 9 @ Missouri Oct. 16 Baylor Oct. 23 Texas Tech Oct. 30 @ Oklahoma Nov. 6 @ Kansas Nov. 13 Iowa State Nov. 20 Kansas State Nov. 26 @ Nebraska
Coach: Dan Hawkins (16-33 with Col-
orado)
braska.
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Sept. 4 Washington State Sept. 11 Troy Sept. 18 Tulsa Sept. 30 Texas A&M Oct. 8 @ Louisiana Oct. 16 @ Texas Tech Oct. 23 Nebraska Oct. 30 @ Kansas State Nov. 6 Baylor Nov. 13 @ Texas Nov. 20 @ Kansas Nov. 27 Oklahoma
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2009 record: 3-9 Last game: 28-20
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
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Buffalo quarterback Tyler Hansen struggles to find an open receiver against the Longhorns last season.
loss against Ne-
Returning starters: 15 starters (eight of-
fensive starters, seven defensive starters)
Key players:
Offense - WR Scotty McKnight (2009 stats: 12 games played, 76 catches, 893 yards, six touchdowns) Defense - CB Jalil Brown (2009 stats: 12 games played, 52 tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles)
Key losses: Running back Darrell Scott, linebacker Jeff Smart, wide receiver Riar Greer, running back Demetrius Sumler Key matchup: Sept. 4 vs. Colorado State Outlook: With a difficult schedule
ahead of them, it will be tough for the Buffaloes to become bowl-eligible with six wins, but they will return the majority of the team from 2009. If the Buffaloes are able to win the games they are supposed to and get an upset or two, Dan Hawkins’ job could be saved for one more year.
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LA Angels 4 Baltimore 5
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2009 record: 9-4 Last game: 21-7 loss to Mississippi
rolling at OSU. Weeden played in three games last season, most notably when starter Zac Robinson was injured against Colorado. Luckily, there’s a good deal of experience at Oklahoma State’s other offensive skill positions. Kendall Hunter rushed for 1,555 yards in 2008, the most in the Big 12, but missed almost all of the 2009 season with an ankle injury. Receiver Hubert Anyiam caught 42 passes for 515 yards as the Cowboys’ No. 1 man after star Dez Bryant was suspended by the NCAA. The defense was also rattled by graduation, with only three returning starters in the front seven and just one in the secondary. The ‘Pokes probably won’t improve any from last season’s 21.7 points per game, so it will be up to the offense to carry the burden, especially in big games against Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma.
Key players:
Offense - RB Kendall Hunter (2009 stats: Eight games played, 382 yards rushing, 83 yards receiving, one TD) Defense - DE Ugo Chinasa (2009 stats: 13 games played, 30 tackles (23 solo), nine TFL, team-leading 6.5 sacks)
Key losses: Quarterback Zac Robinson,
plus three starters from the offensive line. Also lost defensive standout Perrish Cox, the leader of the Cowboys’ secondary in 2009.
Key matchup: Nov. 27 vs. Oklahoma Outlook: Uncertainty swirls around Okla-
homa State this year on both sides of the ball. Pay attention to Kendall Hunter, easily the conference’s most talented running State in 2010 Cotton Bowl back when injury-free, because his resurReturning starters: 10 starters (four gence could mirror OSU’s own climb back offensive starters, four defensive start- into contention for a Big 12 South title. But if Hunter can’t stay healthy, it will be a long ers, two special-team starters) year for first-year QB Brandon Weeden. Receiver Hubert Anyiam breaks away and gets free during a game against Texas last year.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas, Notre Dame agree to football series to begin in 2015 Texas and Notre Dame have agreed to a four-game series starting in 2015 that brings together two of the most successful and storied programs in college football. The Longhorns are scheduled to play in South Bend on Sept. 5, 2015. The Fighting Irish are slated to play in Austin on Sept. 3, 2016, and again on Aug. 31, 2019. The Longhorns return to South Bend on Sept. 12, 2020. Texas is No. 2 in NCAA history with 845 wins. Notre Dame is third with 837. They have played 10 times, with the Fighting Irish winning eight. The last time the Longhorns beat Notre Dame was in the 1970 Cotton Bowl. The victory capped off Texas’ national championship season. The Irish and Longhorns last played in 1996 in Austin.
West Virginia ‘unintentionally’ violates several NCAA limits CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia student managers, graduate assistants and other non-coaching staff worked with football players on their skills and techniques in violation of NCAA limits during the Rich Rodriguez era and under current coach Bill Stewart, according to NCAA allegations released Thursday. The NCAA said this week that there were five major and one secondary rules violations committed by the Mountaineer football program between 2005 and 2009. The NCAA said both Rodriguez and Stewart failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance. Similar allegations were leveled against Rodriguez during an earlier, separate investigation at Michigan, which in May admitted it had committed a series of violations related to practice time and coaching activities. Rodriguez led West Virginia, his alma mater, to two Bowl Championship Series berths and a 60-26 record in seven seasons before taking over at Michigan in December 2007. He left West Virginia two weeks after the Mountaineers lost to Pittsburgh in the 2007 regular-season finale and failed to secure a spot in the national championship game. Rodriguez said in a statement that he has always taken compliance seriously and has “sincerely felt our program was open and transparent.” “I regret any mistakes that were made or rules that were misinterpreted,” he said in the statement. “Any errors certainly weren’t made intentionally. I openly discussed my past practices with NCAA investigators and will continue to cooperate fully during this process.” Compiled from Associated Press reports