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Texas Longhorns triumph against Wyoming Cowboys at first home game

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THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, September 13, 2010

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Three naval officers will deliver a lecture titled “Climate Change and Energy: 21st Century Global Security Challenges” at 5 p.m. in Sid Richardson Hall.

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Campaign intends to register student voters By Brittney Martin Daily Texan Staff Around 70 students took to the streets of West Campus Sunday, distributing more than 15,000 voter registration forms as part of the Hook the Vote campaign,

only three weeks before the Oct. 4 deadline to vote in the November midterm elections. The campaign aims to educate UT students on voting deadlines and ballot initiatives. In the coming weeks, Student Government,

University Democrats and the College Republicans at Texas will table on the West Mall and sponsor three more block walk events. “We have three main objectives: register students to vote, educate them through debate watch par-

ties, forums and panels and get them out to the polls,” said Yaman Desai, an SG Legislative Relations agency director and part of the campaign’s five-member, bipartisan leadership team. Participants of Sunday’s block

Eid tradition unites community

The Harry Ransom Center will kick off its David Foster Wallace exhibit at 7 p.m. Writers and actors will read passages from Wallace’s work. The event will be followed by a small reception.

WEDNESDAY State of the University

President William Powers will deliver his fifth State of University address from 4 to 5 p.m. in the B. Iden Payne Theatre. The event will also be broadcast on UT’s website beginning at 3:45 p.m.

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Female congregants of the Nueces Mosque socialize in the Sister’s Activity Center prior to the final call to prayer on the last night of Ramadan. Muslims traditionally eat dates prior to breaking the fast at sunset.

Central Market North will host a Mexican Independence Day celebration with musical acts Vitera, Gina Chavez, Vanessa Lively and Charanga Cakewalk.

UT Muslims struggle to balance identities, attempt to eliminate negative stereotypes

FRIDAY Steroids in sports An international sport science scholar from Denmark’s Aarhus University will give a presentation about doping and the media in sports from noon to 1 p.m. in room 328 of Bellmont Hall. He will focus on the media coverage of Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal.

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walk included members of SG, College Republicans, the Sierra Club, the Black Students Alliance and the University Leadership Initiative, which lobbies for

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Shafi Abduallah prays before the books of the Quran on Saturday night. The Quran is the central religious text of Islam.

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Pari Wafayee first began wearing a hijab this summer, just before the start of her sophomore year. She said despite a sense of growing distrust and negativity toward Muslims in the U.S., her decision to wear the traditional head ON THE WEB: scarf has both brought her closer to God and givFor a slideshow of en her the opportunity to speak to non-Muslims images from Eid about her faith. al-Fitr Wafayee, a nutrition sophomore and the outreach @dailytexan coordinator for Nueces Mosque’s executive commitonline.com tee, is still working to reconcile her Western and Muslim identities — as many Muslim students at UT are. “The community includes hundreds of individuals who represent

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Students clear ground for UT community garden plot used to have a house on it, so the team turned up some interesting finds that could be used to benefit the garden, Lewis said. “We found a lot of wacky stuff laying around,” she said. “There By Allie Kolechta was glass, a windshield, a big Daily Texan Staff Past the stadium in which crowds hammer. We’re thinking that had been celebrating not 24 hours with all the leftover junk we’ll before, students spent their Sunday recruit an art student to make a mornings doing something a little centerpiece, something to show quieter than cheering on a football the history of the site.” Biology sophomore Daniel team — gardening. Sunday was the first day of work Quintanilla, who attended the for the UT Community Garden, event as a representative from the which was established on a plot of College of Natural Science’s Unland on Concho Street across Inter- dergraduate Research club, said that his organization will use the state Highway 35 from campus. Students will plant mostly garden as a mothering area for fruits and vegetables, but also plants in their greenhouse. “It’s important to start developflowers and herbs as soon as debris is cleared away. Some of the ing the land for the future so that produce will be donated to local we can start planting,” he said. Spanish and Portuguese junior food shelters. Architecture junior Daniella Alejandra Spector, who gardens at Texas Hillel, said she enjoyed Lewis organized the garden. “Community gardens are awe- the garden because of the sense of some,” she said. “It’s kind of been community it gives her. “I like the autonomy it gives something we’ve wanted to do since a few years ago, and we felt you, to grow your own food and be able to say you don’t need anylike making it happen.” Volunteers spent the morning body else, you just need your comclearing the area and getting it munity,” she said. “People have ready to install raised beds. The been doing it for millennia.”

Symposium highlights green work on campus By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff The renovations to the William Randolph Hearst Building have nearly cut in half the building’s utility costs, since construction was completed in the fall 2009 semester, said UT project manager Bethany Trombley at a symposium on campus sustainability. Sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the UT Campus Environmental Center, the Friday lectures aimed to bring together both University groups that focus on green initiatives and some not usually affiliated with the green movement, including business students and design professors. Barbara Brown Wilson, interim director of the Center for Sustainable Development, said the conference achieved its goal of uniting more than 20 environmental groups on campus. “Just in organizing, we got people talking to each other,” she said, adding that there are plans to hold the symposium on an annual basis. Meagan Jones, an environmental specialist in UT’s Division of Housing and Food Service, said the division’s composting initiative, scheduled to begin later this year, and other operations, such as the Eco2Go reusable tray program, require a high rate of individual participation among students and faculty. The new three-bin recycling units around campus — which accept paper, aluminum and plastic — have replaced the old system of paper- and plastic-only bins, said Jeff Basile, a manager in the Department of Facilities Service. Even with the old recycling system, the department collected

SYMPOSIUM continues on page 2 UT students make pancakes for the Charity: Water fundraiser Thursday. Kinesiology and pre-med junior Huey Huynh, right, and other volunteers try to flip a giant, longhornshaped pancake.

Volunteers inspired to grow own food, develop land for future benefits

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Group helps provide needed water By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff More than one billion people in the world live without access to clean water and sanitation, and corporate communications and rhetoric senior Blake Mankin has been working to reduce that number since high school. As the founder of a new organization called Students For Clean Water, Mankin and a group of dedicated friends are

raising money to help fund water projects in the underdeveloped world. The organization hosted its first fundraiser Thursday night, a pancake party and art sale that more than 200 people attended. They collected $1,550 toward their $40,000 goal. That amount would fund water and sanitation systems for two grade schools, most likely in Ethiopia, through a nonprofit organization called

Charity: Water. A lack of sanitation and access to clean water kills more people every year than all forms of violence combined, including war, according to the Charity: Water website. This means it is necessary to fight poverty from the bottom up by helping provide water resources to the one billion people worldwide who don’t have

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diverse ethnic, national and ideological backgrounds,� said biology senior Ali Hashmi, president of the committee, which coordinates services and activities at the mosque located two blocks from campus. “On most Fridays, the holy day for Muslims, around 250 students visit the mosque for prayer,� he said. During the month of Ramadan, which ended with the start of Eid ul-Fitr on Friday, attendance grew as people came together each day to pray and share a meal to break the day-long fast. Wafayee said she and other students are drawn to the space because it provides a united community of faith. “We come because of the atmosphere,� Wafayee said. “Our friends are here. It’s not just a place of worship, it’s also a place to come together. We’re getting closer to God and more religious with each other.� Ramadan weighed more heavily than usual on many Muslims as anti-Islam sentiments escalated throughout the country. But Muslim UT students said Austin and the University provide an island of tolerance and hope. “People make comments about my faith sometimes at home in Houston because a lot of people don’t really know what Islam is, but people in Austin are very respectful,� said Plan II junior Isbah Raja, public relations officer for the Muslim Students Association. “If anything, people are curious and want to know more about Islam.�

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As pressure builds from the developing plans for Park51, the Muslim community center planned at a site in New York a few blocks from ground zero, and individuals like the Florida pastor who threatened to burn Qurans on the anniversary of 9/11, some said it is necessary to actively speak with others about the philosophy and practice of Islam. Tom Spencer, chief executive officer of Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, the largest organization for interfaith work in Austin, said the University’s diversity helps make the city of Austin more tolerant of different beliefs and ideas. But that doesn’t mean hostility toward Islam doesn’t surface in Austin, he said. “There are understandable concerns and real fear and Austin has not escaped that,� he said. “It’s easy to understand why, given how the media has portrayed the issues recently, especially with what has happened in New York with the plans to build Park51 there. In some ways, I think it is a good thing that this is being discussed right now, because hopefully we’ll get to a new level of frankness and engagement with one another as a result.� However, some students fear that there are some individuals who will always refuse to listen. Hannah Abbassi, a religious studies and Arabic junior, converted to Islam when she was 15, after growing up in the Pentecostal Christian tradition. To remind herself that she has chosen a new re-

ligion that emphasizes purity and modesty, she wears a face veil called a niqab. Although she said UT is more tolerant than other places she has been, she still faces threats, jeers and cruel comments when walking on the Drag and throughout Austin. Once while walking on the Drag, a man attempted to pull her niqab off her face. “I stepped back confused because I’ve never had somebody do that in public,� Abbassi said. “I was

the year, capitalizing on the talents and passions of friends and others access to them, Mankin said. who want to get involved, he said. “I don’t think you can disagree Future projects may include conwith the fact that people deserve certs, t-shirt sales and a letter writto have access to life’s basic necessities like water and sanitation,� he said. “It’s not an issue that’s politically or religiously charged, it’s not divisive. It reSince I was 4, my ally just takes the financial redream was to not sources and the local people on the ground making that conneconly be an artist but tion, and you can transform the to use art as a vehicle lives of people and communities for good.� everywhere.� As a student at Coppell High — Ally Acheson-Snow School, Mankin led a group Studio art junior called Hope For Africa that raised around $9,000 to build wells in Africa during his senior year. Last year, he raised ing campaign. $5,000 by running in the Dallas The pancake party fundraiser White Rock Marathon. last week came from an idea of Mankin hopes that the UT com- several friends who love to get munity can become part of the ef- big groups together for pancake fort to increase access to water and dinners, Mankin said. Between sanitation with the aid of Students donations at the door and those for Clean Water. The organization who bought art from two UT will hold fundraisers throughout students who sold pieces at the

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to not only be an artist but to use art as a vehicle for good,� said studio art junior Ally Acheson-Snow, who sold photographs and stationary at the fundraiser. “Blake told me what was happening and I saw it as a wonderful opportunity. My biggest hope is that other people are excited too.� Many of those at the fundraiser said they knew Mankin personally and were inspired by his activism. Kathryn Taylor, a special education sophomore who heard about the event through friends at Young Life, said she was excited to know that her donations would help other students gain access to clean water and, by extension, education. “Once kids get clean water, they’re no longer sick and they’re no longer spending hours each day to travel to dirty water sources, so they can go to school, get an education and go on to lead their communities,� said Merry McCarron, Charity: Water’s community manager. To donate, visit the Students event, the event raised $1,550. for Clean Water at UT website at “Since I was 4, my dream was mycharitywater.org.

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Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Stottlemyre, Allie Kolechta, Brittney Martin Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Allison, Brittany Edwards, Zhongyu Yuan Sports Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shabab Siddiqui Page Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ksenia Kolesnikova, Allison Kroll Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Pagan Wire Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nolan Hicks Comics artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claudine Lucena, John Massingill, Conner Shea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riki Ysuji, Gabe Alvarez, Gillian Rhodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brianne Klitgaard, Emery Fergeson Videographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gabriella Fontes, Patrick Zimmerman

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scared, and then he reached for it again, and I stepped back toward the building and I ran away as fast as I could. It was a really scary experience, and one of my first experiences with discrimination.� She said Nueces Mosque and the Muslim community at UT are welcoming and a source of friendship and faith development. Pre-med and finance senior Asif Ansari, president of the Muslim Students Association, said he hopes that people will continue to

engage in productive dialogue to create a more unified and educated student body. “Being a Longhorn and being a Muslim influence each other,� Ansari said. “Islam is a religion of peace that encourages us to do good and be accepting of others, and UT promotes that same sense of openness and kindness. We’re diehard UT fans who represent UT in any way possible because being a good Muslim is a great way to represent the University of Texas.�

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block walks, registration drive From page 1 immigration reform. Jeremy Yager, a University-wide representative, said he believes it was the largest voter registration drive in UT’s history. “It takes away the notion that without a presidential race on top of the ticket, young people can’t mobilize other young people to become involved,� Yager said. Hook the Vote will conduct additional block walks in Riverside and North Campus, Yager said. Hook the Vote organizers are also in the process of deputizing student volunteers, which would make them legally eligible to oversee voter registration efforts. At Tuesday night’s SG meeting, 53 people were deputized, bringing the total number of those deputized to 150. Billy Calve, vice president of University Democrats and a campaign leader, said students must take charge of a process that has historically left them out. “It’s the students that have the ability to affect change, and they

haven’t been included in the process,� he said. “We hope to raise the student voice.� The campaign will sponsor a rally and concert at Gregory Plaza on Oct. 4 to register as many students as possible until the deadline. Some Texas Senate and House of Representatives candidates will be present, along with local bands, said Jimmy Talarico, president of University Democrats. “We are organizing a campuswide voter registration drive that will culminate in a midnight rally that will energize students about the democratic process,� he said. “In 2008, we registered 6,000 people on that single day.� Melanie Schwartz, president of College Republicans, said the various political groups can reach the most students if they unite to work toward a single cause. “We want every student to be registered and included in the voting process,� she said. “When it’s broad, you can hit more people. It’s easier for everybody to learn and better for more students.�

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sustainable policies, buildings From page 1 800 tons of cardboard and paper between September 2009 and May 2010, he said. Raymond Orbach, director of the UT Energy Institute, said University sustainability efforts are important because of global warming trends. He also said his department is working on capturing carbon dioxide from coal power plants and removing it from the atmosphere, while producing usable methane gas. The government subsidies that have largely allowed busi-

nesses to remove carbon dioxide from their pollution will run out, making the process economically unfavorable, he said. “If it doesn’t make sense economically, it’s not going to happen,� he said. Serving as undersecretary for science in the U.S. Department of Energy until 2009, he said solutions to combat pollution’s effects are attainable through research done at UT. “I came to Texas because if we can’t figure it out in Texas, no one is going to get it right,� Orbach said.

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Feds start investigation into massive blast Probe focusing on gas line as cause of explosion that incinerated neighborhood

By John Hoeffel, Molly HennessyFiske & Christopher Goffard Los Angeles Times SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The death toll mounted to seven Saturday and the search continued for six people still missing three days after a massive gas line explosion tore through a San Bruno neighborhood. The cause of the disaster remained an open question, with gas company officials saying that the blown pipeline had been inspected just last year. “We did the whole thing,� said Chris Johns, president of Pacific Gas & Electric, which owns the high-pressure natural gas pipeline that ruptured Thursday. The blast injured dozens and destroyed 37 homes. Hundreds remain displaced. Utility officials, city leaders and politicians who toured the devastated neighborhood Saturday said a premium is being placed on ensuring the integrity of the gas line and eliminating fear that Thursday’s thunderous explosion could be repeated. PG&E said it is re-inspecting all three natural gas transmission lines serving the region. On Saturday, hundreds of San Bruno residents — some with gauze bandages wrapping their feet and arms — jammed a town hall meeting, expressing frustration and anger at being prevented from returning to their homes. Some were still wearing the smoky clothes they threw on as they scrambled from their burning homes Thursday evening. But residents also gave a standing ovation to the city’s fire and police chiefs and an even warmer reception to news that many residents of the 271 evacuated houses would be allowed to returned to their neighborhood Sunday. Residents who live near the blast zone, including those in the 37 destroyed homes, will not immediately be permitted

NEWS BRIEFLY GOP leader signals want to compromise on tax dispute WASHINGTON — Rep. John Boehner, the senior Republican leader in the House, signaled Sunday he was willing to compromise on the increasingly divisive issue of taxes, announcing he would reluctantly support extending new tax cuts for the middle class even if that meant cuts for the wealthy would expire. But Boehner also made it clear he still thought ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy was “bad policy.� Nevertheless, Boehner, interviewed on CBS’ “Face the Nation� program, said, “If the only option I have is to vote for some of those reductions, I’ll vote for it.�

Quran-burning protest turn deadly in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan — Two people were killed and about half a dozen others injured in continuing protests Sunday against an American pastor’s plan — abandoned two days earlier — to burn copies of the Muslim holy book.

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Flames billow in the hills above San Bruno, California, on Thursday. The fire was triggered by a natural gas main exploding underground. Seven were killed by the blast, which leveled an entire neighborhood. Six people are thought to still be missing. Church. “This has been a tragedy of immense proportion.� Search-and-rescue crews continued to make their way through the disaster area with cadaver dogs. Although residents reported smelling gas in the days before the explosion, Johns said the utility had combed through two-thirds of the consumer calls received the week before the blast and found no record of any such complaints. The burst pipeline, which had been installed in 1956, was not uncommonly old, experts said. “Just like with an old airplane, the key is maintenance,� said Christopher Hart, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. to return. Although the safety board’s fi“In a split second, a flash, our lives changed forever,� Mayor Jim nal report may take a year or more Ruane told residents who packed to complete, Hart said, any findthe pews at St. Robert’s Catholic ings that merit “urgent attention� Violence stemming from the nowdefunct threat by a heretofore littleknown pastor, Terry Jones, illustrated the depth of outrage inspired in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Muslim world over his church’s declared intent to desecrate the Koran. The episode also showed the difficulty of tamping down anti-Western sentiment in Afghanistan once popular fury has been whipped up by religious leaders and other organizers.

Iran to free jailed American hiker on $500,000 bail TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities are prepared to release one of three American hikers held since last year on $500,000 bail, Tehran’s chief prosecutor said Sunday. However, the trio was formally charged at a morning session with espionage and trespassing into Iran, and the detention of the other two Americans was extended for two months, the hikers’ defense attorney told the Los Angeles Times. “All my clients pleaded not guilty and did not accept the charges,� attorney Massoud Shafii said in a telephone interview.

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would be acted on. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said officials would push for “robust inspections� of natural gas lines that pass through residential neighborhoods. “We cannot wait for the answers to this. Inspections are the way to go,� she said. “We have to be very clear that we’re trying to prevent this from ever happening again.� As officials worked to secure the area and restore services, people displaced by the explosion were growing increasingly frustrated. “We’re trying to get back to our homes, but we’re getting the runaround,� said Cherie Sekulich, 35, who hasn’t been allowed back to her property since flames chased her away and

destroyed her backyard deck. “All I could grab was my two cats, my two birds and my dog.� Sekulich and other evacuees outside the recreation center said they were grateful for the help. “It’s nice to know that the companies around here that have a vested interest don’t forget about us,� she said. But she said she faced a third night using vouchers to stay at a hotel with her brother, mother, father and pets, and she was impatient with what seemed like a broken record from disaster officials: keep waiting. “I’ve lived here in this house my whole life but no one ever disclosed to us when my parents bought the house that there was something so dangerous so close to us,� she said.

Election troubles could hurt US efforts By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers KABUL, Afghanistan — Thirteen months after their fraudscarred presidential elections, Afghans head to the polls Saturday to vote for a new lower house of parliament. It’s a high stakes endeavor that could roil the war-ravaged nation’s political scene still further — or conceivably help stabilize it. If the polls are marred — as many fear — by a repetition of the bloodshed and fraud of August 2009, popular anger could intensify against the corruptiontainted government and against Western-style democracy. “The government has already lost its credibility,� said Quorban Ali, 27, as he waited with other laborers to be hired for a day’s work at a traffic-choked Kabul intersection festooned with campaign posters. “People will join the ranks of the Taliban� in the event of another electoral fiasco. Such an outcome would deepen the dilemma facing the Obama administration and its European allies. “The international community, so eager to demonstrate progress, will feel obliged to declare [the polls] a success,� said a Western official who requested anonymity. “This, in turn, only fuels contempt for the international community, alienates ordinary Afghans from their elected leadership, and weakens Karzai by making him simply the strongest of the weak, corrupt, and fraudulent.� “All of this, of course, strengthens the resolve and recruiting base of the insurgency,� the Western official continued.

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Greener game days Despite the unity created by 100,000 individuals wearing burnt orange and chanting the same cheers, UT football is deceptively controversial. Mack Brown’s enormous salary, the special privileges and amenities available to athletes and the general perception that UT is a football team first and an academic institution second are just some points of contention for members of the UT community whose Saturdays do not include a trip to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Some of these issues are pervasive throughout college athletics and could only be resolved through a national discussion or major NCAA policy shift. Other differences are simply matters of taste — some fans see non fans as modern day grinches who spend their Saturday afternoons plotting ways to deprive thousands of happy fans of their weekly burntorange festival. Conversely, some non fans see fans as a clamoring herd barely evolved from their blood-lusting Roman ancestors who regularly packed the Colosseum to revel in violent combat. There are, however, a few critiques about UT football that can be addressed locally, and because so many problems can only be fixed through a national or ideological shift, Longhorns — both grinches and barbarians — should try to fix what they can. One such problem is the environmental damage that occurs on game days. Even the most ardent supporter of Texas football cannot deny that game days are horrible for the environment. When 100,000 people spend the day eating and drinking outdoors in a concentrated area, tons of trash is inevitable. However, whether the trash is simply sent off to a landfill or responsibly and sustainably disposed should be an issue for anyone who cares about UT. One way to reduce the environmental damage of football games is by participating in the Game Day Challenge. Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Game Day Challenge is a contest where any college with a football team can design and implement a waste-reduction plan for an October home game. Schools measure and report the weight of waste they recycled, reused, donated and disposed of during that game and compete with other schools for the best overall waste-reduction rate. The Game Day Challenge lets Longhorns to do one of their favorite things: beat other schools. UT has implemented some measures to reduce waste on game day. Since 1996, UT Athletics and local businesses have sponsored the Longhorn Recycling Roundup, which oversees recycling bins around the stadium. While the program claims to have one of the highest successes of any stadium this size, asking students to recycle is not enough. UT should take a more comprehensive and proactive approach to sustainable waste reduction. Despite the efforts of students and staff, UT still does not have the strongest reputation for sustainability. Until recently, students with the Campus Environmental Center, not the University itself, oversaw recycling across campus, and campus recycling still feels largely arbitrary and peripheral. A strong showing in the Game Day Challenge could have a symbolic impact in addition to providing environmental benefits. UT hosts two home games in October, one against Iowa State and another against Baylor. While we know the November elections will weigh heavily on student leaders’ minds, we hope they will also focus on nonpolitical ways to improve campus and take the Game Day Challenge. — Douglas Luippold for the editorial board

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Financial support for student organizations By Blake Baker Daily Texan Guest Columnist It’s no secret that budget cuts are happening in every college, department and classroom across UT. The cuts have ranged from the elimination of the Vietnamese foreign language program to students having to provide their own latex gloves in a science lab. There is another area subjected to budget cuts early and harshly: funding and support for student organizations. In fact, almost no group is safe from these tough decisions. Additionally, the issue grows exponentially in both gravity and scope when one considers the work and issues tackled by the more than 900 registered and sponsored student organizations at UT. Fortunately, all is not lost, and student organizations can take solace in the fact that alternative funding sources abound on campus. One of the ways student orga-

nizations can acquire funding is by applying for Senate of College Councils appropriations. Each year, Senate appropriates $10,000 to support registered student organizations and their missions. This is a relatively quick and easy way for groups to petition for the funding they need. An organization can start by completing and submitting the electronic application, which can be found at utsenate.org under the “Programs” tab or on the UT Senate of College Councils’ Facebook page at facebook.com/senateut. After the complete application is reviewed, organizations will be contacted to schedule a short, seven-minute interview with the Senate financial director’s committee. When the interview process ends, the committee deliberates and votes on how much funding each organization will receive, if any. All applicants will be contacted with our decision by the following week. Senate seeks to maximize the benefit to current UT students

and encourage new and original ideas. All respectful applications will receive fair and equal consideration, but preference is given to well-planned events. The first session of fall 2010 appropriations applications are due Friday, Sept.17 by 5 p.m. with interviews occurring on Thursday, Sept. 23. Applications for the second session of appropriations for fall 2010 are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1. Interviews will again be held the following Thursday, Oct. 7. The success of organizations on campus is a credit to the University. The Senate of College Councils is proud to assist in students’ accomplishments through these appropriations, and we wish you good luck in this new school year. If you have any questions or would like more information about the appropriations process, please feel free to contact me at sbbaker@austin.utexas.edu. Baker is the financial director of the Senate of College Councils.

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THE FIRING LINE Bring back Cronkite As the third quarter of Saturday’s Texas-Wyoming game wrapped up, necks under the “Godzillatron” craned toward the screen in anticipation but were left waiting and wondering, Where is Walter Cronkite’s “Get Your Horns Up” TV spot? By the fourth quarter, hours in the Texas heat preceded by a day of “studying”/drinking had taken their toll on students. Time and time again, I’ve seen that commercial give the crowds of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium a much-needed boost to the final whistle. Mr. Cronkite’s distinct voice replaces thoughts of tired feet and long walks back to West Campus (or farther) with a sweeping sense of school pride. There’s proof in numerous videos of the crowd’s reaction to the commercial. The commercial is electrifying, even from the small screen of my laptop. I think it is popular because his message is simple: We don’t care if you’re pursuing a degree here at UT; if you hold your horns high, you’re a Longhorn. It’s a rally cry that effortlessly unites crowds of more than 100,000 people, and it’s become somewhat of a tradition. I know it was deeply missed by many on Saturday, and it would be a shame if it is continually left out of game-time programming. So, at the UCLA game in two weeks, let’s get our horns up and our Cronkite back.

— Barbara Friend Radio-television-film senior

Research organic products I was happy to see the Sept. 10 article in The Daily Texan, “Not all ‘organic’ products necessarily healthy for you,” as the word “organic” is certainly both overused and misused. Although the article starts out cautious, it eventually operates under the assumption that the pesticides in and on foods are present in high enough levels and in the right form to cause ill effects in people that ingest them. My understanding is that the jury is still out regarding both the effects and the differences in the nutritional value of organic vs. industry foods based on fertilizer composition, but a reference to a scientific study here or there would have been appreciated. The reason to bother with the organic processed option is that college students will opt for processed food regardless of the health benefits or lack thereof. By giving them an organic option, you are limiting the exposures to these possibly hazardous materials and financially supporting organic farmers, whose produce I assume will be used to make the products, not Cargill’s or Montesanto’s. If you’re trying to get college kids not to microwave all their food, that’s a whole other article. My advice is this: Research one organic product a week and investigate the issues that are important to you. If you have four brands of organic milk to choose from, Google them. What are the living conditions for Horizon cows? How far does that Promised Land milk have to travel to get to H-E-B? If Stonyfield Farms doesn’t treat its cows with rBST, does it give them antibiotics? This may sound tedious, but consider how many hours of your life you’ve spent looking at lolcats (or Hipster Kitty, as the case may be).

— Lin Huffman Cell and molecular biology graduate student

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Members of the Austin Area League of Women Voters applaud Austin American-Statesman editor Fred Zipp at their fall kickoff meeting.

Statesman to focus on local news Newspaper explores ways to drive up reader interest, considers premium content

promised a renewed commitment to local news. More notable to online readers, however, may be the Statesman’s plans to charge for access to parts of its website. By Matthew Stottlemyre Readers may be charged to Daily Texan Staff The Austin American-States- view online stories in about a man has seen a decline in cir- year, he said. He blamed the decline of culation over the last decade, but the paper ’s managing ed- the newspaper industry on itor Fred Zipp said the States- the loss of advertising revenue man is adapting to a new me- when the dot-com bubble coldia environment by focusing lapsed in 2000 and on faltering on the stories that build read- revenues at large department stores, a traditional advertiser er loyalty. Zipp spoke at the fall kick- in newspapers. “Newspapers were humbled off for the Austin Area League of Women Voters on Sunday at by changes in the market,� he said. Congregation Beth Israel. In the future, Zipp said the Zipp lauded the paper ’s PolitiF a c t Te x a s s e r i e s a n d newspaper may charge for online

NEWS BRIEFLY Law school creates $50,000 grant for research, impact on practice UT’s School of Law recently began a world-wide search to award $50,000 to a scholar who has demonstrated how the rule of law affects economic growth and stability and who has made an impact on prac-

ticed law. The first biennial, international Massey Prize for Research in Law, Innovation and Capital Markets was created after 1966 UT School of Law alumnus John Massey and his wife, Elizabeth Shatto Massey, donated $2 million to the law school in 2009. Tim Kubatzky, executive director of development for the School of Law, said the gift was coordinated primarily by Larry Sagar, dean

content on a metered basis, for premium content or for all articles. “We feel that a lot of the information we produce is only available from the Statesman and we need to find a way to charge people for it,� he said. Zipp said the Statesman has also sought to drive up reader interest with its collaboration with the St. Petersburg Times’ PolitiFact by holding political leaders accountable for their public statements. The national PolitiFact won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for its coverage of the 2008 presidential elections. The project rates the truth behind statements of fact made by political figures. The PolitiFact series is a small part of the paper ’s larger

effort to gain readers through innovative and local coverage, he said. “We will redouble our efforts to hold elected officials accountable and explain to readers how the system works and doesn’t work,� Zipp said. A PolitiFact story has run in about 80 percent of Statesman issues since it was introduced to the paper in January, Zipp said. Austin City Council member Laura Morrison said at the kickoff that she is glad to hear that PolitiFact stories will be applied to local politicians in Austin. She said the accountability the series brings to herself and other officials in local election campaigns will ground what officials say in fact.

State University, which opened By Allie Kolechta in October of 2000 and houses Daily Texan Staff It started with the Amazon only 10,000 print volumes. AlKindle. Now entire libraries ice Trussell, the director of libraries at Kansas State, said can be viewed on a screen. UT-San Antonio’s Applied the university still orders print Engineering and Technology volumes which are housed Library became the first com- in the main library but that a pletely bookless library in the more digitally-based collection world when it opened earli- made sense for the engineering er this year. Krisellen Malo- department. “The students need to know ney, the director of libraries at UTSA, said that the library was how to access online resourca logical and beneficial choice es,â€? she said. “It has enabled for the university and the engi- the students to train for accessing information through elecneering department. “We were working with most- tronic resources.â€? The move from ly engineerprint to online has ing students been more than and we wantvisible in the past ed a space for decade and the them,â€? she In the future, we’re UTSA Library has said. “It was going to be moving been a large addecided that more and more to the vancement in the we should shift to digital. make a bookdigital.â€? Public relations less library. The — Zhi Ziu freshman Stamaresponse has been absoluteLibrarian t i a To u m a n i d is says that while ly positive.â€? she sees the beneM a l o fits, she finds it a ney said that while the history of print is im- little unsettling. “I do believe technology has a portant to preserve, academic areas such as engineering will place in education, but what’s a benefit greatly from the book- library without real books?â€? she said. “If I want a book to have less trend. Perry-CastaĂąeda Library li- with me, I want a book. I don’t brarian Zhi Liu said many of the want to go online and look at a volumes in UT’s libraries are al- screen.â€? Undeclared freshman Haready online. “In the future, we’re going oshu Yuwen agreed that books to be moving more and more were preferable, but said that to the digital,“ Liu said. “But there were definite academic I do think we’re going to keep benefits to having a bookless liprint in our libraries. People brary available as a resource. “Going digital would make like being able to read a book in the library and then take it information easier to access, with them on the bus, things which is good,â€? he said. “A bookless library would make like that.â€? The first library to spark the finding current information easbookless trend was the Fiedler ier because of the tools available Engineering Library at Kansas with digital mediums.â€?

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By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Mike Davis thrives on rowdy crowds. The freshman wide receiver, whose 45-yard touchdown with 1:36 left in the second quarter pulled the Longhorns up to a 20-7 lead heading into halftime, said that just looking at the burnt orange in the stands makes him want to score touchdowns. “First home game on 9/11 in front of all these fans? I just had to give them something to be excited about so they’d keep coming back,� Davis said. “I just wanted to make them smile.� Davis snapped the Longhorns out of snooze mode Saturday against Wyoming when he turned a curl route into a 45-yard touchdown pass and run, springing Texas out of a game that was too close for comfort. After starting receiver John Chiles suffered a groin injury in one of the opening plays, Davis came in at the inside slot receiver position — a critical spot that’s been so productive for the Longhorns ever since Jordan Shipley made it famous. “It’s such a key spot for us because it’s a mismatch [of] linebackers and safeties,� head coach Mack Brown said. “Mike’s tall and fast and he’s got great hands. In fact, I don’t think he dropped a ball. Everything that was to him, he caught and he made something happen after the catch.� Brown was right. Davis didn’t drop a single pass and ended up with seven receptions for 104 yards. He had more catches, yards and snaps than any of the other receivers. Before Davis’ first career touchdown as a Longhorn, he made two

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Spurred on by an ecstatic group of Longhorn fans and the UT Pom Squad, freshman inside slot receiver Mike Davis strides into pay dirt on a 45-yard touchdown catch and run hook-up from sophomore quarterback Garrett Gilbert. Davis’ breakout effort helped Texas get the win. catches on the drive that set up junior running back Fozzy Whittaker’s 39-yard touchdown run to pull Texas ahead of Wyoming, 13-7. “Mike played like he’s practiced,� said offensive coordinator Greg Davis. “His production obviously stands out.� Not only are Mike Davis’ play-

making capabilities obvious, but so is his passion for the game. During the summer, Davis bugged his teammates to let him play in sevenon-seven scrimmages. He knew he could learn just by watching from the sideline, but he wanted to get in the game immediately. “I just wanted to learn and get

in [seven-on-sevens] so I could get comfortable,� Davis said. “Just sitting there [on the sideline], I’m learning mentally, but I want to be in there and see how it really is to play against our defense. Our defense is fast and I wanted to see where my speed was at.� His determination to get bet-

ter throughout the summer was also evident in his punctuality getting to meetings and practices. There were

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By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff For the most part, the sluggish Longhorns’ offense was not responsible for the Wyoming woes of Saturday night. Its defense, on the other hand, was another story. On all corners of the field, the defense was as nasty and dominant as a fifthranked team should be. Wyoming’s highly-volatile spread offense entered the game

with big numbers from the season opener, portunities in the opener against Rice. But but Texas held them to just one score. at times, hard hits delivered by junior “We gave up a couple of good safety Blake Gideon were too rough plays, but for the most part we as the defense piled on penalties ON THE WEB: did well,� said senior defenthat gave Wyoming big breaks Check out the stopsive end Sam Acho. “We still down the stretch. motion video of the Longhorns! want to keep working toward “We had too many penalties @dailytexan that standard, but today was a on defense that were not only online.com good start.� huge penalties, but they stopped Texas’ venomous defense struck third down stops and gave them first with heavy force after missing several op- downs and let them stay on the field in the

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third quarter much longer than we hoped,� said Texas head coach Mack Brown. When asked about those penalties after the game, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp seemed frustrated with the calls, in favor of his team’s smashmouth defensive style. “I have no comment,� Muschamp said. But the penalties weren’t the only

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Sunshine State travels extend Horns’ woes

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Texas redshirt freshman forward Leah Fortune attempts to take the ball away from a pair of UC-Riverside defenders in a 1-0 win in Austin. The Longhorns are now 5-1-1.

Texas splits weekend series in Va. halftime, but Texas used a fourgoal second half surge to take down the Tribe. Defender Lucy Keith scored her first goal of the season when she headed in a corner kick from midfielder Kylie Doniak in the 60th minute. Texas continued the scoring less than a minute later when forward Hannah Higgins sent a strike from just inside the box up into the right corner of the goal for her team-high third goal of the season. Cummins put the game away for the Longhorns in the 71st minute when she received a pass from forward Stacey-Ann Smith inside the box and put the ball in the back of the goal. The squad in burnt orange

and white outshot William & Mary 14-7 for the game, and was more skilled with the ball. That was made evident in the 78th minute when midfielder Amanda Lisberger took a failed clearing attempt by a Tribe defender and dribbled around the keeper to put the Longhorns up 4-0. It was Lisberger’s second goal of the 2010 season. In Friday’s match, the highlytouted Virginia Cavaliers overpowered the Longhorns in the usually favorable second half for a 4-0 victory on its home field. Neither team could get much offense going early on in the game, as only a total of six shots were taken in the first half.

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By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Perhaps a No. 3 ranking to start the season was a bit premature for the relatively young Longhorns. Then again, the season is in its infancy, too. The team lost both of its matches at the Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic last weekend in Gainesville, Fla., getting dismantled by second-ranked Stanford 1625, 11-25, 21-25 before falling to fourth-ranked Florida in a fiveset thriller 11-25, 25-27, 25-16, 2520, 14-16. The tournament featured four of the top five teams in the country and was the Texas’ last tuneup before it starts conference play at Texas A&M on Thursday. The Longhorns were torn apart by the more experienced Stanford team in the opening match. Texas coach Jerritt Elliott warned before the tourna-

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By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Staff Texas rebounded from its first loss of the season on Friday against No. 12 Virginia by shutting out unranked William & Mary 4-0 on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. The Longhorns came away from their road trip to the Old Dominion State this weekend with a rough loss followed by a blowout win, moving to 5-1-1 on the season. Texas rebounded from the loss to take down the No. 22 William & Mary Tribe 4-0 on Sunday. Longhorn goalkeeper Alexa Gaul posted her second shutout of the season, only having to make two saves during the game. The two teams were tied at

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ment that the Cardinal, which f e a t u re s t h re e A l l - A m e r i cans in its lineup, would be a t ough matchup. “Stanford, I think, is [the top team in the country],� Elliott said. “They may not be ranked there right now, but they have some personnel that can do a lot of damage and they seem to be playing well.� The Longhorns fell into a 0-2 hole early against Florida on Saturday before battling back and eventually falling in the fifth set. Junior middle blocker Rachael Adams put together a 14kill performance on a gamehigh .455 hitting percentage while chipping in with eight assisted blocks. The match also featured a breakout performance by freshman Ashley Bannister, who started the match despite seeing court

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SPORTS BRIEFLY Cross country assesses young talent in early meet Friday morning, the men’s cross country team traveled to St. Andrews Episcopal to face Texas State. The team had originally planned to compete at the Texas A&M Invitational, but the meet was cancelled due to a flooded course. Seven of Texas’ runners placed in the top eight at the meet, earning the men a win. Freshman Will Nation took the overall individual victory with a time of 25:32.4, followed closely by three fellow underclassmen. Redshirt freshman Phil Wood came in at 25:32.5, sophomore Collin Smith, 25:32.6, and redshirt freshman Joey Niland, 25:53.4. Sixth, seventh, and eighth place were taken by sophomores Raymond Joseph, Kirk Wilkinson and Chase Rathke, respectively. The Longhorns, which ended last season tied for 28th at the NCAA Championship, were able to qualify for last year’s championship with just one senior leading them. This year’s group, made up of 12 returning runners and full of new red shirted athletes, will be led by four of the five point-earners from last year’s championship. Assistant coach John Hayes is sure this could be the year if everyone performs to their highest capability. “Each year I’m here it gets better,� Hayes said. “I’m really fired up going into this school year. These guys are a good group. They’ve become more tight-knit each year. They’re starting to get where I’m looking for. With that, we’ll see big improvements.� Texas will face off at the Princeton Invitational next, on Oct. 16. — Bri Thomas

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In an early-season match against TCU, freshman setter Hannah Allison, left, and senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris eye a block.

Longhorns sophomore left tackle Luke Poehlmann sustained an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee that will require season-ending surgery, Head football athletic trainer Kenny Boyd said on Sunday.

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SOCCER: Offense stays hot in win over W&M Virginia looked to be the stronger team after halftime, scoring Forward Leah Fortune and mid- two goals within 5 minutes to take fielder Kristin Cummins were able the lead. The Cavaliers out-shot the to get quality shots on goal for the Longhorns 13-1 in the second half, Longhorns, but Cavalier keeper Ch- and 17-3 for the game. antel Jones was able to make two Gaul tied a career-high with great saves. seven saves, but it wasn’t enough

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as the Cavalier offense was simply relentless. The Longhorns have one more nonconference test before their Big 12 schedule begins as they take on the battle-tested No. 10 BYU Cougars Sept. 20 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

DAVIS: Diligent offseason pays off for freshman vis made his first appearance but did not have a single catch. He had countless times when Davis was four of them in the first half against spotted sitting in the team room Wyoming for 90 yards. at 4:45 a.m. just studying his play“I’m just hungry,� he said. “I just book before a 5:40 a.m. meeting. want to do what I can to make the “I’m not a morning person at coaches trust me. When I get the all,� Davis said. “I’ve never had to ball in my hands, I’m trying to take wake up that early for anything.� it to the house every time.� Last weekend against Rice, DaDavis knows he’s capable of be-

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BIG FOUR: Horns

struggle with team chemistry From page 6 time only once earlier this season against Houston two weeks ago. The 6-foot-1 inch outside hitter from Sugar Land notched 12 kills. Junior setter Michelle Kocher played in all five sets and tallied 21 assists. Kocher, a former Big 12 Freshman of the Year and the team’s assistant captain, has seen limited playing time with the stellar play of freshman setter Hannah Allison, who had 30 assists in the game. Kocher’s fundamentally sound technique, court demeanor and experience nicely balance the athletic Allison, making a two-setter lineup a viable option for the Longhorns down the road. While the start of conference play marks the beginning of the real season, more lineup tweaks and adjustments may be on the horizon for the team. “Physically we can play with anybody,� Elliott said. “It’s just a matter of finding the right group that can play with one another and the right players we can put next to each other to come up with the right lineup.�

ing a major threat for Texas this season and he also knows that with the older talent that’s available from Chiles, James Kirkendoll and Malcolm Williams, he better do something to make the coaches call his name over someone else’s. “Patience is the key for me, and whatever comes my way, I’m going to catch it,� Davis said.

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despite lack of forced turnovers From page 6 thing that kept the Texas defense from absolute dominance. After the defensive players and coaches talked all week about failing to seize opportunities to force turnovers, the Longhorns didn’t force any against the Cowboys. Every week, the defense sets the goal to force three turnovers, and they fell short of that mark last week with just two. This week’s performance fell even shorter. “Defensively, we did not come up with a turnover this week,� Brown said. “That’s something we’ve got to make sure we do.� Another bright spot Saturday night was the re-emergence of the strong quarterback pressure that made Texas defense so successful in the past. The three sacks by junior linebacker Keenan Robinson, senior defensive ends Eddie Jones and Sam Acho could have easily turned into 10 sacks had Wyoming quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuel not been so adept at avoiding blitzes. “The guy is really slippery,� Brown said. “We couldn’t seem to get him to the ground, and he did a tremendous job.�

But after the weak performance against Rice, the Texas players were predominantly satisfied with the outcome. Wyoming had 199 passing yards on 20 of 31 attempts and only 58 yards rushing on 30 carries. The final statistical tally didn’t vary much from the Rice matchup, but the mark Texas’ defense left on the game sent a resonating message. While the offense has skidded out of the gate, the defense is a force to be reckoned with. “Basically, we knew exactly what we needed to do,� Robinson said. “Not necessarily to go back to the drawing board, but go back and play tough, and we did that in this game.� Now, the Longhorns look ahead to the Big 12 conference opener in Lubbock, where they will face a similar style of offense in Texas Tech that Wyoming played. “We’ll have to play much better against Tech,� Muschamp said. “We think that there are pieces now and if we put them together, we’ve got a chance to play well.�

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‘The Tempest’ storms into Long Center By Madeleine Crum Daily Texan Staff With struggling lovers, a banished duke, fairies, monsters and drunks, Shakespeare’s “The Tempest� always promises a fascinating experience. Austin Shakespeare’s rendition of the classic romance, playing at the Long Center for Performing Arts through Sept. 26, is no exception. “[The Tempest] is really about imagination and theater’s ability to stimulate people’s imagination,� ON THE WEB: says Ann For more information Ciccolelon “The Tempest� and la, Ausfuture shows tin Shake@dailytexan speare aronline.com tistic director. The story wastes no time plunging into a world of excitement and enchantment. It begins with Prospero, the former duke of Milan, using magic to conjure up a storm in the sea where his betrayers are sailing. The usurpers soon become shipwrecked

on the island where Prospero lives in exile, and the rest of the play consists of him casting cruel and often comical spells on them. Ciccolella says that, although the subplots of the story are important, “The Tempest� is “really Prospero’s play.� “I like to compare him to Hamlet,� Ciccolella says. “His lines make up almost a third of the play, and he has these really moving speeches. He has the opportunity for revenge, but he chooses to forgive.� Juxtaposing the heavier themes of revenge and manipulation is a romantic side story. Prospero’s daughter, Miranda, has been banished to the island with him since she was a child, so when she encounters a young man her own age, Ferdinand, she quickly becomes captivated. Whether their love is naive or authentic is left for the audience to interpret. “The lovers represent purity, freshness and opportunity,� says Travis Emery, a recent Texas State alumnus who plays the role of Ferdinand. “It was a struggle play-

ing a character that is so genuinely simple and impulsive, I tended to overthink it.� “The Tempest,� like most of Shakespeare’s plays, is not without comic relief. Amongst the shipwrecked noblemen are Trinculo, a jester, and Stefano, a servant, who are constantly slurring their words and stumbling into slapstick situations. Another strange, humorous character is Caliban, a monster native to the island, who is bitter about the foreigners that have seized his land. “Sometimes people have Caliban in a monster suit or dressed like a dog or turtle,� Ciccolella says. “But I wanted him to seem more human so people could relate to him — everyone’s felt like a freak or an outcast before.� Austin Shakespeare’s portrayal of Caliban wasn’t the only unique element of their production. The company made the choice to set the play in the 1800s, instead of the early 1600s when it was written. “It was really more of a costume decision,� Ciccolella says. “I didn’t

COMICS: Indie artists employ original, creative premise From page 10 Peter Laird. Before the franchise blew up, the first issue debuted in May of 1984, printed in black and white on cheap newsprint. “Before it was big, it was a black and white independent comic that was actually a spoof of ‘Daredevil,’� Zuern said. “And it was such a different thing to me — black and white comics and much more violent.� Russell Etchen of Domy Books, a progressive bookstore and gallery, said he defines independence in comics as artistic goals rather than an economic consideration. “The intent is to make your money back and share something with your friends or maybe send something to someone you admire.� From the time from when Etchen was around 11 or 15, he read a lot of mainstream comics from Marvel and Image comics. “And then my friends turned me onto [alt-comics giants] Dan Clowes’ ‘Eightball,’ Adrian Tomine’s ‘Optic Nerve’ and John Porcellino’s ‘King Cat,’ all in the same day — and that was enough for day, month day, 2008

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Actors in costume act out a scene from Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest,’ a story of magic and revenge, playing at the Long Center this month. figures, to the eloquent incorporation of a music video, Austin Shakespeare’s production is at once eerie and intriguing. “The play really is about magic, so we wanted to create a rabbit-outof-the-hat effect,� Ciccolella says. “The Tempest� is a unique production not only in its use of magic and idiosyncratic characters, but also its ability to interact directly with the audience. At the end of the play, Prospero delivers a mono-

logue that many also consider Shakespeare’s final speech. Prospero directly asks the audience to forgive him for his trickery and manipulation and to set him free with a round of applause. “I hope that by the end of our play people have a genuine connection with the characters and they think Prospero is a good person, and redeem him for everything he’s done,� Emery says.

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of our favorite bands. I suppose any sort of grand, seatare apparently listening. ed and ornate old theater or church near the water in an DT: And on a related note, older country would be very some of the stranger tags for appealing. Balmorhea’s music on Last. fm according to fans: “pure DT: And speaking of your magic,� “sleeping music,� photos, it appears you guys get “chilled� and “melancholic.� to enjoy some really amazing Your thoughts? food while on tour. Care to diMM: I love that the diver- vulge what your best breakfast sity of someone’s geography, has been so far? nationality and emotions can MM: The meals eaten while open such a wide array of de- touring Europe are reason scriptions of what the music fits enough sometimes to travin to them. We don’t tend to cat- el and play music there. Euroegorize our music ourselves, so pean breakfast is usually pretty wherever it can be sorted into a uniform though — breads, fruit, meaningful way to each listen- coffee, etc. Certain regions have er, we are in support of. a signature, naturally — pasDT: Imagine you’re playing the perfect show. Who would Balmorhea play with and what’s the setting like? MM: Perfect show ... That’s so tough. I think we’ve played some very memorable ones already and played with some

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WHAT: Balmorhea w/ Mother Falcon WHERE: Mohawk WHEN: 7 p.m. TICKETS: $10 advance, $12 at the door

DT: What are Balmorhea’s plans after the September tour dates? ON THE WEB: MM: AfRead the rest of ter this Septhe interview tember tour, @dailytexan we’ll play online.com the Austin City Limits Music Festival for the first time and then head back to Europe for the end of October, returning just before Thanksgiving. We have a new 7-inch being released in early December that we are excited about. We’ll have a couple of amazing artists doing remixes on that one too.

ON THE WEB: View Balmorhea performing “Rememberance� @ vimeo.com/10373220

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Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a prose and poetry competition featuring UT students, faculty and staff. He looked down at the stove before him. Its familiar white flame cast familiar shadows onto the orange surroundings. Spectral shapes outside mingled with the ephemeral flickering of the burning propane; something padded along the Victoria Elliott | Daily Texan Staff tent. The transparent plastic of the window became orange for over them, and the sun seemed a moment, and then white and somehow more appropriate. The then quickly returned to the hills and the trees and the wablackness of the night beyond. ter here defused its usual garishThe wind rippled transient for- ness. Each sight and sound and mations onto the taut polyester, smell seemed new and unadulgiving validity to the creatures terated. He pretended to be intrigued by the quiet wonder of on the other side. Each pinecone as it struck things, so that he might underseemed to punctuate the steady stand their greater value. The hiss of the stove as it fought gal- way a branch met another, to lantly against the chill. The win- form a rough knot in the wood and thereby create dow turned ora hollow, which ange again, then could be a nest for white then black then white then He pretended to be birds or rodents. A smooth rock that black, in quick sucintrigued by the had fallen from cession. He looked higher places, to a w a y f ro m h i s quiet wonder of rest at this exact stove to observe things, so that he location through the monkeys gathmight understand some marvel of ered in the stunte d c e d a r t re e s their greater value. physics. On which he could eat his near the tent. They lunch. It tasted yawned insolentfantastic. ly with large gibThis simplicibon-mouths, and ty was what had hurled pinecones. One of them screeched at the drawn him, but also what drew stars peering out of the half-light them. They came to him, surdistance. The ostrich had ceased rounding his tent during the night to stare, and was content to stand and mocking his irresolution. He amid aging feathers, searching out moved his campsite but to no delicacies in the hard earth. An el- avail; the trees betrayed his intenephant trumpeted indiscriminate- tions and the animals followed. The water in his small pot ly close by. Two young foxes tumbled in the sepia dirt with stained boiled rapidly now, the flame snouts, alternating harsh screams. spilling eagerly out from beneath They bumped into the tent, and only to quickly vanish. The last jumped away as if stung; the tent meal pouch was already open, and he quietly poured the wabetrayed nothing. He had long since given up ter into it. Its smell filled the tent, cooking outside, adjusting to a drowning out the flickering winnocturnal confinement despite dow, the pinecones, the animal the danger of using the stove in- cries. Everything lay in silence, doors. The animals never threat- and the tent glowed with elecened him, although they pro- tric warmth as he turned on the vided ceaseless and aggressive lamp. Impulsively, he unzipped companionship. Consequent- the door of the tent with a free ly, the days had become oppor- hand and carried his dinner tunities to escape, and he uti- through the opening. He went lized them by hiking the gnarled outside to greet the night, found countryside discovering bab- the solitude comforting, and they bling brooks, shady copses and slowly melted away. To submit work, please e-mail it sunny clearings. He was quite alone, and enjoyed a rejuvenat- to dailytexan@gmail.com. All prose ing tranquility he seldom found submitted should be under 2,000 outside the city. The leaves crin- words and poetry should be a colleckled gently when he walked tion five poems or fewer.

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Balmorhea is Austin’s own contemporary classical ensemble who will perform on the Mohawk’s outdoor stage with Mother Falcon on Wednesday night. The band recently released their fourth full-length album, Constellations.

Balmorhea finishes tour at home MUSIC MONDAY By Francisco Marin It’s been a busy year for Balmorhea. After releasing their fourth full-length LP, Constellations, in February, playing South By Southwest in March and touring Europe for the third time this April, you would think Balmorhea would be gunning for a break by now. Fortunately, the

seemingly tireless group is ending its September tour right here in the heart of Texas. Though the band typically eschews genres, most listeners describe their sound as something in the realm between minimalist neoclassical and ambient Americana for the modern age. But despite the lofty descriptors music journalists tend to attach to Balmorhea, it would be more advantageous to say that their music, more than anything, is mostly just refreshing and lush at the

same time. The Texan caught up with Balmorhea’s Michael Muller in anticipation of their upcoming performance at the Mohawk this Wednesday.

home video films from the early 20th century that we obtained. There isn’t really a story behind any of them; we merely just thought they seemed to fit in the scope of things.

The Daily Texan: I feel like the damaged background videos on Balmorhea’s website fit your music very well. Is there a story behind those images? Michael Muller: The video loops on the website aren’t affected in any way. They are

DT: How do you feel about having nearly 2.6 million plays tracked on Last.fm, alone? MM: I’m unsure how to gauge statistics on sites like Last.fm, but it’s really nice to see that people

Austin comic book vendors discuss potential of medium By Ao Meng Daily Texan Staff Sequential art, more commonly known as comics, has always been a hallmark of American culture. It, like jazz, is one of the few true American art forms. It was pioneered by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932 with their breakthrough “Action Comics.” Nowadays, the talk of the town concerns independent comics. Brandon Zuern of Austin Books and Comics, the largest exclusive comic book retailer in Austin, defined exactly what an indie comic is. “An indie comic is almost defined by what it’s not,” Zuern said. “It’s not from the two main comic companies, [Marvel Publishing or DC Comics], or other established companies

like Dark Horse and Image. An indie creator might be published by someone else but still has a very personal vision, a personal art style. And often that story might be a true-life story; it might not necessarily be true to life but it certainly has a very true-life touch to it that a lot of the big companies might not necessarily have. The big companies kind of focus on building franchises, whereas an indie comic is a unique vision from a writer and an artist, or one person doing both.” Zuern’s introduction into independent work was the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics by Kevin Eastman and

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BALMORHEA continues on page 9 Brandon, manager of Austin Books and Comics, records the comic book stock Thursday afternoon. The store is located at 5002 N. Lamar Blvd.

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