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Calendar ‘Whip It’ Ellen Page plays an out-of-place, rebellious Texas teenager who finds herself in a roller derby contest near Austin. Show at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre.
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Support local music Select businesses in Austin, such as Mangia Pizza and BookPeople, will be donating 5 percent of Tuesday’s proceeds to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. Starts at 6 a.m. through midnight.
No impact Colin Beavan, author of “No Impact Man,” talks about his mission to empower citizens to make choices that lower their environmental impact. Starts at 6 p.m. in the Texas Union Ballroom.
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way our back line played. You have to be a bullet toward the ball, with no mercy. You just got to go flying at it and throw your body toward the ball, and that’s what we did.” — Erica Campanelli UT soccer defender SPORTS PAGE 7
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Budget cuts counter cost of programs 5-percent budget cut. But it is unclear how much money came from the administrative costs of those units. Powers said in 1999, former UT By Collin Eaton President Larry Faulkner initiated Daily Texan Staff a major reorganization of adminFour months after UT an- istrative duties that resulted in nounced deep cuts to its nonac- the creation of more nonacademademic units, President William ic units and increased costs. Powers Jr. said “I think that’s Monday that adsomething that ministrative costs any institution for those units should always have more than In May, UT cut $12 be keeping an doubled over the eye on,” Powmillion out of nonpast decade. ers said. academic budgets in In a report DeanNeikirk, during the Faculfaculty counresponse to a statety Council’s first cil chairman directed, 5-percent meeting of the and engineerbudget cut. But it is ing professor, semester, Powers showed that said some of unclear how much from the 1999money came from the t h e a d m i n i s 2000 biennium trative servicadministrative costs es are probably to the 2009-10 biennium, admingood programs of those units. istrative costs that UT must rose at twice the pay for one rate of academway or anothic costs, an issue er, but it’s imPowers said uniportant for the UT communiversities need to monitor. ty to understand where those In May, UT cut $12 million increases come from and what out of nonacademic budgets in response to a state-directed, SALARY continues on page 2
The Bill Archer Fellowship Program hosts an info session for undergrads interested in interning and living in Washington, D.C. Start at 1:30 p.m. in FAC, Room 4.
Two non-UT subjects were carrying two metal folding chairs along the 2300 block of San Jacinto Boulevard early Sunday morning when a UTPD officer drove by them. The subjects dropped the chairs and told the officer that they were removing them from an intersection. Both chairs were marked with UT identifiers, and the officer issued both subjects criminal trespass warnings.
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Biology sophomore Candy Ramirez relaxes and listens to Neon Trees’ “Animals” while waiting for Spanish class on the benches along the south side of the Six Pack on Friday afternoon.
Plenty of places on campus to catch a few By Morgan Williams Daily Texan Staff Napping is an essential part of any daily schedule. For the student who endures hour-long breaks between classes or commutes to class, it is limiting to nap only in one’s bed. After testing locations around UT and speaking with students about their oncampus napping spots, these are the contenders for best non-dorm napping areas. To the untrained eye, Garrison Hall is as good as any of the numerous buildings around campus for nap time. What makes Garrison special is the plethora of benches. On the first two floors, the benches are long enough to accommodate even the tallest of students, but the real gems are on the third floor and higher. From then on, instead of hard wood, the benches are cushioned with smooth black leather. The only downfall of these is that they are a little short, making it difficult to stretch out. I would not recommend this location to the self-conscious napper — my bench was immediately across
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Women in uniform make mark on UTPD not faced any gender discriminaBy Aziza Musa tion from other officers or from Daily Texan Staff When UT Police Department the community, it was still differCapt. Julie Gillespie joined the ent to be a female on the force. “You do have to prove yourforce in 1986, she did not encounter many female officers — self more often than it would be especially in the department’s necessary for a male coming out of the academy,” she said. “You higher ranks. “I remember one female ser- have to show that you can take geant,” said Gillespie, the first fe- care of yourself and do a wellmale lieutenant on staff. “I think rounded job, but that’s one thing police across the nation have been that I think you would have to deal with in any pushing for more male-dominated diverse officers, so career.” the rates have gradO ff icer Caitually risen across lin McGuire said the years.” rookies’ desires to UTPD employs 64 prove themselves officers, 14 of whom are not restricted to are female, accordfemale officers. ing to this year ’s “It’s just until statistics. Sgt. Laura they see that you Davis said the dehave good offipartment’s percentcer presence and age of females surthat you can stand passed the nationCaitlin McGuire your ground,” she UTPD Patrol Officer al average by nearsaid. “They want ly 10 percent. to know that you “Not only do we have females in our upper man- can do your job.” McGuire, who has been a poagement, but a lot of women see that they too can promote and lice officer for two years, said she have a long career here,” Davis occasionally receives inapproprisaid. “Being in a university set- ate remarks from suspects. “At first I wanted to defend ting, we have more community-oriented policing, so women myself,” she said. “But after a can get out and feel like they are while, I realized they are just making a difference in the com- angry and learned not to take it munity.” Davis said although she has UTPD continues on page 2
Study finds placebo aids ailing female sex drive By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Placebos may be as effective in treating female sexual dysfunction as actual medication, according to research by a UT psychology professor. Cindy Meston’s research focuses on finding out why placebos work for women who have difficulty enjoying their sex lives.
A placebo is not actual medication, but has a psychological effect that causes the patient to think they feel better. Meston said because there is no marketable drug to cure female sexual dysfunction, researchers need to find out why placebos are effective substitutes. The study followed 200 women between the ages of 35 and 55 over a period of 12 weeks. The women
were given a placebo instead of a drug and those in charge of the study examined their various responses. Because the placebo effect seems to work so well for women, the Food and Drug Administration has not approved any proposed female sexual dysfunction medication. “We can never get an effect greater than placebo, and FDA requires an effect greater than placebo [to
advocate creating a new drug],” Meston said. Flibanserin, the most recent drug to go up for approval, was rejected in June by the FDA advisory committee, which cited information about the effectiveness of placebos and certain negative side effects of the drug, according to information provided by FDA spokeswoman Elaine Gansz Bobo.
“There’s nothing in the pipeline that pharmaceutically is going to come up soon, so we need to find a psychological treatment in the meantime and by looking at these placebo responses,” Meston said. “[They] give us clues to what clinicians can do for women.” Meston and her assistant, Andrea
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