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McCoy unseats Gilbert, will start vs. UCLA By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff
No. 6 is now No. 1 on the depth chart. Two seasons after his older brother led the Longhorns to the national title game and two days after he led Texas to a come-from-behind win over BYU, Case McCoy found himself atop the depth chart. He and David Ash were named the co-starters Monday with Garrett Gilbert listed at third string. Gilbert, who is 7-7 as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback, threw his 22nd and 23rd career
interceptions against BYU before McCoy relieved him and led Texas to a 17-16 comeback victory. “The one thing that we’ve committed to is that if something’s not working, we’re going to change it,” said head coach Mack Brown. “The combination of David and Case worked.” It would have come as a huge shock if anyone other than Gilbert would have been named the starting quarterback a week ago but after Gilbert’s lackluster performance Saturday and McCoy’s inspired one, the decision to make a change at quarterback was an easy one.
Gilbert’s teammates and coaches talked all offseason about how his leadership skills had improved but after less than three quarters on the field, they are raving about the energy McCoy provides to a huddle that he has established clear command of. “When Case came in, he immediately assumed a leadership role,” said freshman wide receiver Jaxon Shipley. “He just said, ‘I need y’all to trust me. I’m going to take y’all down and we’re going to score and we’re going to win this football game.”
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Case McCoy makes a pass in Texas’ 17-16 victory over BYU Saturday. McCoy and David Ash topped the depth chart released Monday.
Mexican cuisine
Smoking ban to be enforced at ACL Festival this weekend
Ever wondered where mole came from? Chef Patricia Quintana will delve into the history of Mexican food and sign copies of her book at 6 p.m. in the Blanton Museum Auditorium.
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The director of the iconic Austin film “Slacker” will speak on campus tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in ART 1.102.
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The indie-folk group will play a sold-out show at the Long Center with Kathleen Edwards.
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Texas Observer reporter Abby Rapoport will discuss the current state of education in Texas at 7 p.m. in MonkeyWrench Books. Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff
Today in history In 1814
Francis Scott Key writes a poem that will later go on to become the National Anthem.
Lt. Eddy Harris of the Abilene Fire Department scans the area around FM 1441 in Bastrop Thursday evening for hot spots that have the potential of flaring up and reigniting the fires that devastated Central Texas.
Community helps Bastrop fire victims By Syeda Hasan Daily Texan Staff
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Quote to note “My art teacher said that my watercolor technique was bad and told me that if I changed my painting he would give me an A instead of a C. I took the C and that was the beginning of my defiance.”
The UT community is coming together to support Bastrop residents affected by the recent wildfires spread across the area. Molly Allender, exercise science junior and Bastrop resident of 12 years, said her family’s house was not damaged, but several families
approaching. As roads in the area reopen and people return home in the coming weeks, Bastrop residents will know the full extent of damage that has been done to their homes, she said. “I think immediately, everything that can be done has been,” Allender said. “I think trying to find housing and job placement for people who have been displaced
Professor recounts director’s early work By Nina Hernandez Daily Texan Staff When director Robert Rodriguez was a student at UT, he
didn’t have the grades to get into the University’s Film 1 class. But he did create a short film called “Bedhead” that completely surprised and impressed radio-television-film professor Charles Ramirez-Berg. Ramirez-Berg talked about his experiences working with the director of “Sin City” and “Grindhouse” Professor Charles Ramirez-Berg of the radiotelevision-film department lectures at Bass Concert Hall.
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in her community have lost their homes to the wildfires. “The outpouring has been huge from the Bastrop community and surrounding areas,” Allender said. “But at the same time, I don’t think anything will ever fully make up for what’s been lost.” Allender said her mother and sister evacuated along with other residents when the fires were
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in a lecture Monday evening at Bass Concert Hall. “For the most part, I don’t teach production classes,” Ramirez-Berg said. “So I didn’t have a sense of his production talent until I saw that first film. Then it became crystal clear how talented he was.” Ramirez-Berg recounted the conversation he had with Rodriguez before the filming of “El Mariachi,” the 1992 film that kick-started Rodriguez’s career. The budget for the film was only $7,000.
Ramirez-Berg said he was skeptical of the movie, having seen movies with twice the budget that were not very good. Rodriguez proved him wrong. “[El Mariachi] was so compelling, so vibrant, I had to keep watching,” Ramirez-Berg said. “He didn’t have seven or 70 million. He had $7,000.” The combination of “Bedhead” and “El Mariachi” landed Rodriguez a contract with Colombia
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will be the next long-term step in moving forward.” The fires, which have affected more than 34,000 acres of land, are now approximately 60 percent contained, according to a press release from Bastrop County. County officials are currently implementing a re-entry schedule for
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Smokers with ACL tickets may have to make their way outside of Zilker Park for a smoke break because of a Travis County burn ban put in effect this April. The burn ban was put in place because of drought conditions that caused the recent wildfires in Bastrop County and other areas near Austin, said Victor Ovalle, a spokesperson for the Parks and Recreation Department of the city of Austin. The ban will be upheld during the music festival at Zilker Park in downtown Austin, he said. “We are working closely with the producers of ACL on the burn ban and they’re on board,” Ovalle said. “They’ve been very understanding of how critical the situation is.” Zilker Park is unique in that it has its own irrigation system, Ovalle said. While fires may start in areas surrounding the venue, the risk of fires within the venue itself is not high, he said. “Even if people don’t follow the ban, the chances of getting a fire inside ACL is pretty slim,” he said. “Our biggest concern is when people are leaving the festival or coming to it through surrounding areas. Those areas are pretty dry.” The threat of a fire actually starting at ACL is highly unlikely, said advertising junior Wesley Vanderpool,
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City council discusses cuts to police forces, may see rise in crime By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff
City council members debated potential cuts to the Austin Police Department on Monday during the first reading and review of the 2012 city budget. Council members discussed and proposed amendments to individual line items on the budget throughout the day, and a second reading will take place Tuesday at City Hall. The original budget lifted $3 million from the police force by delaying cadet class schedules and reducing overtime for sworn personnel. Council members voted to conduct a study of police force utilization after much debate about additional cutbacks to APD proposed by council member Bill Spelman. While the original budget made room to hire 47 new police force members, Spelman proposed the number be decreased to 31. “Essentially [the study] is going
to look at what are our community’s goals in terms of public safety, how we are currently using our officers to meet those goals and what changes we should take to more effectively use the resources we have,” said Barksdale English, policy aide for Spelman. The city currently maintains a ratio of two police officers per 1,000 Austin residents. English said the results of the study could establish the current ratio as sufficient or indicate a need for more or less police force members. City officials do not yet have a time line for when the study will take place, he said. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo debated the idea of cutting police officers during the budget reading, stating a decrease in officers would produce a negative outcome. Austin Police Association president Wayne Vincent agreed. Vincent said he feels APD
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Poultry distributor Cargill Inc. recalled 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products on Sunday after traces of salmonella were found in them. These products included chubs of Honeysuckle White Ground Turkey and Kroger ground turkey products. The traces of salmonella were found during a recall review of Cargill’s processing facility, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Products from the company are sold at many grocery stores nationwide, and several of the recalled products are sold at HE-B, which has stopped sales of certain ground turkey products due to the recall. “A lot of people buy these products,� said Dan Pisnerous,
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evacuated residents to return to service announcement to document their homes. the destruction caused by the fires Monica Williams, Austin Com- and how those affected are coping. munity Foundation spokeswom- Bukstein said he is donating the finan, said the organization created ished video to the American Red the Central Texas Wildfire Fund, Cross to encourage people to volunwhich accepts donations online, teer and donate to the cause. was developed to provide support “I thought it was a good opfor those affected by the disaster. portunity to show that at the “We’re exUniversity posed to trewe’re getting mendous generinvolved and osity every day, utilizing our but in an event education in a like this where way that beneven our staff ’s efits the pubfamily members lic good,� Bukare affected, it’s stein said. “If I wonderful to see can get 1,000 how people are people to volso quick to help,� unteer and doWilliams said. nate, then I “It’s not surwill have done prising, but it is more than my amazing.� share.� Williams Biology sophsaid her staff omore Mark has been overJones tabled whelmed with outside the Uniprocessing the versity Co-op high volume of with UT’s Sendonations they ate of College are receiving Councils Monfrom local resi— Monica Williams, day to gather dents, volunteer donations for Foundation spokeswoman Bastrop fire reorganizations and businesses. lief. The group “Donating is partnering t h i ng s help s with several with immediate volunteer orgabasic needs, and there’s a big need nizations on campus to raise monfor that now,� she said. “But giv- ey and collect clothing for fire vicing funds allows us to continue to tims throughout the week. help people throughout the com“This event was put together very ing months and into the next year, quickly,� Jones said. “We wanted to which is equally important.� do our part to help out, and the David Bukstein, radio-televi- response from people around the sion-film senior, is filming a public University has just been great.�
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who has a three-day pass for ACL this year and is a smoker. “People are stomping all over your cigarette once you put it out, and someone would notice a fire started and get on it,� he said. “I don’t think there’s any danger of a wildfire starting because of cigarettes or pot. There’s going to be people ready for it. It’s not a valid connection.� Reaction to the ban by attendees is going to be negative, Vanderpool said. Having to leave their spot for a smoke break will be difficult and inconvenient, he said. “I’m trying to quit cigarettes, so I guess that it’s a good thing, but I feel sad for everyone else who won’t be able to smoke,� he said. “It’s going to be tough getting into the venue in the first place, it’s definitely going to be tough getting in and out for a cigarette break. There’s going to be a lot of angry people.�
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POLICE continues from PAGE 1 currently operates at minimum capacity, and he believes making further reductions based on a “theoretical study� would be a great mistake. “The more visible the police are, the less crime there is,� Vincent said. “It’s been proven time and again.� Vincent said possible cuts to APD could also place strain on the UT Police Department.
UT Police Chief Robert Dahlstrom said both police departments work together as necessary, but cuts to APD police numbers may not directly affect the UT campus and surrounding areas. “If they were cutting back on those officers assigned to this area then it could affect us,� Dahlstrom said. “It will certainly affect the city as a whole though. When you cut
back on officers, some of that crime will have to be prioritized.� Dahlstrom said lower crime activities, such as graffiti or minor thefts, may not be followed up on if police officers are taking care of higher priorities. Dahlstrom said he hopes, however, that more crime would not be encouraged because of the lack of attention to these areas or less visible police patrol.
DIRECTOR continues from PAGE 1 Pictures. Rodriguez would go on to direct films like “Desparado� and “Spy Kids.� Ramirez-Berg said that students should remember to make the most out of what they have. He said that Rodriguez made a list while filming “El Mariachi� of all the things he either had or could get for free to use in the film. Those things included a bus, swimming pool, a jail and a dog. All of those things appear in the movie. “[Rodriguez] is very bright, but he also works very hard,� Ramirez-
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Berg said. “He outworks everybody. He has a sense of how to use images to tell stories.� The lecture was mandatory for freshmen taking certain signature film courses. Dean of Undergraduate Studies Paul Woodruff said the Alumni Association thought the college should do more to create a common academic experience for students. Another way to create this experience is to feature lectures where students can learn about a topic and network, he said.
“It’s designed to create a community for the students,� Woodruff said. “We’re trying to give them the idea that they can get involved with something, even now [as freshmen].� Biology freshman Bridget Kajs chose the lecture because of her interest in radio-television-film. “I hadn’t heard of [Rodriguez] before, but I’ve definitely seen his movies,� Kajs said. “I don’t think directors get enough credit for their vision. They make the script come to life.�
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those cases occurring in Texas. Ground turkey was linked to the illnesses since 49 percent of those infected mentioned eating it before noticing symptoms of poisoning. Production of ground turkey products is suspended at the company’s Springdale, Ark. processing facility until the USDA approves corrective actions. Springdale’s other turkey products are not being recalled, nor are products from other Cargill facilities in the U.S. UT’s dining facilities on campus were not impacted by the recalls. “We do not use Cargill turkey,� said Scott Meyer, associate director of food services. “So we’re not involved.� The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer several suggestions to poultry consumers for staying healthy, in-
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Report details war crimes committed in Libyan uprising By Don Melvin The Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Rebels fighting to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi committed unlawful killings and torture, Amnesty International said in a report released on Tuesday. The 100-plus page report, based on three months of investigation in Libya, draws no equivalency between the crimes of Gadhafi loyalists and those of the former rebels, who now hold power in Tripoli: The Gadhafi forces’ crimes were greater, the list of them is longer, and they may have amounted to crimes against humanity, the report said. But it said the crimes of the rebels were not insignificant. “Members and supporters of the opposition, loosely structured under the leadership of the National Transitional Council (NTC) ... have also committed human rights abuses, in some cases amounting to war crimes, albeit on a smaller scale,� the Amnesty report said. It said opposition supporters “unlawfully killed� more than a dozen Gadhafi loyalists and security officials between April and early July. And just after the rebels took control of eastern Libya, the report said, angry groups of rebel supporters “shot, hanged and otherwise killed through lynching� dozens of captured soldiers and suspected mercenaries, with impunity. Mohammed al-Alagi, a justice minister for Libya’s transitional authorities said that describing the rebels actions as war crimes was wrong. “They are not the military, they are only ordinary people, “
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and others, talks about his American Jobs Act during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Monday.
al-Alagi said. While rebels have made mistakes, he aknowledged, they cannot be described as “war crimes at all.� In addition, the report said both sides stirred up racism and xenophobia, causing sub-Saharan Africans to be increasingly attacked, robbed and abused by ordinary Libyans. “In February, there was this rumor about Gadhafi using black people as mercenaries; that’s wrong,� Nicolas Beger, director of the Amnesty International European Institutions office, told Associated Press Television News in Brussels on Monday. “But the NTC has not done a lot to curb that rumor and now there is a lot of retaliation against sub-Saharan Africans.� Beger also said abuses were continuing under the new government. “We have even spoken to guards who admit that they use force,� he said. “They say, ‘Yeah we use force in order to get confessions, in order to force people to hand in their weapons.’ So this really needs to be controlled. This is one of the priorities that the new authorities have to really get a clear act on.� The report also listed an extensive list of crimes allegedly committed by Gadhafi’s regime. The loyalists killed and injured scores of unarmed protesters, made critics disappear, used illegal cluster bombs, launched artillery, mortar and rocket attacks against residential areas, and, without any legal proceedings, executed captives, the report said. Thousands of Libyans were kidnapped from their homes, mosques and streets, including children as young as 12, the report said.
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Obama seeks tax hikes in new jobs bill By Erica Werner The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — In a sharp challenge to the GOP, President Barack Obama proposed paying for his costly new jobs plan Monday with tax hikes that Republicans have already emphatically rejected. The reception to his new proposal was no more welcoming, setting the stage for a likely new fight with Congress. Flanked at the White House by workers he said the legislation would help, Obama declared, “This is the bill that Congress needs to pass. No games. No politics. No delays.� He sent it to Capitol Hill saying, “The only thing that’s stopping it is politics.�
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lion by eliminating certain deductions, including on charitable contributions, that can be claimed by wealthy taxpayers. Obama has proposed that in the past and it’s been shot down by Republican lawmakers along with some Democrats. At a Rose Garden event Monday, Obama brandished his jobs bill and surrounded himself with police officers, firefighters, teachers, construction workers and others he said would be helped by it. Adopting a newly combative tone that’s been welcomed by dispirited Democrats, Obama demanded immediate action on the legislation, which the White House sent to Capitol Hill Monday afternoon. The jobs package would com-
bine tax cuts for workers and employers by reducing the Social Security payroll tax, with spending elements including more money to hire teachers, rebuild schools and pay unemployment benefits. There are also tax credits to encourage businesses to hire veterans and the long-term unemployed. Republicans have indicated they’re receptive to supporting Obama’s proposed payroll tax cut and finding a way to extend unemployment benefits, though many have rejected Obama’s planned new spending. Obama’s new proposal Monday to pay for it all by raising taxes without any proposals to cut spending is unlikely to win him any new GOP support for any element of his plan.
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Working out the core Texas higher education is looking at its first core curriculum reform in more than a decade. A proposal, agreed upon by the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee of the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board, is open for public comment until Sept. 26, after which it will be put to the board for approval at their October meeting. All undergraduates in the state are required to undergo a 42-hour core curriculum. At UT, in addition to math, science, history, government and more, this includes a signature course. The committee’s proposal does not radically alter the core curriculum formula. However, one particular recommendation attempts to strengthen the core with arbitrary and poorly-defined “core objectives.” There are six objectives, and for each course in the core curriculum, the proposal outlines what objectives need to be fulfilled. For example, core math courses will now need to enforce the objective of communication skills, while science courses will need to integrate teamwork. American history professors must incorporate the teachings of social and personal responsibility, while their government-faculty counterparts are also required to teach social responsibility — though personal responsibility is optional. The over-reaching, though largely innocuous, recommendations are driven by the state’s insistence on transferability, which is fueled by the pressures of degree completion and timeliness. The fear is that students transferring from one Texas institution to another have to retake courses, costing taxpayers and tuition-payers more money. However, the issue of transferability raises bigger questions as it relates to the core curriculum, especially at UT. For a number of students, the core curriculum is viewed as a roadblock to what they want to do in college. A history of designing core curricula around outcomes of what students should be able to learn rather than what students should be able to do has turned the focus away from intellectual inquiry to varsity high school. UT’s Task Force on Curricular Reform issued a report in fall 2005 to, among other things, re-examine the core. The task force was chaired by then-law school dean William Powers Jr., whose involvement helped trailblaze his trek to the Tower. The task force found that in spring 2005, a surprisingly low percentage of students did their core curriculum requirements at UT in courses such as rhetoric and writing (23 percent), math (40 percent) and English (44 percent). The report recommended restructuring the core to help students find the right major for them, while also creating a more unifying experience for all UT undergraduates. It points to the decentralized structure that results in students identifying more academically with their college, department or major rather than the University as a whole. Shortly after taking the presidency in 2006, Powers ushered in the School of Undergraduate Studies to serve as what the report describes as “a guardian of core undergraduate education.” Undergraduate curricular reform became a platform of his presidency, as he appointed deans that buy into that mission — and willfully didn’t reappoint those who do not. The lack of a common undergraduate experience does have its disadvantages. For one, it dilutes the overall academic brand. As admittedly arbitrary rankings show, college and departmental feats are somewhat overshadowed by a perceived university-wide mediocrity. The trend also disadvantages students who come from smaller schools or who have to work over the summer, as they are less likely to benefit from placement and transfer credits. Additionally, with many students doing large chunks of their core outside of UT, it takes away the incentive for the University to dedicate resources to improve its core. However, in an era of increased competitiveness and near-prohibitive education costs, a common undergraduate experience at UT is likely a casualty of the times. The state is pushing Texas high schools to offer more AP, IB and dual-credit courses, while many students are leveraging the low-cost and relative ease of core classes taken elsewhere to focus more on major-specific courses at the University. Additionally, some of the concerns expressed by the task force’s report are unfounded. For example, the report states that some students may use college credit obtained elsewhere to cut short their degrees by a year or more. However, UT’s three-year graduation rate actually decreased from 4.3 percent in 2006 to 3.2 percent last year, according to the Office of Information Management and Analysis. Many students have also used their non-UT credit to pursue multiple majors and degrees. According to a study by the Second Task Force on Enrollment Strategy in 2008, about 700 UT students graduate every spring with a double major or dual degree, with the average amount of non-resident hours being 41. In reality, the steps in statewide undergraduate curriculum reform are more important symbolically than they are pragmatically. The University will need to figure out how to provide a “first-class” education in an era of regulation. — Shabab Siddiqui for the editorial board
Perry: Picture perfect in the primary By Katherine Taylor Daily Texan Columnist
Last Wednesday night marked the first time I had ever been excited for a GOP presidential debate. No, I have not decided that the government is too big and simultaneously expanded the Department of Homeland Security tenfold. Nor have I become a pro-lifer that applauds the death of 234 executed inmates in the past year. In short, I have left the ridiculous inconsistencies to the Republican Party. Still, Wednesday night I felt compelled to watch the debate. I was excited because it marked the grand entrance of our own governor onto the national stage. Sure, prior to the debate he had been leading in the polls, but I knew that once the rest of the country finally saw him and really listened to the absurd things he said, they would finally see him for the numskull we all know and dislike here at home. Not only was I disappointed that all the subsequent coverage of the debate has done nothing to stop Gov. Rick Perry’s surge in the polls, but the guy I was expecting never showed up. Instead of a bumbling fool who would quickly be laughed out of the national arena, a calm, collected and slightly familiar-looking Perry entered the stage — I say “slightly familiar,” because at times, I couldn’t tell the difference between the two leading hopefuls on the stage: Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. I realize you’re shaking your head right now and pointing out all the obvious differences between them. Romney is a secret Democrat that was one of the first to support universal health care, and Perry is a former Democrat that was one of the first to suggest that Texas secede from the country. But look at the two of them. Both are six-footsomething white men with huge chests and broad shoulders. Even though they’re both presumably middle aged, they both look as if they’re in marathon-running condition and could bench the average female college student’s weight. They both have the stance of men that know they’re in good shape and are expecting to be admired for it: chests out, heads held high, feet slightly spread apart. Some might even call them both physically attractive — and compared to the supporting cast on stage, they definitely were. They both were dressed similarly Wednesday night, too. Their ties were the exact same shade of pale blue. Given that the tie is the one chance a nominee has to individualize his dress and set himself apart from the giant crowd on stage, Romney
and Perry both chose the same message to portray, at least via fashion. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that these two are the frontrunners of the Republican Party. Both have been strong and commanding governors of their respective states, and both have been lauded nationally for their statewide efforts. Both can point to a rise in employment and pull out the ultimate trump card: a record of job creation. But the sad news is that in the contest of comparisons, Perry comes out on top for two key reasons. First, he doesn’t have to fight for the Tea Party’s vote — he already has it, unlike Romney, who keeps begging them to like him, like the last kid to be picked for dodgeball. But they won’t. Not with Perry around. Second, Perry doesn’t have that whole fancy-pants, rich upbringing that Romney does. While Romney went to private school and served as a Mormon missionary in France, Perry grew up on a ranch in Paint Creek, Texas, and became an Eagle Scout. Romney comes off as affluent and rich, while Perry is more of the salt-of-the-earth type who gets away with saying things such as “we need more boots on the ground” to describe actual policy plans. And while that’s laughable, it’s likeable as well. No one wants to pick the big scary businessman over the friendly rancher from next door. Even though I don’t like Perry, I find myself wanting to. Sure, his views on social security are absurd, but he’s sticking to his guns, so to speak. While he is starting to get a reputation for spouting off, I think he comes across as a straight-shooter. Even though I disagreed with him when he called the current president an abject liar, I appreciated the sincerity behind it. Romney, on the other hand, points to his background as the CEO of Bain & Co., and I can’t help but be turned off by the implied underhandedness of a leader of such a huge company. To make things worse, I already know he’s completely reversed positions on health care and abortion, and I find myself wondering what he actually believes about anything. I don’t think I’m the only one that feels this way. Perhaps after all our economic and foreign policy woes, the American people just want someone they feel they can trust, which could partly explain Perry’s continued lead in the polls. Hate to break it to you Romney, but I think Perry pulled off the blue tie better this time around. It’s OK — the two of you can still talk about hair-care together. Taylor is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing senior.
THE FIRING LINE More than a game
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Matt Portillo inaccurately describes why Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium fans felt compelled to boo, in his firing line Monday (“A reason to be embarassed”). I booed in the game after Garrett Gilbert’s second interception, joining many other dedicated fans. Unfortunately, one cannot distinguish between boos intended for an individual athlete from those intended for the coaching staff. My disappointment was with the latter. Although Gilbert has not been on his “athletic A-game” for almost a year, I have great respect for him and his abilities, but I also support the Longhorns and their chances to win. Booing a student athlete is unacceptable. But Portillo fails to yield judgment to the many responsible Texas fans. Last season, we watched our football team crumble. After the first quarter this Saturday, it appeared that Texas was about to repeat its past performance. The boos were directed at the poor coaching decisions that seemed to jeopardize a year of rebuilding. The football season is directly correlated with important activities at the University, including alumni donations, partnerships and advertising revenues. After last season, donations stagnated and advertising revenues drastically fell, forcing various supported programs to trim their budgets further. A prime example is Texas Student Media and its properties, including The Daily Texan, which saw a horrible decline in advertising revenues because of last season. So winning one football game or having a successful season matters across the University and to all who depend on the Longhorns’ success. It’s more than a game.
— Tristan Mace Public relations senior
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From strange ideas come unique works at UT artists’ festival By Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff
Artist Steven Roden creates work out of ideas and concepts, which at first seem to lack structure and meaning. He said the aim of his work is to create art that arises from the tensions of various sources of inspiration that span from any object or idea he encounters. Roden gave a lecture yesterday that kicked off the three-part series of events during UT’s annual Visiting Artist Program. The program has taken place annually for more than 30 years at UT and features three internationally known artists of varying media who give a lecture, seminar and an opportunity to critique the work of fine arts graduate students, said Susan Whyne, associate professor of studio art and painting. Roden’s lecture was a chance for him to showcase and explain to an audience the intentions of his work, which included 966 paintings, sculptures, films, sounds and writing that spanned his entire career. Roden began the lecture by showing a watercolor painting he made in the fifth grade that he felt explained the kind of artist he was meant to be. “My art teacher said that my watercolor technique was bad and told me that if I changed my painting he would give me an A instead of a C,� Roden said. “I took the C and that was the beginning of my defiance.� Roden also presented his work based on translating musical compositions into paintings where each color and shape represented a different variable of the music. Roden
first painted in this style using 13 variables, but keeping true to his attitude of defiance he pushed this idea to its limits. “I upped the ante, and went from 13 variables to 40 through 80,� Roden said. “I also made 10 iterations of the original information.� One aspect of painting this way was to create something that was completely based on another work while making it impossible to trace back to the original. In recent years, Roden’s work has consisted of using sculpted stones from his late grandmother’s art studio to create improvised paintings similar to his technique of music translation. He then used the paintings as a basis for generating new sculptures, Roden said. “I wanted to make new work out of these stones,� Roden said. “It was the only proper way to use my grandmother’s stones.� Roden said the goal of his art was to move along a path towards growth and knowledge. He said part of this goal that characterizes his attitude toward tension is that he is a fan of “stupid� ideas and the results they lead to. “What will happen if you play your saxophone with the wrong hand? Where will that take the performance?� Roden asked. “These stupid ideas are super important to me.� Bogdan Perzynski, professor of art and art history, said Roden was chosen because of his very unique cross-disciplinary work. “There is a lot of visual cohesion [in Roden’s work] and it’s interesting how easily it shows, considering how disconnected it is from things he doesn’t create,� Perzynski said.
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Education senior Sharolander Ellis and two of her sisters from Delsta Sigma Theata of the Epsilon Beta Chapter demonstrate how to properly change a tire and to check tire pressure.
Sorority teaches precautionary skills By Nina Hernandez Daily Texan Staff
After a flat tire traumatised the sorority members of the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, they were surprised to find that only three of their fellow sisters had knowledge of the inner workings of automobile maintenance. At their next meeting the sorority began making plans for a community event to help teach women to be self-sufficient. Education senior Sharolander Ellis, was one of the only three members who knew how to change a tire. “It’s a good feeling when you
can teach others things they might not have the courage to do,� Ellis said. “Since we’re college students there’s a lack of funding, especially in the first years you might not have a job. If you can do it yourself, why not do it? That’s money in your pocket.� The focus of the event titled “Mission Impossible,� was to help women learn skills usually perceived as a “man’s job.� The event gave tips on how to change tires and oil, how to light a barbecue pit, the proper ways to apply makeup and a crash course in self-defense. Fiesta Mart donated water and hot dogs for the grilling station and Macy’s donated makeup.
Psychology senior Amber Austin led the self-defense station. Austin is a first degree black belt who has been practicing karate for about six years. As a member of Voices Against Violence she recommends that women take the Rape Aggression Defense System, a program aimed at helping women learn basic defensive moves. “The biggest safety tip I can give is to be aware of your surroundings,� Austin said. “[The Rape Aggression Defense System] is a resource on campus I don’t think women utilize.� Austin said women should be able to take care of themselves without having to call a man.
“Typically a woman calls a man when she needs to change a tire,� Austin said. “Typically a woman calls a man when she feels threatened.� In an attempt to serve the community, Epsilon Beta is considering hosting further, similar events. Psychology senior Keara Foster said she learned how to change the oil in her car and valuable information in self-defense. “All the things they’re doing, I need to know how to do,� Foster said. “I learned a lot. The self-defense was really helpful, especially learning how to get out of situations where the opponent might be stronger than you.�
UT researchers receive grant to study transitional metal oxides Research findings will help foster energy applications, provide solid-state solutions By Brianno Pelayo Daily Texan Staff
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Multimedia artist Steve Roden spoke at a lecture Monday for the Visiting Artists Program hosted by the Department of Art and Art History.
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The National Science Foundation awarded an estimated $3 million Materials Interdisciplinary Research Team grant to a team at the Texas Materials Institute, a collaborative institute between the Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences. “This is a very competitive and prestigious grant,� said Arumugam Manthiram, TMI director and mechanical engineering professor. “Only three proposals were funded out of 88, so we were thrilled to know that we were selected to get this grant.� The grant brings together six professors within the engineering and physics departments, as well as a professor from the University of Virginia.
“The grant is focused on transition metal oxides, and these transitional metal oxides find a lot of technological use ranging from electronics to energy applications,� Manthiram said. “For example, materials for rechargeable batteries, high energy density, batteries fuel cells and electronic devices.� The goal is to do fundamental research on these transition metal oxides said John Goodenough, engineering professor involved in the study. He said with this research they plan to address several fundamental issues in solid-state science.
“One is the nature of the transition from localized to itinerate electronic behavior of electrons,� Goodenough said. “At this transition, one has a number of unusual physical properties associated with dynamic phase segregation. To date, there is no accepted theoretical formulation of this problem which gives rise to such phenomenon as high temperature superconductivity in the copper oxides.�
The study seeks to find a fundamental and basic understanding of these materials that can enable the development of newer technologies. “Of course when you do fundamental research, to answer one problem often only leads to several new ones, but we hope to solve some basic problems associated with the design of technical materials,� Goodenough said.
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The winners and losers from the recent changes made in Longhorns’ lineup By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff
Texas released its depth chart Monday morning and there was plenty of movement across the board. The Longhorns will take the field with six new starters, three on offense, two on defense, and one on special teams.
Up: Marquise Goodwin When the depth chart was released last Monday, Goodwin’s name was nowhere to be found. His intentions to remove his redshirt and return to football were not officially announced until late that evening. This week, the junior wide receiver and long jump extraordinaire finds himself atop the depth chart as both a starting receiver and kick returner. “It was great being out there, doing the little bit that I did to help the team get the W,” Goodwin said. “It was great. I feel complete. It’s just great to be out there and back with
the guys.”
Ashton Dorsey Dorsey also did not see the field when Texas faced Rice as he was suspended due to a violation of team rules. But the sophomore defensive tackle came back with a vengeance in the Longhorns’ latest contest against BYU. Dorsey notched two tackles, both for loss, and a sack, Texas’ first of the season. The performance earned him a starting spot beside senior defensive tackle Kheeston Randall. “Ashton played great,” Randall said. “He’s a force down there. He plays with great pad level. He brings it every single play.”
Quandre Diggs Texas led BYU for only nine minutes and when they did it was by just one point, 17-16. But the Longhorns defense held their ground and on the Cougars’ last drive, it was Diggs that put the nail in the coffin, picking off
BYU quarterback Jake Heaps for his finds himself on the outside looking first career interception. Now Diggs in as he is no longer listed as a starting defensive tackle. The sophomore, tops the depth chart at cornerback. now Dorsey’s backup, has made only one tackle, a second-quarter stop Down: against BYU, in two starts. Howell Garrett Gilbert should still see the field occasionally To say that Gilbert had a tough with the way defensive coordinator night against BYU would be a gross Manny Diaz likes to rotate his defenunderstatement. The junior quar- sive linemen, but Dorsey has quickly terback from Lake Travis completed established himself as the team’s secas many passes to Texas receivers as ond-best defensive tackle. BYU defenders. In five possessions, Gilbert’s offense produced only one John Harris first down — on a 14-yard run by Harris took a step back in the freshman Malcolm Brown — and no Longhorns lineup after Goodwin’s points. return from the IAAF World Cham“What Garrett will do is work re- pionships in Korea. Harris, a redally hard to get his job back and he’ll shirt freshman, was listed as a startcompete,” said head coach Mack ing wide receiver each of the last two Brown. “He is a great young man weeks and made catches against both who’s tough and smart. He’ll do ev- Rice and BYU, registering two reerything right to try to help this foot- ceptions for 13 yards on the season. ball team and obviously to help this With Goodwin back, however, Harteam win.” ris will likely play a diminished role
Calvin Howell With Dorsey’s resurgence, Howell
QUANDRE DIGGS Position: Cornerback
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MARQUISE GOODWIN Position: Wide Receiver
Shipley thought he would start before season began By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist
Here are 10 Texas football thoughts that have nothing to do with Garrett Gilbert: 1. I owe Jaxon Shipley an apology. Back in February, I covered the USAWorld All-Star football game at Westlake High School, in which Shipley caught one ball for about eight yards. He had agreed to a postgame interview and him and I were walking back rather briskly to the field house, trying to get out of the 20-degree icebox. I asked Shipley what his immediate personal goals were for the season, expecting to hear the usual answer self-deflecting statement that you always get with those sort of individualized questions. “I expect to start,” he said, matter-of-factly. “I think that can happen.” I snorted rather rudely, taken aback that the high school se-
nior expected to just stroll onto the 40 Acres and jump ahead of guys who have been in the program for a few years. Well, not only was Shipley the only true freshman to start Week 1 against Rice, but he looks like Texas’ best receiver after just two weeks, and maybe its best player. 2. Yes, Shipley is rooming with Case McCoy. Don’t let Brent Musburger find out. 3. The young cornerbacks looked like the team’s weakness heading into this season. After two games, it might be the Longhorns’ strength. Quandre Diggs and Adrian Phillips both notched interceptions Saturday night and Carrington Byndom doesn’t even get picked on. Byndom Island, anyone? “I’m not surprised at all by how well they’re playing,” said senior safety Blake Gideon. “We have high expectations for everybody who comes to play here.” 4. Has Texas found the second defensive tackle it’s been seeking for so
long? The presence of Ashton Dorsey certainly helped Saturday night. Suspended against Rice for a violation of team rules, Dorsey busted out against BYU with two tackles for loss and the Longhorns’ only sack of the game. He was named the defensive player of the game and is listed to start next to Kheeston Randall this weekend against UCLA. 5. Okay, I lied. One last Gilbert thought: 15,220 combined yards, 126 combined touchdowns. That’s obviously not Gilbert’s career stat line. Instead, it’s the cumulative statistics of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in their careers at Stanford and Baylor, respectively. Both are Texas products and neither was courted seriously by the Longhorns. Luck, a member of the 2008 class, was passed on because Texas only had eyes for Gilbert and RG3 was offered as just an athlete. Obviously, Mack Brown would have been torched if he have passed on Gilbert — the best quarterback in
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Carrington Byndom, separating himself from a BYU receiver, has been one of many pleasant surprises in Texas’ secondary this season.
Texas high school history. Just a fun statistic that proves hindsight really is 20/20. 6. Color me extremely impressed with the transition Chris Whaley has made from running back to defensive tackle over the course of just one offseason. My good-
ness, he is big — 6-foot-3 and 279 lbs. But he’s still got the wheels that helped him to 6,000 yards in his high school career and showed them off on a nice quarterback pressure Saturday night.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Strauss, Pressell both shoot 74 as Texas takes nine-stroke lead
Texas kicked off the “Mo” Morial Invitational on Sunday with an 11-over-par 299, good for second place, three strokes back of the Auburn Tigers’ opening round 296. The highlight of the morning was South African freshman Bertine Strauss scoring a 5-over-par 77 in her college debut. Strauss’ 77 was good enough to put her in a tie for 16th in the individual scoring after day one. Nicole Vandermade’s 1-under 71 led the team on Sunday while Haley Stephens scored a 74, Katelyn Sepmoree earned a 77 and Madison Pressel carded a 78. The Longhorns wasted no time erasing Sunday’s 3-stroke deficit on Monday morning. Led by junior Haley Stephens’ 2-under-par 70, tied for the tournament low, Texas was able to take over first place in the team’s opening tournament of the season at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas. To go with Stephens’ great day, Vandermade shot a par 72 to put herself in a three-way tie for first in the tournament at 1-under after two rounds. Strauss and Pressel shot matching scores at 2-over 74 to put them at 7-over and 8-over, respectively, on the tournament. Sepmoree finished the day with a 10-over 82, putting her at 15-over-par for the week. The Longhorn’s team score of 290 on the day, combined with Auburn’s 14-over par 302, gives Texas a nine stroke lead heading into Tuesday’s final day of play. — Stefan Scrafield
Texas, Oklahoma officials meet to discuss possibly leaving Big 12
A person with knowledge of the situation says Texas and Oklahoma officials met over the weekend amid speculation that the Sooners are considering leaving the Big 12. Texas President William Powers Jr., athletic director DeLoss Dodds and women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky were among a group of Texas officials who went to Oklahoma on Sunday, according to a person at a Big 12 school who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the meeting. Oklahoma officials are reportedly considering leaving the Big 12 after Texas A&M’s recent decision to leave the conference with hopes of joining the Southeastern Conference. On Sept. 2, Boren said multiple conferences have expressed interest in the Sooners and that he expected a decision possibly this month. That could be a move to the Pac-12 or remaining in a revised Big 12 that could be searching for a team to replace Texas A&M. — The Associated Press
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Erwin Center hosts high-scoring contest By Nick Cremona Daily Texan Staff
There hasn’t been an NBA game since the Mavericks finished off the Heat this summer, but Sunday afternoon, fans at the Frank Erwin Center were treated to an exciting game of basketball that could have rivaled any NBA game. The SBA All-Star game was played between a team of 10 of the nation’s top street basketball players and a local team of five players, including former Longhorn Dexter Pittman. Eleven-time All-Star and former No. 1 overall pick Allen Iverson was originally slated to play in the contest but because of a scheduling conflict, Iverson did not participate in the exhibition. In the world of street basketball alley-oops and no-look passes reign supreme, but defense and stamina are not lost among the players of the Street Basketball Association. The SBA, founded in 2001, is comprised of 13 teams from cities such as Boston, New York and Chicago, and showcases a style of play much different than most fans of basketball are accustomed to watching. An emcee was on hand to call the play-by-play while interacting with the referees and fans as he paced from one end of the court to another. (Pittman was given the title “The Bully� by the emcee and was said to be in search of other player’s lunch money.) Music was played over the arena’s speakers for the entirety of the game, and fouls became irrelevant as players decided to “play on� rather than shoot from the charity stripe. Instead, any in-game disputes between players were settled right there on the court. If one player got the better of his counterpart on one possession, you could almost guarantee that the player who just got dunked on or embarrassed was coming right after the guy who did it the first chance he got. For those that have seen any of the AND 1 Mixtape tour on ESPN in years past, this game followed a similar format. A team of skilled day, month day, 2008
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An SBA All-Star lays the ball up at the Frank Erwin Center Sunday. Former Longhorn and current member of the Miami Heat Dexter Pittman was on the local squad that faced the SBA All-Stars.
players travels from city to city, taking on a new team every game. The games are frenetic and the SBA’s best are no slouches on the court. Randy “White Chocolate� Gill, billed as the SBA’s best player right now, lit up the scoreboard with several threepointers, floaters in the lane and stifling defense on the opposite end of the court. Everything else about the atmosphere may feel foreign at a streetball event, but one thing is for certain — every player will bring their best on any given day. Even though this was a street basketball game, there are some nuances within the game that never go away. Enter “White Chocolate,� a lightning-quick point guard with a knack for hitting shots when they matter the most. He surged up the court countless times and hit one clutch shot after another as
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7. Some insane box scores from UT commits over the weekend, especially Texas’ two five-stars: Johnathan Gray (Aledo) — 29 carries for 261 yards and four touchdowns Cayleb Jones (Austin High) — seven catches, 246 yards, two touchdowns 8. Let me be the first to compare Texas’ future three-headed rushing attack to Arkansas’ old Darren McFadden-Felix Jones-Peyton Hillis trio. Current freshman Malcolm
Brown would be a nice McFadden, Longhorn-to-be Gray has Felix Jones’ versatility and is just as dangerous in the open field and big Joe Bergeron can be the type of smashmouth back that Hillis was. 9. The aforementioned Shipley has been named the team’s offensive MVP two weeks in a row. According to Mack Brown, the upperclassmen have no beef with the honor going to a true freshman. “We might have had a problem with that last year,� he admitted. “But not this year. The chemistry is great.� 10. Marquise Goodwin goes from Seoul to starting in the span of a week. You can’t make this stuff up.
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seven of his 12 shots, grabbed nine rebounds, had two steals and a block — all while playing against a legitimate seven-footer. Some NBA teams don’t even have a guy that’s seven feet tall. Granted it was an exhibition game, the SBA players were obviously well-conditioned and showed flashes of NBA-caliber play. These guys in the SBA aren’t millionaires with shoe deals or other endorsements; they simply go out there and play the game with passion, something that could continue to attract locked-out NBA players. By now, most people have heard about Kevin Durant’s 66 point barrage at Rucker Park in a game very similar to the one held at the Frank Erwin Center Sunday. The fact is that some guys were born to play basketball, and they will play whenever and wherever.
McCoy didn’t reserve such words of inspiration exclusively for the offense. The Texas defense played a crucial role in toppling BYU, holding the Cougars to 67 yards in the second half. It’s a unit that features six upperclassmen, including four seniors, yet McCoy was not shy about approaching them. “Case came over and said, ‘Hey, just keep doing what you’re doing. Give the offense back the ball and we’re going to give us a win,� recalled senior linebacker Keenan Robinson. “And what he said came true.� McCoy won’t be alone behind center when Texas takes on UCLA. Ash and McCoy switched 17 times against BYU and may switch more this weekend when the Longhorns face the Bruins this weekend. Cooffense coordinater Bryan Harsin should also think about expanding the package of plays reserved for Ash, which currently contains just five. Ash is arguably the team’s most versatile player as he completed two of his three passes for 35 yards, ran nine times for 39 more, and registered a 23-yard reception courtesy of Shipley on the game’s final drive. He hasn’t been given the opportunity to prove it yet, but Ash has the ability to punt as well. “He brings some things that the other two do not and that’s why we didn’t think he could red-
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the game clock wore down. “White Chocolate� must have had over 30 points, but in the end, the All-Stars were victimized by a player dubbed “The Shooter� that had a pair of buzzer beaters, including the gamewinning shot. The Austin team won 129-126 after regulation, but the emcee added a five minute overtime after some convincing from the crowd. It was apparent that every player wanted to win, but after the five minutes were up the two teams were tied at 149 points apiece. With the lockout still in effect in the NBA, more players like Pittman are taking opportunities to play in games like the one held on Sunday. Not only does it keep players in shape, but some could argue that 1 the disparity between the level of play of the NBA and other leagues is no longer a factor. Pittman made
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shirt,� Brown said. “We needed him to grow and we needed to figure out any way to move the ball efficiently.� Now that McCoy will take the majority of the snaps for Texas, there are two inevitable comparisons to make. The first is the one between McCoy and Shipley and their older brothers, Colt and Jordan. With Texas trailing 16-10 in the fourth quarter, Shipley had just one catch, a five-yarder in the first quarter. But when the Longhorns needed them the most, McCoy and Shipley came through, connecting for completions of 14 and 20 yards. They have a long way to go if they want to catch up to their older brothers, who hooked up over 200 yards while on the 40 Acres. The second comparison is between McCoy and Colt themselves. After all, the last time Texas came back from a deficit of at least 13 points was in 2007, when the elder McCoy accounted for 409 yards en route to bringing the Longhorns out of a 21-0 hole as they beat Oklahoma State, 38-35. “He’s been here,� Case McCoy said. “He redshirted and started here as the backup his first year here. He knows how it goes. He was in the same scenario with the Browns.� Not many college football teams could plug their backup quarterback while losing 13-0 and pull out a win. But McCoy made plays when it mattered most and has clearly won the respect of the locker room, which is why he got the starting quarterback job.
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On Ladytron’s new album, Gravity the Seducer, the electronic group moves towards a more abstract sound.
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Ladytron levels it out on concept album By Sara Benner Daily Texan Staff
British electro-indie pop quartet Ladytron takes another step away from the mainstream and into a world of abstract sound with their fifth album, Gravity the Seducer. Ladytron uses a cohesive concept on this album, unlike their previous releases. On their 2008 release, Velocifero, their sound was more pop based with a focus on vocals alongside familiar percussive conventions. However, Gravity the Seducer puts synthesized vocals and electronic beats on the same level, using a haunting and spine-chilling modified violin in many of their tracks. On the first listen of this album, one is unsure of how to react. The first track, “White Elephant,� sounds like an electric Parisian circus, as lead vocalist Helen Marnie narrates your inevitable seduction and exit to the electronic-netherworld with lyrics such as “Now, surrender with me ’cause we’re walking in our sleep and
we won’t come around.� In their second single, “Ambulances,� Ladytron contemplates the pain associated with the loss of a beloved with regret-drenched lyrics: “And if I should never get the chance to let you know, listen to me now, how we loved you so.� The contrast between the emotional realism of the lyrics and vaporous instrumentals produce an intriguing product. The last track, “Aces High,� is a twin to Ladytron’s first single, “Ace of Hz,� released in March. Both “Aces High� and “Ace of Hz� have similar melodies and scale progressions. However, they each possess unique aspects:
“Ace of Hz� has a more distinct, subdivided backbeat with vocals, whereas “Aces High� has a smooth and lyrical sound, sans vocals. By the time you’ve listened to the whole album through and take up the journey once more, Gravity the Seducer’s celestial consolidation of sound is beautiful. For all of its conceptualization, the album’s greater emotional depth is lost by their choice to put the vocals and beats on the same audio level. While this move gains a ghostly aesthetic, it decreases the potency of their lyrics. With this all in mind, Gravity the Seducer is an album worth its singles.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Aleksander Chan, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com
MonstrO’s hard-rock debut borrows style from past masters By Eli Watson Daily Texan Staff
Photo illustration by Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff
Trends in the zombie genre seem to be changing from the typical shoot-em-up, violent story style. Instead, introspective, humanist plots that delve into the psyche of the survivors have become the general rule for recent series.
‘Dead Island’ lacks cultural substance By Benjamin Smith Daily Texan Columnist
Techland’s “Dead Island� is a video game about zombies, but its refusal to take risks in that increasingly complex subgenre mires it in mediocrity. “Dead Island� isn’t a bad game, it just isn’t the game it should have been, missing out on the ostensibly significant role in a greater cultural scheme. References in literature to flesh devouring undead exist as far back as ancient times. The earliest known example comes from the more than
4,000-year-old Sumerian text, the “Epic of Gilgamesh,� which features a passage promising that the dead will rise up from the netherworld and eat the living. As a general rule, when people get killed, they don’t come back to life. In fact over the entire course of human events the only two exceptions to that rule have been Jesus and Robocop. What becomes clear then is that human beings have always had a sort of primordial fascination with the relationship between the worlds of the living and the dead. Mindless living dead known as “zombi� have long existed in the traditions of West African Vodun and
it’s spiritual antecedents. According to a September 1940 article from Time magazine, it was the sensationalized account of Haitian Voodoo rituals from the 1929 book “The Magic Island� by professional journalist and amateur cannibal William Seabrook that saw the term introduced into the American lexicon. The modern understanding of the zombie as the archetypical shambling, decaying corpse is actually a relatively new construct, having been formulated by George A. Romero in 1968 for his film “Night of the Living Dead.� Currently, zombies are in the midst of a cultural renaissance, not
simply a popular resurgence but a deeper intellectual exploration of themes. Books like Max Brooks’ “World War Z� and Seth GrahameSmith’s “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies� dot best seller lists. Films like “28 Days Later� and “Shawn of the Dead� took fresh approaches to the genre, serving as the catalyst for the steady stream of zombie movies produced over the past decade. The pinnacle achievement of the zombie renaissance has been AMC’s “The Walking Dead.� Based on an equally brilliant graphic novel, the show’s abbreviated first season
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MonstrO is heavy. Whether or not they have a strange fascination with the whale of the same name from Pinocchio, this psychedelic hard rock quartet goes up to 11 and then some. They are masters at manipulating dynamics, going from subtle and soft, to heavy and forceful. Throw into a blender the sludge and grunge of Soundgarden, the brutality of Mastodon and the eeriness of Black Sabbath, and you have MonstrO, a group that leaves a lasting impression with their selftitled debut album. Right off the bat, it takes some time to get used to Charles Suarez’s vocals. He shows a sense of vulnerability that can be distracting, taking away from a song’s delivery. Unlike that of the late and great Layne Staley, Suarez has yet to reach the level of haunting captivity that the Alice in Chains frontman succeeded in mastering, but what Suarez lacks in vocals, he makes up for with his guitar. Suarez, along with Juan Montoya, provide the riffs for the group, with one guitarist
strumming heavily underneath the elongated melodies of the other. They create an almost flawless partnership; these guys also pull off some well-done harmonies, especially in “Concertina.� What truly enhances the band’s sound, though, is the driving, powerful drumming of Bevan Davies. He has the accuracy and stamina of modern rock drum gods such as Taylor Hawkins, and the frenetic, power-driven hitting of Keith Moon, resulting in parts that will immediately grab your attention. “Olympia� showcases Davies’ eclectic style as he transitions from soft, splashy cymbals, to roaring, thunderous toms that give impetus to blistering guitars and soaring vocals. Album closer “April� nostalgically nods at ’90s art rock groups, its otherworldly atmosphere beautiful and strange like Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song.� Suarez even seems to channel his inner Perry Farrell in this track, too, taking a chance at projecting his voice in ways that actually end up working in his favor.
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Genre: Psychedelic Rock For those who like: Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction
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Hip-hop exhibits punk, DIY attributes By Ali Breland Daily Texan Columnist
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Hip-hop has never been associated with hundreds of kids in mob formation chanting a band’s name on the verge of a violent riot in the streets of a major metropolitan area. In contemporary music history, only variations of rock ‘n’ roll, particularly punk, have been able induce such vigorous enthusiasm from its fans. Regardless, Los Angeles rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often shortened to Odd Future, was able to spur a crowd of 350 into a sort of miniature riot on the streets of Boston last May. Scores of acrimonious fans unable to get into an Odd Future promotional signing gathered in the streets. Members from Odd Future egged the crowd on inciting chants, blatantly disregarding the police trying to quell the mob. That’s the kind of unrest The Circle Jerks or Black Flag would have been able to incite. At South By Southwest I was personally a part of a mob that tore down a fence and tipped porta-potties to see Odd Future. The only other largescale violence at the festival was the result of dance-punk duo, Death from Above 1979. Odd Future isn’t the only rap group provoking such obscene action. They are merely on the forefront of something larger. A growing punk-rock mentality has been proliferating
within rap recent years with selfprofessed rock-inspired Kid Cudi hitting the mainstream. The rapper’s forthcoming rock album has been the talk of the Internet for some time now. In 2007, British hardcore punk group, The Gallows, enlisted rapper Lethal Bizzle, to help them cover The Ruts’ “Staring at the Rude Boys.� The song garnered a fare amount of acclaim on the UK charts, peaking at No. 31. Hip-hop and punk rock have never been that far apart. Both have, at least in part, been the result of social and economic inadequacies within the western world. Rap and rock have come together years before The Gallows or Lethal Bizzle were ever important; Anthrax and Public Enemy collaborated on a song in 1991 called “Bring The Noise.� Limp Bizkit graced the ’90s with an amazing fusion of the two genres. Even Run-DMC had huge punk tendencies with their DIY, in-your-face attitude. For the first time, the psychological and ideological similarities between hip-hop and rap may manifest in a form that spans across the entire genre. “Hip-hop is in its hair metal, glam rock stage right now,� said local rapper Matty Dee. “Everyone’s flaunting money and this rockstar attitude like how guys in bands like Guns N’ Roses did.� Dee went on to talk about his thoughts on hip-hop moving into a grunge phase, on a psychological level, just as rock did in the
early ’90s after Guns N’ Roses. While Dee presents a useful contention on the current era of rappers being the equivalent of glamrockers, he misses the mark a bit by anticipating grunge being next. Grunge was about simultaneously not caring and being self-conscious. While rappers like Cage and Kid Cudi represent elements of this, most up-and-comers are really just about not caring and being brutal. Self-consciousness doesn’t fit into the equation. Two acts really exemplifying this are Houston’s B L A C K I E All Caps, With Spaces and Death Grips. Death Grips is so punk, where he’s based from is kind of a mystery. His ambiguously titled website, thirdworlds.net, gives no indication of his whereabouts and his Facebook profile lists his location as “the Tent City , CALIFORNIAX 916.� He’s probably from either Canada or the UK, as most of his listed shows are there. It doesn’t matter much anyway, because his style isn’t emblematic of any geographic location. Death Grips’ songs consist of heavily warped beats backed by ominous synths, meshed with vehement, caustic verses. His song “Guillotine� is compromised of him chanting, “It goes, it goes,� as synths gradually builds, culminating in a slicing sound, to which he yells, “Guillotine!� B L A C K I E also represents this growing fringe of rap with punk
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