Upload File

the daily texan 12/07/10

12
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series about students in- volved in UT’s Center for Students in Recovery — their paths to addiction and how they achieved sobriety. B roken relationships, failing academics and lost faith — these are just a few of the consequences students re- covering from drug abuse and ad- diction identified from their years as users. But for many addicts, it can take months or years for the consequences to build up enough to push a person toward recovery and long-term sobriety, they said. It’s difficult for Austin Com- munity College student Wylie Walker to identify his rock bot- tom moment, he said, because his low point lasted for two years. In high school, he said he was a so- cial drinker, and he experimented with marijuana and other drugs. But when he left for Oklaho- ma State University, he started us- ing oxycodone to escape the feel- ings of anxiety and loneliness he was experiencing. When he started running out of money to buy pills, things got out of control. “I started making Cs and Ds and Fs and Ws because I was just trying to figure out how to get money, trying to get in touch with a dealer, trying to get high,” Walker said. Ultimately, Walker said, it was his failing relationships with his parents and younger sister that pushed him to get clean. When his sister was a senior in high school — after his first failed stint in rehab and after he started using heroin — he pawned his mother’s cam- era to buy drugs, so she couldn’t take pictures at his sister’s prom. “Before he started using, he was my hero,” said his sister, Ella Walk- er. “Even after, I wanted to deny it. Eventually he turned into some- one I didn’t even know anymore, and it was the biggest let down.” Wylie Walker finally began re- covery in May 2009. He said the people he met in recovery in- spired him to commit to sobri- ety, especially friends in treat- ment and later at the UT Cen- ter for Students in Recovery, a self-funded program offered by University Health Services that gives recovering addicts at UT and in Austin a space to meet other sober students and work on the 12 Step Program. Another student, who asked to remain anonymous because of the stigma surrounding addiction in her Muslim community, said her best friend helped push her to start recovery after four-and-a-half years of using narcotics every day. She first started using when a doctor prescribed medication af- ter she injured her shoulder. She became dependent, taking five to six pills per day just to function. When she got to UT, the number By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Several members of the Fac- ulty Council asked UT Pro- vost Steven Leslie on Monday how the central administration would assist academic centers through the budget cuts and challenged him on the mea- surements used to determine the productivity of the centers. The College of Liberal Arts, faced with a reduction in expect- ed funding from tuition, decided to form the faculty-led Academ- ic Policy and Advisory Commit- tee to determine from where the budget should be cut. In early November, the committee recom- mended a total $1 million budget By Joshua Barajas Daily Texan Staff After his March 2003 deploy- ment to Iraq, Lance Cpl. Domit- ilo Ponce III faced psychological injuries within the confines of his home despite being far from the dangers of combat. Suffering from post-traumat- ic stress disorder, Ponce made a habit of thrill-seeking and eventually turned to self-med- ication. His drug and alcohol abuse led to several arrests in Travis County. “I created an atmosphere of con- stant conflict, having to always be on your toes, having to be vigilant ... and having to engage in some form of fighting,” Ponce said. By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Unlike the Austin Police Depart- ment’s area command patrol, the agency’s Lake Patrol Unit takes a more service-oriented approach to enforcing the law. Austin Lake Patrol — com- prised of one sergeant, one cor- poral and eight officers — began in the 1940s. Only recently did it become a part of the police de- partment’s responsibilities, said APD Sgt. Louis Candoli. In 2008, APD consolidated other law enforcement agencies, acquir- ing park police, airport police and city marshals. Candoli and Cpl. Steve Scheurer transferred from SWAT to the boat patrol following the merger. “It’s slow, but it’s necessary,” Can- doli said. “There’s not a lot of law enforcement out here, but a lot of city ordinance enforcement things. We’re like the AAA. Most of our calls come from stranded boaters, so we go out and tow their boats.” The Austin Lake Patrol Unit — one of about 425 units in Texas — look over the three major lakes in the city: Walter E. Long Lake, Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin. “Ninety-eight percent of what we do is out here,” Scheurer said. “We just have two people on duty at any time, so it’s kind of hard to spread out and cover everything.” The unit possesses two jet skis and seven boats, three of which are defunct, said Officer John Scott. But they acquired two new “unsinkable” boats, made mostly of steel, before the 2010 Labor Day holiday. “I feel like I’m running for of- fice every time I get in the boat,” said Officer Jose Delgado. “Ev- eryone usually waves at you even though they don’t know you.” The boating season begins on Memorial Day and ends on La- bor Day, and the unit’s officers SPORTS PAGE 7 T HE D AILY T EXAN www.dailytexanonline.com Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Tuesday, December 7, 2010 40 Low High 63 TOMORROW’S WEATHER LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Volleyball head coach makes plea to fill seats Students invest despite the recession By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff Head coach Mack Brown put an end to speculation Monday with an e-mailed state- ment announcing the resignation of embat- tled offensive coordinator Greg Davis and two other Texas coaches. “I’ve had a great 13 years here and en- joyed every minute of it,” Davis said. Davis came to Texas with Brown in 1998 and was part of the school’s record nine consecutive 10-win seasons from 2001 to 2009. He drew criticism this year for run- ning an offense that finished No. 59 in the country in total yardage, good enough for a spot between Central Florida and Duke. Texas went 5-7, its only losing season un- der Brown and first since 1997, and will not appear in the postseason. Offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and defensive line coach Mike Tolleson also an- nounced their retirements from coaching. McWhorter produced five current NFL players and two collegiate All-Americans during his nine years in Austin. Tolleson coached current pros Lamarr Houston and Roy Miller, plus four others, in his 13 years at Texas. “They are not only great coaches but men who handled them- selves with tremendous integrity, class and dig- nity on and off the field COACHES continues on page 8 Wylie Walker used drugs in high school, but when he got to Oklahoma State University and began using oxycodone he became chemically dependent. In May 2009, Walker got sober to save his education and his relationship with his family. He hopes to attend UT and is active at the Center for Students in Recovery. She first found narcotics when she was recovering from a shoulder injury in high school and quickly became a daily user. A nearly fatal withdrawal, the support of her best friend and involvement with the Center for Students in Recovery helped her find and maintain sobriety. She asked that The Daily Texan not use her name because of the stigma in the Muslim community surrounding addiction. Wylie Walker ACC student STEPStoRECOVERY: Hitting bottom Anonymous UT anthropology junior Brown confirms resignation of three UT coaches Drug fixations become destructive habits Council questions provost on academic centers’ cuts STEPS continues on page 2 CENTER continues on page 6 Photos by Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff ON THE WEB: Check out an interactive documentary about students at the center @dailytexanonline.com Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff APD Officer Jose Delgado, who has worked for the Lake Patrol Unit for four years, patrols Lake Austin on Saturday afternoon. Lake Patrol brings service offshore LAKE continues on page 2 ‘ ‘ — Ryan Harvey Owner of Arcade UFO LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 “Even before I went to Japan, I noticed the bad posture at American arcades and tournaments. I always thought that was really uncouth. It’s said if you have good posture you can concentrate better. I felt it was a good quality to have for fighting games anyway. We are trying to be focused.” Calendar Science and technology Alfred Gilman, the chief scientific officer at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, will talk about the challenges of funding and developing cancer research on the state level. AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University, Amphitheater, Room 204. 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. Free, RSVP required. TODAY Quote to note Qrank! Live Jo’s Coffee House hosts a night of competition for players of the popular trivia game. 7 - 9 p.m. K-12 education outreach The UT K-12 Educational Outreach Consortium will host a brown bag luncheon for all University programs that provide support or training for K-12 instructors. LBJ Library, Sid Richardson Hall, Classroom A. Noon - 1 p.m. ‘Children of Nature’ Part of the Austin Film Society’s Iceland film series. Two old friends encounter each other in a retirement home and plan an escape to an island they knew as children. Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. 7 p.m. $8. Today in History In 1982 Charles Brooks in Texas is the first person executed by lethal injection in the United States. Special court for veterans first of its kind in county IRAQ continues on page 2 LIFE & ARTS PAGE 10 Devotees compete to become the best ‘Street Fighter’ By Audrey White Campus Watch Deck the halls Jester West, 201 E. 21st St. Several UT police officers responded to Jester on a report of a highly intoxicated student who was going in out of consciousness and was acting violently in the hallway. The officers noted a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject’s person as well as evidence that she had an extreme physical reaction to the over consumption of alcohol in no less than seven different locations while in the hallway. INSIDE: A look at possible ramifications after the staff changes on page 7

Upload: the-daily-texan

Post on 13-Mar-2016

215 views

Category:

Documents


1 download

Report

Tags:

DESCRIPTION

The December 7, 2010 edition of The Daily Texan

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series about students in-volved in UT’s Center for Students in Recovery — their paths to addiction and how they achieved sobriety.

Broken relationships, failing academics and lost faith — these are just a few of the consequences students re-

covering from drug abuse and ad-diction identified from their years as users.

But for many addicts, it can take months or years for the

consequences to build up enough to push a person toward recovery and long-term sobriety, they said.

It’s difficult for Austin Com-munity College student Wylie Walker to identify his rock bot-tom moment, he said, because his low point lasted for two years. In high school, he said he was a so-cial drinker, and he experimented with marijuana and other drugs.

But when he left for Oklaho-ma State University, he started us-ing oxycodone to escape the feel-ings of anxiety and loneliness he was experiencing. When he started running out of money to buy pills,

things got out of control. “I started making Cs and Ds

and Fs and Ws because I was just trying to figure out how to get money, trying to get in touch with a dealer, trying to get high,” Walker said.

Ultimately, Walker said, it was his failing relationships with his parents and younger sister that pushed him to get clean. When his sister was a senior in high school — after his first failed stint in rehab and after he started using heroin — he pawned his mother’s cam-era to buy drugs, so she couldn’t take pictures at his sister’s prom.

“Before he started using, he was my hero,” said his sister, Ella Walk-er. “Even after, I wanted to deny it. Eventually he turned into some-one I didn’t even know anymore, and it was the biggest let down.”

Wylie Walker finally began re-covery in May 2009. He said the people he met in recovery in-spired him to commit to sobri-ety, especially friends in treat-ment and later at the UT Cen-ter for Students in Recovery, a self-funded program offered by University Health Services that gives recovering addicts at UT and in Austin a space to meet

other sober students and work on the 12 Step Program.

Another student, who asked to remain anonymous because of the stigma surrounding addiction in her Muslim community, said her best friend helped push her to start recovery after four-and-a-half years of using narcotics every day.

She first started using when a doctor prescribed medication af-ter she injured her shoulder. She became dependent, taking five to six pills per day just to function. When she got to UT, the number

By Collin EatonDaily Texan Staff

Several members of the Fac-ulty Council asked UT Pro-vost Steven Leslie on Monday how the central administration would assist academic centers through the budget cuts and challenged him on the mea-surements used to determine the productivity of the centers.

The College of Liberal Arts, faced with a reduction in expect-ed funding from tuition, decided to form the faculty-led Academ-ic Policy and Advisory Commit-tee to determine from where the budget should be cut. In early November, the committee recom-mended a total $1 million budget

By Joshua BarajasDaily Texan Staff

After his March 2003 deploy-ment to Iraq, Lance Cpl. Domit-ilo Ponce III faced psychological injuries within the confines of his home despite being far from the dangers of combat.

Suffering from post-traumat-ic stress disorder, Ponce made a habit of thrill-seeking and

eventually turned to self-med-ication. His drug and alcohol abuse led to several arrests in Travis County.

“I created an atmosphere of con-stant conflict, having to always be on your toes, having to be vigilant ... and having to engage in some form of fighting,” Ponce said.

By Aziza MusaDaily Texan Staff

Unlike the Austin Police Depart-ment’s area command patrol, the agency’s Lake Patrol Unit takes a more service-oriented approach to enforcing the law.

Austin Lake Patrol — com-prised of one sergeant, one cor-poral and eight officers — began in the 1940s. Only recently did it become a part of the police de-partment’s responsibilities, said APD Sgt. Louis Candoli.

In 2008, APD consolidated other law enforcement agencies, acquir-ing park police, airport police and city marshals. Candoli and Cpl. Steve Scheurer transferred from SWAT to the boat patrol following the merger.

“It’s slow, but it’s necessary,” Can-doli said. “There’s not a lot of law enforcement out here, but a lot of city ordinance enforcement things. We’re like the AAA. Most of our calls come from stranded boaters, so we go out and tow their boats.”

The Austin Lake Patrol Unit — one of about 425 units in Texas — look over the three major lakes in the city: Walter E. Long Lake, Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin.

“Ninety-eight percent of what we do is out here,” Scheurer said. “We just have two people on duty at any time, so it’s kind of hard to spread out and cover everything.”

The unit possesses two jet skis and seven boats, three of which are defunct, said Officer John Scott. But they acquired two new “unsinkable” boats, made mostly of steel, before the 2010

Labor Day holiday. “I feel like I’m running for of-

fice every time I get in the boat,” said Officer Jose Delgado. “Ev-eryone usually waves at you even though they don’t know you.”

The boating season begins on Memorial Day and ends on La-bor Day, and the unit’s officers

SPORTS PAGE 7

THE DAILY TEXANwww.dailytexanonline.comServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900Tuesday, December 7, 2010

40LowHigh

63

TOMORROW’S WEATHER

LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10

Volleyball head coach makes plea to fill seats

Students invest despite the recession

By Will AndersonDaily Texan Staff

Head coach Mack Brown put an end to speculation Monday with an e-mailed state-ment announcing the resignation of embat-tled offensive coordinator Greg Davis and two other Texas coaches.

“I’ve had a great 13 years here and en-joyed every minute of it,” Davis said.

Davis came to Texas with Brown in 1998 and was part of the school’s record nine consecutive 10-win seasons from 2001 to 2009. He drew criticism this year for run-ning an offense that finished No. 59 in the country in total yardage, good enough for a spot between Central Florida and Duke. Texas went 5-7, its only losing season un-der Brown and first since 1997, and will

not appear in the postseason.Offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and

defensive line coach Mike Tolleson also an-nounced their retirements from coaching.

McWhorter produced five current NFL players and two collegiate All-Americans during his nine years in Austin. Tolleson coached current pros Lamarr Houston and Roy Miller, plus four others, in his 13

years at Texas.“They are not only

great coaches but men who handled them-selves with tremendous integrity, class and dig-nity on and off the field

COACHES continues on page 8

Wylie Walker used drugs in high school, but when he got to Oklahoma State University and began using oxycodone he became chemically dependent. In May 2009, Walker got sober to save his education and his relationship with his family. He hopes to attend UT and is active at the Center for Students in Recovery.

She first found narcotics when she was recovering from a shoulder injury in high school and quickly became a daily user. A nearly fatal withdrawal, the support of her best friend and involvement with the Center for Students in Recovery helped her find and maintain sobriety. She asked that The Daily Texan not use her name because of the stigma in the Muslim community surrounding addiction.

Wylie WalkerACC student

STEPStoRECOVERY: Hitting bottom

AnonymousUT anthropology junior

Brown confirms resignation of three UT coaches

Drug fixations become destructive habits

Council questions provoston academic centers’ cuts

STEPS continues on page 2

CENTER continues on page 6

Photos by Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff

ON THE WEB: Check out an interactive documentary about students at the center @dailytexanonline.com

Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff

APD Officer Jose Delgado, who has worked for the Lake Patrol Unit for four years, patrols Lake Austin on Saturday afternoon.

Lake Patrol brings service offshore

LAKE continues on page 2

‘‘

— Ryan HarveyOwner of Arcade UFO

LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10

“Even before I went to Japan, I noticed the bad posture at American arcades

and tournaments. I always thought that was really uncouth. It’s said if you have good posture you can concentrate

better. I felt it was a good quality to have

for fighting games anyway. We are

trying to be focused.”

CalendarScience and technologyAlfred Gilman, the chief scientific officer at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, will talk about the challenges of funding and developing cancer research on the state level. AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University, Amphitheater, Room 204. 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. Free, RSVP required.

TODAY

Quote to note

P1

Qrank! LiveJo’s Coffee House hosts a night of competition for players of the popular trivia game. 7 - 9 p.m.

K-12 education outreachThe UT K-12 Educational Outreach Consortium will host a brown bag luncheon for all University programs that provide support or training for K-12 instructors. LBJ Library, Sid Richardson Hall, Classroom A. Noon - 1 p.m.

‘Children of Nature’Part of the Austin Film Society’s Iceland film series. Two old friends encounter each other in a retirement home and plan an escape to an island they knew as children. Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. 7 p.m. $8.

Today in HistoryIn 1982Charles Brooks in Texas is the first person executed by lethal injection in the United States.

Special court for veterans� rst of its kind in county

IRAQ continues on page 2

LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10Devotees compete to become the best ‘Street Fighter’

By Audrey White

Campus WatchDeck the hallsJester West, 201 E. 21st St.Several UT police officers responded to Jester on a report of a highly intoxicated student who was going in out of consciousness and was acting violently in the hallway. The officers noted a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject’s person as well as evidence that she had an extreme physical reaction to the over consumption of alcohol in no less than seven different locations while in the hallway.

INSIDE:A look at possible ramifications after the staff changes

on page 7

Page 2: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

News Tuesday, December 7, 20102

The Daily TexanVolume 111, Number 125

25 cents

Main Telephone:(512) 471-4591

Editor:Lauren Winchester(512) [email protected]

Managing Editor:Sean Beherec(512) [email protected]

News Office:(512) [email protected]

Sports Office:(512) [email protected]

Life & Arts Office:(512) [email protected]

Photo Office:(512) [email protected]

Retail Advertising:(512) [email protected]

Classified Advertising:(512) [email protected]

The Texan strives to present all information fair ly, accurately and completely. I f we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail [email protected].

CONTACT US

Low

43

TODAY’S WEATHER

High

66

Are you questioning my work?

COPYRIGHTCopyright 2010 Texas Student

Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission.

Texan AdDeadlines

Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m.Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m.Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m.

Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m.Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m.Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication)

The Daily Texan

The Daily Texan Mail Subscription RatesOne Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00Summer Session 40.00One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas Student

Media', P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904, or to TSM Building C3.200, or call 471-5083.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Texan, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713.

12/7/10

AdvertisingDirector of Advertising & Creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jalah GoetteAssistant to Advertising Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CJ SalgadoLocal Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad CorbettBroadcast Manager/Local Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carter GossCampus/National Sales Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan BowermanStudent Advertising Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn AbbasStudent Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Ford, Meagan GribbinStudent Acct. Execs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron McClure, Daniel Ruszkiewkz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josh Phipps, Selen Flores, Patti Zhang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Hall, Maryanne Lee, Ian PayneStudent Office Assistant/Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rene GonzalezBroadcast Sales Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aubrey RodriguezSenior Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Felimon HernandezJunior Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bianca Krause, Alyssa PetersSpecial Editions Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena WattsStudent Special Editions Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheri AlzeerahSpecial Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adrienne Lee

This newspaper was printed with pride by The Daily Texan and

Texas Student Media.

Permanent StaffEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren WinchesterManaging Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean BeherecAssociate Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claire CardonaAssociate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viviana Aldous, Susannah Jacob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Luippold, Dave PlayerNews Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew KreighbaumAssociate News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Cervantes, Lena Price, Michelle TruongSenior Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collin Eaton, Aziza Musa, Nolan Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audrey WhiteCopy Desk Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cristina HerreraAssociate Copy Desk Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elyana Barrera, Sydney Fitzgerald, Reese RacketsDesign Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Veronica RosalezSenior Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Carr, Martina Geronimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Hart, Simonetta NietoPhoto Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren GersonAssociate Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Kang, Peyton McGeeSenior Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Heimsath, Tamir Kalifa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Kintner, Erika Rich, Danielle VillasanaLife&Arts Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amber GenuskeAssociate Life&Arts Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madeleine CrumSenior Life&Arts Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allistair Pinsof, Sarah Pressley, Francisco Marin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Rich, Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, Julie Rene TranSports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan HurwitzSenior Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Anderson, Sameer Bhuchar, Jordan Godwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laken Litman, Andy Lutz, Jon Parrett, Austin LaymanceComics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria ElliottWeb Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan MurphyMultimedia Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carlos MedinaAssociate Multimedia Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre BertrandSenior Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rafael BorgesSenior Videographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna MendezEditorial Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Warren

Issue Staff

Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna FataPhotographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Torrey, Allen Otto, Anastacia GarciaLife&Arts Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Nguyen, Alex Williams, Lindsey ChernerSports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shabab Siddiqui, Laruen GiudicePage Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mustafa Saifuddin, Julie Paik, Alyssa KangCopy Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danielle Wallace, Brenna Cleeland, Melanie McDaniel, Amyna DosaniComics Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabe Alvarez, Aron Fernandez, Rory Harmon, Katie Carrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Menefee, Riki Tsuji, Trish Do, Sammy Martinez

The Daily Texan (USPS 146-440), a student newspaper at The University of Texas at Austin, is published by Texas Student Media, 2500 Whitis Ave., Austin, TX 78705. The Daily Texan is published daily except Saturday, Sunday, federal holidays

and exam periods, plus the last Saturday in July. Periodical Postage Paid at Austin, TX 78710. News contributions will be accepted by telephone (471-4591), or at the editorial office (Texas Student Media Building 2.122).

For local and national display advertising, call 471-1865. For classified display and national classified display advertising, call 471-1865. For classified word advertising, call 471-5244.

Entire contents copyright 2008 Texas Student Media.

increased to 10 to 12. Eventually, she could not go

more than a few hours without experiencing withdrawals. At the end of July 2009, she did not have access to pills for 24 hours and ended up in the hospital, but she still didn’t believe she was addicted.

“I thought I was just a person who needed pills to function, but hello, that’s an addict,” she said. “My friends and my sister were like, ‘You need to go to the Cen-ter for Students in Recovery,’ but I was like, ‘No, I’m not like that, I’m different.’”

She relapsed within a week of her hospital visit, but her best friend helped wean her off pills by forcing her to confront her desper-ation and commit to sobriety. She stopped using on Sept. 9, 2009 and has rebuilt her relationships with friends and family and reconnect-ed with her faith.

Social work and psycholo-gy junior Kate Millichamp start-ed drinking her freshman year of high school and was soon binge drinking and using cocaine regu-larly. As soon as she started driv-ing at 16, she would drive while blackout drunk.

During her senior year, when she realized that she might not graduate from high school, she went to rehab for the first time. Af-ter graduation, she chose to go to McDaniel College, a small liber-al arts school in Maryland, hoping

the environment would help her maintain sobriety. It didn’t.

“I wasn’t able to get to very many [Alcoholics Anonymous] meetings and I didn’t know any-one on campus who was sober,” Millichamp said.

She applied to transfer to UT be-cause she knew about the center. However, in her second semester at McDaniel, she relapsed after 18 months of sobriety.

During summer 2010, Milli-champ went to outpatient re-hab but kept using alcohol and cocaine by using other people’s urine and scheduling her use around her drug tests. It took two drunken driving accidents to push her into recovery.

“Even though I haven’t been

hurt and I haven’t hurt anyone else, I knew I would at some point,” she said. “The way that I was going, I was so destructive and I couldn’t not drink and drive.”

All three students said they had to have extremely low points be-fore they could enter a period of healthy and hopefully permanent recovery. Now the center gives them the space they need to keep growing and putting their addic-tions behind them.

“You have to take that addict part of you and make a sober person by going through the 12 Steps,” the student who asked to remain anonymous said. “Addic-tion is still part of my identity — it’s part of who I am — but it no longer defines me.”

see about 200 boats on Lake Austin during summer week-ends. During the winter off-season, officers in the Lake Pa-trol Unit prepare the equip-ment for the upcoming season and often assist in the depart-ment’s other units.

Delgado said he used to see a lot of personal watercrafts, or jet skis, but little by little, their numbers have dwindled.

“They constituted most of our accident statistics — colli-sions, personal injuries either by themselves or against an object,” Delgado said. “I tend to equate or compare them to motorcycles because quite a few of the riders will tend to take unnecessary risks that are impossible in a boat.”

A boat collision is never the same as a car accident because there is a greater chance of fa-tality, Delgado said.

From page 1

2

We encourage any community member who has any kind of temporary or permanent disability to contact Texas Student Media beforehand so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Anyone is welcome to attend.

FridayDecember 10, 2010

12:30 p.m.

TSMBOARD

MEETING

William Randolph HearstBuilding (HSM)

2500 Whitis Ave. Room #3.302Austin, Texas

Visitors Welcome

Age Compensation Requirements Timeline

Men18 to 55

Up to$4000

Healthy & Non-Smoking

BMI between 18 and 32

Thu. 9 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Thu. 6 Jan. through Mon. 10 Jan.Thu. 20 Jan. through Mon. 24 Jan.

Outpatient visit: 5 Feb.

Postmenopausal or Surgically Sterile

Women18 to 65

Call For Compensation

Healthy & Non-Smoking

BMI between 18 and 32

Fri. 10 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Fri. 17 Dec. through Mon. 20 Dec.

www.ppdi.com • 462-0492

Current Research Opportunities

Better clinic.Better medicine.Better world.Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process.

At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed – maybe like you. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. We have research studies available in many different lengths, and you’ll find current studies listed here weekly.

PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 20 years. Call today to find out more.

iraq: Program provides help to soldiers affected by PTSD

lake: Personal watercraft injuries among most dangerous on water

RECYCLEyour copy of

The Daily Texan

♲

At least 20 percent of sol-diers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD or other mental health issues. Coupled with substance abuse, service-related trauma prompt-ed Travis County officials to consider adopting a veter-ans court program last year. In lieu of incarceration, veterans facing misdemeanor charges are diverted to treatment and counseling services.

Travis County held its first special veterans court session on Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day, making it the fifth Texas county to do so.

“Veterans have a unique set of needs that set them apart from citizens in general,” said Jack-son Glass, the county’s veterans court manager. “They come out of the military so used to hav-ing a structure in their life, and when they’re released from the military, they’re missing that.”

Modeled after county drug courts, the Travis County veter-ans court only accepts nonvio-lent misdemeanor offenders, but Glass hopes the court can help veterans charged with felonies in the future. Until then, nonvi-olent misdemeanors — such as criminal trespass, first- and sec-ond-time DWI offenses and re-sisting arrest — are currently un-der review.

The court secured funding from the state and the Texas Vet-erans Commission. The court-ordered treatment plans are on a case-by-case basis, and Travis County’s program remains open to changes.

The federal Department of Vet-erans Affairs provides most of the services to veterans in the pro-gram. The agency conducts treat-ment for PTSD and other relat-ed disorders linked to combat ex-perience with several counseling and housing services available.

“The more that is being learned

about PTSD, the better the VA is in incorporating the best prac-tices,” Glass said. “The under-standing and treatment of PTSD is evolving.”

Upon completion of the pro-gram, the charges against the de-fendant will be dropped.

Nicholas Hawkins, president of the UT Student Veterans Asso-ciation and a global policy stud-ies graduate student, said a vet-erans court gives returning sol-diers another resource to help re-adjust to civilian life.

“Sometimes you’re not com-pletely knowledgeable of these changes until you come back to reintegrate,” he said. “[The programs] provide veterans with a second chance, with courts deciding how to better reintegrate them.”

Despite a hero’s welcome, Ponce did not consider himself a veteran. He said the celebra-tory tributes and parades on Veterans Day belong to Vietnam veterans who did not receive the same open embrace as he did. Ponce also said his strug-gle with PTSD is something less significant than the trauma Viet-nam veterans suffered.

Unlike physical wounds, psychological conditions are “hidden injuries” that have gone unrecognized by veterans themselves, Glass said.

“[Veterans] don’t talk about the war. They don’t talk about their experiences,” said Tra-vis County Constable Maria Canchola. “They’re taught and trained to ‘man up’ and not complain ... Many times, many of them lose the war at home.”

Ponce did not have a veter-ans court to help him after his arrests, but he hopes to volun-teer as a mentor in the county’s court. It wasn’t until he sought help that the night sweats be-gan to dwindle, he said.

“The thing that’s not expect-ed is the aftermath,” he said.

From page 1

CORRECTIONBecause of a reporting error,

StumbleUpon.com spokeswoman Katie Gray was misquoted in a page-five Dec. 1 news story. Gray did not say she expected the site to get off to a slow start.

From page 1

steps: UT recovery center helps reinforce sobriety

Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff

Social work and psychology junior Kate Millichamp, who is a recovering alcoholic, came to UT because of the Center for Students in Recovery.

♲

Page 3: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

3 W/N

Before investing, consider the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Contact Fidelity for a prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus containing this information. Read it carefully.Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. Products or services mentioned above may not be applicable, depending on your particular fi nancial situation. Restrictions may apply. Please contact Fidelity for additional information.

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC. © 2010 FMR LLC. All rights reserved. 553769.2

Unsure of how to get and keep your retirement on track?

We’re ready to help. Together, we can:

Analyze your portfolio. We’ll help you bring your total fi nancial picture — both workplace and personal savings — into focus.

Review your plan. We can help you prepare for up and down markets.

Choose investments. We’ll help you choose low-cost investments, from bonds and annuities to no-load mutual funds.

Set up your complimentaryone-on-one consultation today.Set up your complimentary 866.715.6111

Fidelity.com/reserve

Are you on track?Investment guidance for higher education professionals

Page 4: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

OPINIONTHE DAILY TEXAN

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

4

OVERVIEW:

Editor-in-Chief: Lauren WinchesterPhone: (512) 232-2212E-mail: [email protected] Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah JacobDoug Luippold Dave Player

Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news stand where you found it.

RECYCLE

GALLERY

By Charlie SaginawDaily Texan Columnist

Volunteer during winter break

E-mail your Firing Lines to [email protected]. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevi-ty, clarity and liability.

SUBMIT A FIRING LINE LEGALESE

Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Re-gents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees.

Longhorn of the

The Daily Texan Editorial Board is seeking sug-gestions for “Longhorn of the Year.” The “Long-horn of the Year” is an individual or group that had the most positive impact on the UT communi-ty throughout 2010.

You can suggest a candidate by e-mailing the name of the nominee and a short explanation to [email protected], writing on the wall of the Facebook event page, “Longhorn of the Year” or tweeting us @DTeditorial.

We will announce our selection on Dec. 8 in the last paper of the semester.

year

GALLERY

As finals begin and the semester ends, thousands of students will leave discus-sions in classrooms and gatherings in the West Mall to head home for winter break, free from academic responsibilities.

But what will they do after sleeping until dinner time and catching up with a full sea-son of “Mad Men?” Usually, nothing mem-orable. But this break does not have to be that way. Instead, volunteer for just a few hours at local food banks or soup kitchens. It can not only enrich your winter break, but also make a difference to those living with less in your hometown.

Students tend to think of their lives as two different worlds. There is the world of daily to-do lists and responsibilities — the classes you must take and career goals you want to achieve. Then, there is the story of what’s happening in the wider world about which you learn in those classes — a story seen on websites, headlines and televised images of inequality. During winter break, tear down that mental barrier and make just a few of your actions part of the solu-tion to the larger issue of hunger in Texas.

Finding volunteer opportunities is easier than ever. By simply Googling “soup kitch-en,” dozens of reputable nonprofits look-ing for volunteers flash onto the comput-

er screen. The Stewpot in Dallas, for example, has

worked to provide nutritious meals and support for the homeless since 1975, serv-ing 1,500 to 2,000 meals per day, seven days a week. Or, if you’re one of the many UT students hailing from San Antonio, volun-teer at the San Antonio Food Bank, which currently seeks volunteers to organize, dis-tribute and deliver food.

While students can’t afford to frequent-ly donate money to causes that help alle-viate hunger and poverty, winter break al-lows many to contribute an important as-set: their time. While the holidays are relax-ing for most students, as temperatures drop below freezing, soup kitchens and home-less shelters become strained as they quick-ly reach capacity. In December, the help of volunteers becomes crucial.

Who benefits from the work of these non-profits? Amelia Vasquez is one such person; a 27-year-old single mother who lives with her 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son in Kelly, Texas. She earned her associate’s degree but, but because of the current re-cession, cannot find full-time work. So, she lives off $360 per month from a part-time hospital job and $340 per month from Tem-porary Assistance to Needy Families.

Volunteering at a food bank or soup kitchen over the break may never be as easy as sitting on the couch and driving to another part of town may never be as com-fortable as the warm confines of your own home. However, in 10 years you will most likely forget what TV show you watched or how long you slept in, you will remember something you were proud of: serving the hungry.

Saginaw is a history junior.

While students can’t afford to frequently

donate money to causes that help alleviate hunger

and poverty, winter break allows many

to contribute an important asset:

their time.

We’re 26! We’re 26!Not your traditional cheer, but it is something

to cheer about. Austin was ranked 26th in a report issued by the Brookings Institute last week detail-ing how well the world’s largest cities are coping with the current recession.

The number is notable because Austin was the highest ranked American city; numbers one through 25 were all located in Asia, Australia and South America. Austin has been a mainstay in various rankings of U.S. cities this past year, mak-ing top 10 lists for greenest cities, job growth, tech-nology and resident fitness, just to name a few.

But here at UT, this past year has been about a different set of numbers. This paper’s headlines have been dominated by budget reductions, state funding cuts and shortfalls. While the direct im-pact of these cuts may not yet be evident, there will be an inevitable strain on the University’s ac-ademic mission as faculty positions and college funding are reduced or eliminated.

To combat the ongoing cuts, University presi-dent William Powers Jr. teamed up with Texas A&M President Bowen Loftin as part of Together for Texans, an initiative designed to encourage the Legislature not to continue reducing state fund-ing for higher education. Powers and Loftin point to several economic reasons why the state should fully fund the two universities, not just in spite of the current recession, but because of it.

According to the two presidents, UT and A&M attracted more than $1.3 billion in external re-search grants for 2009-10. By comparison, UT’s 2010-11 budget is based on only $318 million in general state revenue.

However, one statistic in particular blows the others away. According to Powers, for every dol-lar spent on UT, $18 are generated for the state economy.

Powers’ number seems incredible, but it’s been frequently repeated since his State of the Univer-sity speech last September and in subsequent ap-peals as part of Together for Texans.

By hamstringing our state’s best universities, the Legislature is severing one of our only life-lines out of this recession. Yes, Texas has fared bet-ter than most states in the current economy, but in no way have we been completely sheltered from the recession.

The previously mentioned Brookings Institute report included a metro performance profile for the city of Austin, which cited how the city had been buoyed by jobs in education and government services, and in particular cited Austin’s “contin-ued attraction and retention of high-skilled hu-man capital” as a main reason for its speedy eco-nomic recovery.

Tax incentives and a business-friendly politi-cal environment have brought economic growth to cities such as Austin, but it’s now up to the Leg-islature to translate that success into programs that will work for the long-term benefit of all Tex-ans. There is no better incubator for that growth than first-class universities such as UT and Tex-as A&M.

While home for winter break, take the time to call your local state representative or senator, or better yet, drop by their local office and remind them to support Texas higher education.

— Dave Player for the editorial board.

We’re 26!

Page 5: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

5 UNIV

Page 6: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

News Tuesday, December 7, 20106

cut to the college’s 15 area studies centers, and the cuts were based on the productivity of the centers.

A s s o c i a t e English profes-sor Susan Hein-zelman, director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Stud-ies, asked Leslie how the admin-istration would support the cen-ters given that they serve the entire University and not just the College of Liber-al Arts.

Les l i e sa id the University expects deeper budget cuts in the next legislative session and has had to weather the financial crisis for longer than anticipat-ed. Leslie said the areas of gen-der and diversity are and will re-

main top priorities of the Univer-sity. He said the college will try to use nonrecurring funds to re-place recurring budget gaps in the next few years.

“It is prob-ably more im-portant than ever that we adopt a policy for our centers that they need to work hard to try to generate revenues and external fund-ing to support their own op-erations,” Les-lie said.

Philip Doty, an associate professor in the School of Information, sa id he un-

derstands the argument to fund each center across campus in the same way — through college sup-port and heavy reliance on exter-nal grants. But the relative youth

of the humanities centers in the college preclude them from being able to generate the grants and ex-ternal support that science centers can get.

“Centers, especially in the hu-manities and social sciences, are systematically disadvantaged when compared to their sisters in the sciences of the various kinds,” Doty said. “The administration of the University [may need to] rec-ognize that not everybody starts at the same place.”

The standards the committee used to measure the productivi-ty of the centers are too similar to the accountability measures used by Texas A&M in evaluating the value of faculty members, said Ted Gordon, chairman of the De-partment of African and African Diaspora Studies.

In September, Texas A&M re-leased a report on the produc-tivity of their faculty that offered a profit-and-loss look at faculty members. The report weighed a faculty’s number of students ver-sus salary and research grants.

“I have a real preoccupation

about using these kind of basic metrics to evaluate anything,” Gordon said.

Leslie responded that he has not delved deeply into the committee process, but he said the committee worked hard to follow through the suggested process.

“They came out with a recom-mendation, and now we all need to work together to take that rec-ommendation and follow through

with what best serves the institu-tion,” Leslie said.

Heinzelman said it’s hard to imagine that the ethnic studies centers in the College of Liberal Arts are so unproductive that they need to be cut by 40 percent each.

The committee collected data from the centers without their un-derstanding of what APAC would use the information for, and then the committee turned it into sta-

tistical information, she said. “The statistical data cannot

access and properly report on the qualitative issues,” she said. “What is it worth to educate un-dergraduates into an under-standing of gender and justice? If the premises upon which all of these data were collected is in-accurate or does not reflect what we do, then obviously the results are invalid.”

From page 1

center: Professor disputes decreases

By Anna FataDaily Texan Staff

Harvey Hayek, the owner of a pecan orchard that has been in his family since 1898, has lost about two-thirds of his crop since the Fayette Power Plant moved into town in 1979.

He said he had to start an-other business to sustain his family and expects his entire crop will be wiped out within five years.

Hayek is one of many pecan farmers around the state los-ing crops because of what envi-ronmental advocates and pecan growers believe can be fixed by using cleaner energy sources.

To encourage the Austin City Council to move toward cleaner energy methods, activists and pecan farmers delivered pecan pies to council members Mon-day. The pies may become more rare as pecan crops diminish in Texas because of what they believe is caused by pollution from coal power plants.

Ryan Rittenhouse, an orga-nizer for Public Citizen, a con-sumer advocacy group, said carcinogens and toxins in the air emitted from coal plants lead to health risks for the gen-eral public.

UT alumnus Neil Carman wrote a study on the pecan tree deaths in the Fayette area, lo-cated about 60 miles southeast of Austin, near La Grange. He said the 30-year accumulation of sulfur dioxide the Fayette

Power Plant emitted caused the decline of pecan yields in the area.

Carman said the Lower Col-orado River Authority, which manages energy in Texas, and the city of Austin, which owns part of the power plants, have already decided to build scrub-bers to reduce coal emissions. A scrubber is a device that acts like a shower to clean 95 percent of the sulfur oxide, he said.

“That doesn’t take into ac-count the sensitivity of the pe-can trees, and so I am concerned there still will be some injury to the pecan trees from the sulfur oxide emissions from the pow-er plant,” he said.

The Texas Pecan Growers Alliance wrote a letter to the LCRA addressing their griev-ances, and the LCRA respond-

ed with a letter that said the group is working to reduce emissions.

According to these letters, the scrubbers will reduce emis-sions of the pollutants, but they “cannot make commitments for unlimited compensation” to the pecan growers “based on un-founded claims.” But they will review Carman’s report for bet-ter understanding of the pecan growers’ complaints.

Rittenhouse said coal plants have hidden costs.

“We don’t pay for it when we pay our electricity bill, but this coal plant is costing these pecan growers their livelihood,” he said. “That should be consid-ered when Austin Energy and the City Council make their de-cision about what kind of ener-gy to use.”

Activists promote clean energyUT alumnus’ study links sulfur dioxide emissions to death of pecan crops

Radio-television-film representa-tive Janet Staiger speaks at the faculty meeting on Monday that primar-ily discussed effects of budget cuts.

Allen Otto Daily Texan Staff

‘‘Centers, especially in the humanities

and social sciences, are systematically

disadvantaged when compared to their

sisters in the sciences of the various kinds.”

— Philip Doty

Associate professor in the School of

Information

6 S/L

$8 for a $16 Feast Pizza from Domino’s

Half off a Tasty Treat

your e-mail address to our list and we will send you the opportunity to

up to 50% off of local businesses

it with your friends and save even more

Need to have your wisdom teeth removed?Don’t hope for hocus-pocus. We have a research study.Right now, PPD is looking for men and women for a post-surgical pain relief research study of an investigational medication. Surgery for qualified study participants will be performedby a board certified oral surgeon. Financialcompensation is provided upon study completionand the surgery is performed at no cost.

For information, call 462-0492

Page 7: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

SPORTSSports Editor: Dan HurwitzE-mail: [email protected]: (512) 232-2210www.dailytexanonline.com

THE DAILY TEXAN

7Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Christmas came early for many Longhorn fans Monday who final-ly got what they had been wish-ing for — the end of the Greg Da-vis era.

It’s official. The Texas offensive coordinator has stepped down, resigning under intense pressure from the hordes of Texas fans who have been calling for his head for several years now. And it didn’t help that Davis’ sudden — and rather bizarre — switch to a pro-style offense in 2010 went belly up as the Longhorns finished a disap-pointing year with just five wins.

But Davis isn’t the only coach who will not return for the 2011 season. Joining him are associ-ate head coach and offensive line coach Mac McWhorter as well as defensive line and spe-cial teams coach Mike Tolleson, who both retired.

This could be the change that Texas needs as the Longhorns search for answers after one of the school’s worst seasons in recent memory. The last time Texas failed to reach a bowl game was 13 years ago — Mack Brown and Davis’ first year in Austin.

Davis’ biggest failure in 2010 was his decision to drastically change the direction of the Long-

horn offense, totally rewiring the spread-offense attack that had worked wonders for Texas when dual-threat quarterbacks Vince Young and Colt McCoy roamed the 40 Acres.

But with first-year starter — and Davis’ handpicked prodigy — Garrett Gilbert running the show in 2010, Davis saw fit to change the Longhorns’ offense.

Forget that Texas’ roster had no — count them, zero — domi-nant running backs and an offen-sive line that hadn’t consistent-ly run-blocked in four years. It looked like a poor decision at the time, and it certainly was on Da-vis’ part.

The proof is in the pudding.Consider that in 2010, the of-

fense averaged an abysmal 23.8 points per game. Compare that with the nearly 40 points Texas scored on average in the previous seven seasons — during which the spread offense thrived — and it’s clear that the pro-style attack had no business in a Texas huddle in the first place.

Davis even misread the tal-ent and skill of his own prized re-cruit. He figured Gilbert couldn’t run a lick and wasn’t as mobile as Young or McCoy — part of the reason he decided to change phi-losophies. But watching Gilbert play all year — look no further than the Nebraska game — it be-came clear the sophomore signal caller had the legs and athleticism to make plays on his feet, much

like his predecessors.If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It

doesn’t get much simpler than that unless, of course, you’re Davis.

Two National Championship appearances in five years using a spread attack? Sure, lets just change that right quick.

Well, Davis made his chang-es and forced Brown to make his own tough decisions after the sea-son, costing Davis his job and end-ing his 16 years coaching along-side Brown.

Davis’ departure opens the door for running backs coach and for-mer Texas quarterback Major Ap-plewhite to step in as the new of-fensive coordinator.

It makes sense for Texas to pro-mote someone in-house rather than searching for someone from another program, and Applewhite should be a welcome choice to the boosters, fans, media, coaches and players.

Texas fans can breathe a sigh of relief now that Davis will not be up in the booth calling the shots on game day, but simply jettison-ing the offensive coordinator is not the one and only solution to Tex-as’ issues.

The Longhorns still need to find a go-to receiver, one who won’t drop easy first-down catches, and a workhorse out of the backfield.

Davis wasn’t the only problem but he was a huge part of it, and it’s up to Brown and most impor-tantly, the players, to restore Texas football to elite status in 2011.

By Austin LaymanceDaily Texan Columnist

SIDELINE

7 SPTS

By Shabab SiddiquiDaily Texan Staff

The Longhorns have won 17 matches in a row, toppled ranked opponents in Nebraska, UCLA and Iowa State and have not lost at home since Sept. 3.

Yet somehow, fans remain a little reluctant to pack Gregory Gym.

The Longhorns’ average atten-dance through the season was 2,483 fans per home game, down from the 3,035 fans per game last year and 2,502 from 2007. The team’s only sold-out crowd was the last game of the season against Texas A&M. In comparison, Nebraska, which was second behind Hawaii in average attendance last year, sells out almost a game per week.

“It’s going to be a great regional,” said head coach Jerritt Elliott after the team’s victory over UCLA on Saturday. “I’m a little disappoint-ed by the attendance tonight. Ob-viously, we’d like to sell this place out and we’ve done that through the years.”

Part of the lower sales this year can be attributed to the team’s slow start. Texas is seeded ninth in the tournament though ranked sixth by the American Volleyball Coach-es Association poll. Last year, the team was favored to make the NCAA Championships from the beginning of the season.

Saturday’s second round play-off game had an abysmal turnout of 1,963 in the 4,000-seat Grego-ry Gym, despite moderate student turnout. UCLA head coach Mike Sealy admitted the noise may have gotten to some of his younger play-ers, especially when Texas went on two six-point runs in the third set.

With the NCAA Regionals in Austin, the team could use help

from the crowd as it faces eighth-seeded Illinois on Friday and could face top-seeded Florida on Saturday.

“We need the city of Austin to come out and support us. We’ve got to have a big crowd,” Elliott said. “It’s going to be some fun vol-leyball. We need to pack this place and represent the University of Texas well.”

A tale of two settersOne could make the argument

that the biggest battle for setters Hannah Allison and Michelle Koch-er happens in the practice gym.

The duo, while constantly com-peting for a starting spot, remains forever supportive of each oth-er. Allison, a freshman from Si-loam Springs, Ark., is the taller and more athletic of the two, making her one of the best blocking setters the Longhorns have had in sev-eral years. Kocher, a junior from Wheaton, Ill., and the team’s assis-tant co-captain, is the more experi-enced and fundamentally sound. She is also a better backline player, consistently putting up near dou-ble-digit digs.

Allison won the starting spot to begin the season but went down with an ankle injury in mid-Oc-tober. Kocher stepped in, and the team has not lost since.

The UCLA match featured a little bit of both setters. Elliott inserted Allison in the game in the third set, which almost immediately sparked a turnaround. Elliott described Al-lison as a “gamer” whose compet-itiveness brings the best out of her in tight situations.

Attendance faltering going into RegionalsVOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

REGIONAL continues on page 8

By Will AndersonDaily Texan Staff

A double-digit road loss to an unranked nonconference opponent early in the sea-son? Looks like a case of dif-ferent season, same story for Texas, which dropped its sec-ond game of the 2010-11 cam-paign on Sunday.

Eleven months ago, Tex-as lost at Connecticut 88-74; part of a 3-6 skid that saw the Longhorns fall from No. 1 in the nation to out of The Asso-ciated Press poll. This time it happened at Southern Cali-fornia by a 17-point margin.

The similarities don’t stop there. Just like last season, the Longhorns’ troubles came at both ends of the court as they allowed the Trojans to shoot nearly 50 percent from the field while converting only 18 of their 56 shots.

Texas swingman Jordan Hamilton, a native of near-by Compton, Calif., had said he wouldn’t get caught up in the excitement of playing 15 minutes away from his home-town in front of friends and family but admitted late Sun-day night that the hype affect-ed him. Hamilton, the team’s leading scorer, was held to just 12 points by an aggres-sive USC defense.

Reserve guard J’Covan Brown led Texas in scoring on Sunday, finishing with 17 points. It was a showcase for Brown’s offensive skills as he drove to the basket, hit long threes and went a perfect 5-of-

5 from the free-throw line. The sophomore from Port Ar-thur was averaging just 7.7 points per contest prior to fac-ing USC but showed some of the spark that made him one of the team’s top three-point shooters last season.

The most recent AP poll was released on Sunday pri-or to the game, meaning Tex-as will keep its No. 19 rank-ing for at least another week. The Longhorns face Texas State this Saturday but don’t get another shot at a marquee team on national television until playing at North Caroli-na on Dec. 18.

“It’s the details,” said Tex-as head coach Rick Barnes. “Guys come out, they get caught up in the game as op-posed to coming out [and] playing with the purpose we need to play with.”

Barnes now has a full week to correct the team’s offen-sive slump before the Bob-cats come to the Frank Erwin Center. Texas’ field-goal per-centage has decreased in each of the past four games, dur-ing which time the squad has focused primarily on defense during practice.

Against Southern Cal, the Longhorns scored a season-low 56 points while allowing an opponent to break 70 points for the second time all year.

“We’re a better offensive team, but we’re not if we don’t execute,” Barnes said. “Our offense has hurt our defense in the last three games.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Loss to USC puts Horns in familiar predicament

Jason Redmond | Associated Press

Head coach Rick Barnes yells at point guard Cory Joseph from the sideline during Texas’ 17-point loss to USC on Sunday.

Setter Michelle Kocher passes

the ball in Saturday’s

second round win over UCLA.

Kocher and the Longhorns are set to take

on Illinois in the Sweet 16

on Friday at Gregory Gym.

Danielle VillasanaDaily Texan Staff

FOOTBALL COLUMN

Davis’ departure means fresh start

Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan file photo

Quarterback Garrett Gilbert gets tackled in Texas’ Thanksgiving loss to Texas A&M. Former Texas offen-sive coordinator Greg Davis saw little success this season with Gilbert leading the offense.

Who was Texas’ offensive coordina-tor prior to Greg Davis’ tenure?

Gene Dahlquist

TRIVIA TUESDAY

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

DEC. 7, 1996

Texas football upsets No. 3 Nebraska 37-27 in the first ever Big 12 Cham-pionship.

NFL

Jets

59 28Patriots

BIG 12 IN THE BOWLS

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1

Oklahoma Connecticut

AT&T Cotton Bowl Jan. 7

LSU Texas A&M

Valero Alamo BowlDec. 29

Oklahoma State Arizona

Insight BowlDec. 28

Missouri Iowa

Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl

Dec. 30

Nebraska Washington

New Era Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 30

Kansas State Syracuse

Texas Bowl Dec. 29

Illinois Baylor

Ticketcity Bowl Jan. 1

Northwester Texas Tech

Page 8: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

SportS Tuesday, Decemeber 7, 20108

8 SPTS

Meanwhile, Kocher’s techni-cal proficiency and high IQ allows her to make the most out of errant passes on a team that has struggled in that area. Both setters finished with 24 assists in the match.

Assistant coach Salima Rock-well, who was an All-American setter back in her playing days at Penn State and on the U.S. Nation-al Team, said having both setters is a major boon for the team.

“I think it’s awesome,” Rockwell said. “They constantly push each other, and both sides of the net in practice are really good. It’s a huge advantage for our program on hav-ing two great setters in any given point. One can sub in for the other. We could flip into a 6-2. It just gives us so many options.”

Ya dig?In the press conference fol-

lowing his team’s loss to Texas on Saturday, UCLA head coach Mike Sealy pointed to Texas’ ball control as a weaker point in the Longhorns’ arsenal.

Elliott has repeatedly said im-proved passing, the serve-receive game and confidence are the big-gest differences between the begin-ning of the year and now.

Texas’ weakness likely has less to do with inability and more to do with a lack of experience. True freshman libero Sarah Palmer was thrust into the fire after ju-nior Sydney Yogi’s injury. Palm-er, who was just coming off of

an injury herself when she started donning the black jersey, has had to learn a lot on the job.

Sophomore utility player Sha’Dare McNeal and junior Am-ber Roberson are both first-time starters. McNeal was converted from a middle blocker to a backline player over the spring. Both play-ers had relatively little back row ex-perience before coming to Texas.

While passing and ball con-trol have not cost the Longhorns a match, it may prove to be a challenge against more physical teams such as Nebraska in the coming matches.

The year of the ACLWhile studies show that female

athletes are eight times more likely to injure their ACL than male ath-letes and knee injuries are the sec-ond most common type of inju-ry in volleyball, the unprecedent-ed number of ACL tears in this year’s volleyball season has coach-es scrapping playbooks, scratching heads and re-adjusting.

The trend started in the spring when Penn State lost its sopho-more outside hitter phenom Darcy Dorton. The Longhorns lost soph-omore outside hitter and assistant co-captain Bailey Webster a little more than a week before the sea-son started.

Among Texas’ opponents, UCLA lost junior middle block-er Katie Camp last month and Illi-nois lost freshman middle blocker Anna Dorn at the beginning of the season. Perhaps the bigger concern for the Illini is the loss of senior

All-American outside hitter Lau-ra DeBruler in mid-October, who torched the Longhorns for 17 kills in their earlier matchup.

Other teams in the tourna-ment that have had to make ad-justments for ACL tears include Creighton, Mississippi and North Carolina.

Kocher connectionAs the Longhorns prepare to

battle it out against Illinois on Friday, they will need to find a way to slow down the Fighting Illini’s junior outside hitter Col-leen Ward. Ward has taken over the reins of the team and put up 27 kills and 15 digs in the team’s second round matchup against Cincinnati.

Kocher knows that better than anyone, teaming up with Ward on a club team when the two were in high school.

“[Ward] is a really talented player,” Kocher said earlier this year. “I loved playing with her the couple of years I got a chance to, and I played against her in high school, so I know what it feels like to receive one of her hits. She’s just an all-around player and I’m excited to see how she does.”

Conference breakdownsThree conferences dominate

the Sweet 16. The Pac-10 has four representatives in Stan-ford, USC, Cal and Washington. The Big 12 is also surprising-ly well represented with Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Mis-souri all advancing.

The Big Ten wins the power conference award, as it boasts Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State and Pur-due. The final two teams are Florida (SEC) and Duke (ACC).

Regional: Opposing teams looking to exploit Texas’ ball control

during their time here,” Brown said. “I want to say thank you and wish them well, because they will be missed.”

The outgoing coaches have experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows while at Texas, from the BCS Nation-al Championship in 2005 to this

year’s seven-loss season.Davis was especially success-

ful, as he led some of the most prolific offenses in school his-tory. In 2005, the Texas offense scored a then-record 652 points in a single season, and he was given the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach.

Davis also served as quarter-backs coach, where he presid-

ed over two runners-up for the Heisman Trophy — Vince Young in 2005 and Colt McCoy last year. He was coordinator when Ricky Williams won the award in 1998.

“It’s been a pleasure work-ing with not only all of the great quarterbacks I’ve been fortunate enough to coach but all of the terrific young men on both sides

of the ball,” Davis said. “I will miss all of the players, coaches and staff, but I will always have great memories of the success the players and the teams I was part of were able to achieve.”

Davis’ resignation does not take effect until Aug. 31, 2011, but Brown said the search for a replace-ment would begin immediately.

McWhorter, who has coached

football for 37 years, is thankful for all of the memories he has had at Texas.

“I feel blessed to have worked with some of the best coach-es and men in the profession,” McWhorter said. “Lastly, I have a deep love and appreciation for the players that I have coached and been associated with at Tex-as. They are a special group.”

Tolleson has been responsible for putting together and main-taining a rush defense that was ranked in the top six from 2006 to 2009, when the Longhorns al-lowed the fewest rushing yards in the nation.

“It’s been the ultimate for me as a football coach to be at a place like The University of Tex-as,” Tolleson said.

CoaChes: Offensive coordinator had plenty of success despite poor final seasonFrom page 1

From page 7 Senior Juliann Faucette attempts to block a spike from a UCLA player in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Danielle Villasana Daily Texan Staff

Page 9: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

COMICSTuesday, December 7, 2010 9

9 COMICS

9 8 4 7 6 2 5 3 13 1 6 8 5 4 2 7 95 7 2 1 9 3 8 6 41 3 8 2 7 5 4 9 64 6 5 9 3 8 1 2 72 9 7 6 4 1 3 8 56 2 3 4 1 9 7 5 87 5 1 3 8 6 9 4 28 4 9 5 2 7 6 1 3

4 9 2 7 8 5 6 1 35 1 6 9 3 4 2 8 73 7 8 6 1 2 9 4 51 3 9 2 4 6 7 5 86 5 4 8 7 3 1 2 98 2 7 1 5 9 3 6 47 6 3 4 2 8 5 9 19 8 5 3 6 1 4 7 22 4 1 5 9 7 8 3 6

Yesterday’s solution

Arrr matey. This scurrvy beast is today’s answerrrrrr.Crop it out, or it’ll be the the fishes for ya!

SUDOKUFORYOU

SUDOKUFORYOU9 7 6 3 4 2 9 2 3 8 6 3 5 9 5 3 1 9 6 8 2 3 4 7 7 1 3 4 2 7 3

Page 10: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

Life&Arts Tuesday, December 7, 201010

10 ENT/SPTS/COUPS

SUPER

12/28/10

SUPERSUPER SUPERSUPER

$3OFF 5 0 %OFF������������� ����������

����������

Coupon valid only at participating locations. Not valid with anyother offer. No cash value. One coupon valid per customer. Please present coupon prior to payment of service.©2010 Supercuts Inc. Printed U.S.A. Expires: 5/31/10 DLYTX

Coupon valid only at participating locations. Not valid with anyother offer. No cash value. One coupon valid per customer. Please present coupon prior to payment of service.©2010 Supercuts Inc. Printed U.S.A. Expires: 5/31/10 DLYTX

www.supercuts.com www.supercuts.com

��������������������

����������

����������������������������������������������������������

������������

SUPERSUPER

* Tailgate in STYLE * Paint your own Beer Mug,

BBQ Platter, Chip Bowls, & MORE!

“Café Monet is the BEST escape from campus in Austin!” - Shannon, UT student

Café Monet Paint Your Own Pottery and Mosaic Studio

Expires: 11/30/10

Any $25 purchase.

4700 W. Guadalupe, Ste. 11

(Next to Mandola’s)

(512) 906-2200

4477 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 560

(Behind Border’s)

(512) 892-3200

www.cafemonet.org

Two Locations

$5 OFF

(Not valid with other offer or special) Coupon needed at checkout.

SUPER

UT StudentsSPECIAL!

UT Students - Present this coupon and receive 15% off any bridgestone or fi restone brand tire. Also receive an additional 10% OFF our lowest advertised service price. Now with 18 Austin

area Locations. For your nearest location call.

1-800-LOCATE-US

SUPER

$159Plain Laundered

ShirtsPlease present coupons with incoming or-ders. Coupons not valid with other offers or 3 Pant Specials. Only one coupon per visit.

All Work Guaranteed• Same Day Laundry &• Dry Cleaning Service • (M-F)

Household Items Cleaned• Alteration Services• Same Day Saturday Service • (se-

lected locations)

Open Monday - Friday 7am - 7pmSaturday 9am - 3pm

H h ld I Cl d

$300Dry cleaning of$12.00 or more

Please present coupons with incoming or-ders. Coupons not valid with other offers or 3 Pant Specials. Only one coupon per visit.

OFF

3637-B Far West Blvd. 338-0141

501 W. 15th @ San Antonio 236-1118

3207 Red River (Next to TX French Bread)

472-5710

3120 GuadalupeAustin, Texas 78705

512-451-2696

$3 off anyCar Wash / Oil Change

with coupon or student id

www.arborcarwash.com

SUPER SUPER

SUPER

TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA The Daily Texan • TSTV • KVRX • The Cactus • The Texas Travesty

print COUpOnS Online at: http://www.dailytexanonline.net/coupons/

By Allistair PinsofDaily Texan Staff

After escaping his opponent’s grasp and defeating him with three ninja stars to the head, Ryan Har-vey sat quietly as his avatar posed for her fourth victory in a row.

It was just another friend-ly match with tournament play-er Stephen Wong on a quiet af-ternoon at Austin’s Arcade UFO. But during last Sunday’s tourna-ment, with 80 spectators cheering and reputation on the line, victory meant everything to the players of this tightly knit community, who gather every night for one reason: to see who’s the best of the best at “Super Street Fighter IV.”

When Harvey opened Arcade UFO in August 2008, it held one of the few arcade cabinets of “Street Fighter IV” in the U.S. (it has since upgraded to the series’ current it-eration). The arcade, located on Speedway and 31st Street next to Fricano’s Deli, became the center of Austin’s fighting game scene.

It has brought together the best players from out of town and has turned bored UT students into tour-nament players who have placed in Japan’s Super Battle Opera tourna-ment, one of the most prestigious invite-only events for arcade fight-ing games in the world.

“I wanted to do this arcade my way,” Harvey said.

After spending a year studying abroad in Japan through UT’s di-rect exchange program, he fell in love with the country’s minimalist,

intimate arcades. If it weren’t for the absence of

cigarette smoke and Japanese sal-arymen, Arcade UFO could very well exist a block away from where Harvey once attended school in Tokyo. Its walls are bare, paint-ed in a deep coat of blue, and the machines are loud — each cabinet drowns out the sound of the one beside it, creating a strange but hypnotic ambiance.

A row of fighting games fac-ing each other, positioned in a way so that opponents remain anony-mous, take up the majority of the space, but shooter, rhythm and puzzle games occupy the rest of the crowded building.

“Arcade UFO is built upon a community of people who care about games. That’s supplement-ed by people who find out about it and want to do something fun, and that’s great, too,” Harvey said. “But the heart of Arcade UFO is in the community.”

Sunday marks the end of the Ranbats, a series of six tournaments spread across two months that will decide who is the best “Super Street Fighter IV” player in Austin. With Jesse “JDR” Richmond taking the lead by 11 points over long-stand-ing champion Viet Vo — points are allocated to top positions at every event (first place: 10, second place: 7, etc.) — this is a player base that is constantly changing along with the franchise (later this month the arcade will adopt the latest edition of the game, featuring two new

characters, imported from Japan.) “I focus on everything, really,”

said Demarcus Moore, one of the Ranbats’ ranking tournament play-ers. “Lately, I’ve been focusing on reading people and how they think. I even took psychology to help.”

Moore is a high school senior from Killeen and catches a ride up to Austin with other players. He grew up in Okinawa, Japan, and said Arcade UFO reminds him of home.

Moore, like other players at the arcade, is beyond the point of

button-mashing and memorizing characters’ moves. “Street Fighter” is equal parts thumb war, chess and poker when played by seasoned players. The set of moves, time lim-it and character traits remain the same, but the timing (top players are able to spot specific frames of animation) and pacing relies on the style of the player.

“You have to think like a top player. It’s not about having the biggest combos or whether or not you can do this fancy trick,” said John Ramirez, an Arcade

UFO employee who has placed in national championships. “It’s all about how you play and how solid you can play. You need to know how to read your oppo-nent. The faster you can read your opponent, the quicker you are going to win that match.”

Awareness and complete con-trol are the most common traits among the top players of the ar-cade. Harvey’s posture is im-maculate. He hits buttons and handles the joystick with calcu-lated precision, using as little

movement as necessary.“Even before I went to Japan, I

noticed the bad posture at Amer-ican arcades and tournaments. I always thought that was really uncouth,” Harvey said. “It’s said if you have good posture you can concentrate better. I felt it was a good quality to have for fighting games anyway. We are trying to be focused.”

Jamaal Felix | Daily Texan Staff

Demarcus Moore, a regular tournament competitor, focuses on defeating his opponent in the final round at Arcade UFO’s “Super Street Fighter IV” tournament on Sunday night.

Iconic arcade hosts ‘Fighter’ tourney, draws community

WHERE: 3101 Speedway

WEb: arcadeufo.com

Page 11: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

LIFE&ARTSTuesday, December 7, 2010 1112Tuesday, December 7, 2010

11 ENT/CLASS

HOUSING RENTAL

351 Sub-Lease

SUB-LEASING APT FOR SPRING

Wanted: female student to sub-lease 1 bedroom of a 3 bedroom apt. in the Triangle for spring term. $680 per month. (210) 260-6715

360 Furn. Apts.

EFFICIENCY IN WEST

CAMPUSDorm-style effi ciency available in January, two blocks from campus. $394/mo. www.thehol-loway.com

PRELEASING FOR JANUARYFurnished studios, 1/1s, & 2/2s at 5 locations in Hyde Park or near Han-cock Center. From $540. Call (512)-458-4511 or email [email protected] for details.

400 Condos-Townhouses

CONDO FOR RENT 5 MIN

FROM UT2bed/2bath condo, at-tached garage, addi-tional parking, Washer/Dryer, pool. $900 per month 970-988-4557

SERVICES

760 Misc. ServicesUNDECLARED? Need direction? Concerned about switching majors that could cost thou-sands? Find your passion and get a fresh, powerful start after graduation. Let a qualifi ed Career Path Professional help you feel confi dent in your fi rst job or career choice for a fraction of the cost of a class. Schedule your 30 minute consult today and get started before next semester! NB CA-REERS, 830-237-2735, [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT

791 Nanny Wanted

LIVE-IN NANNY

FREE RENT, utilities, cable/internet! 78732. Beautiful Home! Pick up boys (10 & 13) from school 3 days/wk 6pm nearby-TONS FREE TIME throughout week! Sweet family! 512-372-8385

800 General Help WantedBUSINESS STUDENTS WANTED Professional highly motivated in-dividuals with strong customer service and business skills. Apply in person at Big Star Bingo, 910 W. Anderson Lane, between the hours of 4:30pm - 6:00pm Mon-day - Saturday. We pay $15-$20 an hour. Best college job ever!

GYMNASTICS COACHES Former cheerleaders and gymnasts wanted. Must love kids. 3 locations. Ja-son. 259-9995

810 Offi ce-Clerical

PARALEGAL CLERK

TRAINEEnear UT. Will train. Cre-ate form documents, assist clients, obtain state records, fax, fi le, proof. Flexible hours, ca-sual dress. PT $11-12, FT $12-13 + benefi ts. www. LawyersAidService.com Apply online.

875 Medical Study

BUSINESS

930 Business Opportunities

THE DAILY TEXAN

CLASSIFIEDRegular rate 15 words for one day=$12.50/ for one week=$42.08/ for two weeks=$67.20 & $.50 per additional word.

All ads appear online at no charge unless you opt for enhancements which will incur additional nominal charges.

940 Opportunities Wanted

YOUR AD COULD

BE HERE!CALL 512.471.5244 or self-service to submit Ad at dailytexanonline.com x ID 2860257

CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. In consideration of The Daily Texan’s acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its offi cers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print-ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval.

Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.comCLASSIFIEDS

THE DAILY TEXAN

Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.com

AD RUNS

ONLINE FOR

FREE!word ads only

keep an eye out for the

superTUESDAYCOUPONS

every week

COUPONS

every week

clip and save!

SEE WHAT OUR

ONLINESYSTEMhas to offer, and place YOUR AD NOW! Da

ilyTe

xanC

lassifi

eds.c

om

NOW!RECYCLERECYCLE

CLASSIFIEDSday, month day, 2008 3B

1

875 Medical Study

PPD StudyOpportunities

Men18 to 55Up to $4000

Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI between 18 and 32

Thu. 9 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Thu. 6 Jan. through Mon. 10 Jan.

Thu. 20 Jan. through Mon. 24 Jan.Outpatient visit: 5 Feb.

462-0492 • ppdi.com

PPD conducts medically supervised re-search studies to help evaluate new in-vestigational medications. PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 20 years. The qualifi ca-tions for each study are listed below. You must be available to remain in our facil-ity for all dates listed for a study to be eligible. Call today for more information.

Postmenopausal or Surgically Sterile Women

18 to 65Call For Compensation

Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI between 18 and 32

Fri. 10 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Fri. 17 Dec. through Mon. 20 Dec.

By Christopher NguyenDaily Texan Staff

Austin-based writer and 1999 UT graduate Jeff Metzger’s first published book, “The Rogue’s Handbook: A Concise Guide to Conduct for the Aspiring Gen-tleman Rogue,” details how male readers can become better gentleman rogues.

He dissects historical ex-amples of “g-rogue,” a term a friend coined, from Jack Spar-row of “Pirates of the Caribbe-an” to Lord Byron, noting their mix of stealth and suaveness. Metzger could very well have included himself, considering how he has smoothly continued to include writing in his life.

Although he received a mar-keting degree from the Mc-Combs School of Business, writing has always interested him, and eventually he decided to minor in English. After tak-ing a job in phone sales at a ma-jor corporation after college, he found himself in a warped “Of-fice Space” nightmare and de-cided to pursue a career with a small business.

However, as he strode into the interview room of an Aus-tin-area spa with absolutely no understanding of the mechan-ics of spa treatment, his knowl-edge of literature and writing came in handy.

“I noticed my interviewer had a British accent,” Metzger said. “I asked her where she was from. She said the U.K., and I asked what part. She an-swers, ‘Swansea,’ and I go, ‘Where Dylan Thomas is from?’

Alex WilliamsDaily Texan Staff

Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” is many things at once. It’s a masterful psychological thriller, an intense backstage drama about bal-let and a character study detailing the mental collapse of a ballerina.

It’s something entirely new for Aronofsky, saving the gritty dev-astation he exhibited in “The Wres-tler” until the final third, when the film transforms into a hallucino-genic nightmare that would feel at home in the final act of “Requiem for a Dream.”

It also features a flawless quartet of career-best performances from Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. In short, “Black Swan” is not a film to be missed.

Drawing from many of the same pages of Aronofsky’s last film, “The Wrestler,” “Black Swan” is mostly concerned with how far a perform-er will go to have that perfect show, to wow their audience and their peers. In the case of “Black Swan,” the performance in question is Nina Sayers’ (Portman) titular role in her dance company’s production of “Swan Lake.”

Her sleazy director, played by

Cassel, knows Nina can portray the innocence and purity of the White Swan, but takes a personal interest in making sure she can sell the se-ductive qualities of the Black Swan.

Aronofsky has always been able to coax stunning performances out of his actors, but Portman’s trans-formation here is unprecedented. In previous roles, Portman has been mostly hit-or-miss, disappointing as often as she dazzles. This mate-rial, about a self-critical ballerina’s attempts to live up to her director’s expectations, fits Portman perfectly.

She more than delivers, giving not only her best performance ever, but possibly the best performance of 2010. Portman is utterly fearless, disappearing into Nina and effort-lessly selling her metamorphosis. Her dedication to the role comes across in every frame, and Portman is the best part of this fantastic film.

The rest of the cast is equally as impressive. Cassel’s smarmy di-rector deftly toes the line between repulsive and seductive, rotten to his core but oddly charming nonetheless. Kunis shines as Ni-na’s alternate whose motivations are never quite clear, and Barbara Hershey’s portrayal of one of cin-ema’s most insane screen mothers

is magnetic and intense.Aronofsky’s direction has nev-

er been better. The film feels like an odd blend of the best of Cronenberg and Lynch; a dark, twisted charac-ter study dealing in sex, shame and sick, controlling relationships.

The film is presented with con-fident bravado. Aronofsky nev-er wavers, making the film’s quiet, dramatic confrontations just as ar-resting as the jarring, often terrify-ing scenes where Nina’s psyche be-gins to collapse. These scenes take over the film in its third act, which is both a hellish fever dream and a perfect finale, presenting a fully im-mersed, disturbing and unstable alternate reality as Nina complete-ly breaks down.

“Black Swan” isn’t the kind of film you see once. It’s the kind of film that reminds moviegoers why they love movies; the kind of film that leaves the audience breath-less, dazed and clamoring to see the film again. It will be dissected and discussed with the best of Ku-brick and Hitchcock for years to come, and may well earn Portman her first Oscar. “Black Swan” is this holiday season’s film to beat.

Grade: A

As the holiday season looms, the airwaves are often saturated with a wave of animated specials.

Whether it’s “Charlie Brown” or “The Grinch,” these specials are as much a part of the holidays as Santa Claus, family gatherings and rampant consumerism.

However, for those look-ing for an off-the-beaten-path Christmas Eve viewing, the Texan has assembled a short list of holiday-themed epi-sodes of modern television pro-grams. These may not be holi-day mainstays broadcast year-ly such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” or “Frosty the Snowman,” but they’re just as entertaining, if not more.

The Office (UK), “Christmas Special”

Considered by many to be superior to its American re-make, the original incarna-tion of “The Office” ended its two-season run with a Christ-mas special that brought clo-sure to many of the series’ big storylines while still maintain-ing its acidic wit and knack for squirm-in-your-seat uncomfort-able humor. With this final spe-cial, the series gets in the hol-iday spirit, granting most of its main characters the happy

endings they’ve been chasing the entire series and ending things on what may be the se-ries’ first hopeful note ever.

The Office (US), “A Benihana Christmas”

Where the original “Office” mostly retained its bleak spirit until its final moments, the U.S. remake went unabashedly senti-mental for its third-season holi-day special, which features Steve Carell’s Michael Scott reeling from a brutal breakup and try-ing to find new love with a teen-age Benihana’s waitress. Mixing some of the series’ funniest mo-ments (a scene where Michael forgets which waitress he’s hit-ting on is a comedic goldmine) and some of its sweetest, “A Benihana Christmas” is a prime example of why the U.S. “Office” has been as successful as it has.

The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”

Sometimes billed as “The Simpsons Christmas Special,” “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” was the first episode broad-cast in the landmark series. Be-sides giving us our first glimpse of Springfield, this episode is as heartwarming a Christmas story as you’re going to find this holi-day season and displays the mix of sentimentality, working-class hopelessness and sharp humor

that defined the early days of “The Simpsons.”

South Park, “Woodland Critter Christmas”

Easily the funniest (and most offensive) episode on this list, “Woodland Critter Christmas” brutally parodies holiday spe-cials. In telling the heartwarm-ing tale of an adorable gang of Disney-esque animals who also happen to be Satanic harbingers of the apocalypse, South Park blends its trademark irreverence with the holiday spirit, making for one of its most memorable and hilarious episodes.

Supernatural, “A Very Supernatural Christmas”

The paranormal horror show “Supernatural” seems like the last show that would do a holi-day episode, but it bucked ex-pectations in its third season and delivered a sad, funny and gory Christmas extravaganza. Pitting the demon-hunting Winchester brothers (Jensen Ackles and Jar-ed Padalecki) against a mass-murdering Santa Claus, this epi-sode showcases the offbeat sense of humor and effective scares that put “Supernatural” miles ahead of anything else airing on the CW and makes for a great ep-isode to put on when you’re sick of heartwarming shows based on Christmas carols.

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight

Psychological thriller “Black Swan” engages the audience with its suspenseful plot and stellar performances.

TV TUESDAYBy Alex Williams

Shows shake up traditions, abandon cliche story lines

it down and distill it down to a textbox or a text,” Metzger said. “Back then, my artistic integri-ty could not be compromised. I was just arrogant. I thought they would back down. Then they said they wouldn’t pub-lish it. Years later, I’m older and

wiser, and Sourcebooks said they wanted to make formatting changes, which I found to be constructive and I made. I had this thought bubble of myself at 19 saying, ‘Absolutely not! I will not change a word.’”

Now, after that exhaust-ing three-year process, “The Rogue’s Handbook” has finally

been released. Already, Metzger is working on a manuscript of a novel that he first started as a student that includes Cuba, prostitution and culture shock. It is an ambitious work, but given the “g-rogue”-like skill Metzger has shown in continu-ing his writing career, he should have no problem finishing it.

‘Black Swan’ boasts Oscar potential

ROGUE: Release highlights growth as a writerFrom page 12

Courtesy of Comedy Central

South Park’s “Woodland Critter Christmas” offers an alternative, though crude, holiday television special in contrast to more traditional programs.

MOVIE REVIEW

Page 12: The Daily Texan 12/07/10

Life&Arts Life&Arts Editor: Amber GenuskeE-mail: [email protected]: (512) 232-2209www.dailytexanonline.com

The Daily Texan

12Tuesday, December 7, 2010

12 LIFE

We offer the excellent legal education you’re looking for in faculty, curriculum, and services at one of the most affordable law school tuition rates in the U.S.

South Texas’ location in downtown Houston is near some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, boutique practices, and global corporations, which enhances opportunity for clerkships and employment.

With the Houston Pavilions, Discovery Green, Toyota Center and Midtown close by, you’ll find lots of ways to have fun, too.

���������������

south texas college of law�������������������������������������������

South Texas College of Lawin downtown houston can provide the change you want in your life.

Discover how great your future can be. Contact our Admissions Office at

713.646.1810www.stcl.edu

HOUSING RENTAL

351 Sub-Lease

SUB-LEASING APT FOR SPRING

Wanted: female student to sub-lease 1 bedroom of a 3 bedroom apt. in the Triangle for spring term. $680 per month. (210) 260-6715

360 Furn. Apts.

EFFICIENCY IN WEST

CAMPUSDorm-style effi ciency available in January, two blocks from campus. $394/mo. www.thehol-loway.com

PRELEASING FOR JANUARYFurnished studios, 1/1s, & 2/2s at 5 locations in Hyde Park or near Han-cock Center. From $540. Call (512)-458-4511 or email [email protected] for details.

400 Condos-Townhouses

CONDO FOR RENT 5 MIN

FROM UT2bed/2bath condo, at-tached garage, addi-tional parking, Washer/Dryer, pool. $900 per month 970-988-4557

SERVICES

760 Misc. ServicesUNDECLARED? Need direction? Concerned about switching majors that could cost thou-sands? Find your passion and get a fresh, powerful start after graduation. Let a qualifi ed Career Path Professional help you feel confi dent in your fi rst job or career choice for a fraction of the cost of a class. Schedule your 30 minute consult today and get started before next semester! NB CA-REERS, 830-237-2735, [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT

791 Nanny Wanted

LIVE-IN NANNY

FREE RENT, utilities, cable/internet! 78732. Beautiful Home! Pick up boys (10 & 13) from school 3 days/wk 6pm nearby-TONS FREE TIME throughout week! Sweet family! 512-372-8385

800 General Help WantedBUSINESS STUDENTS WANTED Professional highly motivated in-dividuals with strong customer service and business skills. Apply in person at Big Star Bingo, 910 W. Anderson Lane, between the hours of 4:30pm - 6:00pm Mon-day - Saturday. We pay $15-$20 an hour. Best college job ever!

GYMNASTICS COACHES Former cheerleaders and gymnasts wanted. Must love kids. 3 locations. Ja-son. 259-9995

810 Offi ce-Clerical

PARALEGAL CLERK

TRAINEEnear UT. Will train. Cre-ate form documents, assist clients, obtain state records, fax, fi le, proof. Flexible hours, ca-sual dress. PT $11-12, FT $12-13 + benefi ts. www. LawyersAidService.com Apply online.

875 Medical Study

BUSINESS

930 Business Opportunities

THE DAILY TEXAN

CLASSIFIEDRegular rate 15 words for one day=$12.50/ for one week=$42.08/ for two weeks=$67.20 & $.50 per additional word.

All ads appear online at no charge unless you opt for enhancements which will incur additional nominal charges.

940 Opportunities Wanted

YOUR AD COULD

BE HERE!CALL 512.471.5244 or self-service to submit Ad at dailytexanonline.com x ID 2860257

CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. In consideration of The Daily Texan’s acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its offi cers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print-ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval.

Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.comCLASSIFIEDS

THE DAILY TEXAN

Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.com

AD RUNS

ONLINE FOR

FREE!word ads only

keep an eye out for the

superTUESDAYCOUPONS

every week

COUPONS

every week

clip and save!

SEE WHAT OUR

ONLINESYSTEMhas to offer, and place YOUR AD NOW! Da

ilyTe

xanC

lassifi

eds.c

om

NOW!RECYCLERECYCLE

CLASSIFIEDSday, month day, 2008 3B

1

875 Medical Study

PPD StudyOpportunities

Men18 to 55Up to $4000

Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI between 18 and 32

Thu. 9 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Thu. 6 Jan. through Mon. 10 Jan.

Thu. 20 Jan. through Mon. 24 Jan.Outpatient visit: 5 Feb.

462-0492 • ppdi.com

PPD conducts medically supervised re-search studies to help evaluate new in-vestigational medications. PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 20 years. The qualifi ca-tions for each study are listed below. You must be available to remain in our facil-ity for all dates listed for a study to be eligible. Call today for more information.

Postmenopausal or Surgically Sterile Women

18 to 65Call For Compensation

Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI between 18 and 32

Fri. 10 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec.Fri. 17 Dec. through Mon. 20 Dec.

By Christopher NguyenDaily Texan Staff

Austin-based writer and 1999 UT graduate Jeff Metzger’s first published book, “The Rogue’s Handbook: A Concise Guide to Conduct for the Aspiring Gen-tleman Rogue,” details how male readers can become better gentleman rogues.

He dissects historical ex-amples of “g-rogue,” a term a friend coined, from Jack Spar-row of “Pirates of the Caribbe-an” to Lord Byron, noting their mix of stealth and suaveness. Metzger could very well have included himself, considering how he has smoothly continued to include writing in his life.

Although he received a mar-keting degree from the Mc-Combs School of Business, writing has always interested him, and eventually he decided to minor in English. After tak-ing a job in phone sales at a ma-jor corporation after college, he found himself in a warped “Of-fice Space” nightmare and de-cided to pursue a career with a small business.

However, as he strode into the interview room of an Aus-tin-area spa with absolutely no understanding of the mechan-ics of spa treatment, his knowl-edge of literature and writing came in handy.

“I noticed my interviewer had a British accent,” Metzger said. “I asked her where she was from. She said the U.K., and I asked what part. She an-swers, ‘Swansea,’ and I go, ‘Where Dylan Thomas is from?’

And she gets all excited, and I begin to recite Dylan Thom-as’ ‘Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.’ I was then offered the position, even though I was grossly unqualified.”

Now he works with a student housing real estate company but regularly keeps a block of time on Saturdays just to write whatever inspires him. Three years ago, that inspiration came as he was flipping through a book at a friend’s house on how to be a gentleman.

He felt that the book was too serious and decided to write his own handbook. Instead of the serious tone, he would inject some playfulness, and instead of simply the gentleman, he would describe the gentleman rogue, an archetype made distinctive in the intrigue he possesses and that had interested him for years in books and movies.

Although he has written two manuscripts before, “The Rogue’s Handbook” is his first to be published by a major pub-lishing house, Sourcebooks. It has been a long process of ed-iting, revising and publicizing. The experience also showed him how much growth he has made as a writer since his time as a UT student.

When Sourcebooks returned his manuscript to him with for-matting revisions, Metzger was more than willing to make the changes; a stark contrast from his 19-year-old self. During his sophomore year at UT, he and a friend sent an article to then-fledgling Maxim magazine. Maxim wanted to publish it but with some slight changes.

“To me, they wanted to dumb

By Lindsey ChernerDaily Texan Staff

When the economic crisis hit in 2008, Wachovia lost $8.9 billion, but finance and Plan II junior For-rest Wilkinson didn’t panic.

Instead, Wilkinson made a 600-percent return at a time when the analysts were making compar-isons to The Great Depression.

“People were really fright-ened,” Wilkinson said. “I remem-ber watching CNN and seeing the numbers dip down to under a dol-lar a share. It really sparked my in-terest in finance.”

Wilkinson is one of six co-found-ers of University Investment Secu-rity Teams, an organization that strives to give students hands-on experience with all levels of knowl-edge in business.

“There are no barriers. We’re not looking for requirements,” Wilkin-son said. “It’s like a language in that, sure you can learn the gram-mar from a couple of years in a classroom, but that’s not the same as spending a few months in a Spanish-speaking country.”

At the beginning of the semes-ter, $40 in dues are taken from each member and pooled into a pot that students then use as their

investment capital. Teams of up to eight then collaborate and agree on the best way to invest their dues and have friendly competition.

“It takes the pressure off of them [when they talk] in small groups,” Wilkinson said. “Not to mention, employers are increasingly looking for experience with teamwork.”

Wilkinson and co-founder and business sophomore Ali Mav-rakis, along with the rest of the board of directors, rely on a col-laborative teamwork environ-ment. The team also believes in rewarding those that make wise decisions in the market by award-ing the groups that have the high-est returns on investment.

“When it comes to our ventures, we want people to be excited. We want people to be as comfortable as they can be within our organi-zation, whether that be by taking a passive stance or constantly stand-ing up and expressing opinions,” Mavrakis said.

The team prides itself on its range in level of experience with finance and also acknowledg-es that online economic resourc-es can be overwhelming. The team wants to give experience to students regardless of prior

experience in investment. “Mark Rodriguez is a philos-

ophy major and has zero invest-ment experience, but he is still able to manage our accounts,” Mavrakis said.

When the board began to notice the amount of students that lacked economic expertise, they knew

there was a need for a club that actively trades.

“There are lots of students inter-ested in investment, but they don’t have the money,” Wilkinson said. “The great thing about [the team] is that it pulls together money, it al-lows for democratic decisions and is unique in that it’s interactive based on what the students decide to do. Nothing is hierarchy.”

The team is looking to expand

nationally and has started branch-es at The University of Pennsylva-nia, The University of Chicago and at other UT campuses to create a diverse set of contacts.

“This growth enables students not just networking opportunities at UT but networking at schools across the U.S.,” Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson acknowledged that everyone is going to contribute, yet feels there’s an overwhelming number of individuals that don’t know where their money is going.

“Just having a little knowl-edge about the economic sector will allow you to make more of your money, even for people who aren’t going to be finance majors,” Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson and Mavrakis said they want their members to begin to think of their actions from an economic standpoint. They want them to have the ability to under-stand the market and know what’s happening at all times in order to make wise choices.

“Economics is all around us in every decision, in every transac-tion we make,” Mavrakis said. “You have to understand the prin-ciples behind it. Once you do, you can change the way you think.”

Group invests in students’ futuresAllen Otto | Daily Texan Staff

Sophomore Ali Mavrakis and junior Forrest Wilkinson, founders of the University Security Investment Teams, offer small lectures and work-shops through their group that give students hands-on experience with investing.

Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff

UT alumnus Jeff Metzger just published his first novel, “The Rogue’s Handbook.” The book is a comedic guide to life for the modern man.

ROGUE continues on page 11

RECYCLEyour copy of

The Daily Texan

♲

♲

UT alumnus’ manual mirrors own suave lifeAuthor gives instructions on how to properly behave like the ‘gentleman rogue’

‘‘When it comes to our ventures, we want

people to be excited.”

— Ali Mavrakis Co-founder

For web exclusive stories, videos, photo galleries and more, go to

dailytexanonline.com


The Daily Texan 11-16-10

The Daily Texan 06-02-2011

The Daily Texan 2-28-11

The Daily Texan 2014-03-31

The Daily Texan 8-4-10

Scott Scarborough Daily Texan Pages

The Daily Texan 2014-11-07

The Daily Texan 2015-07-13

The Daily Texan 2014-02-27

The Daily Texan 2014-07-14

The Daily Texan 7-20-10

The Daily Texan 2015-10-07

The Daily Texan 2013-09-13

The Daily Texan 2016-07-11

The Daily Texan 2013-02-07

The Daily Texan 2015-07-20

Daily Texan 2016- 02-25

The Daily Texan 7-9-10

The Daily Texan 2013-07-08

The Daily Texan

The Daily Texan 2012-11-07

The Daily Texan 11-1-10

The Daily Texan 2-21-11

The Daily Texan 2013-11-12

The Daily Texan 2014-07-21

Daily Texan Western Comic Feature

Daily Texan 8-31-11

The Daily Texan 2014-02-07

The Daily Texan 2013-07-01

The Daily Texan 2015-07-06

The Daily Texan 2013-01-23

The Daily Texan 2016-07-06

The Daily Texan 09-24-10

The Daily Texan 1-30-12

The Daily Texan 2015-04-07