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Autism activists question H1N1 vaccine By Ben Wermund Daily Texan Staff Health experts are warning about the serious long term effects of a vaccine expected to become available within the next few months that would combat Swine Flu, a virus associated with more than 430 deaths this year. Doses of the vaccine could con-

tain two controversial compounds: thimerosal and squalene, said Peter McCarthy, chair of the Texas Health Freedom Coalition, a natural health lobbyist organization. A growing number of scientists and researchers believe that a relationship between the increase in cases of autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, and speech or

language delay and the increased use of mercury-containing thimerosal in vaccines is plausible and deserves more scrutiny, according to the National Autism Association. According to the association, the U.S. Department of Education data from 1992-1993 in comparison to 2000-2001 indicates that there has been an a 644 percent in-

crease in autism cases among all U.S. children. McCarthy said thimerosal has been included in the H1N1 vaccine despite protests by public health officials. “It’s the same path that’s been trod multiple times before,” McCarthy said. “Why are we including a compound that includes mercury?”

But the risks associated with Swine Flu far surpass those associated with the vaccine, making the vaccination a necessity, said Dr. Pat Crocker, emergency medicine chief at Dell Children’s Hospital. “All in all, even if the severity of the illness doesn’t get any worse than it is now, and it’s still a relatively mild illness, you’re

still better off getting the vaccine than not,” Crocker said. “Even when you consider the side effects, you’re several times safer getting the vaccine, particular if you’re 24 years and younger.” McCarthy said squalene, another compound included in the vaccine,

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Class helps women stay healthy, eat out smartly

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Joy Niu, 8, breaks chopsticks before eating lunch with her family at the Chinese restaurant Asia Cafe.

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By Ben Wermund Daily Texan Staff With the approach of a new school year, the dreaded freshman 15 is likely to be weighing on the minds of many incoming students. But an ongoing UT study focuses on another group that is also battling weight issues: the faculty. Gayle Timmerman, associate dean of the school of nursing, is conducting a study focusing on the amount of times women between 40 and 50 years old eat out. “It’s an intervention based on the premise that if you eat out frequently, in general, you consume more calories, so over time, you are more likely to gain weight,” Timmerman said. She conducts six weeks of two-hour classes in which she teaches what she calls “mindful eating” at restaurants. “We focus on eating food as if you were a connoisseur,” Timmerman said. She said another part focuses on “hunger and fullness and paying attention to body cues.” Timmerman said mindful eating is important for fighting the freshman fifteen as well. “The intervention pertains to any age group that eats out frequently,” she said. “If you can just manage the portion sizes, and you need to make sure you don’t forget to do what your mother told you,

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Lawmaker supports student visa reform By Syeda Hasan Daily Texan Staff The concerns of international students who support a quicker, more efficient way to access higher education in the U.S. are not going unnoticed by local and national lawmakers. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas emphasized the importance of enforcing national security but still allowing international students to benefit from higher education Tuesday behind the closed doors of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Hispanic Agents Association meeting. He said immigration policy reform is a pressing issue facing the nation, but federal and state governments may postpone a national dialogue to focus on other areas of concern, such as health care, sustainable energy and the recession. “We want to see comprehensive immigration reform because it’s something that you just can’t put

to student visas became more difficult following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, it is important to still allow accessible education to international students. He said he is supportive of international education because many students who come to study in the U.S. are able to return to their countries and are able to make positive advances through their careers, or become leading political figures in their homelands. “When you have that, those people get closer with the U.S., and I think that establishes a closer bond between the United States and those [world] leaders who have studied here,” Cuellar said. “We still have to provide for security because we May-Ying Lam | Daily Texan Staff certainly don’t want to have people use student visas to gain access to Congressman Henry Cuellar spoke to reporters about immigration at the situations like we saw in 9/11, But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Hispanic Agents Association nevertheless, I think we can find Conference. that balance.” aside,” Cuellar said. “We’re deal- at a time. Once we get those out of He said the U.S. House of Repreing with the economy, which is in a the way, then we hope that we can sentatives will propose immigration downspin. The way the legislative address it.” VISA continues on page 2 process works is with certain issues He said that while gaining access

Religious devotion could predict sexual behavior By Syeda Hasan Daily Texan Staff A recent study conducted by UT associate sociology professor Mark Regnerus, found that analyzing high school students’ levels of religious devotion in combination with personality traits can predict the sexual behavior and relationship patterns that adolescents will exhibit as they enter college. Regnerus, who compiled his research in the book “Forbid-

den Fruit,” worked with the National Study of Youth and Religion, a project that conducted interviews regarding the religious views of adolescents nationwide. He found that being a part of a religious community affects sexual decision making. “We found that religion was not as effective of a predictor of sexual behavior as one might

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Gayle Timmerman, associate dean of the school of nursing, advises restaurant patrons of all ages to practice mindful eating habits.

APD’s ticketing tactics scrutinized by local By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff When the nation’s economy goes south, and cities and local governments are faced with looming budgetary crises, some believe law enforcement agencies increase traffic citations in order to make up for lost funds. But Austin Police Department officials say that belief doesn’t hold true. Austin resident Hugh Simonich, however, says an open records request he filed suggests

that in times of need, officers enforce quotas and APD citations are used to generate revenue for the city. Due to citations issued by APD officers, 64,930 more traffic cases were processed through the city’s municipal court in 2008 than in 2007. The court processed 272,538 citations in 2008 generating $28 million. Of that money, $15 million was cycled back into the city’s general fund which, in this fiscal year,

funds 91.3 percent of the police department. Funding for the highway enforcement unit also increased to $15.9 million in 2008 up from $8.7 million in 2007, according to the record request. Assistant Police Chief David Carter said officers are bound by state law to not uphold quotas and that APD is not a revenue generating organization. “The city may get revenue from the citations from the court, but we are not connect-

ed to the court,” Carter said, who added that citations are issued purely on a law enforcement basis. “Enforcement is a big issue. When the crashes go up, that is a major concern for the police department.” In the current fiscal year, funding for highway enforcement rose again, to roughly $17.3 million, according the city’s budget. “ T h o u g h o ff i c i a l s m a y

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By Ryan Moore Daily Texan Staff Austin and the University cemented their place in the history of music this week, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recognized the Austin City Limits Music television show as a historic landmark. “This is now the longest running music television show in history,” said Bill Stotesbery, general manager of KLRU, the division of PBS that films the ACL television show. “I think that shows that it is singular in its accomplishments.” Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Elvis Costello are just a few of the artists who have performed at the studio located on the UT campus in the Communication Complex over the show’s 35 year history. The show is known for its diverse performances, which reflect the taste of the Austin music scene, and more recently has expanded to include a more international presence, he said. “Those are the things that make ACL interesting,” Stotesbery said, “It’s not one genre, it’s not just iconic established acts, it’s also young emerging artists to be discovered.” The 300 person capacity studio at UT is famous for its Austin night skyline backdrop featuring the UT tower and its small, intimate feel, he said. “The ACL brand has come to mean a pure music experience between the artist and his audience,” he said. “It’s one of the only places where artists can go to film a TV show and have a full performance uninterrupted, in a very physically intimate setting.” The nationally televised show

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame named the ACL studios as an official historic site on Monday. will join other Fame and Muestablishments seum. “It shares that have been with the Rock declared historand Roll Hall of The ACL brand has Fame the misical landmarks by the Rock come to mean a pure sion of collectand Roll Hall of ing, preserving music experience Fame in Cleveand interpreting between the artist and the rock and roll land this week. “Austin City story and eduhis audience.” L i m i t s re p re cating fans about — Bill Stotesbery the cultural sigsents one of the most unique ar- general manager of KLRU nificance of this chives of modart form.” ern American A plaque will music,” said Terbe presented to ry Stewart, presthe studio markident and chief executive offi- ing the location as a historic site cer of the Rock and Roll Hall of for rock and roll on the same day

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the show airs its first hip-hop performance, featuring Mos Def. Stotesbury said the show has evolved from purely the old cowboys like Willie Nelson who founded the music scene in Austin in the ‘60s, to a more diverse offering today, featuring everything from Coldplay to, most recently, the Dave Matthews Band. He said he thinks this has contributed to its longevity and ultimately the honors it has received. “Over 35 years of its history, it has captured most of the major entertainers in the US music scene and more recently, the international scene,” Stotesbery said.

which is contains aluminum. and fruits. Overexposure to squalene, She said which already exists in the humanally proble body, could potentially lead to au- “If you’r toimmune disorders, said Mattthe smalle Baral, an associate professor at theman said. Southwest College of Naturopath-ing out to, ic Medicine. up half to “The concern about that is,start eating it’s a natural substance, howev-the table an er if it’s being injected, there are While T concerns that it could potential-vention fo ly stimulate our bodies’ reactionits, John Iv against the squalene in our bod-siology and ies,” Baral said. fessor, said Though there have not been testsUT faculty done to determine long term ef-gain down fects, he said autoimmune diseas- “The big es, such as arthritis, lupis and dia-gain amon betes, could develop from the reaction to squalene. Crocker acknowledged the lack of research, but said he still feels confident in the safety of the vaccine. “It is in a rushed development and testing phase, but all in all, it will likely be a safe vaccine,” he said. While most of the controversy surrounding vaccinations has focused on administering them to young children, McCarthy said the mercury and aluminum found in the vaccines can have adverse effects regardless of age. “Heavy metal is heavy metal and it’s going to have some kind of negative effect no matter what your age is,” he said. “It’s a matter of how much you’re exposed to and for how long and it’s something people should keep in mind when they are making an informed decision.”

VISA: Students suggest online process APD: Officials claim ticketing practices legal From page 1 reform in September. He said both the House and the U.S. Senate must work together to construct an effective immigration reform bill. Cuellar did not provide any statistics or examples of potential legislation. Teri Albrecht, UT International Student and Scholar Services director, said international students at the University have not faced significant difficulty receiving student visas. “In our experience, most of our students who apply from abroad are successful in getting their student visas,” Albrecht “We do let them know that there could be a delay for various reasons. It certainly could be harder if the country that they are applying from has a conflict with the U.S., and students may sometimes have to defer a semester to wait for their visas.” According to a 2005 report released by UT’s International Student and Scholar Servic-

es, the number of international students enrolled at the University increased from 4,543 in 2001 to 4,804 in 2002, after the Sept. 11 attacks. There were 4,546 international students enrolled in 2005 and there has been a steady increase in their enrollment since 1996. Xu Xu, an international MBA student from China, said she heard from friends in China that U.S. visa restrictions have become more stringent in recent years, but she said she personally feels that the application process has become easier for international students. “I heard several people got [additional] checks because of their majors, if they were studying high tech things or space sciences,” Xu said. “Usually we get the U.S. visa on the day of application, but if your materials are asked to be checked, you could be asked to wait up to three months longer.” She said lessening restrictions would simplify the verifi-

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cation process and pose less of an inconvenience for international students. “I think that I understand for national security, you have to impose certain barriers for foreigners, but I would say that students are harmless,” Xu said. George Sammy, an international aerospace engineering freshman from Trinidad, said he did not face many difficulties when coming to study in the U.S., but his application process was lengthened because of inefficiency at the United States embassy in Trinidad, where he had to turn in paperwork. He said enabling students to submit documents online rather than in person would help speed up the process. “I think students from Trinidad have more trouble getting a visa because they ask us for a whole set of information, more than they usually do [for other students],” Sammy said. “For me, I would like if it was a little easier to apply.”

From page 1 certainly claim the reason for the increased revenue and expenditures in traffic enforcement is public safety, it’s not hard to suspect that revenue generation must be at least part of the motive for the large increase in the number of traffic stops and citations given, especially in light of the city’s large budget deficit of $30 million,” Simonich said. Carter said there has been no move within the department or from city council to issue citations to generate revenue. He said Austin has seen an increase in traffic fatalities. At this time in 2008, Austin had 36 traffic fatalities. This year, Austin has had 42, a 16 percent increase and the increase in fatalities has led to the increase in enforcement on the city’s roadways, said Dennis Farris, a senior patrol officer. After receiving a speeding ticket on State Highway 183 in August, Simonich said he wanted to know if there was an ul-

terior motive behind him being pulled over. He said he did not feel he deserved the ticket. Months later, he filed an information request asking for the amount of traffic citations issued from APD and the revenue provided to the city from the municipal court. Simonich said the results from APD’s data indicate a correlation between an increase in funding for APD’s highway enforcement unit, the number of citations issued and the revenue generated for the city. “I wanted to know if this is a business or is this is a traffic safety issue,” Simonich said. For years, the APD highway enforcement unit has chronically been understaffed and only recently were positions filled in that unit, Farris said. Police officials attribute any increase in citations and the unit’s budget to the fact that there are more officers patrolling the city’s roadways now. From 2006 to year-todate figures for 2009, there has been a 5 percent increase in ci-

tations, an increase Farris attributes to the increase in officers. “When you have one fatality, that is one too many,” said Assistant Police Chief Patti Robinson. “When you increase enforcement, obviously you increase visibility of the officers and crime goes down.” The number of traffic citations, however, has held steady, according to Rebecca Stark, a spokeswoman for Austin’s municipal court. Stark said in a nine-year period, there have been some fluctuations but nothing that would constitute a significant increase. Between the 2001 fiscal year and year-to-date figures for the 2009 fiscal year, there has actually been a drop of 40,323 citations through the court system, Stark said. “People don’t like getting traffic tickets,” Farris said, explaining people believe officers uphold quotas because of prior policies some police departments have held. “Maybe we are fighting for the sins of our fathers.”

STUDY: Professor says sex seems to precipitate dating From page 1 expect,” Regnerus said. “It didn’t so much matter whether you were Catholic, Jewish, or Evangelical. It mattered whether or not you were immersed in a religious community, a network of like-minded friends. Religious orientation doesn’t affect it all that much as compared with religious practice.” Regnerus used data from the government-funded National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health to compile his research and said he used supplemental data sets with one-on-one interviews to provide an in-depth view into the lives of young adults. While religious identification has a stronger influence on sexual behavior during childhood, religious high school students begin to exhibit differing behavior from less devout students during their adolescent years, he said. “Some people come in with very strategic orientations and attitudes and they’re focused on getting their degrees and achieving specific goals,” Regnerus said. “The kids that are more strategic tend to be more cautious about sex than the kids who are less strategic and are sort of looking for the quintessential college experience. It’s just an orientation that people either have or don’t have, but I think an approach of being cautious is always good.” Regnerus’ research showed that many high school students

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Mark Regnerus, a sociology professor, conducted a study on teen sex, focusing on norms and how these patterns are carried into college. choose to engage in intimate activities other than sexual intercourse for fear of getting pregnant, but many of them are more open to having sex once they enter college. He said he plans to publish another book addressing factors that influence sexual behaviors of college students. In recent years, young adults have assumed a more casual attitude toward romantic relationships and have become less focused on commitment, he said. “Now, it’s sort of like people get together and maybe they eventually date,” Regnerus said. “Sex or something sexual seems to precipitate dating, which is completely bizarre for those of us from older generations. I think people are struggling with

how to meet people and what to expect of a relationship, so they expect less serious relationships of shorter durations.” Regnerus asks his sociology students to question why they engage in dating if they do not intend to make a long-term commitment with their partners. He said recent dating patterns are influenced by rising divorce rates and Americans assuming the attitude that permanency does not exist in relationships. “Students are getting used to not having one boyfriend or girlfriend throughout college,” Regnerus said. “They’re becoming less serious and more sexual, and I think a lot of them find that unfulfulling at a deeper level. I think they think it’s normal,

and it may very well be, but you wind up with a lot of people who emerge from UT not having found a spouse, not really having thought about that during their four years. So, they missed out on the biggest social network around them for that purpose.” Elizabeth Caldwell, kinesiology and classics junior and a member of Athiest Longhorns, said she feels students who do not have a strong religious network can still successfully abstain from sexual activities or commit to a romantic relationship if they want. “I think it’s just a matter of the person and how committed they are to decisions,” Caldwell said. “I think it’s the same way with everyone, whether they’re a Christian who doesn’t believe in sex before marriage or not.” Biology junior Zehra Zaid said that as a practicing Muslim, she is not influenced by college activities which she finds immoral such as drinking. But she said she feels many students who are religiously devout in their high school years abandon their convictions in the college environment because their parents are no longer present to impose religious virtues on them. “A lot of people I know are just Muslim by name,” Zaid said. “In college, you realize that they’re not really believing for themselves. They’re kind of believing just because their parents are telling them to.”

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NATION BRIEFLY Wisconsin teenager charged in fatal stabbing over milk MILWAUKEE — A long-simmering feud between a 13-yearold girl and her step-grandfather erupted after the man allegedly poured her milk down the drain, prompting the girl to fatally stab him in the neck, court documents said. Labrina T. Brown, who allegedly threatened Robert A. Moon with knives before, told an officer who responded, “I killed him,” and said to a neighbor, “I’m not afraid to go to jail for this,” according to the criminal complaint against her. The Milwaukee girl is charged as an adult with first-degree reckless homicide, which carries a maximum penalty of 60 years in prison.

Texas man in gang rape, murder case loses appeal HOUSTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hear from a death row inmate accused of being the ringleader of a gang of teenagers convicted of raping and killing two teenage Houston girls 16 years ago. The denial from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals moves Peter Anthony Cantu, 34, closer to execution for the murders of Elizabeth Pena, 16, and her 14-year-old friend, Jennifer Ertman. The girls were gang raped, beaten and strangled in an attack that shocked crime-hardened Houston and attracted national attention for its brutality. The girls’ bodies, decomposing in the blazing Houston heat, were found four days after the pair failed to return home. Cantu, who was 18 at the time of the slayings, and four companions — all 17 or 18 — received death sentences. Two already have been executed. Two others had their sentences commuted to life after the U.S. Supreme Court barred the death penalty for those who were under 18 at the time of their crimes. Compiled by Associated Press reports

Birmingham mayor pardons protesters By Bob Johnson & Jay Reeves The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham’s mayor offered a blanket pardon Tuesday to thousands of demonstrators charged in this cauldron of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, a mostly symbolic forgiveness he acknowledges few may actually want. Many blacks who braved police dogs and fire hoses say they carry their misdemeanor record with them as a badge of honor. Mayor Larry Langford said he expects many will reject the mass pardon for that reason, but he felt it was important to offer. “Sometimes saying you’re sorry does more for the person saying it than the person who was victimized,” Langford, who is black, said during a City Council meeting. Gwendolyn C. Webb-Happling, who is now a pastor, said she and other protesters are not interested in a pardon now. She was 14 when she was arrested in Birmingham in 1963 and spent a week in custody at the city fairgrounds, charged with demonstrating without a permit. She never heard any more about the charge after she was released. “We went to jail for a purpose — to be free,” she said. “Not just us but our children and our children’s children. We are proud of what we did.” In the three years since Alabama passed a law allowing people charged during nonviolent civil rights demonstrations to have their records expunged, officials have not received a single pardon application from anyone arrested in the Montgomery bus boycott of the mid-1950s, the Birmingham demonstrations of 1963 or the Selma voting rights marches of 1965. The law is known as the Rosa Parks Act, after the civil rights icon arrested in Montgomery for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Louisiana passed a similar law but has likewise had no pardon applications. Tennes-

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A 17-year-old civil rights demonstrator being attacked by a police dog during protests in Birmingham, Ala. on May 3, 1963. The mayor of Birmingham, Larry Langford, is issuing a blanket pardon for thousands of people who were arrested in the Alabama city during civil rights protests in the 1960s. Langford announced the pardon during a City Council meeting on Tuesday. see officials could not say for sure whether anyone has applied under that state’s Rosa Parks Act. Langford, who is facing a federal bribery trial later this month, said he was unaware Birmingham had not already offered pardons until The Associated Press called seeking information for a story. There doesn’t appear to be much practical effect to the pardons other than symbolism.

April Odom, a city spokeswoman, said court employees are now trying to verify how many protesters were arrested and how many of those were convicted. Langford’s proclamation Tuesday urged those convicted to apply for pardons, but Odom said protesters who were just arrested may also apply for pardon documents to commemorate their actions.

The mayor’s proclamation says it is in compliance with both the Rosa Parks Act and a city code allowing mayors to grant pardons. Odom said she believes mayors can only grant them for misdemeanors, but would need to do research to be sure. People seeking equal rights for blacks began demonstrating in Birmingham in the late 1950s, and

about 2,500 children and adults were arrested when the protests climaxed in 1963 with the participation of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King himself was arrested and penned his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while in custody. A longtime civil rights leader, Bishop Calvin Woods, accepted the pardon Tuesday on behalf of thousands of people.

U.S. hikers entered Iran by mistake By Patrick Walters The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Three American hikers detained in Iran for nearly two weeks entered the country by mistake and their families are hoping for a quick resolution that will reunite them with their children, the families said in a statement Tuesday. Joshua Fattal, freelance journalist Shane Bauer and Bauer’s girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, were hiking near a waterfall on a mountain in Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region on July 31 when they accidentally crossed the border into Iran, according to family members. They contacted a colleague to say they had entered Iran by mistake and were surrounded by troops, according to a Kurdish official in Iraq. Iran’s state television said the Americans were arrested

after they did not heed warnings from Iranian border guards. “Shane, Sarah and Josh are young travelers who share a great love of the world and a deep respect for different cultures, societies and religions,” the families said in a statement to The Associated Press. The families said they would not comment beyond the statement. In Washington, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the detained Americans “should be returned to their families as soon as possible” and that diplomats should be given access to them. All three hikers are graduates of the University of California, Berkeley. Bauer, 27, and Shourd, 31, previously lived in the San Francisco Bay area. Bauer has been living in Da-

mascus, Syria, since the fall and is studying Arabic, the families said. A freelance journalist, he had been hired by the Pacific News Service to cover the elections in northern Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region. Shourd has written for a number of online publications, including Brave New Traveler. She also was living in Damascus, where she was teaching English and preparing for graduate school, the families said. Fattal, 27, traveled overseas as a teaching assistant with the International Honors Program from January to June. He had been a student in the program during college. A fourth person, Shon Meckfessel, was supposed to have gone on the hike but did not because he felt sick.

Thai court rejects request to extradite arms dealer amid bribery allegations By Michael Casey The Associated Press BANGKOK — A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite a Russian arms dealer who allegedly sold weapons to dictators and warlords around the world, raising the prospect that he could be freed by the weekend. The unexpected ruling in favor of Viktor Bout was welcomed by Russia. The United States, which had mounted the sting operation that led to his arrest at a Bangkok hotel, said it was “mystified” by the court’s decision. Bangkok Criminal Court Judge Chittakorn Pattanasiri said Thai prosecutors have 72 hours to indicate whether to appeal, and, if not, Bout will be set free. If an appeal is filed, Bout will be held pending further proceedings. The 42-year-old Bout, who has denied any wrongdoing, jumped up from his seat upon hearing Tuesday’s ruling and hugged his crying wife. He flashed a victory sign to TV cameras as he was escorted from the courtroom by guards. Bout’s extradition hearing was marred by allegations from both the Americans and Russians, some in public, mostly in private, accusing each other political in-

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Surrounded by security guards, alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, center, is escorted to a criminal courtroom in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday. terference and of bribing Thai officials — a common practice in a country where the judiciary is notoriously corrupt. “Round one has gone to Bout, but the battle for justice for this international menace is not over. It is unacceptable that this man goes free,” Ed Royce, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on terrorism, said in a statement. “Politics

seems to have trumped the law. Something is rotten in Bangkok.” There was no immediate comment from the Thai government. Bout has never been tried despite being the subject of U.N. sanctions and a Belgian moneylaundering indictment. Over the past two decades, he has allegedly supplied weapons used in civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa.

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Texas must take its place in immigration debate Decades of distrust and demagoguery in the United States and Mexico alike have produced nothing but stalled talks and ceremonial meet-and-greets between the nations’ presidents, leaving any discussion of substantive and necessary reforms by the wayside. No state in the nation feels the brunt of a counterproductive and downright hostile United States-Mexico relationship more than Texas, particularly the state’s border region. As such, a large part of reform dialogue must concern the welfare and future of Texas. The continuity of too many of the state’s most important resources — from our economic wellbeing to our cultural heritage — depend on a cohesive relationship with Mexico. Before we start to discuss action between nations, though, we have to fix our nation’s atrocious and outdated policies regarding immigration. The U.S.’s immigrant detention system has been one of this country’s largest black eyes — used as a political bludgeon against our credibility and dedication to human rights whenever an immigration debate arises. Reforming the way this country handles detained immigrants as they await trial is of vital importance in creating a productive dialogue. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced last Thursday that it was designing a new detention system to house immigrant detainees. First, though, ICE has to review the government’s contracts with jails across the nation, a process that could take years to complete, according to The New York Times. The current process — which sends detainees and their families to mostly privately-run jails scattered across the country — is heavily decentralized and lacks the type of oversight and accountability necessary to maintain an immigration dentition system that is, in President Obama’s words, “truly civil.” Here, Texas plays another crucial role in facilitating reform. For nearly five years, the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas, has amounted to nothing more than a target for human rights groups — and rightfully so. The facility, which opened in 2006, was formerly a state prison and is now run by the Corrections Corporation of America, which has an operating contract with ICE. Since its inception, the residential center has attracted nationwide scrutiny stemming from allegations of human rights abuses, including the practice of placing children behind razor wire, according to the Times. Now, the residential center — which had a $2.8 million-a-month contract with the federal government — is out of business, as the Obama administration moved last week to put an immediate stop to sending families to the facility. “We’re trying to move away from ‘one size fits all,’” John Morton, ICE’s assistant secretary of homeland security, said. The nation must have a way to detain illegal immigrants on a large scale, Morton said, “but it needs to be done thoughtfully and humanely.” The Times analyzed President Obama’s initiative as the first clear break with the immigration policies of his predecessor, whose “tough approach to immigration enforcement” were crystallized with the opening of the Hutto Residential Center. If true and humane reform is on the Obama administration’s agenda, breaking with precedent on many fronts is a necessary first step to an immigration policy overhaul. In Mexico, President Obama said on Monday that his administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s immigration system will most likely have to wait until 2010 — after he gets through “a pretty big stack of bills” that have occupied most, if not all, of his White House’s effort this year. As happens on both sides of the border, politics have made and will continue to make this a divisive and polarizing issue. We wouldn’t be surprised if the same agents spreading the deceptive and useless socialism rhetoric in the current health care debate continue their tirades when immigration comes to the fore. Immigration, like health care, is a serious, multi-faceted issue that is more than worthy of substantive and truthful national debates. As Texans, in particular, we have to show genuine commitment to this debate. Then, we can help our nation stand with moral clarity at the table with Mexico and speak to other issues outside our border. — Roberto Cervantes for the editorial board

Parents are the only adults responsible for kids’ crimes cense and a job are pretty grave responsibilities. Many states place the age of sexual consent below 18 as well. Citing age and acceptable immaturity usually However, children younger than 12, the priprovides ample excuses for poor decisions. State- mary focus of the study, are given very few rights ments like, “hey man, I’m in college,” are used and are protected from such things as physifrequently by college students before or after cal abuse and hard labor. It is difficult to comcommitting regrettable actions. Regrettable ac- prehend the logic behind children being tried tions committed before college are even more ac- as adults. An individual who is not fit to hold a ceptable as simple mistakes that one must make job seems unfit to understand the consequencin order to create teachable moments. However, es of his or her actions. However, for the sake of the judicial system in this country is not follow- development, these children must be punished ing suit on this widely grasped understanding. in one way or another, with the ultimate goal Late last month, the LBJ of rehabilitation. But the judiSchool of Public Affairs recial system seems to have little leased a report titled “From empathy for the development Time Out to Hard Time,” of children who have already on the epidemic of the exbeen defined as incapable of tremely young being tried as having the intellect to handle adults for their crimes. The adult privileges. So why must Parents and legal findings discussed in the rethese kids be susceptible to guardians are held port are sickening. adult punishment? The report finds that some Children are direct reflecresponsible for state’s laws allow children tions of their parents and or letheir children’s as young as 7 years old to be gal guardians. If a child comtransferred to the adult crimmits an infraction in school actions in other inal system. Over 1,600 chilthat renders suspension or othrealms of society, dren 13-years-old or younger similar punishment, notificaer were judicially transtion is given to the parents. In so the criminal ferred to their state’s adult some school districts, students justice system criminal courts in the last 20 are issued citations payable years. Apparently, primary by fine when violating certain should be no school-aged children are carules. If a child causes damdifferent. pable of committing crimes ages, parents usually pay for with the same sense of law them. Even if a child is rude, as any adult. parents are quick to apologize The report states this pheon the child’s behalf. nomenon of young children If our judicial system is being treated as adults in the dealing with many children court system is “relatively new” and is strange committing crimes fit for adults, then maybe it for a society that has come so far when it comes should be concentrating on the adults responsito children’s place in the judicial system. ble for their upbringing. Parents and legal guardChildren have been susceptible to special ju- ians are held responsible for their children’s acdicial treatment in the U.S. since the first juve- tions in other realms of society, so the criminile court was implement in 1899. For over a nal justice system should be no different. Parcentury, children have been given their own ents have a large debt to pay towards society for court in order to deal with their crimes with bringing up children who commit crimes under punishments that fit their intellect. We are their full guardianship. slowly descending back to 19th century ratioIf parents were held responsible for the actions nale with this epidemic. of their children, we would see a rise in responI wrote a column about lowering the drinking sible parenting and not have to worry so much age to 18, citing the societal norms that are set for about children literally growing up behind bars people 18-years-old or older and the adult-type — re-entering society as adult products of correcobligations they are given. Teenagers younger tional facilities. than 18 are, however, given some adult rights Avelar is a government senior and privileges. The ability to obtain a driver’s liBy Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist

Health care is not working By Mahala Guevara Daily Texan Columnist Without a college degree or a professional trade, my uncle Jeff worked low-paying, difficult jobs his whole life. He framed houses, cooked in restaurants and even worked, for awhile, in a foundry breaking castings with a sledgehammer. He didn’t have much education but he always had a job, worked overtime, and paid his own way. His strength, stamina and work ethic are legend in our family. My uncle Paul still tells stories about how Jeff was the hardest worker he’d ever seen. Line cooks, construction workers and most others in low-paying entry-level jobs do not receive employer-provided health insurance. Working for the 2009 equivalent of about $10 an hour, Jeff could never afford it. In 1999, Jeff got sick. At first, it seemed like a bad cough, but he never got better. When he started having trouble breathing, he got scared and went to the emergency room. When you show up at the ER with pulmonary distress, you’re not bleeding and you’re not visibly broken. You are typically triaged to level 3 or 4 — which means you are at the bottom of the list. Sometimes Jeff would wait 15 hours for a doctor to see him. Other times, he would leave after hours of waiting without help so that he could make it to work on time. Over a period of about three months, he went to the hospital about six times. Even in the ER, it was hard for Jeff to get the medical attention that he needed. The ER is set up for crisis management, not diagnosing chronic conditions. Several times he was sent home with aspirin. Not once did they tell him that he had a debilitating illness. He got sicker and sicker, until one day he collapsed in the middle of the sidewalk. An ambulance came and rushed him to the ER. Unconscious, he went to the front of the line, and the doctors finally spent enough time with him to diagnose him with pneumocystis, a rare form of pneumonia. They put him on a ventilator and started treatment right away. But it was too late. His lungs were so deteriorated that the ventilator tore through the tissue, eventually inflating his entire chest cavity. Within a few days, Jeff was dead — the victim of a treatable disease and an unjust economic system. In the debate over health care, some argue that

the poor already have access to adequate health care in the nation’s emergency rooms. This is simply not true. Yes, the law compels emergency room staff to see you — if you wait the 15 hours it may take. Yes, an ER doctor or nurse may eventually examine you, but they are not equipped to give the kind of care that a longterm doctor can provide. Their job is to remove bullets, set broken bones and stop the bleeding — not to diagnose underlying chronic conditions. The emergency room is absolutely no substitute for a doctor’s appointment. The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation in the world, and yet we have the highest infant mortality rate and the one of the lowest life expectancies of industrialized nations. There is plenty to debate about how best to fix our health care crisis, but to say that the current system is working is to ignore the facts.The current system leaves low-income workers out in the cold. Tens of millions of U.S. citizens work full time but live in poverty, and tens of millions more do not have health insurance. These are the people who cook our food, build our houses, clean up our buildings, help us at the store and care for our children. They are members of our communities, neighborhoods and families — and they are working, living, getting sick and dying without access to care and medicine in the richest nation in the world. Keeping wages low and not providing health benefits to employees keeps prices down for consumers and profits up for business owners. There is nothing inherently wrong with low prices and high profits, but when they come at the expense of our health, our well-being and our very lives, we have a moral obligation to reevaluate. My uncle Jeff is dead. His only crime was poverty. No one who works hard and participates in our economy should die of a treatable disease in the United States. The current push to reform health care is an opportunity to remake our outdated, ineffective system in a more sensible, efficient and just way. But it won’t be easy. We’re going to have to struggle with entrenched interests, bad policy proposals and political posturing. We need to have real conversations, not shouting matches. The lives of our loved ones depend upon it. Guevara is an economics and Latin American studies junior

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Tourists and locals on horseback make their way toward the Pyramids of Giza from the hazy backdrop of Cairo in late July.

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Water & Sand Vendors row down the Nile, selling merchandise to tourists on cruise ships. Vendors and locals will throw merchandise or plastic film canisters on boats hoping tourists will throw money back.

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Not long ago, people would risk their life savings, as well as their very lives, making the pilgrimage to the Holy Land — suffering violent seas, murderous bandits and a lack of ATM machines. I spent 14 hours in a crowded jet and endured the awkward phenomenon that is airplane food. My attempted journey to “righteousness” had begun. At the end of July, I took a trip through Israel and Egypt with a Southern Baptist church group, on which I learned the biblical significance of every church, ruin and rock from Tel Aviv, Israel to Aswan, Egypt. While traveling with a tour group is not always ideal, subtly ignoring the tour guide and periodically getting lost from the group is just enough to stay sane. From the recitations of the Quran emanating from Mosques on the banks of the Nile, to the hazy sunsets over the Old City of Jerusalem, I fell in love with these countries and my memories will be nostalgic. — Peyton McGee

A young boy smokes a cigarette on the Mount of Olives that overlooks the city of Jerusalem and the golden dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

A fisherman casts out into the Mediterranean Sea from the shores of the Caesarea National Park in Israel.

A man and a boy ride on a camel near the Pyramids of Giza. Several locals offer camel and horse rides to tourists around the pyramids.

Jewish families celebrate various Bar Mitzvahs at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The women stand on chairs to peer over a wooden barrier that separates men and women at the wall. This photo was taken from a tunnel leading to Mount Moriah, a historical Muslim site in Jerusalem.

A vendor relaxes in front of his shop located in the center of a vast outdoor marketplace that weaves through narrow alleyways in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Affordable housing gets a lift from banksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grants

WEIGHT: Diet, eating habits are integral

to a healthy lifestyle, say UT professors lack of physical activity,â&#x20AC;? Ivy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of us come in sit at our desk and sit there all day. Then we go home and watch TV, so most of the time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just sitting.â&#x20AC;? He cited a number of things faculty can do to up their physical activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to have some break times in which they get up and move around,â&#x20AC;? Ivy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take the steps rather than the elevator, park somewhere a ways from campus and walk to campus and back. Anything that can increase physical activity throughout the day would help.â&#x20AC;? He said the main cause of weight gain for new college students is not related to physical activity, but a lack of a regimented eating schedule.

From page 1 which is eat your vegetables and fruits.â&#x20AC;? She said portion sizes are usually problematic when eating out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating fast food, pick the smallest options,â&#x20AC;? Timmerman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sharing if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going out to, say Chiliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, or boxing up half to take home before you start eating, that way you get it off the table and out of the way.â&#x20AC;? While Timmermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intervention focuses on eating habits, John Ivy, department of kinesiology and health education professor, said there are many things UT faculty can do to keep weight gain down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest reason [for weight gain among that age group] is

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think what happens really is, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t develop a good routine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they have freedom to stay up all hours and eat all the time,â&#x20AC;? Ivy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not concentrating on a well balanced diet. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll grab pizzas, chips, Cokes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot of empty calories.â&#x20AC;? He said developing a healthy schedule while trying to get other obligations taken care of can be tricky, but is an important habit to develop at a young age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough balancing act, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about it,â&#x20AC;? Ivy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the better the nutrition, the less fat gain thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be later on. Once you develop fat cells, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very difficult to get rid of them and trying to prevent fat cell development is really important at a young age.â&#x20AC;?

Police reach out to community APD Lt. Gena Curtis invites other officers to join her at the podium of Spicewood Springs Elementary School Library on Tuesday afternoon. The Commanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Forum had the purpose to award officers as well as allow dialogue between community and officers. Karina Jacques Daily Texan Staff

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Barbara Wilson from Austin Community Design and Development Center speaks to representatives from Frost Bank after accepting a $10,000 partnership grant. baugh, Austin regional president of Frost Bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to help these programs.â&#x20AC;? The nonprofit groups say the projects are necessary because far too many people in Austin do not have adequate housing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This grant allows Habitat Texas to provide technical assistance and capacity building to the 87 Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Texas, especially as we prepare to build Habitatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6,000th house in Texas next summer,â&#x20AC;? said Matt Hull, executive director for Habitat for Humanity Texas. Accessible Housing Austin is a nonprofit organization focused on providing affordable housing for Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low income families, especially those with disabilities, said Spencer Duran, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project specialist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We aim to support low-income

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By Ryan Moore Daily Texan Staff The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Frost Bank awarded $24,000 to local nonprofits Tuesday, which they hope will help sustain their efforts to provide affordable housing for Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low-income families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These grants will provide operational funding for these nonprofits involved in building high-quality, affordable homes, which are so in need in Austin,â&#x20AC;? said Greg Hettrick, director of community investment for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. More than 3 million people in Texas live below the poverty level, while 1.5 million children living in poverty are part of working families, according to Habitat for Humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site. The nonprofit officials and bank leaders met at Frost Bank to award the grants. Habitat for Humanity Texas, Inc received $4,000, while Austin Community Design and Development Center and Accessible Housing Austin each were presented checks for $10,000. The grants were made possible by the Federal Home Loan Bank, a wholesale bank that provides liquidity and other services for more than 900 member banks, including Frost Bank, Hettrick said. The bank supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans, he said. For every dollar that member banks donate, the Federal Home Loan Bank will provide three dollars, giving local banks a chance to impact 1 their community, Hettrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For 140 years, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been providing support for the community,â&#x20AC;? said Marvin Ricka-

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families with disabilities of all kinds by providing them with affordable housing,â&#x20AC;? he said. Duran said he hopes the money will help their efforts get underway by paying the expenses needed to run an organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will allow me to go meet with our architects and not worry about whether our office electricity will get turned off,â&#x20AC;? Spencer said. Duran said he has noticed that funding has become more competitive during the economic recession. He said that without adequate housing, low-income citizens are getting pushed farther out of the cities, where they lack easy access to hospitals, bus stops, friends and family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of need right now,â&#x20AC;? Duran said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we are neglecting our lowest income citizens, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually recovered.â&#x20AC;?

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LIFE&ARTS

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Life&Arts Editor: Leigh Patterson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com

T HE DAILY TEXAN

Oriental Grocery and Bakery

Oriental Grocery and Bakery is a gem of a place that offers a small $6.99 per person buffet of traditional — meaning home cooking by Grandma traditional — Filipino dishes from 10 a.m. until the food runs out. If you have never tried Filipino food before, this would be an excellent place to start. Pretty much everything at Oriental Grocery and Bakery is tasty and delicious, especially their sinigang ng isda (fish in sour broth). But the restaurant doesn’t have a set buffet menu, so don’t expect the food to be the same every time. Still, versatility is key when exploring new foods. The restaurant’s baked goods are equally superb. Oriental Grocery and Bakery is located at 707 East Braker Ln. # 105 and offers a daily lunch buffet starting at 10 a.m. Regular grocery hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. May-Ying Lam | Daily Texan Staff

Lourdes Rosenbaum spoons food from the buffet into takeout containers at the Filipino market, Oriental Grocery and Bakery.

Austin’s best

ETHNIC EATERIES When it comes to dining in Austin, it’s not necessary to keep going to the same comfortable restaurants. Go out on a limb and try some really delicious foods at an unobtrusive, ethnic hole-in-thewall. Here are a handful of our favorites. — Risa Punzalan

La Mexicana Bakery May-Ying Lam | Daily Texan Staff

Joy Niu, 8, eats shredded pork with yellow chives during the lunch rush at the Chinese restaurant Asia Cafe.

Asia Cafe

For truly authentic Chinese cuisine, specifically Szechuan food, try out Asia Cafe. It can be found tucked away in the back of Asia Market off Spicewood Springs Road a few miles down Mopac. Although somewhat pricey, the flavors the

restaurant uses in its dishes are spectacular. Asia Cafe has a plethora of menu items to sample, from well-known favorites like green beans and eggplant to more adventurous, bizarre offerings like pig elbow. Asia Cafe is located at 8650 Spicewood Springs Road #115 and is open from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Though La Mexicana Bakery is in fact a bakery, it also has a restaurant area worth exploring. It offers a very affordable lunch and breakfast menu — most items are less than $10 and tasty as well. And just last week, they started selling alcohol and offering a happy hour. All the food at La Mexicana Bakery is pure comfort. The tortas — Mexican sandwiches —

HUMP DAY By Mary Lingwall

Illustration by Carolynn Calabrese | Daily Texan Staff

while others are associated with cervical cancer. The vast majority of HPV strains, however, are associated with nothing at all. According to an article published in 1997 in the American Journal of Medicine, about 74 percent of Americans have contracted genital HPV at some point in their lives. And the majority of these cases heal naturally via a healthy immune system, causing neither genital warts nor cervical cancer. There are dozens of strains of HPV, each of which can cause different symptoms and/or diseases. So what if cervical cancer does develop? Cervical cancer is responsible for about 4,000 deaths a year in the United States. In the context of our population, this is a very low number, or about 0.69 percent, according to The National Cancer Institute. Cervical cancer is easily detectable by pap smears, which

Shelley Neuman | Daily Texan Staff

La Mexicana is a 24-hour family-owned, authentic Mexican-style bakery and restaurant located on South First Street.

Gardasil ads could mislead

“Each year thousands of women in the U.S. learn they have cervical cancer,” says the young girl in the Gardasil commercials we’ve seen just about every day since the FDA approved Merck’s vaccine for four of the more than 30 strains of HPV in 2006. Before the girl goes back to hopscotch or painting her nails — you know, stuff girls do on a regular basis — she declares, “I want to be ONE LESS!” I can’t deny that in 2006, when I first saw that commercial and began hearing about HPV, I ran to my mother and told her I wanted to be vaccinated. I didn’t know why, but I just had to be one less. Appointments were made and about $100 was shelled out so I could be pumped up with what was quite possibly the most painful series of injections I ever had. A few years later, I was caught off guard at a routine gynecologist appointment. After a pap smear, my doctor told me she would send me the results. “But I can’t have HPV,” I told my gyno. “I’m one less, remember?” Obviously, I didn’t quite understand HPV. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a very common virus with more than 100 distinct strains that is spread through skin-toskin contact. Some strains of HPV are associated with genital warts,

are delicious, if somewhat greasy. The breakfast chorizo and egg torta with cheese makes the perfect hangover meal. The bakery is also quite extensive. They have cakes, pastries and pralines, but one of the best items is the rich and decadent flan. With the affordable prices at La Mexicana Bakery, you can have your cake and eat it too. La Mexicana Bakery is located at 1924 South First St. and is open 24 hours daily.

most women begin receiving at their annual gynecological exams three years after sexual debut, or by their 21st birthday. Nevertheless, Gardasil has been marketed as a safeguard against the most high-risk (cervical and genital wart causing) forms of HPV. And the marketing campaign has been wildly successful: In the 12 months between Merck’s release of Gardasil in June 2006 and a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late 2007, about one quarter of US females age 13–17 years received at least one of the three HPV shots. With the vast array of real problems we face everyday, it’s about time that we each become one less — one less person sucked into the HPV-fear mongering scheme. Attend to your annual health needs and cervical cancer need not be a burden in your mind.

Emerging nonprofit inspires students By Leigh Patterson Daily Texan Staff In an upstairs classroom in the Blanton Art Museum’s Smith building, 12 high schoolers sit and listen to a Blanton docent. “When you walk by the painting today, try to look past what it is obviously of,” she says. “Try to envision what the artist means. What is he trying to convey?” The students take notes on spiral steno pads, all listening attentively. As they rise from their seats to enter the gallery, a young woman standing in the corner greets them. “Hey Jessica, how’s it going?” she asks. “Are you having fun today?” To another boy, “I don’t think I’ve met you yet,” she says. “I’m Courtney Robinson.” She touches the boy on the shoulder and smiles widely. Robinson is the executive director of Austin Bat Caves, a local nonprofit that aims to spark a love of writing, reading and creativity in children. “Usually, the first thing that comes up is, ‘No, not that bat cave,’” she laughs. “The founders [Heather Davis, Ryan Vaughn and S. Kirk Walsh] thought of names that spoke to Austin and the kids having another universe to enter when writing. They’re in their own space — their cave.” Robinson became the director of ABC in June of this year. At first glance, she’s an unlikely match: Prior to getting her Master’s of Education from UT in 2005, she majored in theatre arts at Howard University in Washington D.C. But Robinson sees the cave as a perfect fit. “The discipline I gained from being an artist, the creativeness, the public speaking ability — those kind of things have carried over into everything else I’ve done,” she says. “We are a literary

arts organization. We use writing creatively — it’s not a traditional sort of program.” Indeed, Austin Bat Caves is an atypical classroom experience. Modeled after and supported by 826 Valencia, author Dave Eggers’ San Francisco-based national writing lab, students tackle creative projects instead of being critiqued on grammar or comma placement. For example, the nonprofit has partnerships with — to name a few — the Blanton Art Museum, Austin Film Society and the Texas Book Festival.

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We use writing creatively — it’s not a traditional sort of program.” — Courtney Robinson

Austin Bat Caves Executive Director

In the fall, local musicians will instruct songwriting sessions at ABC’s 11th St. headquarters. This week, a group of 5th-8th graders are conducting interviews with Clarksville residents to record an oral history of the area. The nonprofit is young, in every sense of the word. ABC itself was founded in 2005, with Robinson and Alana Levinson, ABC’s programs director, joining on within the last year (June and last fall, respectively). Aside from the two, the nonprofit relies heavily on volunteers and interns — many from UT — to continue its operations. Austin Bat Caves is backed by an impressive cast of advisors. Influential Austinites such as director Richard Linklater, former

Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith and Michener Center director James Magnunson make up the board of directors. “You gain trust when you have great people on board,” Robinson says. “People are more willing to offer support.” Despite this, much of the responsibility falls on Robinson’s shoulders, who says she has yet to experience a “typical day” at work. For example, in the last few weeks she has been to church services and choir rehearsals in Clarksville to meet with community leaders for the oral history project. She has written letters of intent for various foundations and inquiries to potential sponsors. She has brainstormed future fundraising events. She went to the post office. She took out the trash. “I am a catch-all,” she says. Still, she says she doesn’t feel overwhelmed — just responsible. “I have a group of dedicated people who work with me. I feel responsible to maintain the organization so they, the literary community and the kids have a place to go.” She recalls reading one student’s writing about the challenges of being an immigrant earlier in the summer. “The way he worded his struggle was so incredibly creative,” she says. “It jumped out of the pages. I’m always inspired by how kids can take situations that are possibly their struggle and make it clear in a new way.” More than anything, Austin Bat Caves is a catalyst for allowing kids to become lifelong readers and writers, to make writing — a necessary skill — a pleasure instead of a burden. And even though Robinson didn’t necessarily enter Austin Bat Caves knowing of the nonprofit’s power, it has opened her eyes to see this potential.

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SPORTS

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Sports Editor: Austin Talbert E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com

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Only one can take home the Heisman Texas’ McCoy looks to repeat record-breaking season, add Heisman Trophy to resume

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Despite winning Heisman in 2008, OU’s Bradford has a lot to improve upon’ By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff Even as a student at the University of Texas, it is a journalist’s pervasive duty to remain fair and unbiased in the most sensitive debates; to ignore hometown favoritism and simply analyze all the facts and make an educated prediction; to forget the inborn love I have toward the Longhorns and simply call it like I see it. So with that fair and balanced mindset, the verdict for Heisman is in, and the letters are written in crimson and cream. Since his announcement to return for the 2009 season, Sam Bradford solidified his name in the preseason debate for the most coveted individual award in college football. And whether you like him or not, there is no doubt he is a front-runner. Personally, the Longhorn student and fan in me cringes at the thought of an Oklahoma Sooner hoisting the trophy for the second year in a row, but it is ridiculous to ignore his talent and the astounding numbers Bradford put up last year. He is the real deal, and that is why he will win again. The biggest reason is he has already done it. Just as the Florida Gators sit

SPORTS BRIEFLY

By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff Calling the Heisman Trophy an individual award might be a little misleading. Just a quick look at the recent recipients reveals a list littered with great players on even better teams. So as Colt McCoy embarks on his senior campaign with an eye on improving his second place finish in last year’s Heisman ballot, the biggest stat to keep watch on will be the Longhorns’ win-loss record. But with that said, there’s still a market for good old fashioned gaudy stats. With 50 touchdown passes for the highest scoring offense in college football history, it’s no surprise Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford impressed enough voters to bring home the hardware last year. But that was last year. With his offensive line as well as two of his favorite targets gone, Bradford’s chances at a repeat take a big hit, not to mention voters frown on repeat winners. Into the void steps McCoy, who, along with setting an NCAA record for completion percentage last year, probably meant more to his team than any other player in the country and figures to do so again this season. While Bradford and Tim Tebow threw to future NFL receivers and tight ends like Percy Harvin and Jermaine Gresham, McCoy made the most of a talented but limited supporting cast, going throughout the season without a featured back or pass-catching tight end. Instead, he turned Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby into the most productive receiving combo in school history as the two accounted for more than 2,000 yards and 20 scores. Victory, in the end, is what will determine next year’s champion. If McCoy can lead Texas to the perfect season already expected of the Longhorns, while throwing up a few more gaudy stats along the way, the trophy will be his. After a year of near misses for himself and his team in which the Longhorns had to battle for respect off the field as well as wins on it, McCoy will finally get the recognition his play deserves. “The Heisman is the ultimate team award,” McCoy says in his usual modest tone. “If the team is doing well, that means I’m playing pretty well too.”

atop the preseason polls after winning the National Championship last season, Bradford is easily the favorite for a repeat Heisman win. As a junior, Bradford put up jawdropping numbers for the Sooners’ high-powered offense that scored more than 60 points in five consecutive games, demoralizing opposing defenses. Along with his 4,720 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns, Bradford only threw eight interceptions during his march. With another year of experience, there is no doubt that he will be stronger and possibly better than last season. Another reason he’ll win again is because he plays for the Oklahoma Sooners. Everyone remembers the heartbreaking end to last season for the Longhorns, ousted by the Sooners in the AP polls and a month later when Colt McCoy finished second to Bradford for the Heisman. Bradford has the history and credibility from last season, and McCoy will have to be almost perfect to throw enough voters off of the Bradford bandwagon as the lone candidate from the Big 12. Bradford also has something to prove this season. Watching Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators celebrate after the Sooners lost their fifth straight BCS Bowl

Game, Bradford has made it a mission to be better than last season. “I have a lot to improve upon,” Bradford said during the Big 12 media days. “We lost two games last year, that is t h e ro o m t o improve. As a quarterback, the win-loss is on me.” And after listening to preseason hype that have given both the Rose Bowl and Heisman to Tebow and the Gators, Bradford will have plenty of inspiration to prove he is the best player in college football — again.

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Tebow trying to win third championship, second Heisman By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff There is no such thing as the perfect college quarterback — but Tim Tebow is the next best thing. It appears that the young man can do everything on the football field, and if given the opportunity he could probably kick a field goal while holding the snap. After three seasons at Florida, Tebow has become the face of college football. His name has even been substituted for Chuck Norris’ when it comes to performing unbelievable feats. Did you know Tim Tebow won a game of Connect Four in three moves? Well Tebow has done something that Norris hasn’t — win two national titles in three years with a good chance of taking home a third one next January. Tebow has a patented football move, the jump pass, which so far has been flawless. And I almost forgot: he is pretty much a perfect human being as well. The voters for this year’s Heisman Trophy should already have their ballots filled out and only one name can possibly be on the top — Tebow. Barring an injury, Tebow is a lock to be in New York City in December for a third consecutive year. He will win games and score touchdowns. Looking only at the stats, Tebow makes an unlikely frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford

and Texas’ Colt McCoy will throw for more yards and touchdowns Harrison Diamond in the passAlligator Staff happy Big 12. Te b o w does have the numbers though — he was the first player in college football history to throw for 20 and run for 20 touchdowns in his first Heisman-winning campaign in 2007 and threw 30 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 2008. But he also has charisma and does more for his team than anyone else in the sport. He shares scriptures with his teammates and has even persuaded coach Urban Meyer to join one of his mission trips. No matter how hard someone tries to hate Tebow, it is impossible to do. Tebow has done nothing wrong on or off the field. He even told the media he is a virgin and is abstaining from sex until marriage. He visits prisons and goes to the Philippines to preach, but he lets his game do his talking for him on the field. It is unknown if another player like Tebow will ever do what he has done. With another outstanding season on the field, the debate will begin. Is Tim Tebow the greatest college football player ever? Tebow will do whatever he can to make sure his team succeeds. And if the trend continues, Tebow will continue to win and be unbelievable in Gainesville and carry it on to the NFL. Who know what’s next after that? Can you say White House?

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Woods would play for U.S.A. if Olympics add golf in 2016

Louisville’s Pitino accused of rape, paid for abortion in 2003

CHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods is interested in adding a gold medal to his collection of green jackets. Woods indicated Tuesday that he would play in the Olympics if golf became part of the program in 2016. The International Olympic Committee executive board is to meet Thursday in Berlin to recommend two sports for inclusion in the 2016 games. Golf and rugby sevens are considered the favorites. Golf has not been part of the Olympics since 1904. Woods, who has completed the career Grand Slam three times, felt it should have been an Olympic sport a while ago. He then was asked if he would compete. “If I’m not retired by then, yeah,” Woods said. Asked again if he would play, Woods nodded his head and said, “Yep.” It was his most definitive comments about his participation in the Olympics. — The Associated Press

The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex and paid for an abortion for the woman accused of trying to extort him for $10 million, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported on its Web site that Pitino told police he had been drinking in a Louisville restaurant and had sex with Karen Sypher in August 2003. The police report said he denied allegations by Sypher that he raped her after the restaurant closed and at another time somewhere else. He said later he gave her $3,000 for an abortion. Sypher went to police to report the rape allegations last month. A Kentucky prosecutor said the complaint she filed with a police sex-offense unit wouldn’t be prosecuted because

it lacked supporting evidence. Sypher has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of trying to extort money up to $10 million from Pitino and lying to the FBI. Pitino’s lawyer, Steve Pence, said the story is about Sypher and not his client. “Karen Sypher is indicted for extortion,” Pence said. “The commonwealth’s attorney has said she is void of any credibility on these 6-year-old allegations she has made.” University sports information director Kenny Klein said Pitino was in his office on Tuesday, but directed all inquires to Pence. Sgt. Andy Abbott, the commander of the police department’s sex offense unit, asked Sypher during one interview why she waited until after she was indicted on the extortion charge to report her allegations. She gave varying answers, ac-

cording to transcripts, saying she wanted to forget about it, then that Pitino threatened her and finally that “they kept throwing crumbs to keep me happy.” She didn’t say what they were, the newspaper reported. Abbott asked Sypher in the interview why she was coming forward now, only after she was charged. “Because ... where we are, it seems like retaliation,” Abbott said. “I know it does,” Sypher responded. The newspaper cited Louisville Metro Police reports from an investigation into Sypher’s rape accusations. The newspaper obtained the records under the Kentucky Open Records Act. Neither Sypher nor her attorney, James Earhart, immediately return calls from The Associated Press seeking comment.

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino on the sidelines against Mississippi in an NCAA college basketball game in Cincinnati.

Al Behrman Associated Press