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By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Sunlight and warmer temperatures are not the only elements that accom- pany the summer season — each year, millions of crickets descend on Austin, leaving some places on cam- pus entirely overrun. The variety known as Gryllus tex- ensis, more commonly the Texas field cricket or Southwestern field cricket, is the creature that overtakes the stair- wells and hallways of thousands of buildings across the state. It was iden- tified in 2000 as a different type of cricket from those found elsewhere in the United States. “Most insects at this latitude are found in the warmer months, start- ing as early as March,” said John Ab- bott, senior lecturer at UT and cura- tor of entomology. “But, things real- ly get cranking about May through August, [which] is when you see the highest density and highest diversity of insects.” Abbott said because the crickets’ metabolisms are regulated by the en- vironmental temperature, dispers- ing and mating usually take place in warmer months. In addition to reg- ular summer conditions, this year’s early rain provided enough moisture to help develop the cricket’s under- ground eggs. The University is no stranger to the insects, and must prepare for a wave of them each year. “The two worst places for the crick- ets would be Belmont and Main be- cause that’s where all the lights are, especially at night,” UT pest control technician Troy Muller said. “When we start seeing that activity, which we’re seeing now, we go around the outside exterior and we use a prod- uct called Larva Lur. And it’s basical- ly a bait that they feed on, and it kills them and their babies.” Because of a population boom a few years ago, the Tower was overrun By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff The University may be responsible for recycling its own waste as soon as October. When the Campus Environmental Center’s con- tract with Allied Waste Recycling reaches the end of its term, UT is slated to assume the responsibility of recy- cling on campus. The University has the option of re- newing the existing contract with the company or de- ciding on an alternative solution. What started as a student initiative by the original Recycling Task Force to raise awareness of sustainabil- ity issues on campus has become a recycling system that includes more than 20 bins on campus managed by the center, which is a student organization. Before the initiative was in place, the University only had paper recycling to comply with a 1993 state man- date requiring a certain amount of waste be recycled. “Basically they had to cut 40 percent of their waste stream to landfill,” center adviser Karen Blaney said. “By diverting paper, the University basically fulfilled the university requirement, so they didn’t concentrate on cans and bottles.” The task force was a group of environmentally con- scious students, supported by faculty and staff, who sin- gle-handedly took on the responsibility of providing students on campus with an opportunity to recycle. The recycling program began as an initiative of Stu- dent Government, said Katie Kazziar, an original task force member. “The original idea was that we would get this pro- gram kind of started and show the administration that By David Colby Daily Texan Staff Fifty Central Texas high school students visited the University this week to take part in Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders, which featured a keynote address from Gov. Rick Perry. The academy was created in a joint effort by the LBJ School for Public Affairs, Texas Exes and the University to help prepare students to lead the next genera- tion of Texans. Subiendo, which takes its name from the Span- ish word for “rising,” targets the Hispanic community. “The University recognizes that it plays a role in creating the lead- ers of our future and understand- ing that those leaders are going to come from a much more diverse, younger population,” said Veron- ica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School for Public Affairs. Over the course of the four-day program, students were given the opportunity to develop their leadership and networking skills through a series of group activi- ties. A policy presentation at the Capitol on Wednesday concluded the program’s activities. The workshop featured Perry LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 T HE D AILY T EXAN www.dailytexanonline.com Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Thursday, July 22, 2010 76 Low High 92 TOMORROW’S WEATHER LIFE & ARTS PAGE 4 Thirsty Thursday drinks up an Austin favorite: Mexican martinis SPORTS PAGE 6 Cheap iPhone apps make life easier Baseball is a family affair for Express catcher UT campus experiences boom in insect population caused by seasonal factors Caleb Fox | Daily Texan Staff Summer attracts higher numbers of insects, including crickets, which are especially common on campus. Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff Gov. Rick Perry listens to a speaker addressing Subiendo academy stu- dents at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on Wednesday. Bruno Morlan | Daily Texan Staff Starting in October, the University will assume the responsibility of recycling on campus. RECYCLE continues on page 2 LEADERS continues on page 2 IMMIGRATION continues on page 2 CRICKET continues on page 2 MERIT continues on page 2 Wave of crickets overrun Austin University to take over campus recycling Cost-cutting layoffs target maintenance employees By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff A director of the Human Re- source Service Center said Wednesday that UT laid off ap- proximately 273 full-time em- ployee positions because of bud- getary reasons from September to June. On Tuesday, the Universi- ty announced the layoffs of 17 maintenance and service em- ployees from Campus Planning and Facilities Maintenance as part of a budget realignment plan that also cut 63 funded, vacant positions. “[The number of layoffs rep- resents] filled positions, though the 273 is comprised of part- time folks as well,” said Deb- ra Kress, director of Employ- ee and Management Services at the Human Resource Service Center. “It just all adds up to 273 full-time employees.” The budget realignment plan for Campus Planning and Facil- ities Maintenance that included the 17 layoffs will be put into ef- fect Sept. 19. It was implemented because of a directive from state leadership requesting that all state agencies reduce their budgets by 5 to 8 percent. One-time merit-pay increases effective in November were also considered in the bud- get realignment, according to a re- port sent to CPFM staff. “The Staff Council is very concerned any time members of our staff are laid off,” Staff Council Vice Chair Joe Gregory said. “We hope that the admin- istration will continue to dili- gently seek cost-cutting mea- sures that will avoid staff layoffs within the University in the fu- ture. We hope that these affected Perry stresses border, state education issues ‘ ‘ Calendar Today in history Inside ‘Everyone’s a neutron bomb’ Frontier Brothers, Prayer for Animals and The Paper Shapes play a free show at Hole in the Wall at 10 p.m. ‘Very good ... but not my favorite’ “Chocolat” shows at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar as part of its Date Night series. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $50. ‘I’m just a normal boy’ Blue October plays the Paramount Theatre on its 2010 Acoustic Tour. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $33. In 1942 The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins. In Life&Arts: ‘The Kids Are All Right’ hits all the right points page 4 — John Abbott senior lecturer and curator of entomology In News: Two Austin bars make Playboy’s list page 2 In Opinion: Pay student-athletes for their video-game likenesses page 3 In Sports: The battle for Texas’ third wide receiver spot page 6 TODAY NEWS PAGE 2 “Crickets are omnivores as well. They’ll eat plant material but they also will eat each other.” Quote to note Stranger in the house Union Building A UT staff member reported a non-UT subject was inside a restricted area of the building after being told he had to leave. During the investigation, the officers located the subject and soon learned he had received several prior written Criminal Trespass Warnings. The subject was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking. In addition to the law enforcement action taken, the subject was issued another written Criminal Trespass Warning. Occurred Tuesday at 12:14 p.m. Campus Watch UT hosts Subiendo academy for rising Hispanic students By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Gov. Rick Perry told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that he would like to discuss im- migration and border security with President Barack Obama. The White House announced deployment plans that would send 250 National Guard per- sonnel to the Texas-Mexico bor- der this week as part of a new federal effort to improve securi- ty along the border. “I don’t have any informa- tion from the administration about where they would go or what role they would play,” Perry said. “I’m pretty dis- heartened at the numbers, the idea that 250 National Guard troops is going to be a solution. It’s not. I guess it’s better than nothing, which is what we’ve had for a long time.” He was also asked about a new study that said Texas’ ed- ucation standards in math and science were insufficient and that the state should accept the tougher federal standards on those subject matters. “It’s one of the reasons that we are moving our standards onward and upward,” Perry said, not addressing the feder- al standards specifically. “When you look at the [Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] academies that we are offering up, when you look what we have, we’ve got a long way to go from where we were. The good news out of that report is that our English is above the national standard, but our math and science have got a ways to go, there’s no doubt about it.” The Bill White campaign at- tacked Perry’s statement on Tex- as’ math and science standards. “Rick Perry has had 10 years as governor and 25 years in office to improve our pub- lic schools,” said Katy Bacon, a

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Page 1: The Daily Texan 7-22-10

By Destinee HodgeDaily Texan Staff

Sunlight and warmer temperatures are not the only elements that accom-pany the summer season — each year, millions of crickets descend on Austin, leaving some places on cam-pus entirely overrun.

The variety known as Gryllus tex-ensis, more commonly the Texas field cricket or Southwestern field cricket, is the creature that overtakes the stair-wells and hallways of thousands of buildings across the state. It was iden-tified in 2000 as a different type of cricket from those found elsewhere in the United States.

“Most insects at this latitude are found in the warmer months, start-ing as early as March,” said John Ab-bott, senior lecturer at UT and cura-tor of entomology. “But, things real-ly get cranking about May through August, [which] is when you see the highest density and highest diversity of insects.”

Abbott said because the crickets’ metabolisms are regulated by the en-vironmental temperature, dispers-ing and mating usually take place in warmer months. In addition to reg-ular summer conditions, this year’s early rain provided enough moisture to help develop the cricket’s under-ground eggs.

The University is no stranger to the insects, and must prepare for a wave of them each year.

“The two worst places for the crick-ets would be Belmont and Main be-cause that’s where all the lights are, especially at night,” UT pest control technician Troy Muller said. “When we start seeing that activity, which we’re seeing now, we go around the outside exterior and we use a prod-uct called Larva Lur. And it’s basical-ly a bait that they feed on, and it kills them and their babies.”

Because of a population boom a few years ago, the Tower was overrun

By Destinee HodgeDaily Texan Staff

The University may be responsible for recycling its own waste as soon as October.

When the Campus Environmental Center’s con-tract with Allied Waste Recycling reaches the end of its term, UT is slated to assume the responsibility of recy-cling on campus. The University has the option of re-newing the existing contract with the company or de-ciding on an alternative solution.

What started as a student initiative by the original Recycling Task Force to raise awareness of sustainabil-ity issues on campus has become a recycling system that includes more than 20 bins on campus managed by the center, which is a student organization.

Before the initiative was in place, the University only had paper recycling to comply with a 1993 state man-

date requiring a certain amount of waste be recycled. “Basically they had to cut 40 percent of their waste

stream to landfill,” center adviser Karen Blaney said. “By diverting paper, the University basically fulfilled the university requirement, so they didn’t concentrate on cans and bottles.”

The task force was a group of environmentally con-scious students, supported by faculty and staff, who sin-gle-handedly took on the responsibility of providing students on campus with an opportunity to recycle.

The recycling program began as an initiative of Stu-dent Government, said Katie Kazziar, an original task force member.

“The original idea was that we would get this pro-gram kind of started and show the administration that

By David ColbyDaily Texan Staff

Fifty Central Texas high school students visited the University this week to take part in Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders , which featured a keynote address from Gov. Rick Perry.

The academy was created in a joint effort by the LBJ School for Public Affairs, Texas Exes and the University to help prepare students to lead the next genera-tion of Texans. Subiendo, which takes its name from the Span-ish word for “rising,” targets the Hispanic community.

“The University recognizes that it plays a role in creating the lead-ers of our future and understand-ing that those leaders are going to come from a much more diverse, younger population,” said Veron-ica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School for Public Affairs.

Over the course of the four-day

program, students were given the opportunity to develop their leadership and networking skills through a series of group activi-ties. A policy presentation at the

Capitol on Wednesday concluded the program’s activities.

The workshop featured Perry

LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4

THE DAILY TEXANwww.dailytexanonline.comServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900Thursday, July 22, 2010

76LowHigh

92

TOMORROW’S WEATHER

LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4Thirsty Thursday drinks up an Austin favorite: Mexican martinis

SPORTS PAGE 6

Cheap iPhone apps make life easier

Baseball is a family affair for Express catcher

UT campus experiences boom in insect populationcaused by seasonal factors

Caleb Fox | Daily Texan Staff

Summer attracts higher numbers of insects, including crickets, which are especially common on campus.

Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff

Gov. Rick Perry listens to a speaker addressing Subiendo academy stu-dents at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on Wednesday.

Bruno Morlan | Daily Texan Staff

Starting in October, the University will assume the responsibility of recycling on campus. RECYCLE continues on page 2

LEADERS continues on page 2 IMMIGRATION continues on page 2

CRICKET continues on page 2 MERIT continues on page 2

Wave of crickets overrun Austin

University to take over campus recycling

Cost-cutting layo� s target maintenance employees

By Collin EatonDaily Texan Staff

A director of the Human Re-source Service Center said Wednesday that UT laid off ap-proximately 273 full-time em-ployee positions because of bud-getary reasons from September to June.

On Tuesday, the Universi-ty announced the layoffs of 17 maintenance and service em-ployees from Campus Planning and Facilities Maintenance as part of a budget realignment plan that also cut 63 funded, vacant positions.

“[The number of layoffs rep-resents] filled positions, though the 273 is comprised of part-time folks as well,” said Deb-ra Kress, director of Employ-ee and Management Services at the Human Resource Service Center. “It just all adds up to 273 full-time employees.”

The budget realignment plan for Campus Planning and Facil-ities Maintenance that included the 17 layoffs will be put into ef-fect Sept. 19. It was implemented because of a directive from state leadership requesting that all state agencies reduce their budgets by 5 to 8 percent. One-time merit-pay increases effective in November were also considered in the bud-get realignment, according to a re-port sent to CPFM staff.

“The Staff Council is very concerned any time members of our staff are laid off,” Staff Council Vice Chair Joe Gregory said. “We hope that the admin-istration will continue to dili-gently seek cost-cutting mea-sures that will avoid staff layoffs within the University in the fu-ture. We hope that these affected

Perry stresses border, state education issues

‘‘

Calendar

Today in history

Inside

‘Everyone’s a neutron bomb’Frontier Brothers, Prayer for Animals and The Paper Shapes play a free show at Hole in the Wall at 10 p.m.

‘Very good ... but not my favorite’“Chocolat” shows at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar as part of its Date Night series. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $50.

‘I’m just a normal boy’Blue October plays the Paramount Theatre on its 2010 Acoustic Tour. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $33.

In 1942 The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.

In Life&Arts:‘The Kids Are All Right’ hits all the right points page 4

— John Abbottsenior lecturer and

curator of entomology

In News:Two Austin bars make Playboy’s list page 2

In Opinion:Pay student-athletes for their video-game likenesses page 3

In Sports:The battle for Texas’ third wide receiver spot page 6

TODAY

NEWS PAGE 2

“Crickets are omnivores as well.

They’ll eat plant material but they also will eat each

other.”

Quote to note

1A

Stranger in the houseUnion BuildingA UT staff member reported a non-UT subject was inside a restricted area of the building after being told he had to leave. During the investigation, the officers located the subject and soon learned he had received several prior written Criminal Trespass Warnings. The subject was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking. In addition to the law enforcement action taken, the subject was issued another written Criminal Trespass Warning. Occurred Tuesday at 12:14 p.m.

Campus Watch

UT hosts Subiendo academy for rising Hispanic students By Nolan Hicks

Daily Texan StaffGov. Rick Perry told reporters

at a Wednesday press conference that he would like to discuss im-migration and border security with President Barack Obama.

The White House announced deployment plans that would send 250 National Guard per-sonnel to the Texas-Mexico bor-der this week as part of a new federal effort to improve securi-ty along the border.

“I don’t have any informa-tion from the administration about where they would go or what role they would play,” Perry said. “I’m pretty dis-heartened at the numbers, the idea that 250 National Guard troops is going to be a solution. It’s not. I guess it’s better than nothing, which is what we’ve had for a long time.”

He was also asked about a new study that said Texas’ ed-ucation standards in math and science were insufficient and

that the state should accept the tougher federal standards on those subject matters.

“It’s one of the reasons that we are moving our standards onward and upward,” Perry said, not addressing the feder-al standards specifically. “When you look at the [Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] academies that we are offering up, when you look what we have, we’ve got a long way to go from where we were. The good news out of that report is that our English is above the national standard, but our math and science have got a ways to go, there’s no doubt about it.”

The Bill White campaign at-tacked Perry’s statement on Tex-as’ math and science standards.

“Rick Perry has had 10 years as governor and 25 years in office to improve our pub-lic schools,” said Katy Bacon, a

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Two of Austin’s own bars, The Continental Club and the Mean-Eyed Cat, recently made Playboy’s list of the best bars in America.

Playboy writer Steve Garbarino and other staff members traveled coast-to-coast in search what they consider to be the best bars. They compiled two lists: one on dive bars, which includes the Mean-Eyed Cat, and a list of “America’s greatest bars,” which features The Continental Club.

The Mean-Eyed Cat is located at 1621 W. Fifth St. and opened in September 2004. Owner Chris Marsh named his estab-lishment after the Johnny Cash song of the same name. The bar is as much a tribute to Cash as it is to Marshall’s father, who introduced him to Cash’s music as a child.

Paul Leeman, a bartender at the Mean-Eyed Cat, expressed his joy in the bar’s selection by Playboy.

“It’s awesome. We’re all very excited about it,” Leeman said. “Hopefully it will give us a lit-tle bump in business, which is al-ways nice.”

The Continental Club is located at 1315 S. Congress Ave. and was opened in 1957 by original own-

er Morin Scott. It is known as the “granddaddy” of all music ven-ues in Austin and is rumored to be the first place in Travis County to sell liquor by the drink.

“I think it’s a great honor to be recognized in a national publica-tion,” said Aimee Monger, a bar-tender at The Continental Club. “All of the press is good press for us. We’re very proud.”

In the 1960s, The Continen-tal Club became Austin’s first burlesque club. It later evolved in the 1970s to showcase art-ists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Cobras. In 1987 Steve Wertheimer took ownership of the club and has since remod-eled it to restore the club’s origi-nal appearance.

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with the insects and the stench from the decaying corpses last-ed for months. Muller said many crickets would fly to the top of the observation deck because they were attracted to the flood-lights and would then get stuck.

The insects are attracted to the light because, as nocturnal crea-tures, they use ultraviolet light to navigate. Because of what Abbott calls light pollution, the crickets are provided more light sourc-es at night apart from the moon, which creates a problem.

Crickets, whose natural pred-ators include birds and frogs, are not alone in appearing en masse during the summer. Muller said rats, roaches and ants also become more prevalent on campus.

As the insects make their way into elevators, homes and stair-wells, the question on everyone’s mind is how to get rid of them.

“The basic rule of thumb in the South is that you live [here] and you’re not going to be able to get rid of all things like that,” Abbott said.

There are, however, ways to minimize the insect population that congregates in any one area.

Abbott said that a tunnel ef-fect is created in walkways that end with a door. The crickets are shuffled into a dead-end area and are only able to escape when a person opens the door to the inside, which is the exact oppo-site of what most people want. Trying to keep them out of that such walkways may assist in minimizing the number of in-sects that gather.

Another tactic is to use red or yellow light bulbs on porch-es. Since the insects use ultravio-let light to navigate, they cannot see those colors as well as fluo-rescent light or other white-type lights, Abbott said.

Many people opt for profes-sional exterminators to come and reduce the populations for them. Sam Jefferson of Roberts Termite and Pest Control said they use a chemical that slowly kills off the population by weakening them.

“This affects their nervous system, so that’s what normal-ly takes care of them, eradicates them,” he said.

Abbott said another impera-tive is to regularly remove dead crickets because they can attract more.

“Crickets are omnivores as well. They’ll eat plant material, but they also will eat each oth-er,” he said.

Preventative measures are much more convenient and ef-fective because once a high pop-ulation has congregated and be-gins to die, the issue of cleaning up the bodies and eliminating the stench can be daunting.

“What we try to do is get the custodians in there to vacuum all the dead bodies up as much as they can, and that’s a nasty job,” Muller said.

He added that the last time the University had a huge cricket problem, the mass of dead crick-ets also attracted fruit flies.

“We don’t ever want it to get like it got that year where it shut the Tower down and it got nasty for the tours,” he said. “It was all a bad, bad deal.”

staff members are considered first for employment within the University. Our thoughts go out to everyone who is affected by these layoffs.”

Kevin Hegarty, UT’s chief fi-nancial officer, said salary policy instructions for the 2010-2011 fis-cal year were issued July 7, but many administrators may not have plans yet for the merit-pay increases because they are one-time only and due in November instead of September.

“Traditionally, if we were go-ing to [implement] regular sal-ary merit increases, we would have been working on them long before now because those would have been effective Sept. 1,” Hegarty said. “But [because the merit-pay increases are one-time only and are due] in No-vember, I doubt many people are working on a by-person al-

location of how they’ll actually spend that money.”

UT President William Pow-ers Jr. announced the merit rais-es in his State of the Universi-ty address Sept. 16, citing exac-erbated salary compression and inequities in hiring and retain-ing faculty.

According to Powers’ sala-ry policy instructions for merit-pay increases, all categories of employees — including teach-ing assistants, assistant instruc-tors and graduate research as-sistants — are eligible for the merit-pay increases. The ad-ministration will not impose a limit on the “level of increase” an employee earns in the one-time pay increase or require “justification” for not increas-ing an employee’s salary. Deans and vice presidents are eligible for the increase, but Powers and Provost Steven Leslie will make those determinations.

The instructions go on to say, “Merit increases for research per-sonnel paid 100 percent from contract and grant accounts (26 accounts) must be given on a permanent basis, effective Sept. 1.” Also, private research grant and state research grant accounts will be more flexible in terms of increases, which may be larger than 2 or 3 percent.

Also, all one-time merit-pay in-creases are subject to tax withhold-ings — at a flat rate of 25 percent — and retirement deductions.

Andrew Dillon, dean of the School of Information, said the school is paying for the mer-it-pay increases with the retire-ment of a faculty member and a hiring freeze on a replacement for that position.

Larry Sager, dean of the School of Law, said plans for how to fund and allocate the merit-pay increases are currently being worked on.

and prominent speakers from the Hispanic community, includ-ing former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros.

“I loved how we had so many speakers and political figures — it was a really good opportunity. I feel like I have a better under-standing of what I want to do,” said Michael Torres, a San Mar-cos High School student who at-tended the academy.

Perry, who delivered the key-note address at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on Wednesday, used his 15-minute speech to discuss the changing world that today’s high school students will face and to encour-age the students in attendance to set an example for their peers.

“We live in this incredibly global marketplace and the com-petition is worldwide, so the preparation we make for you is

very state-of-the-art,” Perry said. “It has to be very competitive.

“When you look around you and you find that you are way, way out in front — alone — my advice to you is to keep running. Take a chance with the opportu-nity of leadership.”

In the midst of a re-election campaign, Perry focused on the positives, both for the students at the Academy and in the state of Texas.

“The fact is we need you. We need your leadership, we need your perspective, we need your idealism,” Perry said to the students. “Keep making your voices heard, and keep making a difference.”

“I tell people on a regular basis that there is still a land of oppor-tunity in America. It’s called Tex-as,” Perry said. “No matter what your race, your creed, your po-litical persuasion, Texas has been and will continue to be the land of opportunity.”

students were willing to recycle if we had the opportunity to do so,” she said.

Kazziar said the bins that are still used today were donated from a local food company.

“Basically, what we would do is

get students to volunteer to adopt a barrel, and they would have cer-tain days that they would need to go take the recycling out of the barrel and drop it off on the curb, and the intern would pick it up,” she said.

Samuel Cortez, a former UT stu-dent involved with the task force before its responsibilities were as-sumed by the center, said when the interns hired to drop off recy-clables were off during the sum-mer, other students had to pick up the slack.

“There were, I think, two sum-mers — maybe three — where there was no student worker to pick it up, so instead of it just not being picked up I drove my own truck,” Cortez said.

The center was founded in the 2002 fall semester, and its partner-ship with Allied Waste Recycling started when it took on the task force’s duties.

UT will be taking the working system and improving it. Blaney said the original bins will be re-placed by more durable ones and

will be placed at more locations across campus. The bins are cur-rently located in main areas such as the Perry-Castañeda Library Plaza and the Gregory Gym Plaza.

After years of mainly recycling paper, UT now sees the need to take over recycling plastic and alu-minum on campus.

“It was just a sense of responsi-bility, wanting to be responsible for the way waste is managed in gen-eral, a sense of that is their respon-sibility instead of the students’ re-sponsibility,” Blaney said.

She added that not having the responsibility of recycling will al-low the student organization to concentrate on other efforts.

“We will now focus on running a pilot glass program,” she said. Be-cause glass is not recycled in many places in Texas, the center aims to encourage students to reduce or even end their use of glass bottles.

Among other goals, the center hopes to offer a consulting ser-vice at its events for other stu-dent organizations that want to reduce waste.

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White campaign spokeswom-an. “Every election year, he trots out sound bites, but the reality is that he seems to think having Texas rank 49th out of

all states in adults with a high school diploma is acceptable. That is not success.”

When Perry addressed the La Raza National Conference on July 10 during its national convention in San Antonio, he said Arizona’s immigration law wasn’t “exactly right” for Tex-as. At the press conference, Per-ry was asked what modifica-tions he thought were needed to make the law “right” for Texas.

“The idea that private citi-zens would have the ability to file a lawsuit against a police of-ficer, creating a new cause of ac-tion, isn’t right for Texas. I don’t think anyone in Texas wants to see that approach.” Perry said. He didn’t say if he would sup-port such a bill in Texas if such an adjustment is made.

Instead, he claimed the fed-eral government had failed to secure the border and that fail-ure was driving states to take immigration and border secu-rity policy enforcement into their own hands.

“I think we are wasting great amounts of time trying to create immigration policy when the bigger issue is, and the more important issue is, the securi-ty of the border,” Perry said. “I hope and pray that not only the citizens of this country and the governors and the elected of-ficials will really focus on the base issue — which is securing the border.”

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I enjoy playing “NCAA Football 10” on my Xbox. Aside from “2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa,” it is probably the most-played game in my apartment, especially during college football season. There have been epic showdowns in my living room as my roommates and I go head-to-head. I usually play as Texas (obviously) or Geor-gia Tech (I love me some triple-option ac-tion), and I usually lose because I am not very good.

But that part does not bother me near-ly as much as the fact that when I play as Texas, “QB No. 12” is throwing touch-downs to “WR No. 8.” The Colt McCoy-Jordan Shipley bromance is completely lost. I want the bromance.

But the NCAA and its archaic bylaws re-fuse to allow it, all in the name of protect-ing the concept of the “student-athlete.” The problem is by doing so, the NCAA isn’t helping the players but, rather, is stealing from them.

When I play as Texas, I am picking a team that is virtually identical to the actu-al product on the field. “QB No. 12” looks, acts and performs exactly as McCoy does. There is no doubt that the player is Mc-Coy. “DE No. 81” plays strangely similar to Sam Acho, who just happens to have the jersey No. 81 in real life. The team’s roster is full of players who have the same number and attributes as their real-world counterparts, but no names.

It is not because collegiate football players are shy. No, the NCAA, which has laws forbidding a student-athlete’s likeness from being used for his or her personal financial gain, has turned

spineless in the face of Electronic Arts, the studio that develops the “NCAA Football” brand.

EA is in the best possible position: Use the players’ full attributes minus names, profit from it and don’t pay any of the players because the NCAA won’t allow it. In July 2009, the month that “NCAA Foot-ball 10” came out, the game sold 613,900 copies between Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, making it the top-selling game of the month. On the cover of the Xbox 360 edi-tion was Michael Crabtree, former Texas Tech wide receiver and thorn in the side of UT fans. He was the only athlete involved with the game who received any financial compensation, and that was only because he had already been drafted by the San Francisco 49ers.

There are some people fighting EA’s ac-tions. A group of former and current ath-letes, led by former Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller, have sued EA for using their likenesses without any financial compen-sation. It seems that Keller and his peers have a strong case.

After all, anyone who has played the game knows “QB No. 12” is McCoy, not a McCoy-ish quarterback. The fact that Crabtree was paid to be on the cover of the game, just a year removed from be-ing anonymous “WR No. 5,” shows that EA had obviously used that players’ like-nesses in past editions. Meanwhile Crab-tree’s former teammates will continue to provide EA with free source material and receive no compensation. But EA isn’t the only institution to blame.

The NCAA, the bastion of draconian laws normally only found in North Korea, turned a blind eye to the players in their licensing agreement with EA. It did so be-cause rightfully paying the players would have taken a big chunk out of its profits.

In a lovely turn of corporate legalese, spokesman Bob Williams wrote in an e-mail that the NCAA “does not attempt to profit from the likenesses of Mr. Keller or any other student-athletes, nor does it li-cense EA to use those images.” I believe the phrase to describe that line is “that dog don’t hunt.”

The NCAA demands a lot from its stu-dent-athletes and gives nothing in return. It is time for EA to give the players their due. Hopefully, Keller will succeed, and in “NCAA Football 12” I will be able to see “Gilbert” on the back of Garrett Gil-bert’s jersey and not “QB No. 7.”

Rienstra is a journalism junior.

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Domestic and international climate policy must proceed without new insight from Steve Sch-neider, a brilliant and impassioned climatologist and Stanford University professor who tragical-ly died on Monday.

Eulogized as a climate warrior by The New York Times’ Andy Revkin, Schneider was in-volved in the field of climate study for decades and was well-known for strong and meticulously supported statements. Those of us lucky enough to have learned the climate science (and policy) ropes from Schneider in the classroom and else-where — including at last December’s Copen-hagen climate conference — were repeatedly en-couraged and warned to “know thy stuff.” Sch-neider was adamant about making sure we rec-ognize nuances and understand the limits of our own knowledge. He reminded us that we can-not claim interdisciplinarity without multidisci-plinary expertise and we should get going on the multidisciplinary expertise.

He will be sorely missed, but his work and his principles will continue to live on in those he taught.

Domestic policy is embroiled in its own little cri-sis of disciplinarity, as politics and economics strug-gle to balance energy, climate and non-climate envi-ronmental concerns. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to introduce an energy bill for de-bate on July 26. Given the delicate balance among the various systems energy and climate touch — air, water, land, economy, society and many others — a last-minute bill is somewhat alarming.

More alarming are some of the whisperings about what the bill may look like. The Environmental Pro-tection Agency has been attempting to tighten sul-

fur regulations for years now, and a new ruling was issued in early July. The new rules seriously restrict sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions, which are re-sponsible for acid rain and other health concerns. There is talk of carbon emitters trying to make a trade that would exchange carbon regulations in re-turn for relaxed regulations on other pollutants.

This is not the right way to go.Another issue is how stable any long-term car-

bon market will be. Notably, the sulfur and nitro-gen oxide regulations focus on the localized health impacts of acid rain-generating emissions: It mat-ters where emissions occur.

Acid rain regulations have been a poster child for environmental regulatory success. The original cap-and-trade market was established to deal with acid rain in the United States, and the market for emis-sions allowances has been functioning since 1995. The program achieved its emissions limitation goals on schedule and at dramatically lower cost than ex-pected, and it serves as the model for the European Union carbon market — and will ostensibly serve as a model for any U.S. carbon market.

But there’s a problem: Cap-and-trade markets rely on the principle that the location of emissions doesn’t really matter. If the goal is for the entire U.S. to emit some number of tons of sulfur dioxide, half those emissions can be in Austin, half can be in San Antonio and the rest of the nation can emit noth-ing. That is an unrealistic but policy-compliant sce-nario. What often happens is that sulfur emissions get concentrated in certain areas, relying on pollu-tion permits rather than cleaning up smokestacks. Sulfur and nitrogen oxides pose local health prob-lems, though, and the new EPA rules have tried to correct the problem in part by restricting trading across state lines. The prices for emissions permits have dropped dramatically, with sulfur emissions permits costing basically $0 today (they have usu-

ally cost hundreds of dollars). The EPA claims it still supports markets as a

means to reduce pollution. Admittedly, it is faced with the task of protecting human health at the ex-pense of emissions permit market value, but it’s hard to convince investors to seriously engage with a market that could disappear with new scientif-ic information.

Carbon dioxide is widely acknowledged as a pollutant whose emission location doesn’t mat-ter, so the sulfur market problem of needing to re-strict trades so that emissions don’t get concentrat-ed won’t happen, right? Well, not really. Research suggests that concentrated, elevated levels of car-bon dioxide that remain in the atmosphere over cities can contribute to higher ozone levels. Addi-tionally, there’s the issue of allowing international and domestic carbon offsets into the market, and the integrity of those offsets is often dubious. Not a great background for a robust, trusted market.

Economic theory says markets are a good way to regulate pollution, but implementation details are vital. Keeping a market robust automatically makes it harder to adjust regulation in light of new information later on. Mandates can be inefficient since they don’t encourage innovative technolo-gies; technology-independent performance stan-dards may be a better option.

But that all assumes that direct regulation of car-bon emissions is desirable. It is, if you’re trying to get to a predetermined level of emissions. If your goal is to move the economy toward greater sus-tainability and better long-term environmental characteristics, fund innovation directly. Making pollution expensive can be helpful, but only if you simultaneously try to make less-polluting technol-ogies available and less expensive.

Grubert is an energy and Earth resources graduate student.

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Once upon a time, when Capital Metro was a more lucra-tive enterprise, it had no problem subsidizing the orange-and-white UT shuttles that ferry students to and from campus via 18 routes that snake throughout the city.

In fact, Cap Metro was giddy to have our business. Students flocked to shuttles in droves, and in addition to increasing rid-ership, the transit authority was eligible for increased funding from federal grants.

Now, with a budget dripping in red ink after years of mis-management and inefficiency, Cap Metro is reconsidering its contract with UT and looking to shift the burden of funding the shuttles onto the University.

Currently, UT pays 49 percent of the cost to run the shuttles. In the past 10 years, that’s cost Cap Metro $108.1 million, with UT chipping in $52.8 million.

If Cap Metro were to charge UT more money to use the shut-tles, that cost would be passed on to students — most like-ly through increased student fees. In 2009-2010, 16 percent of student fees were used to fund UT shuttles, which is 3 percent more than students pay to fund the Texan Union. That means each student paid $121.27 last year to the transit authority, ac-cording to the Student Services budget.

“There’s no reason you have to subsidize all your services. If we can get full cost recovery, then we should,” said Norm Chafetz, a member of Cap Metro’s board of directors, accord-ing to the Austin American-Statesman.

But the subsidy isn’t merely a handout that Cap Metro gen-erously bestows upon UT without any financial benefits.

First, it’s important to note that UT students already fund their shuttle use in two ways: through student fees and a 1-per-cent sales tax that every Austin resident pays. In effect, stu-dents pay for the shuttle twice from their own pockets.

Students are also subsidized less than the average Austinite to use Cap Metro. On regular bus routes, passenger fares only cover 10 percent of the transit authority’s operating costs and taxpayer dollars fund the rest — a fact that Pat Clubb, UT’s vice president for university operations, pointed out to the Statesman.

UT students also help pad Cap Metro’s ridership numbers as 5.41 million students boarded shuttles in 2008-2009. According to its 2010 budget, Cap Metro’s main goal is to double rider-ship by 2025 (and, by extension, rake in more federal money). The relationship between UT and Cap Metro is a mutually ben-eficial one: Students inflate ridership numbers and in turn re-ceive the benefit of cheap transportation. If the transit author-ity alters the relationship to benefit their company at the ex-pense of students, then it becomes parasitic.

In contract discussions, Cap Metro officials need to remem-ber that they rely on UT students to operate and, in many ways, UT students are the ones subsidizing Cap Metro.

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Always interested to see what shocking or taboo topic The Daily Texan has chosen, I hesitantly turned to Wednesday’s Hump Day article. Although I think the author makes a decent point of “being your own safety net” and enjoying the modern freedom to date and explore, I found one vital type of fulfilling relationships missing: opposite-sex platonic.

The author seems to be under the impression that a sexual relationship is the best way to explore and fulfill dif-ferent parts of your life. Although sex can be an important part of a relation-ship, it is far from necessary. I know plenty of male-female pairs who are friends — best friends in fact. These platonic relationships with members of the opposite sex are vital in fulfill-ing my life. In fact, these friends have helped keep my romantic relationships more stable. It is helpful having a guy explain to me that “guys are stupid. Women are crazy, and guys are stu-pid.” It is hard to find that sort of blunt honesty among women.

I simply wish more people would realize that sex does not solve prob-lems and enjoying a person’s company can be all about the person and not about the bedroom. It does take other people to make your own life whole. But you don’t need to sleep around to accomplish it.

— Stephanie TaylorBiochemistry graduate Student

Consider platonic relationships

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Tex-Mex reigns supreme in Aus-tin, and with the cuisine’s over-whelming presence, trash-can punch at a frat party is just about the only drink that is as notorious as the Mexican martini, a cocktail made with tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and olives.

Sometimes served in huge por-tions — I’m looking at you, Tru-dy’s — and sometimes offered in more reasonable proportions, Mexican martinis have been, and will remain, a local favorite.

Mexican Martini MondayIf you’re sick of studying or

don’t have much to do on the following Tuesday, then Mex-ican Martini Monday at Tru-

dy’s Restaurant and Bar is the place to be. On Mondays, Tru-dy’s serves its Mexican martinis at half-price. Its Mexican marti-nis are refreshing with the per-fect balance of lime, sweetness and saltiness.

Served in a martini glass gar-nished with two olives, the

drink also comes with a shak-er, so you get about three drinks with one order.

Perhaps that’s why the wait-er will warn you after order-ing your second that you will be cut off after two Mexican marti-nis. But, don’t let that stop you from enjoying Mexican Mar-tini Monday — two is plenty.

Peace on the patioIf you enjoy the flavor of a mar-

garita but don’t prefer all the sug-ar and ice, Garrido’s is where you should go to wet your whistle. Nes-tled next to a bridge at Fourth and Nueces streets, the patio is a great place to enjoy a cold drink and feel the day’s heat slip away.

The waiter recommended the Mexican martini before I even or-dered it, and I was pleasantly sur-prised by the drink. Served in a small tumbler glass, it has a slight orange tinge and a lime-orange flavor that makes the cocktail easy to drink. I thought it would be too sweet, but was impressed by its subtlety and freshness.

Sippin’ down southAlthough it’s a 20-minute drive

from campus, Jack Allen’s Kitch-en is a great escape from a class-room setting. You can find the res-taurant close to the Oak Hill “Y” on Highway 71.

Former Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill employees Jack Gilmore and Tom Kamm opened Jack Allen’s, which serves up Tex-as cuisine in an upscale at-mosphere that’s not too pric-ey. Happy-hour specials are of-fered seven days a week, so the drinks are affordable.

You can choose to sit in the lounge or on the covered pa-tio, which I suggest, to relax and enjoy Jack’s Mexican Marti-ni, made with Sauza Conmem-orativo, Cointreau, olive juice, fresh lime and served in a shak-er. The beverage is cold and tasty, but doesn’t stand out on the large cocktail menu. Order it, though, and you’ll be glad you did. It’s pairs well with the Tex-Mex dish-es Jack Allen’s serves.

Honorable mentions include Iron Cactus, Fonda San Miguel, Maud-ie’s Tex-Mex and Cedar Door.

By Neha Aziz Daily Texan Staff

The latest release from in-dependent-film director Lisa Cholodenko, “The Kids Are All Right,” made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January and has since pre-miered at the Los Angeles and Sydney film festivals, becom-ing one of the must-see films of the summer.

The film stars big-screen vet-erans Annette Bening (“Ameri-can Beauty”) and Julianne Moore (“Children of Men”) as Nic and Jules, a gay married couple with two children in California. The two could not be more different: Nic is a doctor with a driven, independent spirit while Jules is more easygoing and cannot seem to pick a career.

Their eldest child Joni, played by Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”), is about to start her first year of college. Josh Hutcher-son (“Journey to the Center of the Earth”) plays the couple’s young-er jock son, Laser. Both Joni and Laser were conceived through ar-tificial insemination.

After constant pleas from her brother, Joni finally decides to contact their biological father since she has just turned 18 years old. Enter Paul, played with an abundance of charm by Mark Ruffalo (“Shutter Island”), a res-taurant owner and bachelor.

From here, the film dives into the relationships between each of the family members and how Paul’s presence could fit into or break these relationsips.

“The Kids Are All Right” ex-plores the ups and downs of family life. Each character has

struggles and flaws that he or she must deal with, from in-dulging in too much red wine to insecurity. Each character is given time throughout the film to become complex and accessible.

The social issues surrounding gay marriage play a role in the film as well, but the film isn’t pigeonholed by its lesbian lead characters. And, it seems that is exactly what Cholodenko is trying to convey — that every family has its demons, no mat-ter if someone has two moms or a mom and dad.

“The Kids Are All Right” is a film that is heartfelt and enjoy-able, and each scene is perfectly executed with the right amount of comedy and drama.

LIFE&ARTS Life&Arts Editor: Mary LingwallE-mail: [email protected]: (512) 232-2209www.dailytexanonline.com

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Mexican martinis from Trudy’s Restaurant and Bar can be enjoyed on the outdoor patio and are served with the shaker for quick refills.

Let loose with Mexican martinisTHIRSTY THURSDAY

By Addie Anderson

By Gerald Rich, Mary Lingwall & Madeline Crum

Daily Texan StaffIt’s the weekend and you’re

bored. You don’t want to go to your usual restaurant, and you don’t want to start doing home-work for Monday. So, instead of texting everyone you know to ask where the party is, here are seven cheap iPhone apps that can help you make the best of your weekend.

ThrillistNot to insult sta-

ple campus restau-rants such as Mad-am Mam’s or Ker-bey Lane, but some-times a change of pace is needed. Thrillist compiles all the newest restaurants and bars in Austin into a handy list or an even more con-venient map centralized to your location. One of the best things, though, is that this free app also shows new food trailers, which can come in handy when you’re not up to trying an expensive restaurant.

iConcertCalThe bane of exist-

ing in the live music capital of the world is that you never know which band is playing. For $2.99, this app al-phabetically organizes all the con-certs going on in Austin, or wher-ever you may be. It can even sync up with iTunes to show you any upcoming concerts for artists and bands you already have in your music library. Combine that with a search engine, and you’ll nev-er miss your favorite bands when they come to town.

RunPee MobileYou’re finally able

to watch “Inception” or see “Salt” for the first time when that feeling hits you: You have to pee. You really don’t want to miss what’s about to hap-pen next, but then again you real-ly don’t want to ruin the theater’s seat. RunPee Mobile gives you a list of the best scenes you can miss to quickly duck out of the theater and relieve yourself, all for free. It will even tell you what happens in the next scene in case your quick bathroom break isn’t so quick.

Free Menstrual CalendarFor those of us

who kicked the pill and are still de-pending on con-doms and the with-drawal method to stay pregnan-cy-free, Tamtris Web Services Inc. has created a free app that can track a woman’s periods and predict days when pregnancy is possible. Of course, Tamtris does not tout its app as a medical de-vice and no one should trust it 100 percent, but it is still a helpful tool. After a few months of track-ing your period, the app will highlight the day you should start your period on its calen-dar. The app also provides infor-mation about intercourse — both unprotected and protected — and pregnancy. This app is fun, helpful, and can help give a busy co-ed peace of mind.

ClassicsCritics say book

apps strip reading of its romantic na-ture with no more turning of crisp pag-es while breathing in the familiar scents of ink and paper. But, they do come in handy if you’re look-ing for a way to kill time that’s a little more intellectually stimulat-ing than, say, iTetris. Plus, in ad-dition to offering everything from Homer to Mark Twain, Classics has a wooden bookshelf display, making your e-reading experi-ence seem more tangible. So, while skimming through Aldous Hux-ley’s and George Orwell’s works bemoaning the intersection of art and technology may seem para-doxical on a tiny, pixelated screen, you can now do so for only $2.99.

Call A CabThere are a ton

of cab-calling apps available for pur-chase, but Call A Cab is free to down-load. Tired and tipsy downtown patrons can now find the closest cab with just the push of a button. Basically, the app knows where you are and knows where all the cabs in Austin are. So, when you need a cab, just open the app — the nearest cab will be at the top of the queue. And, if you have problems with certain companies, you can just keep scrolling down.

Cheap apps for iPhonelocate concerts, taxis

MOVIE REVIEWTHE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

Indie dramedy explores family life, relationships

The Kids Are All AlrightDirector: Lisa Cholodenko

Grade: B+

Served in a small tumbler glass, [Garrido’s Mexican martini] has a slight orange tinge and a lime-orange

�avor that makes the cocktail easy to drink.

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By Austin RiesDaily Texan Staff

A small, yellow keychain dangles from the roof of Brian Esposito’s locker inside the Round Rock Express clubhouse. The em-blem is tucked in the right corner — below his nameplate and above the collection of hanging blue and red jerseys, black leath-er catcher’s mitts and assortment of perfect-ly aligned baseball cleats and sneakers — but visible nonetheless. The background of the keychain, the color of an unripe banana, forces passers-by to squint their eyes to make out the silhouetted figure at the fore-front of the rectangular piece of plastic. It is a portrait of Jesus Christ with a few words reading, “God Bless the Esposito family.”

Nothing more. Nothing philosophical or cliche. Just direct, simple and a reminder of Esposito’s responsibility to the people who love him. Those five simple words mean the world to the 31-year-old Express catch-er from Staten Island, N.Y., who doesn’t get a chance to see the people he considers the most important in his life very often.

Esposito’s mother is as obsessed with the game of baseball as her son Brian. She listens to the games on the radio from her home in New York. And afterward, Espos-ito can expect a call or text message by the

time he makes it back to the clubhouse. “She’s my biggest fan and she motivates

me a lot,” Esposito said. “She has every box score from every game I played in from the day I signed in 2000 ‘til now, and she puts her two cents in because she probably knows the game as well as I do.”

For example, last week when the Ex-press were in Albuquerque, N.M. — a two-hour time difference from New York — Esposito’s mom stayed up to listen to the whole game and still made it to work early the next morning.

“That gives me motivation to keep going and keep playing,” Esposito said. “There are days when it’s tough, when you’re not play-ing as well as you want, but you sit down and think about what and who you are really playing for ... and you put it in perspective.”

The keychain hanging in Esposito’s lock-

er was a gift from his mother, something he has gotten used to over the years playing professional baseball. He says she likes to remain as big a part in his life as she can, sending packages or letters, making phone calls and going to church to say her prayers for her son whom she and her husband spent hours working with and driving to games, practices and tournaments.

Now with the Express, Esposito has played with six different MLB organizations and is on his 13th different team. But through all the travel and change, Esposito has become

what he likes to call a “student of the game” by constantly watching and learning about every aspect and every position.

“I call it ‘double-dipping’ because I’m still playing and still working to get back to the big leagues, but at the same time I kind of watch and see what moves are made in certain situations in terms of managing and coaching,” Esposito said. “Managing the bullpen is an intricate part of the game, and I like to look at what in-fluences those decisions.”

But first, Esposito would like to get an-other taste of the big leagues, something he got back on June 2, 2007, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. Esposito was called up at the last second when Yadi Mo-lina broke his wrist, and against the Astros in Houston, the 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound catcher entered the game in the eighth in-ning as a defensive replacement. He re-corded one putout and was left strand-ed in the on-deck circle when Astros clos-er Brad Lidge ended the game by striking out Ryan Ludwick.

“You look back on it and say, ‘As a kid, I dreamed of playing in a major league game — and I got to.’ So, I’ll always have that to fall back on,” Esposito said. “I was happy to be there, but I would have been more happy to stay and get some playing time and prove what I’m capable of doing.”

For the short time he was there, Esposi-to learned one of the biggest lessons in ma-

jor league baseball: acting like a profession-al. Whether it was hanging out and talking with Jim Edmonds or watching from the dugout, becoming a professional is like de-veloping hitting and fielding tools.

And everything about Esposito screams professional. From the field to the media, he knows what it takes.

Too many times, Esposito has watched players make it to “The Show” and not stick because of something they did off the field or in the clubhouse. You could say for a Triple-A ballplayer, he already acts like he is in the majors.

“I learned to act as if you’re in the big leagues because certain people do things here that wouldn’t fly up there,” Esposito said.

It’s a lesson he likes to pass on to every-one he meets on the baseball field. From the young Little League kids or college-bound players he teaches to teammates such as former Express catcher Jason Cas-tro, who made his debut with the Astros last month and is hitting .177 with a dou-ble and two home runs in 19 games this season, it’s all the same.

Esposito and Castro lived together in spring training and became good friends, but Esposito says that while he helped him as much as he could, Castro didn’t need much mentoring.

“He was a guy that was major league ready on and off the field,” Esposito said. “I knew what my role was, to back him up in case anything happened, and he knew I was here in case he ever needed something.”

Now, with Castro gone, Esposito is splitting time with Venezuelan native Ed-win Bellorin.

“[Esposito] has caught a lot of games. He’s been around and has done a decent job behind the plate for us, so it’s a nice pres-ence to have,” Express manager Marc Bom-bard said.

Batting .217 in 28 games with one home run and 11 RBIs, Esposito knows he can play at the big-league level; he just has to get back.

And it starts with the simplest of actions. Something his mom has told him since he was 9 years old — stay focused.

The words aren’t hanging in his locker or something he learned in the big leagues, but he reads them often during the season in let-ters and cards.

They all say the same thing: “Stay fo-cused. Love you, Mom.”

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Ryan urges end to auction, ready to buy Texas Rangers

Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan called on a federal bankrupt-cy judge Wednesday to auction off the Texas Rangers on Aug. 4 as planned, saying a delay could hurt the team and maybe even cost them slugger Josh Hamilton.

Ryan testified in his capacity as the team’s president, though he and Pitts-burgh sports attorney Chuck Green-berg have the endorsement of Ma-jor League Baseball to buy the Rang-ers and would love to close the deal soon. The sale has been anything but smooth and is now part of a conten-tious bankruptcy proceeding.

Creditors and even the court-ap-pointed restructuring officer want the auction delayed so other bidders can line up financing.

The Greenberg-Ryan group, which has bid about $575 million, opposes a delay because its financing guarantee is set to expire Aug. 12.

Ryan also said the auction should be held as planned to avoid distrac-tions as the Rangers make a run for the American League West title and their first postseason berth since 1999. He also worried about having financing in order for next season and told the judge he was specifical-ly worried about keeping Hamilton, whose .357 batting average through Tuesday leads the major leagues.

“I don’t know that I want to be there [if] Josh Hamilton doesn’t come back next year,” Ryan said.

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Courtesy of Round Rock Express

Express catcher Brian Esposito has played with six different MLB organizations.

Round Rock catcher has major league attitude

‘‘I learned to act as if you’re in the big leagues ...”

— Brian Esposito, Round Rock catcher

Cowboys begin camp Saturday with eyes on Super Bowl trophy

For the Dallas Cowboys, the road home could lead to the next Super Bowl.

Since the end of last season, and even before that, Jerry Jones has constantly reminded his Cowboys that Super Bowl XLV will be played at their own stadi-um in February.

“Our owner lets us know the game is at Cowboys Stadium and he would love his team to play in it,” Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware said. “We are doing every-thing we can get to get there.”

But long before the possibili-ty of being the first host team ever in a Super Bowl, or even playing a 2010 regular season game, the de-fending NFC East champion Cow-boys have quite a summer trip.

Training camp begins Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. That begins a five-week stretch in which the Cowboys will travel more than 6,500 miles, practice in three different cities and play pre-season games in four stadiums.

“We’re America’s team, every-body wants to see us,” receiver Roy Williams said.

Dallas will be the first full squad to begin camp, but Cleve-land rookies report Friday. Rook-ies for New England and San Di-ego report Sunday, and every NFL team will be in camp by Aug. 1.

For the third time in four years, 17 of the 32 teams will conduct training camp at home.

Super Bowl champion New Or-leans opens camp at home July 29. But before the Saints won the title last year, the previous three Super Bowl winners had all held camp away from home.

“Nobody cares where we prac-tice. People care about whether we win,” linebacker Bradie James said.

Compiled from Associated Press reports

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series previewing the prominent position battles that will take place during Texas’ training camp.

By Jon ParrettDaily Texan Staff

In the past three years, Texas has seen some its most prolific wide receivers in

school history leave for the NFL. Limas Sweed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steel-ers in 2008. Quan Cosby was signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009. And Jordan Shipley was drafted by the Ben-gals earlier this year. In each of those years, Texas wide receivers posted better numbers than the last, culminating in Shipley’s re-

cord-setting season last year when he made 116 catches and scored 13 touchdowns.

This year, Texas returns two of its top three performers from last season in Mal-colm Williams and James Kirkendoll, who enter camp as the starters. The dismissals of Dan Buckner and Brandon Collins from the team in the winter ensure the battle for

the third wide receiver will be heated dur-ing camp, with players vying for recog-nition. When offensive coordinator Greg Davis promised more of an emphasis on the running game, the third wide receiver spot became even more competitive as the Horns will likely run more pro-sets, some-times not using a third receiver at all.

JOHN CHILES #5This time last year, John Chiles

was making the move from backup quarterback to wide receiver. Chiles’ agility in tight spaces proved to transition well to the position, and he was able to make an impact on the field right away, even though four players had more experience in the position. Chiles started seven games last season and finished in the top five in receptions, yards and touchdowns and should start the year as the Longhorn’s third wide receiver behind Malcolm Williams and James Kirkendoll.

MARQUISE GOODWIN #8Marquise Goodwin starts camp behind

Chiles on the depth chart but within striking distance and could grab the spot if he performs well enough. Goodwin played in all 14 games as a freshman, starting in two, and finished the season with the third-most receptions by a freshman in UT history. Goodwin is a world-class track athlete who won gold in the long jump and 4x100 meter relay at this year’s World Junior Championships. His great speed allowed him to make waves on special teams last year, returning 16 kickoffs for 349 yards and a touchdown. He also blocked a punt that led to a touchdown.

DESEAN HALES #3DeSean Hales starts camp looking up at

Chiles and Goodwin on the depth chart, and will need to look like Roy Williams during camp if he hopes to surpass them. Hales appeared in nine games last season at wide receiver and on special teams, but only had one catch. He increased his stock by leading all receivers with three catches for 77 yards in the spring scrimmage.

Marquise Goodwin runs with the ball in last season’s national championship game against Alabama.

Caleb Bryant Miller Daily Texan file photo

Senior John Chiles handles the ball during

warm-ups before a game

against Texas Tech last

season.

DeSean Hales streaks past a

defender after catching a pass

in the spring scrimmage.

Eric Ou Daily Texan file photo

Eric Ou Daily Texan file photo

Junior 2009 stats

6’2” 34 receptions

210 lbs 319 yards, three touchdowns

Sophomore 2009 stats

5’9” 30 receptions

175 lbs 279 yards, one touchdown

Sophomore 2009 stats

5’11”

One reception for 2 yards

175 lbs

Third receiver spot is Chiles’ to loseFOOTBALL

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Toronto 2Kansas City 4

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Milwaukee 3Pittsburgh 15

Colorado 2Florida 5

Houston 4Chi Cubs 3

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