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merican statesman.com FINAL EDITION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 50 CENTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW SPORTS, CI HE SAYS THE LADIES LOVE HIM IN SPORTS CI BOHLS: INVESTING CREDIT CRISIS CASUALTIES MAD 3 in ir- xi XL 1 GOOD FOR TEXAS Bp Contributing factors The greenback: The dollar swooned amid speculation that China will diversify its currency stockpiles beyond U.S. dollars. GM: Company had record quarterly loss. Oil: Oil hit a record, rising above $98 per barrel before retreating. Credit: Investors are concerned that the end of the credit market crisis might not be near.

Dow dives 360 points; dollar hits record low against euro By Michael M. Grynbaum and Peter S. Goodman THE NEW YORK TIMES Stock markets plummeted and the dollar sank to a record low against the euro Wednesday as investors worldwide grew skittish over rising oil prices and the prospect of a substantial economic slowdown in the United States. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 360 points and the broader stock market dropped nearly 3 percent, driven down by fear that the troubles in housing are likely to continue well into next year, contributing to further losses in credit markets and spreading pain to the rest of the economy. After a relatively strong summer, consumer spending is expected to tighten and business profits to slow in the months ahead, analysts said.

See DIVE, A8 HOUSING UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS A COMMUNITY OF DIVERSITY AUSTIN ENVIRONMENT New controls sought to cut aquifer runoff Changes would kick in when commercial sites redeveloped By Kate Alexander AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF From the sea of concrete in the heart of Oak Hill, pollutants flow unabated into Williamson Creek. An amendment to the Save Our Springs ordinance going before the Austin City Council today aims to keep much of that pollution out of the creek, the Edwards Aquifer and Barton Springs by requiring new water quality protections if commercial property is redeveloped. Properties such as Oak Hill Plaza were developed before 1992, when the ordinance was enacted, and are not required to do anything to control runoff. The proposed changes will allow property owners to make major revisions to their property without having to use the stringent standards set by the SOS ordinance. But the trade-off is that they will have to install new pollution controls and contribute money for aquifer protection.

Council Member Lee Lefflngwell said the objective is to reduce the amount of pollution sediment, nutrients, heavy metals com- See SOS, back page 1 -V il mm r. TiTi Tlifft-l Rodolfo Gonzalez amkkican-statesman Sadanand and Bharathi Barkam visit from India to help care for their in-law Sree Jonnalagedda, a business doctoral student, and son Shilpi grandchildren Advait, 7 months, and Chaitra, 3. The Barkams' daughter- live in a three-bedroom home at UTs Brackenridge Apartments. Who lives at UT's apartments on the Brackenridge land tract? Raceethnicity UT students fear losing their unique apartments to redevelopment plan By Suzannah Gonzales AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Academic classification Undergraduate 9.6 Brackenridge Apartments 297 students, 53.3 acres, 315 units for students, families Hispanic 5.3 i African Law school American White 15.9 1 1.2 .4 I Brackenridge tfj tract Other 0.8 Foreign Li Graduate RedBud 7 Graduate masters iraif 71.9 -J I 7 doctorate 71.7 ree Jonnalagedda came to Austin with 17.3 Asian American 3.7 1K Marital status her family intending to buy a house. It would have made economic sense, the business doctoral student at the University of Texas says.

But the fam Where residents are from U. out of state 9.0 Texas 18.9 Single -students I 36.3 ily abandoned the idea because they liked the Brackenridge Apartments Foreign 71.9 Married students 63.7 CENTRALTEXAS TELEVISION enters cable fray with U-verse service Time Warner shrugs at video volley; installation begins soon By Kirk Ladendorf AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF The high-tech warfare between the titans of broadband communications has finally reached Austin. Inc. today will begin taking orders for its new U-verse video service in parts of Austin, Pflugerville and Round Rock, and it will begin installing the service Nov. 19.

The company says it will more than double the amount of homes that will be able to get the service in the coming weeks. The nation's largest phone company is offering its U-verse service to battle competitors in the cable TV industry with its own programming over its own network. is being coy about saying just where it will start offering service in Austin, saying it doesn't want to divulge the information to its competitors. See CABLE, A13 A vl7 mile so much. At first she thought, "What can be so good that it has such a long wait list?" There are 268 students on Age 50 and olden 0.6 Younger INSIDE Moms at school fear loss of diversity A6 Parental status Have children No children 67.4 in tn 40 i than 20 32.6 0.4 Colorado Apartments 212 students, 21 acres, 200 units for students, families 5.3 H2J 30 to 39 49.4 20 to 29 44.4 Figures include UT's Gateway Apartments 'Includes single parents Percentages may not equal 100 because of rounding.

Robert Calzada amebic an-ctatesman Source: University Apartments Demographic Report, Fall 2007 the wait list for the spring semester, and in August, more than 500 had hoped to move in. Reasons abound, those who live there say. But a task force has recommended commercial development for parts of the Brackenridge tract along Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin to make money for UT. Both university apartment complexes on Lake Austin Boulevard Brackenridge and the Colorado Apartments could be gone. The apartments are not the most luxurious See HOUSING, A6 If you go UT System regents will hear public comments on recommendations to lease portions of the Brackenridge tract for development at 1:30 p.m.

Friday at Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. Seventh St. People interested in speaking should submit a request to borutsystem.edu. Written comments will also be accepted. CONGRESS EMPLOYMENT LAW In a first, House agrees to add gays to list of protected workers HANK THOMPSON 1925-2007 Country singer from Waco began career in 1940s, was best known for discrimination based on race and color not to stand up against discrimination against our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters." Noting that protesters in the 1960s "broke down those signs that said 'white' and Lewis said that the vote was an opportunity "to bring down more signs." hours," some members of Congress referred to the historic civil rights fight against racial prejudice, while others appealed to the Democratic majority not to infringe on the rights of Christians who consider homosexuality an affront to God.

Rep. John Lewis, who survived beatings during marches for civil rights, said that he had "fought too long and too hard to end By Johanna Neuman THE LOS ANGELES TIMES WASHINGTON The House voted Wednesday to extend the nation's employment discrimination protections to gays, lesbians and bisexu-als, the first time the long-proposed measure has passed either chamber of Congress. In the debate, which lasted more than five his '50s hit 'The Wild Side of 4 Bl SI See PROTECT, A9 lur'M We fei tW- TURNING INSIDE BUSINESS Dl DEATHS 84-5 EDITORIALS A14 15 LIFE STYLE El SPORTS CI WORLD NATION A2 CLASSIFIEDS Fl I Elllill TO SUBSCRIBE Call 445-4040 2007. Austin Amman States SUNNY 7662 B8 UiXy PflMlfif! SinNFVl IIMFTRFVISITC FAMII IAR fiFNRF WITH'RFFflRFTHF nFVII KNOWS Yffll'RF nFAIV MOVIES A LIFE t.l 65668ll20202iMI 8.