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UT declines Butlers’ $33-million advance
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Afrobeat meditation teaches through movement.
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By Bobby Blanchard
You have control over your course requirements.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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UT officials are turning down an immediate $33 million donation for the music school because they say a string attached to the money would incur too many monetary costs. To get the donation, the University would have to separate the Butler School
of Music from the College of Fine Arts. In 2008, longtime music school patrons Sarah and Ernest Butler made a $55-million endowment pledge to the University’s Butler School of Music to be paid throughout their lifetime. This month, the Butlers offered to pay the remaining $33 million of their pledge in full if the
school became its own entity. College of Fine Arts dean Douglas Dempster said UT President William Powers Jr. decided against the split because he felt it was not in the best interest of the school’s students and programs. Dempster said if separated from the College of Fine Arts, the Butler School of Music would lose several
hundred thousand dollars annually in endowments. He also said the action would increase administrative and operational spending. “These expenses are now largely consolidated into the larger operation of the College of Fine Arts,” Dempster said. Ernest Butler said interest
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make students aware of who we are, and we hope that this event showcases the best that we can do as event planners,” Bowens said. All of these committees work together through the Student Events Center, bringing experienced speakers to campus, educating students about African American heritage and coordinating performances by renowned artists around the
Patients seeking both mental and physical health services may soon have a place to go for all-in-one care, a move proponents say could possibly prevent further health problems for patients. The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, an organization seeking advance treatment of mental health patients, is granting $720,950 to various Texas health care organizations to plan and implement coordinated mental and physical health care programs. The grant will help the organizations provide mental and physical health services in the same locations. Five health care organizations, including Harris County Protective Services in Houston and Austin’s Seton Fund, are receiving grants for planning. Six organizations, including Georgetown home health care provider Lone Star Circle of Care, are receiving grant money to implement integrated care. Rick Ybarra, program officer for the grant initiative at the Hogg Foundation, said any pairing of mental and physical disorders is detrimental. Ybarra said the Hogg Foundation has worked since 2006 for this initiative and making integrated health care a standard in Texas is
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LIFE & ARTS
Rooming together can drive a wedge between even the closest of friends.
TODAY HealthyHorns Fest
Study Abroad Financial Aid Info Session
Students interested in studying abroad can learn how to obtain funding and scholarships at JGB 2.324 noon - 1 p.m.
Emily + Ann’s Talk
Emily + Ann’s Talk This free event will feature artist Emily Roysdon presenting a short lecture on her new installation at the Visual Arts Center, followed by an interview with Ann Cvetkovich, a noted queer scholar, Ellen C. Garwood centennial professor of English and professor of women’s and gender studies at UT. Catch them tonight 7 p.m. 9 p.m. in the Art Building.
Today in history In 1957
On Sept. 19, The United States succeeded in testing its first fully contained underground detonation of a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon. As a result of this, 29 more tests were to be scheduled as part of the United States’ initiative to create the first nuclear weapon.
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Texas soccer shouldn’t lose hope for a successful season.
This free event hosted by University Health Services will give students and staff the opportunity to learn about better sleep, warding off colds and the flu, managing stress and much more. Free chair massages, a photo booth and music from the UT Steel Pan Ensemble will be provided 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Gregory Plaza.
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Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff John Legend speaks to students about education issues and his involvement with philanthropies and Teach for America in Hogg Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Legend ended the lecture with a musical performance including his new song “Tonight.”
Legend hails education By Tiffany Himman Grammy Award-winning singer John Legend said during an on-campus lecture Tuesday that the solution to many problems of inequality and poverty lies in a wellgrounded education. Legend said in order for individuals to pursue their passions, it is necessary to repair inequalities in the country’s educational systems.
“I believe that each one of you in this room has potential and can create change,” Legend said. “We all possess the ability to think critically and question the status quo. Education is a gift. It can open doors. Without it, doors will remain closed and options will be limited.” Legend delivered his “Voices with Power to Impact the World” lecture in Hogg Auditorium and spoke to UT students about motivation, education and possi-
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Hispanic enrollment raises diversity rank By Christine Ayala The UT schools of business and law have developed a streak for enrolling and graduating Hispanic students and employing a significant percent of Hispanic faculty, according to a new ranking by an online magazine. The UT School of Law and the Red McCombs School of Business MBA program placed first and fourth, respectively, for Hispanic inclusiveness in a ranking by hispanicbusiness. com, which ranks schools on their diversity practices based on Hispanic enrollment, faculty and degrees awarded. The magazine also considers an institution’s plans to increase Hispanic enrollment. This is the second year UT’s School of Law took first place and the 14th year McCombs ranked in
the top five. According to the website, out of the total 534 MBA students enrolled, 33 are Hispanic, making its enrollment 6.2 percent. Out of its 273 total degrees awarded, the business school gave 21 to Hispanics. Out of a total 100 MBA faculty, three are Hispanic. The School of Law has 170 Hispanic students enrolled out of a total 1,130, making its enrollment 15 percent. Out of 386 degrees awarded, 60 were awarded to Hispanics. Five of the 92 full-time faculty are Hispanic. Matt Turner, marketing researcher for McCombs, said he gave hispanicbusiness.com the data used to rate the business school. Turner said the highestranking schools have either high Hispanic enrollment or are generally considered prestigious schools.
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ble economic issues they may encounter after graduation. The event was organized by the Student Events Center and its Distinguished Speakers Committee, Music & Entertainment Committee and African American Culture Committee. Deaunderia Bowens, a Student Events Center advisor, said the $55,000 that paid for Legend’s visit was pulled from student fees and revenues from University Unions. “The event is a way to
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Anthropology sophomore Taylor Carr speaks before an audience at the “Students Speak Out: Racism and Oppression” panel discussion in Hogg Auditorium on Tuesday evening.
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Panel against bias makes headway By David Maly
Students raised their fists in solidarity Tuesday night as they came together to discuss recent experiences of bias in the UT community. Five student panelists shared their personal experiences with bias while at UT, specifically addressing the issues of race, gender and sexual orientation discrimination. Along with those students,
the event, called “Students Speak Out: Racism and Oppression,” was organized by seven other students in response to two summer incidents in West Campus where UT students said bleach-filled balloons were thrown at them, an attack those students deem racially-motivated, terming it “white-washing.” Anthropology sophomore Taylor Carr, who said she was hit with a bleach-filled balloon, shared the incident
Tuesday in an effort she hopes will shine a light on the reality of UT community bias. “I’m here to let you know that this has become a safety issue,” Carr said. Carr said she thought the event was effective in raising the UT community’s awareness of these issues because it led to students sharing their actual experiences with bias.
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