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carlos garcia | the daily texan staff Psychology sophomore Lily Yeager holds her 18-month-old daughter, Adeline. She said it can be challenging being a full-time student and mother, but that she wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for her daughter.

‘It’s nonstop’: School as a single mom Student balances work, school and raising a child. By London Gibson @londongibson

hen Lily Yeager started college, she went through the typical freshman checklist: buy textbooks, gather note-taking materials, pick out classes online. But Lily had more than just textbooks and pencils to worry about — At five months pregnant, she was also looking at cribs and baby clothes, and moving her finals around so they wouldn’t be too close to her due date. Lily, now 21, gave birth to her daughter Adeline shortly after her first semester at Lone Star College in Houston. She transferred to UT as a psychology sophomore last month. Despite the hardships that come with being a full-time student and mother, she often tells people she wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Adeline. “That’s kind of funny to say because, yeah, it would be so much easier to get a degree without an 18-month-old, but the thing is that I think being a young mom has shown me so much of what I’m capable of,” Lily said. “It’s given me a sense of drive that, if I really want to do this, I don’t have time to mess around.” More than 11 percent of undergraduate students nationwide are single mothers, according to a 2017 report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. This number has doubled since 1999. Even though the number of single mothers attending school is growing, the rate of single moms with a college degree is still lower than those of married mothers or women in general. In 2015, only 31 percent of single mothers older than 25 had a college degree, according to the Institute. This isn’t entirely surprising, considering the many struggles that come with balancing education and full

financial responsibility. The USDA’s child expense calculator suggests a single parent student of a lower-income household can have an additional $4,800 in expenses per semester. At UT, and in an expensive city such as Austin, this number could be even higher. Adeline is now 18 months old, and at 30 inches tall, she’s almost half Lily’s height. While Lily is thin, with high cheekbones and long hair down to her waist, Adeline is plump with large, round cheeks and a small curl of blonde hair at the top of her head. “She is chunky, which in my opinion is the best type of baby,” Lily said, laughing. Although she’s cautiously quiet around strangers, noiselessly observing them with intelligent and watchful eyes, Adeline is quite silly at home, Lily said. She’s an easy child — she has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 weeks old. When she was accepted to the psychology program, Lily looked into enrolling Adeline in the UT Child Development Center, the campus daycare center for UT families. But with a waiting list of 842 children, the Center is hard to get into. More than 600 of those children are infants, meaning it could be more than two years before a young child is enrolled. “I’ll be completing my undergraduate experience here within three years max, I would say,” Lily said. “So the chances of my ability to utilize that resource are slim to none.” With a minimum rate of $850 per

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month for infants, the Center is one of the more affordable care centers near campus. The state average for full-time child care is around $730 per month, but in Austin this can be much higher. Daycare centers can cost $1,000 to $1,200 per month in Central Austin. Center director Hara Cootes said the waiting list for infants is long because infants require more caretakers per child and it’s not financially viable for the Center to accommodate them. “When you look at a waiting list and you see that there are 629 infants on the list, you immediately think we should be expanding,” Cootes said. “But actually, for a program to be financially viable you must have a waiting list of older children, you can’t just have a waiting list of young children.” Education doctorate student Jessica Rubin got on the waiting list when she was three months pregnant with her son, but he didn’t get in until he was about a year-and-a-half old. “We were on the waiting list for a really long time,” Rubin said. “And between that I had to cobble things together, babysitters and friends, and things like that. He actually went to another daycare for a couple of months before they had a spot for him at the childcare center for UT.” Although the waiting list can pose difficulties for students attending school for two to four years, the Center is one of the largest university-affiliated child care centers in Texas. The Center currently serves 480 children, more than five times as many as there were when Cootes first started working there in 1992. It has also expanded to two other locations in that time. “I think you’ll see based just on the numbers that the University has made a commitment to childcare on campus and definitely to expansion,” Cootes said. Few single parents use the Center. Cootes said only 25 to 33 percent of the children at the Center are children of students, and almost all of those are graduate students. Although 11 percent of undergraduate students nationwide are single mothers, only onefifth of those students attend four-year colleges, according to the Institute. Rubin said the Center’s proximity to campus has been very helpful for her as she works “beyond full time” as a Ph.D. candidate, balancing taking classes, teaching classes and research with being a single mother. “Figuring out how to prioritize and how to get things done was really challenging,” Rubin said. “It was really hard. It’s not something that I would necessarily recommend. I don’t think that this is the best way to do either thing. But I think that I learned a lot about being a student from also

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Texas Football tweeted a mashup video of the football team and a Travis Scott performance on Super Bowl Sunday, causing UT and UTSA students to fight over which school he attended. The tweet said: “Texas’ own @trvisXX performs on the biggest stage tonight for the @SuperBowl halftime show. This. Is. Texas.” Students from UTSA blew up the comment section in response. UTSA alumnus Chris Merryman replied, “Absolutely not your own, he is ‘now and forever’ a roadrunner.” In an interview with Scott on the radio show “Real Late with Peter Rosenberg,” Rosenberg asked if Scott went to both schools. Scott replied “Yea,” but the UT registrar, which also contains records of students who didn’t graduate, shows no record of Scott being a student at UT. UTSA one-stop counselor Victor Gonzalez said Scott was a student at UTSA from the fall semester of 2010 to the fall semester of 2011. A rumor circulating online

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“Travis Scott’s group has given our program permission to use his music on our social media outlets.” The tweet was intended to connect his performance at the Super Bowl to Texas, Swegan said. “Many of our (football) recruits are from Houston and the state of Texas, and the video was intended for that audience,” Swegan said. Despite the intended message, undeclared freshman Lily Clark said the video appears to portray Scott as a UT alum. “It seems like (Texas Football wants) to get fame from him, but he went to a different school,” Clark said. “If anything, UTSA should post a video with him in their football team.” Social work junior Molly Miller said in today’s culture, people get offended too easily, and there are more important things to focus on than a UT football tweet. “Things like that I’m like, ‘Who cares?’” Miller said. “He’s from Texas. He went to UTSA. It’s part of the same UT system, I think. Even if it’s not, it doesn’t matter. Let them promote, it’s not hurting anybody.”

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food insecurity due to financial stress. Ross said he does not know how many donations the food drive will bring, but said it will ultimately feed more UT students. “College campuses respond well to these competitions, and UT is no stranger to competition,” Ross said. “Plus, it will be fun to see the friendly rivalry around the dogs.” Ross said during the competition, UTPD officers will also hold meet and greets with their K-9s on Mondays and Thursdays at noon in the Student Services Building. UTPD officer Eric Johanson is the K-9 Unit supervisor and handler for K-9 officer Jarno, a six-year-old Belgian Malinois. Johanson said UTPD is collaborating with UT Outpost because the department’s role on campus extends beyond traditional law enforcement. “Our K-9s are full of personality and have a lot of ‘friends’ throughout the UT community,” Johanson said

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being a parent, and about being a teacher from also being a parent.” Lily found Adeline a different child care center that is close to campus and charges the same as UT’s Center. She said Adeline has adjusted remarkably well to the move and to entering full-time child care. “I’ve had a lot more issues adjusting my 6-pound poodle who has separation anxiety when I leave than I have had acclimating her to child care, funnily enough,” Lily said. “I wasn’t expecting that one. The two of them are actually inseparable.” Finding daytime care for Adeline was just one of the obstacles Lily faced when she decided to attend UT. According to state custody laws, Lily and Adeline’s father were required to live in the same county. Because Adeline’s father is in Houston, she had to fight the geographical restrictions while waiting for her acceptance to UT. “That’s where I really had to believe in myself,” Lily said. “If I didn’t advocate for myself to be able to have that

daughter from daycare every day after classes by 6 p.m. and said Adeline often runs to her when she sees her come in the room. When Lily has to set her daughter down and walk away to do something, Adeline races after her on stout little legs, arms raised. Lily describes her daughter as her motivation, but says she’s pursuing her education for herself. “If I’m happy, she’s happy at this age,” Lily said. “If I’m confident, I’m more likely to raise a confident woman. carlos garcia | the daily texan staff Lily Yeager looked into enrolling her daughter in the UT Child Devel- And that’s what I want to do. opment Center, the campus daycare center for UT families, but the And so fulfilling myself and waitlist is hundreds of children long. not … relying on any other

geographical restriction lifted so I could come here if I did get in, and I would have given up my chances to go, I would have been devastated.” Lily ended up making an agreement with Adeline’s father regarding child support so he could save up to move to Austin. She said he is fully supportive of her pursuing her education at UT. According to the Institute, more than half of undergraduate single mothers work more than 20 hours per week, and 43 percent are working more than 30 hours per week. When Lily first had Adeline, she was working from home full-time while also taking 18 hours, including honors courses, at Lone Star College. She also didn’t have Adeline in full-time childcare at the time. Lily relied on online courses and working remotely so she could stay with Adeline at home. She said she would cram in hours of homework during Adeline’s naptime and stay up late working after she went to bed. On the weekends Adeline visited with her father, Lily played catch-up. “I was non-stop either being a mom or a student,” Lily said. Today, Lily picks up her

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person, just really doing something for myself, is one of the things that I think makes me a good mom for her.” Lily plans to transfer into the neuroscience program at UT and go to medical school after graduation, where she wants to study neurosurgery. “I want to show Adeline that I can accomplish my dreams,” she said. “And I want her to grow into a young woman who is fearless in accomplishing her dreams no matter what mistakes she makes or how life unfolds. I feel like it is so important to show our children how to use their talents to make the world a better place.”

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International relations junior Pablo Pratt used to commute 40 minutes to campus each day for class. Now, with his license suspended, Pratt is enrolled in all online classes because he has no reliable means of getting to campus. “I just wish there was a bus or a metro or something connectsing where I live to near campus,” Pratt said. “I live with my parents because we can’t afford for me to buy housing down there.” Passionate about affordable housing and transportation, Pratt joined the College Student Commission last spring -to get more involved and to represent students and his University. However, the commission’s chair said they have yet to accomplish anything and -are struggling to get members to attend. - “As far as what we’ve accomplished on paper: nothing,” said Maya Boehm, chair of the College Student Commission. “Since (the commission) is in the beginning stages, we’re still trying to figure out how is it going to function, how is it getd ting set up, how is that going to work.” Boehm, a global studies and ytheology sophomore at Saint -Edward’s University, said the

commission is struggling to retain members due to schedule conflicts, graduation and communication issues. The commission was created in 2017 by the Austin City Council to serve as a permanent advisory council for City Hall on student issues. Each university and college in the city would send three representatives to serve on the commission for a total of 15 student commissioners. At their first official meeting on April 20, 2018, there were 14 members on the commission, according to the agenda. The members held a brief on the Students Housing and Tenants Rights resolution which aims to educate student renters on their rights when looking for housing. At their latest meeting, five of the now-eleven members were in attendance. Boehm said the commission lost three members over the summer due to graduation or schedule conflicts. The tenants’ rights resolution has yet to be approved and sent to City Council. The commission has tried to meet twice this year. Their first meeting was supposed to be on Jan. 25, but only three members showed up, partially due to a city email issue. The commission has items it wants to send to City Council but is unable to vote if meetings do not reach

quorum. Since the commission is supposed to have 15 members but only has 11 active members according to the agenda, if four people are absent, they cannot take action. Boehm said the commission is set to make more cuts to its roster as they evaluate who missed every meeting in the fall last year and who can be removed. Boehm said the goal is to recruit people who care about making a difference, fill the vacancies and focus on getting involved with the college student community. “The goal is to get students who genuinely care about this ... and aren’t just doing it necessarily for their resume,” Boehm said. Despite the lack of progress, Bohem said she thinks the commission is important and that the group just needs to get the ball rolling by finding more students and young people motivated to make a difference. “It’s incredible what we can accomplish when we come together and do things,” Boehm said. “We need to come together and work on and vocalize rather than just live that college experience and thinking that we’re our own entity and separate from the rest of the city of Austin, because we are all ultimately Austinites, whether you like it or not.”

elias huerta | the daily texan staff Tiff’s Treats executive vice president of marketing Jeff Sartor, center, presented SafeHorns president Joell McNew, right, and Emma Huff, a theatre-dance performance and business senior, $20,000 from a Tiff’s Treat’s charity contest on Saturday.

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After winning $20,000 from Tiff’s Treats’ charity contest, safety advocacy non-profit SafeHorns plans to use the money to implement a safety patrol in West Campus. Tiff’s Treats, an Austin-based bakery, celebrated 20 years of business with a 20th anniversary charity competition, which selected 214 charities based on proximity to their store fronts. The charities were given a code to place orders, and every order placed with their code would earn that charity 10 percent of the sale. The charity with the highest combined monetary sales at the end of the month won an additional $20,000. “We were trying to do something special that was a little more interactive than just doing a deal,” said Jeff Sartor, Tiff’s Treats executive vice president of marketing. “We wanted to find a way to do something that

would allow us to give back.” SafeHorns president Joell McNew said the organization wants to work with the Austin Police Department, the UT Police Department and other stakeholders in West Campus to put the money toward a pilot program called Citizens on Patrol. “The model we envision is something like Downtown Austin Alliance, where you have people in matching patrol outfits,” McNew said. “They have the ability to contact resources, whether it be APD, UTPD ... but then they’re also a friendly face. From a safety perspective, someone else with boots on ground, eyes and ears watching to give students peace of mind.” McNew said a former city hall employee told her in order for additional safety measures to be implemented, she would need to bring money along with her ideas. “That’s why this was so huge to me,” McNew said. “Will $20,000 fix (everything)?

Absolutely not. But will $20,000 (brought) by a group of 4,000 of us who care deeply about seeing an improvement bring other stakeholders to the table with us with their checkbook? We hope so.” McNew said she is meeting with APD on Monday to discuss the patrol plan, help determine costs and how the patrol could be implemented. Emma Huff, a theatre-dance performance and business senior, said she joined SafeHorns’ efforts after the town hall meeting following dance freshman Haruka Weiser’s death in 2016. Huff, who personally knew Weiser, said she cried as she spoke on UT’s inadequate safety measures at that meeting. Huff said this time, she was crying from happiness when Tiff’s Treats presented SafeHorns with the $20,000 check. “What a way to go out,” Huff said. “From crying in the town hall meeting to crying here, so happy to receive this funding. That’s the perfect way to end it.”

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Professors dissent on campus carry By Jennifer Liu Forum Editor

Campus carry has been one of the most controversial and divisive issues in our campus rhetoric since Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 11 into law on June 13, 2015. The law, which went into action on Aug. 1, 2016, allows for the possession of guns on campus, but prohibits open carry. Professors are also allowed to prohibit guns in their offices. Since its implementation, it has ignited some extremely outspoken responses from its opponents,

perhaps most notably the “Cocks not Glocks” demonstration organized by students on the first day of classes that fall. Many professors and faculty chose to voice their criticism of the decision by posting “Gun Free UT” signs in their office windows. In August 2016, 52 university psychology professors signed a public statement opposing campus carry. Three professors — Jennifer Lynn Glass, Lisa Moore and Mia Carter — filed a lawsuit against the University’s Board of Regents in an attempt to fight the implementation of the law on campus. However, the case was dismissed by U.S.

District Judge Lee Yeakel of Austin in July 2017, and then brought to an appeals court that upheld Judge Yeakel’s decision in August last year. This past fall, the University ordered professors to remove these signs, citing existing University signage policy. This move prompted considerable backlash from professors, students and faculty, and in response, President Fenves put together a task force that is currently reviewing the policy. In addition to waiting on the conclusions from the review, the current Texas legislative session has introduced bills regarding campus carry, so the

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Campus carry threatens our right to free speech on campus students, faculty, and staff in private and shared offices who wish to work together and thrive in a gunfree environment to declare that desire and intent. The forced removal of Gun Free UT window signs is not a beautification issue, it is an attempt to make Valentine’s Day next week will be the one-year us forget about loaded lethal weapons in our midst, anniversary of the mass shooting at Parkland, Floran attempt to normalize the presence of loaded leida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Acthal weapons in our daily lives. Gun Free UT supcording to the Gun Violence Archive, which uses porters do not want to take any legal gun owner’s a definition derived from multiple government rights away; we want the “well-regulated” part of agencies (four or more injured or killed in a single the Second Amendment to be taken seriously in this event), there were 340 mass shootings in 2018. 666 country, as a policy and promotion of public safechildren (ages 0-11) and 2,833 teenagers (ages 12ty. We want the right to work and think and argue 17) were killed or injured over the course of the year. and debate, freely and fearlessly. We want the right With widely available private arsenals, why do our to depend on our capable, courageous, and welllegislators believe that a campus-carrying student trained first responders, both on and off campus. with a minimum of four hours of training would You want to post a “Yahoo, Campus Carry!” sign? fare better than Sgt. Helus? A licensed and carrying Feel free. We are a university good guy or girl’s grandest community — we know how fantasies of heroism and to rationally and responsibly rescue will most likely not agree to disagree. protect us in any mass How about: The right to shooting event, so peropt out of SB 11. Nearly every haps we could do someWe want the right to single private college and unithing about the guns. work and think and arversity in the state of Texas According to an arthat could opt out of campus ticle from the Annals of gue and debate, freely carry did, because the idea of Internal Medicine, acand fearlessly. We want students and faculty carrying cess to firearms increases concealed and loaded weapthe likelihood of suicide the right to depend on ons on campus is recognized or homicide. our capable, courageous by educators as a threat to We know we are vulnerable to exposure to gun first responders both on public health and safety, as well as an offense to common violence in places of worand off campus.” sense. Public community colship, relaxation and eduleges and public universities cation. This fact is taken should be recognized as equal into account with the clear before the law and be given those same rights. bag policies at the University’s stadiums and conHow about: Common sense gun control policies cert halls. In its classrooms, not so much, thanks to and legislation such as background checks, gun bans Senate Bill 11. for domestic assaulters, no silencers or extended caThe United States of America has the horrific dispacity magazines, prohibition of arms’ sales to the tinction of being the only country to experience this mentally ill, etc. kind of ritualized gun violence and destruction. The How about: mandatory liability insurance for all spectacularly tragic mass shooting events overshadlicensed gun owners. We have it for our motorized ow the daily little tragedies, like the suicides and vehicles, why not try it for lethal weapons? accidental shootings. We are very fortunate that the In 2012, I truly believed that the Sandy Hook Eletwo handguns that were forgotten in bathrooms on mentary School massacre was going to lead us to adcampus last year did not fall into the wrong hands dress this country’s epidemic of gun violence. I was and were not involved in accidental discharges. wrong; we remain in a state of crisis. Successful gun Facts and statistics matter and, thankfully, recontrol legislation and action will be the result of search on gun violence in this country continues to committed struggle and citizens’ collective actions. grow. Our voices, debates and conversations matter, surdity of our state’s laws. I want to thank the Gun too. The Stoneman Douglas students and our own Free UT sign wielders and committed big-mouths. I campus’s coalition of Cocks Not Glocks’ students want to honor this country’s grieving students and with dildos and Gun Free UT’s affiliated parents, classmates, the survivors and victims of gun viostudents, alumni, faculty and staff have been inspilence and their families. On gun control, I put my rational role models, citizens and fighters for pubfaith in the parents and children, educators, health lic safety and the common good. Perhaps we can professionals and first responders, and responsible consider what can we continue to fight for. Here gun owners who will continue to fight together, and are some ideas to consider as conversation starters. lead the way. How about: On campus, the First Amendment Carter is an associate professor of English. right to free speech and dissent, and the right to all

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conversation surrounding the issue remains in limbo. For this week’s Forum, Mia Carter — one of the professors who brought forth the lawsuit — argues the law is part of a nationwide issue of gun violence. She offers alternative policy proposals in hopes of arriving at a solution. Max Snodderly, a neuroscience professor and founding member of Gun Free UT, urges us to continue carrying the conversation. As always, if you have thoughts on this issue or any others, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.

Let’s keep the conversation on campus carry alive With regard to campus carry, the conversation has gone quiet. We don’t know who is carrying guns or what the risks are. It is an accident waiting to happen. When it does happen, who will be responsible and who will On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman opened compensate the victims? We have a system of fire from the UT tower and killed 14 people registration and compulsory insurance for cars on our campus, ushering in the modern era of because we recognize the risks that they pose. mass shootings. Fifty years later, Aug. 1, 2016, It is ridiculous that we do not have the same in an ironic twist of history, it became legal to kind of system for guns. Among other things, it carry concealed handguns in classrooms and would be of tremendous help for law enforcemany other educational spaces on the campus. ment in keeping guns off the black market and During the debate leading up to the imout of the hands of dangerous actors. We don’t plementation of this law known as “campus have such a system because of a distrust of govcarry,” we were even subjected to the specernment that is shared by a significant number ter of a gun enthusiast with an assault rifle of our citizens. Think about that the next time standing on the roof of a UT parking garage. you vote, and demand scrupulous honesty in That image had eerie overtones of Whitour public officials so that the crucial process of man selecting his victims from the tower. We building public trust can be advanced. were being reminded that in addition to conWe do know that campus carry has had cealed handguns, open display of long guns a negative effect on the reputation of public — including loaded assault rifles — is legal on universities in Texas and our campus. on retention and recruitHow did we get here, ment of outstanding facand what has been the ulty, staff and students. impact of campus carry? A list of known failures Arguments were made of retention and recruitthat gun-free zones enI can’t help feeling that ment since 2015, along courage mass shootings campus carry is a with some of the reaand therefore such zones sons, is posted on the on college campuses profound insult to the Daily Texan website. should be eliminated in academic community.” More detailed statethe name of safety. The ments regarding some available evidence does cases are available on the not support this position. Gun Free UT website. Among other things, For a readable account, see “Rampage Nation: we know that a Nobel Laureate declined a Securing America from Mass Shootings” by faculty position, a dean resigned, a candiLouis Klarevas. Other arguments were based date for a deanship withdrew, seven faculon interpretations of the Second Amendment to ty members resigned and six distinguished the Constitution that individuals had the right invited lecturers cancelled engagements or to bear arms almost anywhere and everywhere, declined invitations. with very few exclusions. Historical analyses do There is much more that could be said about not support this interpretation. For a fascinatthe emotional impact of campus carry, but I ing summary of the discussions and intentions am out of space. I can’t help feeling that camof the authors of the Constitution and the Secpus carry is a profound insult to the academond Amendment, see “American Dialogue: The ic community. Nobody wanted it — not the Founders and Us,” by Joseph Ellis. chancellor, the president, the faculty, the staff The fierce resistance to limitations on gun or the students. We do need ways to promote ownership and to limitations on places where personal safety. The Faculty Council resolved guns are allowed has, in part, its roots in a on Jan. 25, 2016 that “The University should profound and sometimes paranoid distrust of mount an initiative to study gun violence, the government. Unfortunately, there is reaand non-lethal means of enhancing personson to be wary of statements from government al safety, both on-campus and off-campus.” officials, because we have repeatedly been deAlthough there have been belated actions to ceived about major events that have had tragic improve personal safety following the tragic consequences. We only have to remember the death of Haruka Weiser, the University has lies about nuclear fallout and nuclear testing not adequately risen to the challenge posed by and the beginnings of the Vietnam War, to the Faculty Council. Do we have to wait for the mention a couple of painful examples. We need next tragedy? to demand honesty in government so that we Snodderly is a professor of neuroscience can build trust and work toward a sensible gun and a founding member of Gun Free UT. policy in the U.S.

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TRACK AND FIELD

MEN’S TENNIS

Worley, Rogers lead Texas track to successful weekend

No. 6 Longhorns down Tulsa and Arkansas behind Ito’s strong outing

carlos garcia | the daily texan file Then-freshman Sam Worley participates in the Texas Relays on March 25, 2018. Worley set a new personal best this weekend in the mile with a time of 3:57.98.

building onto his monumental season as well by breaking the 3000m school record by nearly five seconds. Like Worley, he also believes the Longhorns are Texas made big waves across finding success at an ideal time the country over the weekin the season. end, posting an impressive five “This is something special,” wins and 23 personal bests, Rogers said. “It’s been a long including two school records, time coming and things are fallbetween two meets in Lubbock ing into place at the right time. and Seattle. The team split for a sec- Coach Watson has us working at full capacity and all the guys ond time this season, where are having fun and running fast. the majority of the athletes There is more to come.” competed in Lubbock and the At the Texas Tech Shootout, distance runners competed in rising star Kynnedy Flannel Seattle. On Friday alone, two took first in the women’s 60m school records were broken with a time of 7.292, and John as three Longhorns won their Burt won the men’s 60m hurevents and another 12 posted dles for the second straight personal bests. At the Husky Invitational in meet. True freshman Jonathan Jones claimed victory in the Seattle, Sam Worley broke his 400m, and his time of 45.38 own school record in the mile is the second best time in the with a time of 3:57.98 — curworld this season, the Barbarently the best mile time in the dos Indoor National record, NCAA. With a record win so and the second-best time in close to nationals, Worley said school history. he must continue to focus not On Saturday, the Longhorns only on his own times but on were back in action in Lubbock, overall team success. recording one event win and 11 “It’s exciting as things are personal bests. starting to click just before Texas Student keepagain, you Elena connected Bruckchampionship season,”Media Worley will Once with“Todaily tomarkthe news, sports and culture ner reigned victorious in the said. have alinks national down takes a lot of pressure off. the women’s shot put with her seastories shaping UT community. Now the focus is about winning son-best throw of 16.72m/54races and chasing team titles.” 10.25, and has now won Alex Rogers continued the event all four times she

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has competed. In the same event, Tripp Piperi claimed second in the men’s shot put with a mark of 20.19m/66-3 and is the event’s No. 3 thrower in the NCAA. In the men’s 200m, two Longhorns battled for the No. 10 time in school history. Terry Brown Jr. claimed the spot with a time of 21.18 before Jonathan Jones narrowly secured the Top-10 finish in 21.16. In the women’s 200m, Flannel was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 23.11, only trailing Keni Harrison, who trains in Austin and serves as a volunteer assistant coach for the Longhorns. Before heading to Lubbock for the Big 12 Championships on Feb. 22-23, the team will once again split next Saturday and head to the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, and the Aggie Twilight in College Station. “Our student-athletes took advantage of great opportunities this weekend to hit big marks and put themselves in position to have Big 12 and NCAA qualifying marks,” head coach Edrick Floréal said. “Many of our student-athletes better positioned themselves to come back here to Lubbock in two weeks and compete for Big 12 Championships.”

By Robert Trevino @robtrev22

The sixth-ranked Texas men’s tennis team, who moved up two spots in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, began their monthlong away stretch by downing Tulsa 6-1 on Friday in Oklahoma and then dispatching Arkansas 6-1 on Sunday. Just two weeks ago, after the Longhorns’ win over UTSA, head coach Michael Center reiterated the team’s need for energy early in matches. “This group is very talented, but can be quiet at times,” Center said after the UTSA match. “We need to raise our energy level and come out swinging.” But energy was never an issue in Tulsa as the Longhorns engaged in their first true road match of the season — a 6-1 victory over the Golden Hurricane. The match victory avenged their last loss to Tulsa, coming in January 2017 when the thenNo. 4 Longhorns were upset 4-3, being the most recent loss in a series the Longhorns have historically dominated, now 18–2 all-time. No. 14 Yuya Ito won the last two sets to complete a comeback over Tulsa’s

Joshua Goodger (2-6, 6-3, 6-3). It was Ito’s 12th-straight singles win and furthered the Longhorns’ overall lead to 5-0 as the teams played out the remaining singles matches, even with the outcome decided. “In the first set (Goodger)

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played really well,” Ito said of his match. “(Tulsa) had the advantage of being at home. I just tried to pick up the rhythm and keep on competing, being aggressive.” The Longhorns stayed the night in Tulsa, then turned

around and headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday and practiced in preparation for the Sunday match against the Razorbacks, who came in 8–2 and having not lost at home yet. “College tennis is tough when you have two away matches in one week,” Ito said of the quick turnaround. “I’m starting to get used to it in my third year, but for freshmen it’s definitely tough.” The Longhorns ended the Razorbacks’ home dominance as Ito built upon his strong start in Tulsa by dominating his two matches, winning 6-2 over Pedro and Jose Alonso with his doubles partner Chih Chi Huang, while winning over Josh Howard-Tripp 6-3, 6-2. Next up, the Longhorns will spend two days back in Austin practicing indoors before they head to Chicago, Illinois, to play in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championships. Texas did not make it to the tournament last year, and for Ito, this year’s appearance is an opportunity to show the team’s skill amongst the top teams in the country. “It’s gonna be tough, with the top 16 teams in the country,” Ito said. “The key for us is to start well in the doubles ... That’s one of the biggest points for us.”

eddie gaspar| the daily texan file Junior Yuya Ito serves during a match against Miami on Jan. 28, 2018 at the Texas Tennis Center.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

SOFTBALL

Longhorns sweep Texas Classic

Texas off to hot start under White, takes first four games at home. By Marcus Krum & Sydney Tasman

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he Mike White era may have come a day late, but it did not disappoint. Playing three games Saturday after a rain-cancelled doubleheader Friday, then one more Sunday, the Texas softball team began the 2019 campaign with resounding success. Braving freezing rain and near-freezing temperatures, Texas ambushed their opponents in all four games with an aggressive offensive style that piled up runs in a hurry. The Longhorns won 8-0 over Boston College, 8-0 over Boise State, 7-2 over Northwestern State and 9-1 in their second game with Boston College. “It gets everybody hyped up,” outfielder Reagan Hathaway said. “If you’re aggressive and you lace a ball on the first couple of pitches, it’s like, ‘Just pass the bat. Keep it going.’ I think it helps a lot, especially if we’re swinging at good pitches.” Hathaway led the charge offensively for a team that scored 32 total runs over the weekend’s four games. While this aggressive nature yielded a couple blunders, including two outs on the basepath in one inning against Boise State, it was key in manufacturing runs, along with the plethora of base hits at the plate.

ryan lam | the daily texan file Pitcher Miranda Elish made her season debut on the mound against Boise State in the Longhorns’ 8-0 victory over the Broncos. Elish also pitched a shutout inning of relief as Texas dominated Boston College 9-1.

“We’re just hunting mistakes,” White said. “I’m trying to get that mentality. I don’t want us to be passive. I want us to err on the side of making a mistake by being aggressive. That means at the plate, if you get the pitcher down (in the count), you’ve just got to hammer it.” The aggressive approach worked wonders for a Texas offense that struggled to put runs on the board in 2018. The first look at the offense a year later showed no such struggles. In the first game of Saturday,

the Longhorns run-ruled Boston College through five innings highlighted by a five-run fifth inning that broke the game wide open. In the second game against Boise State, the Longhorns scored in each of the five innings. Pitcher Miranda Elish also began her Texas career with a bang, driving in a run against Boston College and then pitching five stellar shutout innings against Boise State. “To be able to start a new era and wipe everything we went through in the fall off and get going as Longhorns was exciting,”

Elish said. “We’ve been really anxiously awaiting it.” In the third matchup on Saturday, the Longhorns fell down 1-0 to Northwestern State in the first inning. But Texas put up a five-run fourth inning to break the game open and seal the 7-2 victory. Sunday, it was again a monster one-inning performance that led to the 9-1 victory. Texas scored 8 runs in the first, including the first home run of the season by catcher Mary Iakopo, en route to yet another five-inning run rule finish.

“(Discipline at the plate) was something we identified with the team going into season,” White said. “We were swinging at too many balls, not taking enough walks. Today (Sunday) ... our discipline was a lot better.” Up next for the Longhorns is the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, where Texas will try to continue the statement made with the weekend’s four victories. “There’s all kinds of talk around us,” Hathaway said. “We just want to go out and prove that all the hype is there. It’s real.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Texas trio helps crush West Virginia in road test

Holmes, Longhorns bounce back with win over Kansas By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D

eddie gaspar | the daily texan file Guard Matt Coleman III pulls back from Baylor’s zone defense in the Longhorns’ 84-72 victory over the Bears last Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center.

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Texas has battled inconsistency for its entire season. Players on the Longhorns’ roster consider themselves capable of beating any team in the country, but they’ve also faced the blunt reality of losing to other teams they easily could have beaten. Entering a road matchup against West Virginia, Texas knew it couldn’t afford to suffer from the same problems, particularly since the Longhorns’ tournament chances would take a significant hit if they collected a loss against a conference bottom feeder. On Saturday night, the Longhorns put aside the mistakes that have plagued them this season, assembling their most dominant performance of the entire season. In a game it controlled the entire away, Texas dismantled the Mountaineers on the road and collected a much-needed conference victory in the process,

cruising to a 75-53 victory. “I’m totally embarrassed that this is happening,” West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said following the game. “I don’t know what to say.” The Longhorns were driven by exceptional performances from their guards. The trio of Matt Coleman III, Kerwin Roach II and Courtney Ramey scored a combined 39 points, dished out 11 assists and turned the ball over just two times. For a team that is incredibly reliant on guard play to drive its success, the Longhorns’ performance was a welcoming sign. Specifically, head coach Shaka Smart pointed to Roach as a driving force for the Longhorns on Saturday. “He’s our best player, and he’s playing like a senior should right now, with a lot of confidence and also an urgency that seniors should have,” Smart said. On the defensive end, Texas manhandled a West Virginia offense that has recently struggled. The

Mountaineers only shot 35 percent from the field, including a woeful 19 percent from three. Only one player for West Virginia scored in double figures. Texas also outrebounded West Virginia by a 42-34 margin. While the Longhorns’ defense has meddled in mediocrity at times on the road this season, it was the revival of the unit that guided the team to its most dominant win since the early part of the season. “We just don’t move the ball,” Huggins said of his offense. “We didn’t rebound it. We’ve had bad games before shooting the ball, but we’ve always rebounded. We didn’t rebound it at either end. I probably shouldn’t say this, but the reality is they’re more talented than we are. So, we have to do things right, and we didn’t do things right.” With Saturday’s win, Texas moves to above .500 in conference play for the first time since Jan. 12. For a team that knows it desperately needs victories

in order to piece together a potential NCAA tournament bid, Saturday’s road win marks a significant step in the right direction. As the Longhorns move forward, they have to make performances like Saturday’s a more consistent occasion. While Texas may be able to beat any team on its schedule, it’s also capable of losing to anyone. The next month will be a deciding factor for this group. In order for it to be a success, Smart and the Longhorns know it’s going to require the emergence of a consistent level of energy throughout the rest of the season, especially on the road. “I think the key for our guys is, can you create the feeling inside yourself and then inside your teammates that you have to win in a hostile environment?” Smart said. “It’s amazing when you create that feeling inside yourself and inside your teammates, and how that affects the circumstances on the back end.”

Texas had a hard pill to swallow last Monday night. The Baylor Bears were able to dismantle the Longhorns in the first half and fend off their furious rally in the second. For Texas, the week that ensued was about moving on to Kansas. “We need to have a road mentality,” head coach Karen Aston said on Friday. “(We need to) really focus on getting out to a fast start.” But the trip to Lawrence on Saturday didn’t stop the Longhorns from easily taking down Kansas as forward Joyner Holmes made a layup to start the game, sparking a 15-0 run that paved the way to a 91-73 wire-to-wire victory. “Our team got out of the gates pretty good tonight,” Aston said. “I was really pleased with our energy and our focus.” It was a complete team win, with five players scoring over double figures while every player logged more than 11 minutes, including forward Audrey Warren in her first game back since suffering from a concussion against Texas Tech. “I think we’re just starting to figure out who we are at this point,” guard Danni Williams said. “I feel like our last two games were two of the better games we’ve had all season. I’m excited for these games coming forward.” Holmes and forward Charli Collier contributed heavily by controlling the paint. Holmes had a game-high 22 points and tied

Collier for a game-high six rebounds. Collier’s impact was mostly felt at the free-throw line, though. She was perfect from the line, scoring 10 of her 14 points there. “I’m just happy we pulled out the win,” Holmes said. “My teammates found me in the right spots and right positions. I just tried to finish around the rim as much as possible.” The win was especially needed for Williams and guard Sug Sutton. It was the first time in over 10 games they haven’t played over 35 minutes. “Not really,” Williams said when asked if she gets tired of logging so many minutes. “Your body kind of gets used to it.” Despite the toughness displayed, playing the full game for nearly the entirety of the season isn’t a healthy idea. While she only played 28 minutes, Williams was still effective, knocking in three of Texas’ four three-point makes on the night which continued her strong shooting display that has begun over the last couple games. “I feel like since Big 12 play started I’ve been comfortable,” Williams said. “It’s different playing teams that I haven’t played … but I feel comfortable.” One of the biggest keys for Texas is to continue this momentum on the mini road trip it’s currently on. The win Saturday gives the Longhorns a 3–2 record over their last five games. Getting back to their winning ways is a crucial step to get where they want to be in March.

joshua guenther| the daily texan file Joyner Holmes extends for the contested layup against Baylor in the Longhorns’ 74-68 loss last Monday.

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Common ground feminism Anti-abortion, abortion rights advocates find common ground in supporting women.

mckenzie bentley | the daily texan staff Cassie Guardiola, Longhorns for Life president and junior marketing major, thinks there are central beliefs connecting both pro-abortion and anti-abortion feminist movements. Although many find themselves divided on this issue, Guardiola is part of those who believe there is common ground feminists can agree on.

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Despite their different views on abortion, many students and women say they can find feminism in both anti-abortion and abortion rights advocacy work. Many women find themselves torn between the cohorts of feminists who consider themselves anti-abortion and those who believe in abortion rights. There are feminists who believe there is a middle ground both sides can stand on, where women’s social, emotional and physical wellbeing take priority. Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa is the founder and president for Dallas anti-abortion non-profit New Wave

Feminists. She informs people about resources daily, such as where women can find information about women’s health, places to access pregnancy prevention methods and financial aid in the event of an unplanned pregnancy. Even though groups like New Wave Feminists and Planned Parenthood are often at odds, they have met on some issues. They both assisted women by providing sanitary product donations to assist Hurricane Harvey victims. “The (impoverished) women and children end up falling through the cracks because (feminists) are spending so much time on laws and on Facebook arguing with each other in all caps,” Herndon-De La Rosa said. “There are people who need real resources we can all agree on.” Herndon-De La Rosa shares beliefs

with abortion rights feminists when it comes to providing women with information about their bodies and prevention resources. She believes the more women know about their bodies, the more powerful they become. “(New Wave Feminists) are pro-women, we are pro-life and we are pro-education,” Herndon-De La Rosa said. Ashley Deño, African and African diaspora studies and youth and community studies senior, expressed similar thoughts on the division between both groups. Deño, who is also UT Students for Planned Parenthood’s campaign manager, said she is passionate about enacting feminism into her daily life. “I express feminism in my daily life by uplifting everyone around me, especially those who are unheard and some-

times deliberately silenced,” Deño said. Deño fights for more marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ+ community and impoverished people that don’t often get a seat at the table. Deño and UT Students for Planned Parenthood’s goal is to uplift students. Deño said although there is a division between her beliefs and others, people involved in the feminist movement can approach it in their own unique way. “I am not going to define anyone else’s feminism,” Deño said. She was specific in stating feminism does not have one true definition everyone follows. Deño said she can only attest to her own journey and experiences with the movement. “(My feminism is) fighting for people no matter their gender identity, their social status, their class, their sexual

orientation, it’s about fighting for their humanity without exceptions or conditions,” Deño said. Cassie Guardiola, marketing junior and Longhorns for Life president, said she expresses feminism in her daily life by speaking up for what is right and treating women with dignity. Although Horns for Life is an anti-abortion group, Guardiola said they care about women’s emotional and physical health, and above all want to support women. Guardiola said she feels there are beliefs central to both feminist movements. “(All feminists share) the belief that women deserve better than what society is doing for them right now,” Guardiola said. “We want to show we can come together to support women.”

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Art history advocates emphasize importance of visual literacy

Activists urge students to combat gentrification, support locals

By David Antonino

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It was in high school that art history sophomore Jaelynn Walls first walked through the doors of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Her first exposure to the world of art, the museum visits gave her a deeper appreciation for art and a new euphoric understanding of its connections to everything. Appreciation for art is worth only so much at a University where business and communications majors dominate. In the 2016-2017 long session, a mere 38 students graduated with a degree in art history. Under the impression that a successful career is not born from smaller or less common majors, many students fear pursuing this degree path. Education is increasingly important as less and less people graduate with the major every year. “This lack of appreciation is due to lack of access as well,” art history associate professor Louis A. Waldman said. This may be a reason behind the decline of the major. Waldman stressed the changing times as a major shift in perception towards art history. However, Waldman said art history is a highly sought after major for many jobs in advertising and architecture. He also said it strengthens résumés for law school candidates. For undergraduates, internships are also available through many museums which are very well funded, according to Walls. “Art pervades everything you do, whether that is advertising, architecture or other mediums,” art history sophomore Jaelynn Walls said. Waldman supported this, emphasizing that people need to be visually literate just like

Two weeks ago, activist group Defend Our Hoodz gathered outside East Austin restaurant Lou’s Bodega to protest what they saw as cultural appropriation and gentrification. Lou’s is an upscale counter-service bodega on East Caesar Chavez, taking the place of neighborhood veteran Leal’s Tire Shop. The restaurant, founded by two high-ticket development cohorts, has faced public backlash since opening in January, in a historically working class Latinx community. Lou’s has been criticized for its higher-end menu and Aztec-themed art, which originally decorated Leal’s Tires. Neighborhood residents and activists took to the streets to protest what businesses like Lou’s represent — gentrification. As more of Austin’s historically working-class neighborhoods are developed by highend companies and repurposed for new housing, restaurants and coffee shops, students can combat — or at least not contribute to — gentrification. Jake Wegmann, UT assistant professor of architecture, said the most important action students can take is supporting public policy that prevents urban displacement. “Advocate for more below-market housing, advocate for useful anti-displacement policies, for example, anything the city council can do to improve protections for tenants is huge,” Wegmann said. University Neighborhood Overlay, or UNO, is a city ordinance that has resulted in several hundreds of units for affordable housing closer to campus. Wegmann said this is an example of public policy directly benefiting students. “There are all kinds of

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they are literate normally. “There are a lot of jobs in conservation and preservation, which are two very different things,” Walls said. In order to make art literacy more accessible to all majors, courses in Greek, Roman, Italian and Byzantine art history are available without prerequisites. “Art and its history needs to be reclaimed by the public,” art history masters candidate Claire Sumner said. Sumner referenced her experience at a museum in Alaska and how the appreciation on a deeper level wasn’t there because modern art isn’t explicitly any specific object. Waldman agreed, saying that art history allows people to ask critical questions and acquire critical, perceptive answers. “We have a responsibility to spread the word to everybody and that it is not for a select person, it is for everyone,” Waldman said.

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The nature of art history implies doubt in the perception of artistic works over the course of study. According to Waldman, this level of doubt is essential to learning the value of artistic appreciation. “For students that are interested in art history, it is important to be comfortable with a certain level of doubt,” Waldman said. In addition to being comfortable with doubt, Walls stressed the importance of being able to focus on passion. Having the willingness to care too deeply about something is also an important asset, as well as being comfortable dealing with the past. “Even if you are not an art history major, I would take a course,” Walls said. “A lot of them are not memorization based, it is more about how art fits into human interaction and society within different time periods in different spaces.”

policies that the city council could be implementing (to combat gentrification), and students should research and support these policies because it’s in their self-interest,” Wegmann said. Antonio Vela-García, radio-television-film and advertising sophomore, said students should be conscious of the businesses they support. “We should recognize how much (money) we put into gentrifying establishments, especially ones that appropriate the cultures of the communities they are displacing and profiting off of it,” Vela-García said. Vela-García said students should seek out businesses that are native to these communities. “Go out and try something new — sometimes there may be that cultural barrier, sometimes language barriers, but you should make the effort,” Vela-García said. “Learn intercultural communication, enjoy the different cultures around you and support the people that are trying to make a living.” Public relations freshman Tavia Zepeda said students should appreciate the community they move into.

“You should cherish the history and culture of the area — learn about the local art scene, go to that restaurant that’s been there forever, start a conversation with your neighbor,” Zepeda said. Vela-García said students can help by learning about what gentrification is, how they can prevent it and how to get the word out. “To get more involved in activism around affordable housing, educate yourself on what you can do,” Vela-García said. “Look for flyers around campus, look on social media, ask about presentations, organizations, protests near you. Start a conversation with your friends and family.” Wegmann advises students to be mindful of other residents and recognize their place. “Sure, go to the hip coffee shop, but maybe go to the corner store down the street run by the man who has lived there his whole life,” Wegmann said. “Treat people like people. Don’t act like you own the place, respect the people living in the community that you moved into.”

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