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LIFE&ARTS

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Students are ditching plastic straws ahead of National Skip the Straw Day. PA G E 2

Columnists debate the impact of the Chicago Principles on campus free speech. PA G E 4

Student entrepreneur uses childhood challenges as motivation. PA G E 8

Texas looks to bounce back at home after suffering its first loss of the season. PA G E 7

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UT System’s Title IX battle

State senator aims to create Texas’ first flood plan after Harvey

By Katelyn Balevic @KatelynBalevic

By Chad Lyle

itle IX is only a 37-word law, but its student and employee protections against gender discrimination are expansive and evolving.

In November, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed regulations it said would improve how schools respond to allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

“Every survivor of sexual violence must be taken seriously, and every student accused of sexual misconduct must know that guilt is not predetermined,” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a press release. “We can, and must, condemn sexual violence and punish those who perpetrate it, while ensuring a fair grievance process. Those are not mutually exclusive ideas.”

The Department has said the proposed rules are meant to provide due process to students and help schools more clearly understand their legal obligations under Title IX. But officials at the UT are pushing back, saying the changes could be detrimental to students’ ability to seek recourse for allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

“Essentially what it’s doing is it’s limiting the liability of institutions because the Title IX law is telling institutions you have a duty to respond,” said Krista Anderson, UT’s Title IX Coordinator. “By putting all of these different provisions and kind of caveats on all of it, it’s really changing what the scope of Title IX is.”

The 1972 law states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

The proposed regulations would narrow the definition of sexual harassment and the manner in which universities

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can respond. The proposals were open to public comment for 60 days after their initial publication, and the Dept. of Education received over 104,000 comments, including one spanning 15 pages from the UT System.

The Dept. of Education declined to comment to The Daily Texan about the System’s complaints.

Definition of sexual harassment

The proposed regulations

define sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the recipient’s education program or activity,” according to the Dept. of Education.

The current Title IX regulations require sexual harassment to be severe or pervasive, not severe and pervasive. The difference is some harassment could be severe but not pervasive or vice versa.

“(The Dept. of Education) is changing it (so) it has to be severe and pervasive and offensive, suggesting that a very unpleasant single evening of harassment is insufficient for the federal government,” said Daniel Sharphorn, UT System vice chancellor and general counsel, at a Texas House Higher Education Committee meeting last week.

The proposed regulations also say harassment has to deny access to one’s education, as opposed to merely

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limiting access, as the current regulations require.

“It has to deny access to an educational program, which suggests if a woman is victimized, she has to decide not to go to class in order file a complaint,” Sharphorn said in the higher ed meeting.

The current regulations also say harassment must be objectively and subjectively offensive, whereas the proposed

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With Hurricane Harvey still fresh on the minds of many Texans, one state senator has filed a series of bills to create the state’s first flood plan to better respond to future disasters.

Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, authored three proposals — Senate Bill 396, Senate Bill 397 and Senate Joint Resolution 28 — to establish a comprehensive plan for addressing flooding across the state. The plan would be overseen by the Texas Water Development Board and implemented by 2024. Perry said the plan is important even for non-coastal areas in Texas.

“Flood events in Texas are not limited to our coastal communities,” Perry said in an email. “If we think back to the month of May 2015, Texas experienced record rainfall from Amarillo at over nine inches, Wichita Falls received 13 inches and Dallas-Fort Worth got almost 17 inches. Rain and river basin flooding can happen throughout the state.”

A key element of Perry’s plan is establishing a State Flood Plan Fund. Perry wants the money for the reserve to come from Texas’ Economic Stabilization Fund — more commonly known as the rainy day fund. Taking money from the rainy day fund to create the new Flood Plan Fund would require an amendment to the Texas Constitution, making Perry’s effort more complicated to pass than a regular bill.

Josh Blank, manager of online resources at the Texas Politics Project, said the Texas Constitution is

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APD launches reunification effort for phones stolen at ACL

By Hayden Baggett @hansfirm

The Austin Police Department is attempting to reunite more than 100 stolen phones with people that went to Austin City Limits Weekend One in 2018, according to a press release by APD. The release said investigators with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida intercepted a package at the post office containing a number of phones last October.

According to the release, an operation was conducted and resulted in the arrest and deportation of three Colombian nationals on charges of trafficking stolen property across state lines.

APD Sgt. Noel Guerin, who supervises South Austin’s property crime

investigations, said he received dozens of reports of cell phone theft during ACL Weekend One. Once the package was intercepted later that month, Guerin said the Florida officers linked a few of the devices to ACL attendees and contacted him before shipping the phones back to Austin.

The phones were placed on airplane mode or had their SIM cards removed to reduce the possibility of tracking the devices. Guerin declined to reveal what led investigators to find or open the package containing the phones in the first place.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for comment.

“We got officers to closely examine the phones and talk to people whose phones we had … so there’s a pretty

safe assumption that all the phones that we have come from the first weekend,” Guerin said.

Guerin said this is the largest item reunification effort APD has undertaken. Close to 20 devices have been returned so far, Guerin said, and there are roughly 90 phones remaining.

“Everyone we talked to is just really impressed that we’re actually able to get their phones back,” Guerin said.

“They’ve been very thankful.

It’s been really cool, and it’s been unique to touch so many people’s lives in this kind of way.”

Biology freshman Kaitlyn Nguyen said she lost her phone at ACL Weekend Two and can see how festivals are an easy target for phone theft.

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Environmentalists across the country, including University students, will participate in National Skip the Straw Day on Feb. 22 to bring attention to how single-use plastic straws affect the environment.

Even though this holiday is only in its third year, nursing freshman Bailey Ragan already has plans to celebrate.

“I will definitely be celebrating by not using any straws and spreading the word about how awful they are for the environment,” Ragan said.

Ragan uses her portable MyStraw, a reusable metal straw, instead of plastic ones.

“I use it 24/7,” Ragan said. “(It’s) super convenient … I take it with me everywhere … There’s no reason to use plastic straws if you can reuse a metal one. They are just like any other kitchen (utensil) you use.”

The Skip the Straw movement gained attention in 2015 when Christine Figgener, a Texas A&M University marine biology student, posted

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Abigail Patridge, a Plan II and

biochemistry freshman, also uses a reusable metal straw but said it is not the most convenient.

“It can’t fit in my water bottle, but I also

don’t want to put it in my backpack without some sort of a protective cover,” Partridge said. “However, I think that in order to overcome the most pressing

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e n v i r o n m e n tal issues, we must sacrifice convenience.”

Partridge said she is disheartened by pollution caused by single-use plastic straws.

“They are the epitome of waste mentality: use once, dispose and ignore the consequences,” Partridge said. “Environmentalism shouldn’t be a hot trend. It should be a large scale, cultural shift.”

Other students, such as neuroscience freshman Anthony Varner, will not participate in Skip the Straw Day. “(Plastic straws) are vilified,” Varner said.

“They are not that bad.

We just (need to) dispose of them properly.”

Avery McKitrick, director of the Campus Environmental Center, said plastic straws are unnecessary, except in special circumstances for people who depend on them to drink independently.

“There are a number of (plastic straw) alternatives that can, and should, be utilized,” McKitrick said. “However, I absolutely recognize the need for straws in special circumstances for people who really need them. After all, sustainability is the intersection between environment, economy and equity. Nobody should be left out of that picture.”

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University campuses are buzzing with dating app users and UT is no different.

Bumble, an Austin-based social and dating app, launched in 2014 and has become increasingly popular through recruiting student brand ambassadors and sponsoring events near campus.

Samantha Fulgham, Bumble’s chief creative marketing officer, said college-aged students make up a large part of Bumble’s audience because many are looking to make connections when they get to new cities.

“Bumble can be an incredible tool for college students to meet someone,” Fulgham said in an email.

“Bumble has users across all age groups, and college-aged students definitely make up an integral part of our entire community.”

As their number of brand ambassadors, also called Bumble Honeys, continues to increase at UT and across the country, so has the number of students interested in promoting the brand. Since the college ambassador program launched in 2014, Fulgham said their marketing efforts have grown beyond just college campuses.

“The ambassador program has grown from the ‘Bumble Honey’ college ambassador program into one that also includes a ‘Queen Bee’ city community build-

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regulations say it must be objectively offensive. Anderson said removing “subjectively” from the definition means the institution doesn’t have to consider the victim’s point of view on the impact of the offense.

“If (the harassment) is insufficient for the federal government, that’s one thing, but if they’re also trying to tell us we can’t do anything about it, that’s what’s problematic,” Sharphorn said in last week’s meeting.

The proposed regulations only hold universities liable for investigating harassment that takes place on campus or during educational activities, meaning anything that occurs off campus wouldn’t be actionable under Title IX. “The idea that we could pursue a case that’s on this side of the street but not that side of the

jamie powers | the daily texan staff Austen Jones, a public relations junior, and Gracen Cohen, a public relations senior, enjoy a party at the Kappa Alpha Fraternity house as part of RoundUp ‘18. The event was sponsored by the dating app Bumble.

ing and the postgraduate ‘Local Bee’ ambassador program,” Fulgham said in an email.

Delaney Petermann, a supply chain management sophomore, said many girls apply to become brand ambassadors for Bumble because social media influencing is trendy.

“I definitely think they are making it seem like promoting Bumble is the cool thing to do,” Petermann said. “I feel like it really hit off spring semester of last year. Fall semester

it wasn’t around a whole lot and all of the sudden it was everywhere.”

During last year’s RoundUp, an annual social event hosted by UT’s Interfraternity Council, Bumble sponsored various parties.

“Usually at the parties I’ve been to they give away gear,” Petermann said. “People will wear those headbands and bandanas and stuff, and their logo is also stamped on the cups and wristbands for the party.”

Fulgham said the company will get involved in

various well-known events around campus such as RoundUp to promote their brand.

“In addition to sponsoring various parties, we offered safe rides for students to get around campus,” Fulgham said. “Bumble is excited to continue its presence at RoundUp and we are currently in the midst of planning fun (activities) for this year.”

Law student Rowan St. John said he has seen Bumble advertisements around campus and

decided to download the app after a friend recommended it. He said because women have to message first, Bumble stands out from other dating apps.

“I think it empowers women to take the first step,” St. John said. “I think there are some statistics behind it that say there’s a better chance of actually getting a date if the girl reaches out first, so if that’s your objective to actually meet the person, I can see its benefit.”

street is just nonsense,” Sharphorn said in an interview with The Daily Texan.

In 2017–18, 46 percent of student-related incidents at UT took place off-campus, whereas 21 percent took place on-campus, Anderson said.

using other University policies.

“Even though the proposed regulations are kind of eliminating that responsible employee,” Anderson said. “It doesn’t necessarily mean that an institution would eliminate that same obligation to report.”

The regulations would also mandate in-person cross-examinations of the complainant and respondent by advisors representing each party during Title IX investigations. Anderson said the requirement could deter students from filing complaints and participating in the investigation process.

“Cross-examination is adversarial questioning in nature,” Anderson said. “Complainants may be afraid of being confronted by the respondent’s adviser.”

Sharphorn said attorneys might argue cross-examination is better for due process, but the UT System is worried it would traumatize students.

“A plaintiff’s attorneys will tell you, ‘If I can grill somebody on the witness stand, I can get more information out of them,’” Sharphorn said to the Texan.

“We just don’t think that’s necessary … It’s not a criminal trial, and it shouldn’t become one.”

Anderson said UT currently allows for indirect cross-examination where parties can submit questions to each other through the hearing officer presiding over the case, preventing personal confrontation between the alleged victim and the accused or advisers acting as attorneys.

“The hearing officer is actually the one who reviews those questions and then asks the questions up to the other party,” Anderson said. “They’re not siding with either person. They’re just overseeing the process.”

restrict what conduct qualifies as sexual harassment.

“It’s not just the alleged behaviors meeting the definition of sexual harassment or sexual assault, but then you also need to have the criteria of actual knowledge in the form of a formal written complaint, the location of that incident and then it happening to someone in the United States as well,” Anderson said.

Anderson said UT will still include the same protections for students and employees — it just might be under a University sexual misconduct policy rather than Title IX. Despite the reported 104,000 comments the Dept. of Education has received, Anderson said the complaints might not be taken seriously.

“We’re presuming we’re going to get what’s already been written and just try to be as prepared as possible,” Anderson said.

Definition of sexual harassment

The proposed Title IX regulations change how universities can respond to allegations, too.

Current regulations require responsible employees — like teaching assistants and professors — to file Title IX complaints if a student confides in them about a case of sexual harassment. The Dept. of Education’s proposals would eliminate the responsible employee, saying only formal complaints made directly to the Title IX coordinator are valid.

Anderson said UT would find a way around those regulations if they become finalized by

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RESEARCH

UT study finds LGBTQ youth have higher rates in foster care

By Lauren Rahman @RahmanLauren

A recent UT study found LGBTQ adolescents are disproportionately represented in foster care and unstable housing, such as shelters or transitional facilities, compared with their heterosexual counterparts.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents are twice as likely, and transgender adolescents three or four times more likely, to be in foster care, said Stephen Russell, senior author of the study and chair of the Human Development and Family Sciences department.

The study also found LGBTQ youth in unstable housing reported poorer school functioning, higher substance use and poorer mental health compared with both heterosexual youth and LGBTQ youth in stable housing, said Laura Baams, co-author of the study.

For Russell, the study is personal because he is the father of a gay foster child.

“This is the first time to show that using population data that the intersection is even more vulnerable,” Russell said. “Being queer and in the system or in

foster care is especially associated with vulnerability.”

Russell said only 12 percent of American adolescents identify as LGBTQ. However, LGBTQ adolescents make up 30.4 percent of children in the foster care system, said Bianca Wilson, co-author of the study. The reasons for this disproportion are unclear and need further research, Wilson said.

“We need to start examining whether LGBTQ youth are more likely to be removed from their families of origin, or whether they are more likely to get ‘stuck’ in the system by not getting permanent placements, or both,” said Wilson, a public policy faculty member at UCLA School of Law. Wilson said the study is also the first to show the added impacts of being a racial minority in foster care and unstable housing. They found LGBTQ African-Americans had a pattern of poorer outcomes compared with LGBTQ non-Hispanic white students in the same situation, Wilson said.

The study examined over 600,000 students in California, focusing on the intersection of sexual gender, minority status and housing status.

“California is a state with

protections for LGBTQ youth and training for foster care agencies and parents, and yet we still see these disparities,” said Baams, a professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

“Disparities might, therefore, be even larger in other states.”

As one of the 37 states without nondiscrimination laws in child welfare, Texas may likely have magnified disparities, Russell said. Nondiscrimination laws protect everyone in the foster care system, including the kids, the potential foster parents and the employees, from being discriminated against for being LGBTQ. “I think this is an example where those structural inequalities show up in the life of individual kids and really are evident in the disparities we see from them,” Russell said.

Baams said the current welfare system is not equipped to adequately care for or protect minority youth.

“It is necessary to provide and improve training for both foster care agencies and foster parents and improve the matching of youth with families in which their identities are affirmed,” Baams said.

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ed more frequently than its federal counterpart.

“The Texas Constitution is amended repeatedly …

It’s not like an amendment to the federal constitution which would be a very laborious process,” Blank said.

“They just have to get a super majority — two-thirds — of the Legislature to agree, and then they pass it to voters. We have constitutional amendment elections all the time.”

Perry said he is confident both voters and lawmakers would support funding for the flood plan.

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“Honestly, there were so many people just crowded together that if someone did pickpocket me, I would not have even noticed,” Nguyen said in an email.

Brazil Maldonado, an English sophomore at Austin

Community College, said she also lost her phone last year at ACL Weekend Two and suspects it was stolen.

“It’s something that we use every day, it’s really important and then it’s just gone,” Maldonado said.

“Then you have a really slim chance of finding it at such a big event.”

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my colleagues and I’ve listened to Texans all over the state,” Perry said. “Our state has the opportunity to be a leader in the country again just as we have been with our water supply planning and funding.”

While a significant amount of the funding would be put towards building infrastructure such as dams and reservoirs to better control flooding in the future, Perry said another important element of his plan involves giving local authorities across the state more avenues to communicate with each other.

“Many regional flooding planning organizations exist, but a State Flood Plan puts all planning and project

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interaction into one collaborative approach,” Perry said.

Leo Angulo, a biochemistry senior from Katy, has friends and family members who were seriously affected

by Hurricane Harvey. He said a more comprehensive plan for addressing flooding in the state would be appreciated in his hometown.

“Katy is really prone to flooding and there’s always a ton of flood problems,” Angulo said. “So it’d be really nice to see some legislation put forward that really focuses on the well-being of the citizens of that part of the city because there’s not a lot of flood protection or flood prevention that goes on.”

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ence, Maldonado said she can empathize with the people who lost their phones during Weekend One. “I had to use an Android for like the next two weeks, and that is like the modern plague,” Maldonado said.

“I lost all my info, all my pictures from the past two years, all my contacts, all this was just gone.”

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conor duffy | the daily texan staff Nel Yang, director of the Queer Graduate Student Alliance and anthropology graduate student, embraces a museum visitor outside the Blanton Museum of Art on Thursday afternoon. Free hugs were part of the many affectionate activities offered at the group’s “Love-In” event.

By Peter Northfelt @peternorthfelt

On a breezy Thursday afternoon, several gay couples sat on wooden benches outside of Ellsworth Kelly’s “Austin” exhibit.

They were there for “Love-In,” a “celebration of empathy and queer affection.”

UT’s Queer Graduate Student Alliance hosted Love-In, an event partly organized as a response to recent violence experienced by queer people on Fourth Street in Downtown Austin, and meant to counter everyday scrutiny and stigma, alliance director Nel Yang said.

“This event felt right for those ‘negative’ reasons, but it also felt right as a gesture of celebration, education, resistance and remembrance,” said Yang, an anthropology graduate student in an email.

Kelly, who designed the exhibit at the Blanton Museum

of Art, was gay and a student of the minimalist and abstract art movement in the mid-twentieth century, according to his obituary in “The New Yorker.”

“Kelly designed it as a sort of meditation on loving kindness, and I think the piece really exudes that sort of air,” Yang said. “It seemed perfect once we thought of it, and the idea was hard to let go of after that.”

Alliance member Aaron Sessions said a successful event includes LGBTQ students visibly and comfortably gathering on campus. He said this event accomplished that.

“Fear and internalized homophobia keep many people in our community from comfortably expressing PDA with their partners,” said Sessions, a community and regional planning graduate student, in an email.

“I hope this event will help destigmatize queer PDA for both those participating and

those observing.”

The couples were provided “36 Questions that Lead to Love” and were encouraged to interact with each other.

Yang said the event was meant to exercise empathy.

“That is what I want participants and witnesses to walk away with: that there is a kind of love that though it may be unfamiliar, is abundant and available elsewhere,” Yang said.

Alfredo Guerrero, who attended the event with his boyfriend, said he had never been to an event that encouraged LGBTQ affection to be more visible.

Guerrero said he appreciated the space created for queer love, but would have preferred the event to be open to a more general audience.

“You don’t need to specifically have a space for one designated group,” Guerrero said. “I think we just need to blend in.”

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UT can support activists by adopting Chicago Principles

hateful attitudes and beliefs, and it can incite violence,” Garcia said. “People think, ‘I can do this, I can say this and hold this sign and not be penalized. Okay, so what else can I do?’”

The UT System administration is conGarcia said past incidents on campus, sidering adopting a new free speech policy such as the “Catch an Immigrant Day” based on the Chicago Principles. event planned in 2013 by the Young ConThe principles are an incredibly loose servatives of Texas, are proof that campus set of standards that, if adopted, would discourse can be hateful. YCT defended allow any form of speech — no matter how “offensive” or “immoral” — on cam- the event as an attempt to generate discussion about immigration and its effects on pus without regulation or punishment by students’ lives. the University.

However, lacking the support of the While adopting a policy based on the University, it was eventually canceled. UnChicago Principles may seem like a trider the Chicago Principles, though, Garumph for free speech on campus, having cia says she fears such an event could be such a policy is dangerous. The adopallowed or even encouraged. tion of these principles will not proIt’s a sliptect students pery slope from from hostile hate speech to learning envihate crimes. ronments and “Something will continue like ‘Catch an Ilto encourage legal Immigrant unproductive In addition to potentialDay’ could so easdiscussions. ly inciting violence and ily become vioThe Unilent,” Garcia said. versity should devaluing the experienc“People could protect free es of students, allowing start harassing speech, but it students that also must make students to say whatever they think sure it protects they want on campus is are ‘illegal.’” its students In addition to and ensures unproductive.” potentially incitdiffering ideas ing violence and and views are devaluing the shared in a proexperiences of students, allowing students ductive way. UT should instead adopt to say whatever they want on campus is a policy that can meet all three of also unproductive. these objectives.

“If you’re holding a sign on the Some students fully support the polistreet, yelling at passersby, you’re not cy, claiming it is the University’s duty to having a productive conversation,” expose students to all speech even if it’s Garcia said. “You’re waiting for people harmful or distressing. to get pissed.”

“The Chicago Principles are about inInstead of turning the entire cluding every voice on campus,” said campus into a stage for shouting Blake Simon, mechanical engineermatches, UT should adopt a poliing graduate student. “A university cy that focuses on creating spaces for is supposed to promote the exchange students to respectfully and safely of ideas.” share ideas.

While all students have the right Andrew Herrera, government junior to free speech, students also deserve and former University Democrats presto feel safe, and their university must ident says that student leaders need to protect them. gather respectfully to discuss political “Protecting all speech sounds good, like issues affecting campus. we’re really protecting the First Amend“We need to create forums where we ment,” said Sophia Garcia, government can have a discussion with the student and philosophy junior. “But in reality, body that makes people feel heard and you cannot allow everything. There is validated,” Herrera said. speech that is a breach of peace and will UT doesn’t need a new sweeping incite violence.” free speech policy. It needs a policy taiUT isn’t immune to hate speech. Since lored to the needs of its diverse student 2016, there have been 11 incidents on body that promotes both the produccampus involving white supremacist and tive exchange of ideas and makes all Neo-Nazi groups. In 2017, Austin had students feel welcome on campus. the most reported hate crimes of any city Zaksek is a Plan II and women’s and in Texas.

“Allowing hate speech normalizes gender studies freshman from Allen.

Chicago Statement will put those very same groups at risk.

“I think it’s all a slippery slope to allowing unfiltered and unfettered opinIn 1977, the University of Missouri reions that are hurtful to groups on camfused to allow recognition of a gay rights pus to be allowed,” said Andrew Herrera, group on campus, based on the belief a government junior and former presithat the group would encourage lawdent of University Democrats. breaking behavior.

Insensitivity and intolerance do exThe organization, Gay Liberation, ist on UT’s campus. The Young Consued the university, and the 8th U.S. servatives of Texas’ “Catch an Illegal Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Immigrant Day” was certainly offenuniversity, “acting here as an instrusive and demeaning, delegitimizing mentality of the State, (had) no right the experiences of hundreds of undocto restrict speech or association simply umented UT students. However, the because it finds the views expressed to Chicago Statement does not protect be abhorrent.” every form of speech. It puts important The court’s decision is an accurate limits on expression that “violates the reflection of the law” or “convalues laid out stitutes a genin the Chicago uine threat or Statement — a harassment.” set of free speech “The Chicaprinciples that go Statement declare “it is not makes clear As long as the safety and the proper role of that the safety security of students on the University to and security attempt to shield of individuals campus is ensured, the individuals from who may be afright to protest and exideas and opinfected by such ions they find speech is propress ideas must be enunwelcome, tected,” said sured as well.” disagreeable, Ashish Dave, a or even deeply business honoffensive.” ors and Plan II The statement freshman who was approved co-sponsored here at UT on Tuesday in a resolution the Student Government resolution passed by Student Government. The supporting the statement.

University should follow students’ lead Adopting the Chicago Statement and and adopt the Chicago Statement as ofensuring the safety of those who need ficial policy. Doing so will reaffirm its protection are compatible ideas. The commitment to on-campus free speech administration will retain the power to and student activism. An administration punish those who threaten, harass or with unrestricted power to limit offenotherwise use their expression in ways sive speech can set policy that prohibits that are “directly incompatible with the productive discourse. functioning of the University.” As long Those deemed offensive and immoral as the safety and security of students by school administrators and political on campus is ensured, the right to proleaders have historically included antest and express ideas must be ensured ti-war protesters, civil rights activists, as well. communists and members of the LGBTQ When discussing restrictions on pocommunity. If students want to continlitical expression on campus, it is imue their own campus demonstrations portant to remember who has historiin support of sexual assault survivors, cally been affected by those restrictions. against open-carry laws and about othThis country has made significant social er important issues, keeping free speech progress since the 1977 Gay Liberation regulation out of the hands of the powcase, but there are still causes worth erful is the best way to ensure protection fighting for. of free speech rights. Implementing the To believe there won’t be people who Chicago Statement will help ensure free want to shut that activism down is to speech remains an important tool for ignore the lessons of our history. UT on-campus social movements, as it has administrators must implement the Chibeen in the past. cago Statement to ensure social and poAlthough protest and free speech litical activism will never be discouraged have been essential strategies used on our campus. by marginalized groups, some stuSprings is a government freshman dents on campus are concerned the from Dallas.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019

JEWELRY

South Congress jewelry store promotes local artists, vendors

By Trinady Joslin @trinady05

After being approached by a company interested in his lamp designs, Edson Enriquez thought his big break had finally come. Instead, his products were replicated and sold at lower prices, pushing him out of business.

As a college student in Guadalajara, suing the company for theft of intellectual property was not a realistic option. Instead, Enriquez shifted his focus to making jewelry for a school project that later became Limbo, a storefront business.

“My goal was to isolate myself by creating one-of-a-kind designs,” Enriquez said. “If you want to copy my work, I don’t care. I’m moving on to the next thing.”

After a positive response from his classmates and the flea markets in Mexico, Enriquez moved to San Antonio on a tourist visa in search of better opportunities and safety from the intellectual property theft he remained weary of.

“I was actually doing housekeeping and babysitting to make money,” Enriquez said. “I had some leftover jewelry that I brought, and I started selling it to my mom’s friends.”

evan l’roy | the daily texan staff Edson Enriquez created Limbo as a college student in Guadaljara, Mexico, and has grown it into a four-storefront brand.

After this positive reception and researching the San Antonio market, he began selling jewelry. Customers praised Enriquez on his price point but said his designs were too original.

“People were telling me, ‘You’re in the wrong market.

You got to go to Austin,’”

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Enriquez said. “So, I grabbed what I had, put it in my car and drove over there.”

A handshake and $20 later, Enriquez rented a table on South Congress for the night and sold $600 worth of jewelry.

“I was like, ‘Oh, my God, there’s definitely potential here, I won’t be cleaning

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houses anymore,’” Enriquez said. “This is my new focus.”

After five years of selling out of a pop-up tent, Enriquez and his wife Anne Rutt-Enriquez bought a storefront downtown. It quickly became too small, and the couple moved back to South Congress and began renting a larger space. Luckily, they

realized the extra space could be filled with products made by other local vendors.

Currently, Limbo supports over 100 local businesses and prioritizes Austin vendors, especially in the face of rising rent prices, Rutt-Enriquez said.

“It’s important to support local artists and artisans

to keep Austin’s identity,” Rutt-Enriquez said. “If we get priced out and (national chains) move in, how are we different than any (other city)?”

With their first three storefronts located on South Congress, the increase in rent prompted Enriquez to open a store in the Domain, general manager Phoebe Morrin-Gross said.

“It’s a challenge to maintain ourselves in a growing and blooming Austin,” Morrin-Gross said. “There’s a fear of there not being a space for us for very much longer.”

Despite these challenges, Limbo continues to thrive.

No longer making one-ofa-kind pieces, Enriquez said the business model became unsustainable after a few years because of sheer demand.

Now offering their classic or limited collections, Enriquez continues to pay tribute to the company and Enriquez’s origins through its name.

“It’s an homage to my mother,” Enriquez said. “Every time I was in the (creative) zone, I would completely disconnect and it would be hard for me to come back to reality. Since I was a kid, my mom always called my creative process ‘limbo.’”

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Toomey said. “Honestly, see it for what it is. You’re there to have a good time. Don’t try and make it something more. It’s a small time to make each other feel good and that’s it.”

Daily said that overall, those looking to enter a FWB relationship should consider their ability to control emotions, tendency to fall in love and current relationship with the person they’re considering being FWB with.

“FWB is a grown-up game to play,” Daley said. “You’ve got to be pretty clear about your ability to do it.”

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Back home, back to work SOFTBALL

After suffering its first loss of the season, Texas has a chance to bounce back.

ryan lam | the daily texan file Infielder Malory Schattle swings at a pitch in Texas’ 8-0 win over Boise State on Feb. 9 at Red & Charline McCombs Field. After suffering its first loss of the season to No. 8 LSU, Texas came back to take down No. 18 Kentucky in extra innings.

By Marcus Krum @MarcusKrum

exas is 7–1 through the first two weekends of play, its best start since 2016.

But the Longhorns are doing more than just getting results — they’re having fun doing it. In Clearwater, Florida, the excitement in the dugout was constant. As they return home to Austin for the Texas Invitational this weekend, they will only try to ramp up the energy at Red & Charline McCombs Field.

“They’ve got to have fun,” head coach Mike White said. “That’s how

they stay loose. We play our best when we’re relaxed. … You’ve got to play a little bit looser, it’s just not life and death out there.”

Even suffering the first loss of the young season to LSU did not deter the Longhorns’ spirit. The intensity remained high for the entirety of last weekend’s Clearwater Invitational, as they finished strong with a big comeback win over a ranked Kentucky team.

“Every game is Opening Day,” White said.

“You’ve got to play like there’s no history. …

You’ve got to be excited every time you get out there. You don’t have to play this game, you get to play this game. It’s

just a mindset thing.”

The response to the loss against LSU was precisely what White and the Longhorns were looking for. Winning in walk-off fashion over the No. 18 Wildcats, the Longhorns feel momentum heading into this season’s second home tournament.

“We knew we’re bound to lose at some point,” utility player Lauren Burke said. “It was just all about how we came back from that. … We can beat any team on any day, and when it came to Kentucky, we fought to the end and we really showed our stuff.”

In the young season with a new coaching staff, the lineup is still

regularly shuffled as the coaches try to figure out how to place the best nine players on the field in positions they are comfortable playing.

With this process comes some hiccups, like the game against LSU. But heading into the Texas Invitational, the Longhorns feel they are on the right track.

“This past weekend really assured us that we’re doing what we need to do at this point of the season,” infielder Malory Schattle said. “We had a rough patch against LSU, but we’re learning from it. Seeing that at the beginning instead of the end is a lot better.”

Sam Houston State,

Tulsa and Ole Miss will be making the trip to Austin this weekend as Texas will try to reignite a win streak like the one it began the season with. While none of these teams are of the caliber of LSU or Kentucky, this is simply another way for the Longhorns to prove in front of a home crowd that what they are building is substantial.

“They’re excited about the season.

They’re excited about something new,” White said. “They like the direction that this coaching staff is taking them and they kind of bought in. We got their trust early and our job now is to keep their trust.”

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Longhorns host Purdue for opening weekend in Austin

katie bauer | the daily texan file Pitcher Matt Whelan winds up for a pitch in Texas’ 5-4 win over McNeese State on April 2, 2018, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. In one outing this season, the right-handed sophomore gave up two hits and an earned run.

By Daniela Perez @danielap3rez

After a successful 3–1 road campaign to kick off their season, Texas returns for its home opening weekend against Purdue.

The Longhorns and the Boilermakers last met in 2005, when Texas swept the series. Looking to further their winning record, head coach David Pierce has shown off his squad’s offensive and defensive prowess against Louisiana and Rice.

In the outfield, the Longhorns look strong with center fielder Duke Ellis, right fielder Austin Todd and left fielder Eric Kennedy. Together, the outfield has tallied 17 hits and 11 runs through Texas’ first

four outings.

This powerhouse trio has been a huge part of Texas’ campaign. Todd recorded two RBIs and helped secure the 2–1 win against Louisiana in the season opener. Ellis made several important catches in the outfield that secured quick innings.

On base, both third baseman Ryan Reynolds and infielder DJ Petrinsky remain solid defensively and have made their fair share of important plays throughout Texas’ schedule. Both are also powerhouse hitters; Reynolds has racked up one home run and six hits while Petrinsky has four hits and three RBIs. Second baseman Lance Ford is another offensive standout. He went 3-for-5 at bat against Louisiana.

With two hits, one double

and one run scored, Texas can use his offensive skills to their advantage.

Meanwhile, second baseman Masen Hibbeler has struggled on the plate but continues to contribute defensively.

Hibbeler has been seen on the plate 14 times but has yet to record a hit.

With a strong defensive backbone, Texas’ starting pitcher slot is still up for grabs. The Longhorns saw play from 16 of their 19 pitchers. Standouts include pitchers Bryce Elder, who was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, Cole Quintanilla and Matteo Bocchi.

Elder, Quintanilla and Bocchi were able to stop their respective opponents’ momentum that led the way for crucial offensive plays. Notably, Elder has a 1.13 ERA

after shutting down the Louisiana offense for nine innings.

Pierce also recognized pitchers Donny Diaz and Kamron Fields after the Rice game. Both pitchers have struggled, however, with Fields having little success in their season opener and Diaz with an injury.

“Donny’s been through some serious rehab, he’s a guy who can really, really pitch and he knows what he’s doing,” Pierce said. “But to see Kam come back out there with great stuff that’s really encouraging.”

If their level of play remains high, the Longhorns have the potential to win their home opener against the Boilermakers.

The Boilermakers started their season 0–3 in a series against Southern Mississippi. Similar

to the Longhorns, the Boilermakers played 10 innings in their season opener. After leading for 9 innings, they fell after a 10th inning walk off.

Purdue tallied up 15 runs in their series with Southern Mississippi. In order to secure a win, the Longhorns will have to shut down some offensive threats on Purdue’s roster.

Infielder Owen Jansen tallied five hits and two RBIs through Purdue’s first three games while catcher Zac Fascia earned four hits and three RBIs. With some successful batters, the Longhorns will have to remain tight while on the field.

Texas’ season opener starts at 6:30 p.m. at UFCU Disch-Falk Field tonight.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019

STUDENT LIFE

Student entrepreneur finds success Junior Juan Trevino reflects on experiences, discovering his value.

By Abby Hopkins @abbyhopkins_

hen Juan Trevino moved to Texas from Mexico as a child, his family sought the American dream. Through childhood challenges to keep up with the country’s economic standards and thrive financially, Trevino developed an urge to strive for success.

Trevino, a human dimensions of organizations junior, founded his first business in 2015 and has since taken part in multiple entrepreneurial endeavors.

“Since my father had a rough time getting a job whenever he first got here in the United States, I want to make it easier to innovate and create new jobs,” Trevino said.

Trevino began his first business, Cerna Investments, through eBay at 17. Cerna Investments is an international electronic accessories business that now has two

additional employees.

“Since I wasn’t really fortunate as a child, I always wanted to take advantage of all the opportunities that I had, and not really settle for less,” Trevino said. “I know my value. I worked for what I’ve done.”

On top of Cerna Investments, Trevino works as a sales and leasing agent for Spaces Management and is working on a new business that will allow customers to have clothes delivered to them, which he hopes to launch next semester.

Additionally, Trevino is head of sales for Clean ‘Em, a home cleaning service that made Built in Austin’s “50 Startups to Watch in 2019” and Student Startup Madness’ eight best digital college startups. Trevino began working at Clean ‘Em because Daniel Munoz, a computer science junior and chief technology officer of Clean ‘Em, said he has always believed in him.

“I always try to bring Juan into my ventures just because I know he’s a great asset,” Munoz said. “Juan is probably the best asset you can have.”

Trevino said Katie Pritchett, a management lecturer in McCombs School of Business, also influences him. Pritchett teaches the course Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which Trevino is taking this semester.

“It was very clear early on that Juan had quite a breadth of experience, but it was not overwhelming to any of his classmates,” Pritchett said. “He

avery chahl | the daily texan staff Juan Trevino, a human dimensions of organizations junior, takes part in multiple entrepreneurial endeavors with the goal of creating jobs for families like his.

was helpful about it and willing to share and to learn, and he still is.”

Pritchett said Trevino is ambitious and driven during discussions and class assignments.

“As we’ve talked after class about some of his current projects, he’s one of those students

that I often will say has a fire in their belly,” Pritchett said. “He has a fire in his belly to really want to pursue opportunity and greatness.”

To pursue these business endeavors, Trevino said he had to figure out how to manage his time. As a full-time student

with a part-time job and multiple businesses, Trevino said every day is booked.

“If I’m not in school, I’m working,” Trevino said. “If I’m not working, I’m in meetings.

If I’m not in meetings, I’m organizing my sales, being in the market more and thinking of

new ideas.”

Trevino said being busy is necessary to proving himself and getting where he wants to go.

“Nobody else is going to actually believe in you until you believe in yourself,” Trevino said.

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UT students juggle difficult coursework and time-consuming organizations, often while working to maintain a social life.

However, busy students still have time to be horny.

To juggle personal relationships, busy schedules and soaring libidos, many students have worked a “friends with benefits” relationship into their life.

While some UT students say they have had great success with FWB relationships, others say they have found it incompatible with their personalities.

Marketing sophomore Charlotte Toomey said FWB works for her because she is clear about her expectations and unattached from her emotions.

“If you start feeling something more or if they’re starting to feel something more, it might be time to have a talk and make sure you’re on the same page and if not, then just cut it off,” Toomey said. “I’m also kind of emotionless, so that helps a lot.”

The ability to disconnect emotionally is key in FWB relationships, said Nancy Daley, a psychologist and UT professor of human

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sexuality. Daley said people susceptible to emotional rollercoasters should avoid FWB. “There are people who are vulnerable to falling in love who should not (try FWB),” Daley said. “People prone to major emotional ups and downs should also avoid it, because that kind of relationship thrives on stability.”

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right for them through trial and error.

Matilde Castro, a biochemistry and psychology senior, said while she values FWB because the sex is often better than in a hookup, she isn’t pursuing that type of relationship anymore because it tends to end poorly.

“The sex has usually been better in a friends with benefits situation, but it also usually ends

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