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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019

VOLUME 119, ISSUE 107

HONEST INTENTIONS, DISHONEST ACADEMICS

By Morgan O’Hanlon

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t started when Taylor Charron saw a Facebook post. The author, a freshman, was asking for old lab reports for reference for help with an introductory chemistry class. To Charron, the post seemed innocent enough. She’d taken the class taught by professor Alisha Bohnsack the year before and decided to help. “I struggled with this class a lot and had to work my ass off to get an A in it,” said Charron, a neuroscience senior. “I just kinda put myself in her shoes. She was probably super stressed out and didn’t know how to write a lab report.” Although Charron didn’t know the person, she responded to the post on the page of an organization she was in. “This kind of sounds naive, but none of my friends are pre-med and none of them are in the same classes as me, so I just didn’t expect the labs to be reused,” Charron said. Several weeks after sending her lab report, Charron received a notice that she’d been accused of academic dishonesty. Charron said she wasn’t aware of the student’s intention to copy her answers, but signed a paper accepting responsibility for the accusation and accompanying punishment of an essay and a note on her academic record. “I did send a girl my lab report. I knew I was in the wrong there,” Charron said. “It was a 34 percent match from turnitin.com. There were 16 identical words together in a row. There’s less than one in a trillion chance of that happening. I mean, I can’t even fight that.” Charron ended up receiving a sanction from the Office of the Dean of Students for “providing/receiving aid or assistance.” It is the most commonly cited violation, followed by “collusion” and “plagiarism,” and is one of 17 violation codes cited in academic dishonesty findings between fall 2015 and fall 2018, according to information obtained by The Daily Texan via open records request. Other violations include “altering graded documents” or “using, buying stealing, soliciting, or coercing.” Between fall 2015 and fall 2018, 1,962 students were reported for academic

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dishonesty. Of those cases, 218 resulted in a no-violation finding. Chemistry 204, an introductory class with an enrollment of over 1,000 every semester, had the largest number of students (179) referred to the Office of the Dean of Students between fall 2015 and fall 2018. Bohnsack, who taught the course from 2015 until 2017, said she thinks the people she reports are good students who push themselves to do too much. “A lot of them are pre-med and are involved in a lot of other organizations like fraternities and sororities,” Bohnsack said. “With the pressure, some students just make a decision that they don’t realize that is going to impact them so much.” Lecturer Clint Tuttle, who teaches Management and Information Sciences in the McCombs School of Business, reported the third-largest number of students between fall 2015 and fall 2018. Although Tuttle reminds his students of cheat-detection capabilities within the class’ software, Cengage, he said he wasn’t surprised by the number of students he reported. He was surprised to find out he reported more students than most other professors during this time period. Tuttle said he believes the reason his number was so high was consistency in enforcing his own rules. When a professor believes a student has cheated, they have three options: Do nothing, directly refer them to the Office of the Dean of Students or call the student into their office. In either of the last two options, the student is presented with the option to sign a form, like the one given to Charron, accepting the accusation. If the professor administers this form, they then have the option to file it with the Office of the Dean of Students. “I prefer to call (students) in so that they know I’m not angry and don’t hate them,” Tuttle said. “The paperwork should not be forced in either direction.” Jarrod Morgan, founder of ProctorU, which he described as the largest provider of academic integrity services in the world, said as the number of online courses and credentialing programs has increased, so has the need for these services and softwares, including ProctorU, Turnitin and others.

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armin panjvani | the daily texan staff The Fanucci-Ivanova and Goodman-Jean executive alliances discuss their proposed policies and goals in a debate at the Student Activity Center.

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The Fanucci-Ivanova and Goodman-Jean executive alliances took the stage in the Student Activity Center Monday night for a debate on topics ranging from sexual assault to free speech. The event, hosted by Liza Anderson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan, served to present the candidates’ positions to students and to aid The Daily Texan editorial board in deciding who they will endorse. One of the first issues addressed by the candidates was student apathy and disillusionment toward Student Government following last year’s tense election. “One of the main things we emphasized when we initially reached out and decided to run with each other is

we were not going to be like how last year went,” said presedential candidate Izzy Fanucci, a junior speech pathology and psychology major. “This is not about us running against Camron and Amie. This is about us acknowledging major systemic issues on this campus and what we can do to change them.” When asked about how they will consider student wishes while creating policies, Elena Ivanova, vice presidential candidate and Plan II junior, said she wanted to reevaluate SG recruitment efforts and bring in students with varying perspectives. Amie Jean, vice presidential candidate and finance senior, emphasized communication and resources. “We want students to know that (with) SG, you do have the power to be incorporated and included, and whether that is (with) resources that allow students to be able to know how

to write legislation … (or) sharing things so that they can see that it’s possible for them to be able to contribute,” Jean said. “We have posed ourselves as willing to listen, and if it could translate to legislation, we want to make that an option.” Fanucci and Ivanova said they believe the biggest issue for students is sexual assault and cited a survey that found 15 percent of women on campus reported they had been sexually assaulted during their four years at UT. Camron Goodman, presidential candidate and finance senior, spoke on the issue when asked about his alliance’s plan for sexual assault prevention. “As far as Title IX and sexual assault training prevention goes, there was legislation passed last year in Student Government that had actionable steps that we just want to carry forward,” Goodman said. “It’s a part of our platform point, just to make sure that

sexual assault training becomes a culture on campus and that all students are engaged in that and student organizations are engaged in that and are recognized for that and it becomes a culture that, ‘Hey, this is the thing that here at UT, here as Longhorns, we do.’” The candidates also elaborated on how they plan to strike a balance between upholding free speech and protecting underrepresented groups. “The Dean of Students has hired a new position called VP Legal, I believe, and they are going to be the primary outreach person on free speech policies on campus and educating students,” Ivanova said. “SG needs to be in contact with that person and needs to ensure that we can have trainings and have this person go and speak to organizations so that students are more informed and involved on free speech, but also on large issues that are directly harming students on campus.”

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Scholars discuss future of democracy, constitutionalism

rights, clarifying that the term “liberal” is not related to the Democratic ideology. “(A liberal democracy is) one that protects a broader array of rights, including civil liberties, freedom of press and speech and is … relatively committed to treating its citizens equally,” Levinson said.

According to Levinson, the idea for the conference stemmed from recent international political events, including President Trump’s election, Brazil’s election, Brexit and more. “There is this concern literally all over the world that liberal democracies — constitutional democracies

— are under threat, and … that really is the motivating force behind this (conference),” Levinson said. Attendee Thomas Joseph Meredith said this perceived threat led him to attend the conference. “I have a growing concern over the threat to the United States’ form of

democracy and the freedoms that have ensured prior generations and my own generation,” Meredith said. Levinson said issues in our democracy may be due to the Constitution itself and proposed another constitutional convention as a potential solution in Thursday’s keynote. “It is necessary and proper to realize that success will require significant changes in our constitutional order,” Levinson said. “Otherwise, once again, lots of people will get their hopes up and will be utterly disillusioned when they come up against the realities of (the Constitution) that continues … to structure our political order.” On Saturday, panelists discussed President Donald Trump and whether his administration reflects an American ideology or a global trend. “I was really struck by the idea that … these policies … are really conservative policies but not really out of the norm,” attendee Lynn Meredith said. “What really has changed is the rhetoric, and the rhetoric is damaging to our normative behavior.”

Additionally, Aroian said if there’s no record of prior violation, repeat offenders will continue to cheat without sanction. But Aroian also said personal incentives may deter professors from wanting to accuse students in the first place. In a study he co-authored in 2014, Aroian and former UT graduate student Raymond Brown found a relationship between the number of students a professor reports and their score on end-of-semester professor evaluation forms. “If a student receives a

citation while they’re in your class, it isn’t very likely that they’ll give you a high course evaluation,” Aroian said. But, Aroian said, not reporting students is unfair to both students who do their work and those who commit academic dishonesty. To help educate professors about academic dishonesty, Aroian invited experts on the subject to UT for a conference in 2015. But Aroian doesn’t know whether his efforts have been effective. Data on academic dishonesty that was once available on the Office of the Dean of Students’ website was

recently removed. “Hopefully our efforts are making a difference, but we really don’t know,” Aroian said. “People have always and will always cheat, and we can only hope that we’re catching them now that it’s gotten easier.” Charron, who will continue her education at medical school in the fall, said the presence of an academic sanction on her record was a huge source of stress in the semester she received the sanction. Academic records are confidential under FERPA, but many graduate programs

require applicants to waive their rights. Although Charron said she had to disclose that she’d received an academic sanction in her applications and she was asked about the sanction in almost all her medical school interviews, she said most interviewers were sympathetic — one even said they’d received a similar sanction in their undergraduate years. “Immediately when it happened I was like, ‘This is over. I’m going to get shunned from every school,’” Charron said. “And then I just honestly forgot it even happened.”

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UT and international scholars gathered last week at a three-day conference to discuss liberal democracy. The conference, held at UT’s School of Law, featured six sessions and covered a range of topics from the constitutional amendment process to the relaxation of constraints on executive power. The first-ever “Future of Liberal Democracy” conference was co-organized by professors Richard Albert and Sanford Levinson. It featured over 30 panelists, including the Justice of the Colombian Constitutional Court. “One part (of the conference) is certainly a kind of diagnosis of what’s happening, right?” said Albert. “It’s evaluative. The second part is, ‘Okay, given what’s happening … what should we do about it?’” Levinson, a law and government professor, defined liberal democracy as a democracy where politics is about upholding citizen

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“We need to believe in the integrity of the degrees we’re giving,” Morgan said. Mihran Aroian, a business lecturer who formerly held a position in the Office of the Dean of Students, said it’s in a teacher’s best interest to report instances of academic dishonesty. If they catch a student and don’t report it to the Office of the Dean of Students, grade changes are considered arbitrary and students can contest the change at a later date.

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff William Forbath, associate dean for research at UT Law, was one of the panelists chosen to speak at “The Future of Liberal Democracy” conference held at the UT School of Law this past weekend.

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AISD approves revisions to sex ed curriculum

jamie powers | the daily texan staff Citizens of Austin listen intensely to community members as they argue for the expansion of sex education in AISD schools at the Carruth Administration Center on Monday. Many members of the LGBTQ community are proponents of this plan as they believe greater sexual knowledge will be a help to all young adults.

By Jackson Barton @Jackson_Brton

Luke, an electrical engineering sophomore, realized he was gay his freshman year of high school. When it came to topics such as sexually transmitted diseases, the only health resource he had was the internet. Luke said he wishes he could have learned about the existence of different sexual orientations before high school. “It would have probably helped me realize my own sexual identity earlier because I didn’t fully (identify) as gay until I was in 11th grade,” Luke said. “Knowing that was an option earlier would have reduced the amount of time that transition took.” On Monday, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a revision to sexual education curricula for grades three through eight. New additions to the sexual education curriculum include introducing the male

and female reproductive organs in third grade, as well as introducing the concept of sexual orientation and sexually transmitted diseases in fifth grade. Several speakers Monday night made public comments in opposition to the revision. David Walls, vice president of Texas Values, a conservative advocacy group, said many Austin parents were “furious” over the “lack of transparency” and “radical nature” of the revision. “It is not appropriate for any school district to push a sexualized agenda on elementary school children,” said Walls, an AISD parent, in an email. Mike Parent, director of UT’s Gender, Sexuality and Behavioral Health Lab, said in his gender and sexuality course, many students from Texas high schools enter his class without adequate sexual education. “They typically enter with … not only lack of knowledge but sometimes outright incorrect information about topics in sexuality because Texas is

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City, state incentives to attract companies don’t create jobs

SSD to roll out new online system for disability accomodation requests By Lauren Grobe @LaurenGrobe

addressing sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in a way that is helpful or useful in most sexual education programs,” White said. Luke also said learning about different sexualities earlier would have changed his views towards gay people. He said his school encouraged heterosexuality as the norm, making it harder to come to terms with his identity. Students will learn to identify sexual harassment in fifth grade, according to the new curriculum. Parents said students need to be introduced to the topic of personal safety in kindergarten. “Most offensives against children, by grade five, have already occurred,” Parents said. “Children far before that need to be taught about the basic ‘badtouch’ kind of thing … If you wait until fifth grade, you’ve missed more than half of assaults against children, which is terrible.” Editor’s note: Luke’s last name was omitted to protect his privacy.

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typically an abstinence-only state in most public schools,” Parents said. “Most of their information is only about STDs, and most of it is flat out wrong.” A quarter of Texas school districts do not teach sexual education in any form, according to a 2015-16 study by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund. The fund also found 58 percent of school districts teach abstinence-only when it comes to sex, and 17 percent of districts — including Austin — teach “Abstinence-Plus,” which includes information on how to use condoms and other forms of contraception. UT alumnus Christopher White, who graduated in 2006, is the interim director of Widener University’s graduate program in Sexuality Education. White said LGBTQ people continue to face health inequality due to inadequate sexual education curricula. “We continue to see higher rates of unintended pregnancy (and) STDs, including HIV, in LGBT relationships and individuals because we’re not

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By Iann Karamali @Iann512

There are many variables d large companies such as Amazon must consider when they search for new cities to expand in. New UT research shows that incentives offered by state and local governments do very little to attract investment in a city like Austin. When large businesses announce they are seeking sites for new headquarters, cities around the country line up to offer competitive incentives to relocate there and create jobs that stimulate their economy, according to government professor Nathan Jensen, who led the study. Texas has multiple incentive programs, including the Texas Enterprise Fund (the executive branch’s cash grant program), negotiated tax abatements and — for the largest companies — Chapter 313 tax forgiveness. Aerospace engineering senior

Caroline Naples said the idea of creating new jobs sounds like a promising venture. “As someone who’s about to start seeking a job for the first time, I like the idea of creating jobs in my city,” Naples said. However, Jensen said to a larger extent, incentives are largely “political theater,” and in 85-90 percent of cases, the companies would have relocated regardless of incentives. “Quality of workforce, quality of infrastructure and quality of life rank way higher than incentives for attracting companies,” Jensen said. “There were about 10 active incentives given in Austin. The average college student should realize that even though these programs are expensive, that’s a very small percentage of companies. So most of the companies you would work for in Austin — or any big city — are not part of these programs.” While policymakers are

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cognizant of the shortcomings of corporate welfare programs, incentives are usually an easy way for them to claim credit for economic development, Jensen said. Dick Lavine, senior fiscal analyst at the Center for Public Policy Priorities, said states should not give away potential property tax revenue to attract companies who might come anyway. “The best thing for the state to do is to use those tax revenues to improve the public education system and bring tuition down,” Lavine said. “That’s the strength of the state, and that’s what, long term, will attract businesses.” According to Lavine, Austin is a magnet for young professionals, which in turn attracts companies. “There’re companies that want those people, like Google, Amazon and Facebook, who are here without incentives so they can pick up the people they need to for their work,” Lavine said.

Services for Students with Disabilities is currently beta-testing a system that will allow professors to view student accommodation requests online. Currently, students can request accommodations online, but they must bring their professors physical copies of the paperwork. This summer, SSD will soft launch the SSD Instructor Web Portal, which allows professors to view accommodation letters and confirm exam rooms and testing modifications online. The module, which will officially launch in fall 2019, makes the accommodation request process more efficient, said Amita Srinivasan, co-director of Student Government’s disability and inclusion agency. “(The student) can just book their exam online and the professor can just confirm and say yes,” said Srinivasan, a psychology and human dimensions of

organizations sophomore. “It saves so much time and energy for the student.” Srinivasan said the current accommodation letter and exam room request processes place the burden of getting accommodations on the student. “It’s just a waste of time for me to go around simply confirming my exam time (on paper) when I could be spending my time doing more productive things, such as studying,” Srinivasan said. SSD assistant director Emily Shryock said the office’s student advisory committee, which Srinivasan is part of, and the faculty advisory committee gave input on necessary features for both the instructor and student modules. Shryock said the module is not meant to replace a conversation with the professor, and students should still meet with professors to discuss accommodations. “We started with the student side of things, and now that those modules have been implemented, we’re starting with the instructor side,”

Shryock said. Shryock said the online module will speed up the process of the student and professor meeting to discuss accommodations. “By having the instructor included on the email, it already provides that introduction,” Shryock said. “It’s our office starting that conversation.” Math professor Kirk Blazek is on the faculty advisory committee and is currently beta-testing the module. Blazek said the module is more organized and accessible than managing the paperwork. “It’s not an earth-shattering revelation, but it is one of those little ways where I wish my life was little bit easier — and now it is,” Blazek said. Blazek said professors will benefit from the increased options to accommodate students. “I still have the ability to do everything I wanted to do last year, but I also have the extra convenience of uploading (exams) directly to the module,” Blazek said.

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Cost should not prevent UT students from exercising By Isabella Waltz Columnist

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UT needs to have a better system for educating students on sex By Neha Dronamraju Columnist

Last summer, I spent an agonizing 15 days, 8 hours and 17 minutes completing a general chemistry preparatory course called Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces, or ALEKS. I went into ALEKS thinking it would be like driver’s ed — easy to game. Instead, I found myself poring over the text and repeatedly watching the videos to pass all 234 topic quizzes. Because of this rigorous program, everyone was proficient in the fundamentals of chemistry before the first day of class. I did not see the same rate of proficiency among UT students when it came to sexual health. In the first few weeks after Gone to Texas, which were rife with back to school parties, I heard stories from friends about their unsafe sex practices — not using condoms, neglecting to leave space at the tip of a condom, not knowing how or where to get tested for STIs, etc. In Texas, high school sex education fails to inform students about sex. According to the Texas Freedom Network, one-fourth of Texas public school districts did not offer any form of sex education in the 2015-2016 school year, and about 60 percent of school districts taught abstinence-based sex ed. This substandard education follows students into college. An overwhelming number of students are unaware of safe sex practices. A 2017

UT survey reports that 50.4 percent of students either didn’t know about contraception or didn’t think it was applicable to vaginal intercourse. Because so many UT students lack sexual health awareness, the University should offer comprehensive sex education through online learning modules to fill the gap.

A comprehensive curriculum regarding sexual health needs to be developed and enforced so that all students have the opportunity to make informed decisions about sex.” UT requires incoming students to complete Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates, but this program mainly covers topics related to sexual violence instead of sexual health. While these topics are essential to a complete sex education, they are only one part of sexual awareness. Health promotion coordinator Mandy Colbert oversees the sexual assault modules as they pertain to incoming students.

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“It’s federally mandated that all incoming students take these modules,” said Colbert. “We don’t create these modules. We purchase them from an approved vendor.” In addition to promoting sexual assault prevention, University Health Services also provides sexual health workshops, online resources and safe sex supplies. In these resources, a thorough range of topics are covered, including but not limited to contraception, reproductive anatomy and consent. But these resources are optional, and as with most optional resources, some students will not take advantage of them. A comprehensive curriculum regarding sexual health needs to be developed and enforced so that all students have the opportunity to make informed decisions about sex. “Sexual health is so important and we do our best to encourage students to educate themselves through us, but requiring programs of 11,000 students is not easy,” Colbert said. “Building a new program like this would take a lot of work and coordination.” Implementing a new program of this nature is a daunting task, but it is worth the effort. UT should mandate a comprehensive sexual education program similar to ALEKS to ensure that students can talk about their sexual health as confidently as they can rattle off all the polyatomic ions. Dronamraju is a public health freshman from Dallas.

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With so much going on, it’s easy to put your physical and mental health on the back burner. In a typical week at UT, students tackle a stressful amount of schoolwork while also balancing jobs, internships and social lives. While managing stress takes many forms, exercise is one of the best ways for students to take care of themselves. Putting health first can de-stress students and give them a much-needed burst of energy. For students who are new to working out, UT’s TeXercise program offers a wide array of group exercise classes led by knowledgeable instructors. With options including various types of yoga, dance, cycling and water exercise, anyone can find a class they like. However, students can only gain access to TeXercise classes if they purchase a $96 semester pass. Although cheaper than many gyms outside UT, it poses an obstacle to those struggling with the financial burdens of college. Making TeXercise classes financially accessible would encourage more students to take an active role in prioritizing their health. “As a freshman, I definitely noticed the environment of group exercise is really uplifting and motivating,” said TeXercise instructor Kyarah Rogers. On top of the benefits of exercise in general, group classes offer a sense of community and encouragement that make students want to come back week after week.

Putting health first can de-stress students and give them a much needed burst of energy.” Considering 86 percent of students reported not meeting the American Heart Association’s recommended 30 minutes of cardio at least five days a week, increasing access to TeXercise classes would inspire more people to make meaningful commitments to living a healthy lifestyle. By making TeXercise available to a wider range of students, UT could take an important step in addressing the stress and inactivity that prevent students from achieving a better quality of life. For the first week of each semester, TeXercise offers a Try Before You Buy period during which all group exercise classes are free. “That’s when the largest numbers of people come into classes,” Rogers said. Once the trial ends, UT requires students to purchase a pass to continue, and attendance drops significantly. High attendance rates during this free period exhibit a compelling degree of interest in TeXercise classes. Without as many financial barriers and the obstacle of having to buy a semester-long pass, more students would be able to take these beneficial classes when they need to. According to Rogers, students who are thinking about trying out her classes often lose interest when she tells them that they must purchase a pass. She frequently notices the cost of the program preventing students from being able to take part. Even as an instructor, the cost seems prohibitive. “I was ecstatic when I found out that, being an instructor, I didn’t have to pay $100 to (participate),” Rogers said. Discovering a realistic way to integrate exercise into a chaotic schedule is a crucial part of staying healthy at UT. Since there is a degree of interest in TeXercise and because it has the potential to ease the tension students frequently face, UT should remove the cost of semesterly participation so that anyone seeking stress relief will have access to an outlet that promotes long-term health. Waltz is a radio-television-film senior from Dripping Springs.

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CITY

SAFE opens new center for survivors of trafficking

Despite growth in job market, students continue to struggle to secure internships By Kendall Tietz @TietzKendall

copyright homeaid america, and reproduced with permission SAFE CARES partnered with HomeAid and Taylor Morrison to build an Austin drop-in center that supports survivors of human trafficking.

“We’ve heard anecdotally from survivors that it can be difficult to participate in services if they’re not specifically designed for them Texas has the second-highest and their specific needs.” rate of human trafficking cases The drop-in center offers reported annually. Now, survicounseling and communication vors have somewhere to go. with advocates who provide crisis The SAFE Alliance is a merger response for survivors. between Austin Children’s Shel“Many of the advocates are ter and SafePlace. The new Aussurvivors of exploitation themtin drop-in center is a part of their selves, so they know what the SAFE CARES program, which survivors have been through,” stands for Collaboration, AdvoRogers said. “They can offer a cacy, Response and Engagement trusting relationship for survifor Survivors. It’s designed to cavors who may have had those ter to the specific needs of youth relationships taken away by trafsurvivors of exploitation or traffickers in the past.” ficking. They will provide services HomeAid, a national providsuch as survivor support and proer of housing and resources for motion of a community free from the homeless, partnered with violence and abuse. SAFE for the renovation of the For the past year, SAFE drop-in center. CARES has provided resources Melissa Daly, executive directo survivors through their drop- tor of HomeAid Austin, said the in center at LifeWorks. A perdrop-in center project utilizes lomanent location for the drop-in cal businesses and organizations center was donated by Seton to help survivors stabilize and Healthcare Family. move their lives forward. SAFE communications co“Each HomeAid chapter partordinator Emma Rogers said ners with their local builders ashaving a physical location sociation, so we’re able to tap into gives survivors a safe space to an incredible pool of talent and build relationships meet will resources order to help nonTexas Student and Media keep inyou connected other survivors. profits,” Daly said. with daily links to the news, sports and culture “We realized that we needed a The center not only offers shaping UT community. dedicatedstories program designed spe-the resources for survivors of hucifically for this population of surman trafficking, but also creates vivors of trafficking,” Rogers said. more awareness of trafficking

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in Austin. “Once (trafficking) entered my awareness, … it’s everywhere,” Daly said. “They used to just call it abuse. And now there’s a more specific name for trafficking, and it’s a huge problem, especially in Texas.” National homebuilder Taylor Morrison managed the project, helping HomeAid construct the Austin center. April Whitaker, president of the company’s Austin division, said this project with HomeAid advances SAFE’s mission to end sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse and domestic violence through prevention, intervention and advocacy for change. “HomeAid’s mission is to rebuild lives for others through housing and community outreach,” Whitaker said. “With this new project, HomeAid will serve those in need throughout Greater Austin.” While SAFE has served the Austin community in the past, Whitaker said the drop-in center offers more time and resources to survivors. “(The center) will be an entry point where survivors of trafficking can rest, get one-on-one counseling in a safe environment and meet with peers going through the same situation,” Whitaker said.

UT offers 170 fields of studies in 13 colleges and an undergraduate population of over 40,000. The University community boasts diversity and opportunity, but its sheer size can make it challenging to stand out. Developing industries and new technologies have created jobs, but they have also made it harder for students to narrow in on what they want to pursue. The rise in technology and new career fields have made the path to a job less straightforward. Nancy Prideaux, senior lecturer in the school of human ecology and the textiles and apparels internship coordinator, said she thinks the aspect students have the hardest time with is deciding what they want to do within the field. “The struggle, I think, comes more from not knowing what they think they want to do and feeling like they have to find just the right internship to let them know if they’ve gone in the right direction,” Prideaux said. Prideaux said she works with students individually to help them figure out what they want to pursue so that they aren’t charged with finding internships on their own. Eve Nicols, professor of instruction in textiles and apparels and director of the technical, functional and apparel design internship course, said a student’s first job is the hardest to land, but once they have that secured, life gets easier. “Getting a job out of college is never easy,” Nicols said. “It’s something students have to work hard on and have ideas about before they actually get to that point.” Nicols said it is important for students to get

experience in college to build their résumé and skills because that is what companies look for when hiring. “We have students that volunteer rather than intern while they are still students or work part time either at retail or design companies in Austin,” Nicols said. Mechanical engineering sophomore Julia Donato has struggled to find work experience in the engineering industry. Last semester she attended the fall Engineering EXPO and researched around 50 companies in preparation. “You get in line with 30 different people ahead of you for the (companies) that you actually want to work for,” Donato said. “You talk to them for at max a minute, and then they just put your résumé in a huge pile.” She didn’t hear back from anyone and decided against attending the EXPO this spring. She said a lot of

engineering companies are looking to hire people that will work for them in the future, specifically upperclassmen. Donato said her struggle to find internships is partly due to her lack of connections in the field. She has made the decision to go to law school after graduation in hopes that it will make her more competitive in her search for a job. “Everyone else in engineering that I know gets their job from connections,” Donato said. Attia Rasul, a theater and dance junior, said in the theater industry the more skills a person has, such as dancing, singing, acting and stage production, the more jobs they are likely to qualify for. “You have to be open to learning and doing a variety of things,” Rasul said. “It is hard to find an internship that fits exactly what you want.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bears stomp Longhorns Poor shooting, abysmal second half proves costly for Texas in loss to top-ranked Baylor. By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D

hings got ugly — quickly. And this time there wasn’t an invigorating run to save Texas from a humiliating end result. By the end of Monday’s game at Baylor, the Longhorns walked off the court with a 64-35 loss. After the opening minutes of the first quarter went by, it seemed as if the game would be a close, tough-nosed battle, specifically between Baylor center Kalani Brown and Texas center Jatarie White. However, as more time ticked away, the path of the game revealed itself. The Longhorns clawed their way back into the game near the end of the first half, but right when Texas had Bears fans holding their breath, Baylor turned up its intensity and ended the half on a 9-0 run to stretch its lead to 27-16. “I think our team played competitively for 20 minutes,” Texas head coach Karen Aston said. “We just kind of gave in a little bit.” While Texas remained close, the scoring effort left room for improvement as the Longhorns shot under 23 percent in both first half quarters. It highlighted Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey’s nearly flawless defensive plan, which forced Texas into 10 first-quarter turnovers. The Texas guard trio of Sug Sutton, Danni Williams and Destiny Littleton felt the force of Mulkey’s defensive game plan the most as they combined to shoot 3-of21 from the field.

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Forward Olamide Aborowa attempts a shot over a defender during the Longhorns’ 64-58 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers on Jan. 28 at the Frank Erwin Center.

“As good as Kalani was, I thought the difference in the game was the passiveness of our guards,” Aston said. “I was really disappointed by that.” For Texas, this is its fifth conference loss and its seventh overall. In their losses, the main areas of weakness have been consistent. The Longhorns haven’t found a way to combat their turnovers and poor three-point shooting. “We just weren’t aggressive,” Sutton said. “We weren’t attacking the basket. We weren’t doing the things that we’ve worked on all year.” The lack of aggressiveness manifested into periods throughout the game in when Texas failed to score at all. One of those

stretches lasted over 11 minutes. “I didn’t know that (about Texas’ scoring drought),” Mulkey said. “I’m focused on what we’re doing, who’s needs to be on the floor.” Four of the five starters for the Bears scored in double figures — three of whom shot at least 50 percent. Baylor was once again led by the dominating nature of Brown, who added 19 points and 12 rebounds, both game highs. Brown’s performance helped the Bears dominate Texas on the inside, outscoring the Longhorns by a 36-18 margin. Along with the noticeable difference in paint scoring, Baylor blocked 10 of the Longhorns’ shots.

“Three straight years we’ve led the country in field goal percentage defense,” Mulkey said. “It doesn’t get talked about much because it’s ugly.” Monday was as bad as it could be for Texas. Its 20 percent field goal percentage combined with its abysmal 41 percent from the free throw line compounded into its most forgettable performance of the season. With no field goals made in the final three minutes and only one made shot out of their last 10 attempts, the Longhorns walked off the floor after a conclusive beatdown, leaving major questions about what’s next for Texas.

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Baylor forwards dominate Texas in lopsided road loss By Stephen Wagner @stephenwag22

In Kim Mulkey’s 18-plus seasons as the Baylor head coach, she has more than established her program as the perennial powerhouse of the Big 12 and a production factory for WNBA forwards. Baylor isn’t a team that will decimate you with threepoint shooting. They play old-school, beat-you-fromthe-inside-out basketball. For teams like Texas, which desperately lack three-point shooting, Baylor’s overpowering one-two combo of Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown can be too much to handle. For Texas, not being able to score in the paint meant not being able to score at all. “We got it handed to us,” Texas head coach Karen Aston said. “They established themselves. It’s not a 20-minute game, it’s a 40-minute

game. We kind of gave in.” After forward Jatarie White had her first shot of the game stuffed back into her face by Big 12 Player of the Year favorite Kalani Brown, she knew she was in for a long night. “I think they did put a little bit more emphasis on feeding (Kalani) the ball when there wasn’t enough help from the guards,” White said. “But I think they did a good job of looking for her this game.” In the first half alone, the Bears swatted away eight Texas shots. While the Longhorns managed to have 14 of their 16 first-half points inside the paint, it came at a hefty price as Texas only shot 22 percent from the field. “You’re not going to score consistently against this team (by) taking quick shots,” Aston said. “The aggressiveness that we didn’t bring was surprising to me … but at some point you’ve got to make

shots, and we just didn’t.” Texas finished with a season low of 35 points and 20 percent shooting. As much as a problem as Brown proved to be finishing with a cool 19 point, 12 rebound, two-assist statline, her counterpart Lauren Cox was equally impressive, turning in six blocks, one shy of her season high. For Baylor, having an opponent challenge Cox and Brown is a rare but inviting opportunity. “We welcome (going to the post),” Mulkey said. “We don’t get to see that much. We just don’t see post players that size and that big matchup with us.” However, “matchup” proved to be a relative term on Monday night. The Texas frontcourt of Joyner Holmes and Jatarie White were outmatched by Baylor from the start and finished with a combined 15 points on

6-23 shooting. Mistakes for the Baylor bigs were few and far between. Different looks from the Texas defense caused the occasional turnover in the first half, but Baylor quickly noticed and corrected its mistakes. “I think we just wanted to do better than what we did when we went (to Aus-

tin),” Brown said. “Even when they don’t double, you’ve got to take advantage of that. Two times I think I threw it away because I’m so programmed to that triple team coming (that) I just threw it away.” With the win, Baylor likely remains the No. 1 ranked team in the country, powered by the work-

horse combination of their inside bigs as the team racks up their 39th consecutive conference win. However, the thought of losing doesn’t intimidate Brown in the slightest. When asked if she relishes teams challenging Baylor’s interior presence, Brown replied, “Yeah, absolutely.”

eddie gaspar | the daily texan staff Forward Jatarie White drives to the rim during Texas’ 78-71 win over Texas Tech on Jan. 26 at the Frank Erwin Center.

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FILM

Jordan Peele’s “Us,” premiering in Austin during SXSW, is a new horror film featuring a black family as the protagonists.

Black horror movies on the rise By Noah Levine @ZProductionz

For decades, the horror genre has faced backlash for racial insensitivity and stereotyping black characters in its films. Only recently has there been an increase in black-led horror content featuring strong and socially aware black characters. The documentary “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror” was released in February 2019 on the streaming service Shudder and screened in Austin at Alamo Drafthouse Mueller. The documentary focuses on black voices in horror and how the genre has evolved over time. With emerging black voices in the genre, film critics and experts have varying opinions on how far horror movies have come. In the past, black characters in horror films have been reduced to stereotypes and slasher bait. Radio-television-film freshman Malik Julien said the portrayal of black characters in horror films is a reflection of how society viewed them at the time. “You always get the token black friend, the sassy friend, the rebellious black friend or the best friend,” Julien said. “People say, ‘Oh they are gonna die first.’ I think that reflects how America viewed the black life. They died first, and once they died we didn’t really care.” Due to the abundance of stereotypes and plot

devices applied to characters in earlier black horror films, it is still uncommon for black audiences to see themselves prominently represented within the genre. Kirsten Terry, radio-television-film senior and president of the Black Film Student Association, said black actors are finally being cast as lead roles in horror films. “Up until maybe a couple of years ago, it was not common to see black people in lead roles in horror films,” Terry said. “That’s why movies like ‘Get Out,’ the upcoming ‘Us,’ and also Octavia Spencer in ‘Ma’ are groundbreaking. You never see black people in roles like that in movies that just allow us to embrace the horror and creepiness of the movie.” One of the most notable classic horror films featuring a black actor in a prominent role is 1992’s “Candyman” starring Tony Todd as the titular character. Julien said this film, much like “Get Out,” is also very socially aware. “It speaks on social issues like the impacts of slavery, interracial romance, fear of public housing and gentrification,” Julien said. “(The protagonist) experiences people dying around her, and she is being accused of all of these murders. This reflects the experience of black people in America — being falsely accused.” Even earlier than “Candyman,” there were some glimpses of prominent black representation in the genre. According to Chriss Williams, a former

assistant to filmmaker Spike Lee, during the blaxploitation era, a time where the film industry released an influx of black action films, audiences received a horror gem. “Back in the black exploitation time in the early ‘70s, ‘Blacula’ was a huge hit,” Williams said. “It was black Dracula. I remember everybody in the black community ran out to see ‘Blacula’ because we got to see ourselves on screen.” As of late, Jordan Peele initiated the resurgence of black horror beginning with his critically acclaimed feature “Get Out.” According to Williams, “Get Out” is successful in its portrayal of societal fears through the horror medium. “That whole vibe in the very beginning when (the protagonists) are driving together and the apprehension when the cop pulls them over — Jordan Peele knew exactly what everybody’s fear was in terms of that: the historical connotations of a black man, a white woman and a police officer,” Williams said. “It played that beautifully.” With a plethora of new horror movies curated by black artists on the horizon, black audiences will continue to see growing representation of themselves in the genre. “I think seeing Jordan Peele make (“Get Out”) kind of allows some young black filmmaker somewhere to think that they to can go forward and tell their story,” Williams said.

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UT alumni co-found accessible, green kombucha company By Landry Allred @l2ndry

Valuing accessibility and honesty, a five-member team that includes three UT alumni promises to deliver just that to kombucha lovers. Greenbelt Kombucha was founded in the spring of 2018 by Nathan Klatt (‘95), Timothy Klatt (‘06), Rick Boucard (‘06), Adam Blumenshein and Gavin Booth. The team plans to release two flavors to over 100 H-E-B stores by March 18 and continue promoting an environmentally friendly beverage. Nathan Klatt, one of the co-founders and UT business alumni, said less effort goes into making kombucha than making beer. Because of this, he said the team feels like other kombucha companies take advantage of retailers by upcharging. “There are good kombuchas out there, obviously, but I feel like ours is really honest,” Nathan said. Timothy Klatt, another co-founder and UT Plan II alumni, said the team set the price to $1.99 per unit because they’ve recognized the gap between cost and people’s desire to incorporate kombucha into their lives. “We wanted to break down those barriers and deliver a world-class product that’s affordable,” Timothy said. “From a business perspective, there’s

no reason not to.” The team claims another unique aspect is the kombuchas’ aluminum can packaging. Before Greenbelt’s creation, Timothy and Blumenshein launched other companies such as Strange Land Brewery, Texas Saké Company and Barrel Creek Provisions. Through these companies, the two observed craft beer’s movement from glass bottles to aluminum cans. Timothy said this realization led them to replicate the success of craft beers. “We’re able to get (cans) in the hands of Austinites who are mobile,” Timothy said. “They need something portable.” Along with transportable cans, Timothy said their kombucha is manufactured purely by renewable wind power. William Delgado, a graduate student in the Department of Geography and the Environment, said wind-powered manufacturing benefits the environment because pollution isn’t produced. “The kombucha brewing process is going to be energy-heavy, so it’s better not to pollute the environment while you’re producing your product — at least on the energy front,” Delgado said. Kombucha usually begins with a black tea base and is fermented with sugar until the substance lacks sweetness, resulting in a vinegary product. To enhance the taste,

copyright timothy klatt, and reproduced with permission Greenbelt Kombucha — a kombucha company founded in 2018 by UT alumni — promotes an accessible, environmentally friendly beverage.

kombucha producers spike the substance with fruit juice to restore the sweetness. Timothy said their approach is different because they make a separate tea during the brewing process where they extract the fruit flavor. Timothy said the team

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Although a part of Nathan wishes they had launched their product earlier, he said Timothy and Blumenshein’s experience from managing other companies will help Greenbelt in the long run. Timothy said the

market is more receptive to their product now. “On one hand, I wish we had launched two to three years ago, but on the other hand, I’m not sure the market was ready for that,” Timothy said. “(Now), all the stars are aligning.”

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