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INSIDE NEWS House Appropriations Committee discusses TEXAS Grants at its hearing, as well as increasing research funding. PAGE 5 Students returning from Fashion Week in New York City talk about their experience at a University Fashion Group meeting. PAGE 6
SPORTS Fans breath a sigh of relief as men’s basketball pulls off its first win on the road. PAGE 8 Former Longhorn Jonathan Walsh is plugging away toward a career in the major leagues . PAGE 10
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Texas defense shines in win against UTA.
One man’s trash is another man’s tape measure.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student government candidates removed By Christine Ayala Sandra Ogenche and Justin Shank will no longer be on the Student Government executive alliance ballot. Election Supervisory Board vice chairman Ryan Lutz said Ogenche was notified of an eligibility problem with her filing before the candidate seminar
Jan. 12, though the board and the dean of students gave an extension to resolve the issue. Lutz said the board decided to remove Ogenche and Shank’s names from the ballot Tuesday after the alliance failed to solve the problem during the extension period. Ogenche is a government and pre-entry public health junior and Shank is a
Unfortunately, she has just run out of time, we have to release the ballot tomorrow and it just came down to not have all the ducks in a row.
biology senior. “There was evidence to suggest that it was an administrative error and that it would be corrected quickly,” Lutz said. “With that knowledge in mind, the ESB and [Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly] gave her almost a day-by-day extension for her to go ahead and straighten out any issues she had.”
— Ryan Lutz, Election Supervisory Board vice chairman Because the alliances file was pending the Dean of Students asked them to stop campaigning Monday night. Lutz said
NATIONAL
The matter at hand
Gold medal Olympian to give speech to graduates By Jordan Rudner
VIEWPOINT If the UT System Regents attempt to unseat will rattle their noisemakers and howl in objection. The students have little else in common beyond agreeing they like their president a lot — he is a congenial guy. PAGE 4
Africa’s Legacy: Latin American photo exhibit opens Photographer Tony Gleaton speaks about his exhibition, “Tengo Casi 500 Años: Africa’s Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America,” on view at the Benson Latin American Collection. The exhibit will be from 4:15-5 p.m. in Sid Richardson Hall (SRH), Unit 1. Texas head diving coach presents “Olympic Lessons” The 2013 ACE/Distinguished Speaker Series of the Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence welcomes speaker Matthew Scoggin, presenting the talk “Olympic Lessons.” Head over to the University Teaching Center (UTC) 4.122 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for this event.
Today in history In 1962 John H. Glenn, Jr. becomes the first American to orbit earth.
SG continues on page 2 CAMPUS
Cancer Environmental Center starts Green Greeks, a program which recycles solo cups used at fraternity parties. PAGE 12
TODAY
the alliance was aware they were not allowed to campaign
Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff
UT’s undocumented workers struggle with retirement, lose Social Security Editor’s note: Names of some individuals in this story have been altered. A few interviews were conducted in Spanish and then translated into English.
By Victor Hernandez For all the years Maria Batarse has put in at the University, an opportunity to re-
tire appears nowhere in sight. Batarse, an undocumented worker, came to the U.S. in 1988 and works at one of UT’s on-campus dining halls, which one of the University’s subcontractors manages. “I’ve been here for a long time,” Batarse said. “I bought a house on the south side 15 years ago. I’ve finished paying it off. I have my kids and everything — they’re all
grown up. And I see them struggling, right? Financially, sometimes … and then I think: How I am going to retire? I feel so powerless because I have money saved for my later days but can’t access it, and it’s so unjust for me to burden [my kids] when they are barely starting their lives.” In 1986, Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act. One aspect
of the bill opened the door for the Social Security Administration to transfer fake Social Security credits to a legal account. Many undocumented workers obtain employment using fake Social Security cards, and thus pay Social Security as well as Medicare taxes. But unlike everyone else,
She stood on the podium at the London Olympics this summer, a gold medal around her neck, and now she will speak at UT’s spring commencement. Sanya Richards-Ross, a UT alumna who won gold medals in the women’s 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics, will deliver the commencement address at the 130th Spring Commencement in May. Richards-Ross graduated from the McCombs School of Business in 2006. Student Government president Thor Lund, who selected the speaker with Michael Morton, president of the Senate of College Councils, and Michael Redding, president of the Graduate Student Assembly, said Richards-Ross’ recent Olympic win is what made her an obvious choice. “We wanted someone who shows that UT is a prestigious place,” Lund said. “[RichardsRoss] is a decorated Olympian — she represented our school and our country well in front of people from all over the world.”
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UNIVERSITY
Luncheon honors former congresswoman, mayor By Tatiana Marceleno Members of the Texas Legislature, faculty, students and alumni gathered to honor the life and work of Barbara Jordan at a luncheon Tuesday. As part of the 17th annual Barbara Jordan Forum, Shirley Franklin, a visiting professor in the LBJ School and former two-term mayor of Atlanta, delivered the keynote address at the luncheon. The event was one of many organized to honor Barbara Jordan, a former congresswoman and LBJ School professor. The weeklong forum was
organized by the Graduate Public Affairs Council to honor Jordan and her policy interests in immigration, gender and orientation equality. Garry Davis, public affairs graduate student and president of the council, said he and his co-chairs reached out to other campus organizations to create events for the week. “The three of us organized the student organizations to get together to collaborate on different brown bags and different events to honor Barbara Jordan,” Davis said. “It’s essentially honoring Barbara
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PHOTO BRIEF
Mikhaela Locklear | Daily Texan Staff
Google demonstrated a driverless car Tuesday as part of the Texas Transportation Forum. Transportation experts believe driverless cars could alleviate problems on the road. Veronica Beyer, director of media relations for the Texas Department of Transportation, said state legislators and experts “have to look at all new technology, including the Google car, to help us increase safety and reduce congestion.” — Barak Bullock
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