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Graduation rates show mixed progress

Blackboard to be erased by Canvas in August 2015

By Alyssa Mahoney @thealyssam

Despite recent initiatives to increase four-year graduation rates, the preliminary Fall 2013 Enrollment Analysis released Monday shows there has been little to no change in the statistic. In May of 2011, President William Powers Jr. announced a goal to increase four-year graduation rates to

70 percent by 2016. According to the analysis, four-year graduation rates actually decreased from 52.2 percent in spring 2012 to 52 percent in spring 2013. Five-year and six-year graduation rates both increased, by 1.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. David Laude, UT senior vice provost of enrollment and graduation management, said UT has re-emphasized alternate ways to earn

academic credit — AP, dual enrollment, summer school and online credit — to speed up the graduation process with the class of 2017. “This is a reality of the modern college campus,” Laude said. “There are multiple ways to earn the … credit needed each academic year for a traditional 120-hour degree plan.” Government sophomore Irina Yaremchuk is a

transfer student from Austin Community College who plans to graduate on time. She said her academic

adviser was very helpful in providing her with

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2012

2013

4-year grad rates

52.2%

52%

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75%

76.9%

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78.7%

79.4%

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

IT Services to improve wireless coverage By Anthony Green @AnthonyGrreen

Problems with cell reception in and around UT are nothing new, especially after kickoff at Saturday football games, but a campus distributed antenna system is constantly working to better reception quality and manage demand. Originally deployed in 2008, the campus distributed antenna system is a partnership between Information Technology Services and wireless networks AT&T, Verizon and Sprint to provide improved wireless coverage across campus. The networks’ participation in the project is entirely voluntary and the vendors rely on reports of coverage issues provided by the University. Last month, AT&T added additional 3G coverage and completed LTE upgrades to the system, although the

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Students may notice an increase in cell phone signal around campus due to updates on the distributed antenna system, a network designated to enhance wireless service in specific areas.

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After using Blackboard for 13 years, UT professors and students will soon make the switch to Canvas, a new learning management system. Blackboard will be completely phased out by August 2015. Last school year, Canvas was implemented on a trial basis in select classrooms. Faculty and student survey responses showed that 80 percent of faculty and 66 percent of students were in support of Canvas. Based on these results, the Course and Learning Management Evaluation Steering Committee voted in favor of the transition 16 to 1. When the trial period began, management professor Dennis Passovoy, who used Canvas in its first testing stages, said he eagerly signed on to try the new system. Passovoy said many students and faculty find Blackboard difficult to navigate and that Canvas offers a user-friendly interface comparable to Facebook. “The biggest difference is the way Canvas organizes a student’s schedule,” Passovoy said. “When they first log in, they see all the assignments they have due in the next seven days.” Students also have the opportunity to predict many possible grade outcomes based on how they do on upcoming assignments and assessments. Many of the initial issues

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Quidditch team looks to repeat success UT alum makes fourth ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance

By Ashton Moore @ashton_less

It’s safe to say not many national champions are crowned by catching a snitch. The Texas Quidditch team, which earned a national championship last spring at the 2013 Quidditch World Cup VI in Kissimmee, Fla., has no desire to be conventional. After all, when playing a modified version of a sport from the magical world of “Harry Potter,” concessions have to be made. “Quidditch can’t escape the fact that it’s different, but it’s the smartest game I’ve ever played and requires the most strategy,” said Kenny Chilton, theatre and dance junior and the team’s cocaptain. Chilton sealed the final match of the World Cup last year by catching the snitch. That difference is what inspired prospective players running sprints aboard broomsticks at 9 a.m. for fall travel team tryouts. Those trying out may have been reenacting a game created in the mind of J.K. Rowling, but

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Texas quidditch captains Kenny Chilton and Augustine Monroe look to lead the team to a second straight World Cup title this season.

the media presence, which included five writers and photographers, reflected the intensity and buzz that surrounds a team preparing to defend its title. The success of Texas Quidditch is remarkable considering it is entering just its second year as a club. As scrimmages began, it

The key to success this year will be building a new World Cup-caliber team, not trying to replicate the 2013 team. —Augustine Monroe, co-captain and social work graduate student

became clear the tryouts weren’t just fans of Rowling, but hopeful athletes interested

in competing in a contact

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Former UT graduate student Jared Hall appeared in his fourth episode of the quizstyle game show “Jeopardy!” Tuesday night as friends and co-workers gathered to cheer him on. Hall graduated with a master’s degree in global policy studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs in May 2013. He currently works as a researcher in UT’s International Office. He will appear in several more episodes this week and may return for a champion tournament match next year. Hall said both his research and studies at the University played a large part in his success on the show so far. “I think the coursework that I had at the LBJ School exposed me to a wide range of different subjects — in terms of current affairs, history and economics — that helped to further broaden my horizons,” Hall said. “It exposed me to all sorts of different

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facts and bodies of knowledge that came in handy as I competed on the show.” Hall’s journey began in March of 2012, when he took his first online trivia test. “I didn’t know what to expect going into it,” Hall said. “I really had no idea what it would be like.” After passing two written trivia tests, Hall joined other prospective contestants from the region for an audition in New Orleans. In the months leading up to the audition, Hall said he prepared by routinely watching the show. “I saw what types of questions were asked and worked on how I play the game,” Hall said. “I used a reference book, I used different trivia guides, I made flashcards and I read a lot of Wikipedia articles.” In March of 2013, Hall received a call from a contestant coordinator in Los Angeles and taped his first episode a few weeks later. “I was pleasantly surprised by all of the people involved

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continues from page 1 in the process: the contestant coordinators, the producers, Alex [Trebek] himself … They’re all just really great people and really friendly and want you to do well,” Hall said. Liz Smith, who serves as assistant director of sponsored student programs in the International Office and as Hall’s supervisor, said Hall excels in high-energy environments. Smith said Hall’s work often involves creative problem-solving. “In our office, you have to think fast on your feet,” Smith said. “There’s a lot of problemsolving that’s involved — you

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have to react quickly, and I think that’s something [Hall] also had to do on ‘Jeopardy!.’” Current graduate student Laura Struve worked with Hall in the International Office and said Hall gained an advantage from working with a diverse student body. “I think his cultural competency is higher or more nuanced as a result of working with the International Office,” Struve said. Hall said he had always liked “Jeopardy!,” but he only began watching the show regularly during college. “It was just one of those things that had always been a goal of mine,” Hall said. “I was like, ‘Hey, I could be on ‘Jeopardy!’. I should give it a shot.’”

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continues from page 1 with the system were solved over the trial period, but a small issue remains in the communication aspect of Canvas, Passovoy said. “When a student sends me a message from within Canvas, I have to go into Canvas to read and to respond it,” Passovoy said. “I can’t respond via regular email.” Currently, Information Technology Services maintains the Blackboard system, according to Brad Englert, chief information officer for IT Services. “Blackboard is hosted in our campus data center on University-owned equipment,” Englert said. “The current servers and storage are nearing the end of their useful life. The equipment replacement cost is estimated to be

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continues from page 1 impact of this additional coverage is still unkown. “A distributed antenna system, or DAS, is a network of small antennas designed to enhance wireless service within an area or building,” said Briana Gowing, AT&T spokeswoman for the Austin market. “A DAS boosts network capacity, helping lessen the pressure on wireless networks when thousands of people close together are using their mobile devices all at once.”

$330,000 as follows: $150,000 for servers, $135,000 for highperformance primary storage and $45,000 for utility-grade backup storage.” Because the developer of Canvas does the troubleshooting, IT Services does not control as many of the system’s features, but still has a part in maintenance. Overall, Blackboard expenses for the current fiscal year are $700,000, while Canvas is estimated to cost $635,000 annually. The estimated one-time transition cost is $63,500, Englert said. Instructional technology specialist Mario Guerra said UT’s transition process will last two years, though other schools have transitioned from Blackboard or another system to Canvas in a semester or a year. He said UT is lengthening the process For some, the system’s initiatives still seem to fall short of solving cellular data issues at sporting events. Public relations sophomore Solimar Serrano is one of the many students who complain of poor connections. “Game day reception is notoriously horrible,” Serrano said. “I like taking pictures at football games and sharing them to friends not present, but by the time I’m able to post them, the game is over. It’s really annoying.” Gowing said AT&T’s

The biggest difference is the way Canvas organizes a student’s schedule. When they first log in, they see all the assignments they have due in the next seven days. —Dennis Passovoy, management professor

in order to allow professors to move their course material from one system to the next. Currently, there are 483 primary instructors using the Canvas system, which equates to 508 courses and over 20,270 unique students, according to Englert. distributed antenna system was tested before Saturday’s game and was found to satisfy the major performance metrics. She said consistent cell phone reception is contingent on a variety of things. “Wireless network performance can still vary throughout a venue based on a number of factors, including location, type of device and overall traffic on the network at any given time,” Gowing said. William Green, director of networking and telecommunications for Infor-

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Jared Hall, a LBJ School of Public Affairs graduate, recently appeared on “Jeopardy!” after two trivia tests and an audition.

mation Technology Services, said the vendors with whom IT Services works conduct annual performance reports which are shared with the University. The next reports are expected to be released in late spring, and Green said he feels hopeful for the continued progress and enhancement of the distributed antenna system. “The University and the vendors managing our DAS continue to work with all the carriers to improve cellular services on campus,” Green said.

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Student employees receive advice for career success in workshop By Cinnamon Cornell @CinnamonCornell

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Benjamin Spear, UT Counseling and Mental Health Center staff member, speaks at a stress management workshop on Tuesday afternoon.

Program eases student stress By Lizzie Jespersen @thedailytexan

It is no secret college students are stressed. The real secret is how to handle the stress. In a stress management workshop Tuesday, Dr. Laura Ebady, UT Counseling and Mental Health Center staff psychologist, talked to students and young adults about how to deal with overwhelming stress, both on their own and with services offered through UT. The event was hosted by the Student Employee Excellence Development Program. In the 2012 National College Health Assessment Survey taken by the UT Wellness Network, students indicated stress is their biggest handiStaffcap to academic perforap- mance. This finding has been n. reflected in the same survey for several years. “Clearly, for us, that is a big indicator that students are needing additional help in managing work in addiwastion to other things they are herinvolved with,” Ebady said. “I ding sses She and han

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think college students have stressors that are unique to them, in that this is the first time they are living on their own. Especially in a school the size of UT, it can be overwhelming figuring out where you fit in … It’s a whole lot to learn all at once.” Ebady recommended deep breathing to the workshop participants as a way to provide perspective to stressful situations. In addition, stress-management services are provided to all students through the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. These services include a MindBody Lab, a Stress Recess website and counseling. Dr. Jane Bost, UT Counseling and Mental Health Center associate director, said students experience more stress in college now than in previous years. University counseling centers have seen more crises over the last 10 to 15 years than ever before, according to Bost. “There’s more pressure [now] just to get into college,

and then the academic standards have gotten more rigorous,” Bost said. “It seems that it is a harder balance for students to handle and balance all of the demands in their lives.” With all of these factors in play, some students feel that a certain degree of stress is inevitable. Neurobiology sophomore Taylor Lindgren said stress is not necessarily a bad thing. “I think that a healthy amount of stress is an inherent part of college,” Lindgren said. “Things important to you should stress you out — like getting good grades — but not overwhelmingly.” Bost said it is important to be able to differentiate healthy stress from unhealthy stress. “One of the things we talk about with stress is it’s not that we want to get rid of it. It’s not a bad thing,” Bost said. “Most of us, without some level of stress, wouldn’t perform well. It’s not a case of getting rid of stress, it’s a case of managing it and trying to keep it at a level to maximize performance.”

Student employees received career advice Tuesday at a workshop where they discussed how they can accomplish work goals and manage priorities in order to be successful in their fields and at school. Alisa Hagan, a partner at Human Resource Services, covered job performance basics as the main topic of discussion. The event was offered to all students, but was geared toward student employees. The workshop was held by the Student Employee Excellence Development program, which focuses on students who are interested in enhancing their skill set, knowledge base and leadership potential. The employment basics workshop covered many behavioral attributes, such as communication, reliability and

professional demeanor. Amy Greenspan, the student employment coordinator at Human Resource Services, conducts workshops through the program to instill in students values they can take with them following their college career. In addition to gaining that experience, UT student employees are compensated with a paycheck ranging from $8 to $20 an hour. “Having a job in college can help students learn both time management and practical workplace skills,” Greenspan said. “So I do think it’s a valuable experience, particularly if student employees take advantage of professional development and other growth opportunities like the SEED program.” Hagan discussed how students can be strong performers in the work environment. “A top-performing student may or may not be a

top-performing employee,” Hagan said. In her presentation, Hagan said that to be a good student, one must prioritize. Likewise, she said, prioritization is a quality good employees exhibit as well. Student employees at the workshop were exposed to key elements of developing and balancing their workload through school and their career field. Elements such as how to deal with a supervisor and how to work well with coworkers were explained. Geography junior Sarah Villarreal, who attended the workshop, explained how her job as a first-year interest group mentor. “Working with freshmen, I put them first and they are always in the back of my mind,” Villarreal said. “It is all about balance and understanding. I have homework, but I have them to worry about as well.”

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Alisa Hagan, a partner at Human Resources Services, speaks to students about job performance basics at a Student Employee Excellence Development seminar on Tuesday afternoon.

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LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TEXANEDITORIAL Wednesday, September 18, 2013

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McLeroy tries once again to discredit scientific fact Some politicians just don’t know when to let things die. That much was made clear Tuesday at a meeting of the State Board of Education. The meeting was called to discuss seven high school biology textbooks that will be voted on in November for possible use beginning next year. The textbooks have been criticized by socially conservative reviewers who believe they lack adequate coverage of alternative theories, including creationism and intelligent design. At the meeting, former Board of Education Chairman and well-known creationist Don McLeroy advocated the adoption of the textbooks on the assumption that the alleged flaws in the evidence would win students over to his evolution-doubting side. McLeroy’s new approach is a pleasant departure from his old, paternalistic ways. In 2009, McLeroy, at that point still the chairman of the board, managed to insert into the state science curriculum language that required teachers to point out aspects of the fossil record that undermine the theory of evolution, despite the fact that these aspects of the fossil record are largely seen as immaterial objections to the theory. While McLeroy may have changed his rhetoric, he remains steadfast in his misguided beliefs about evolution. And he’s not an isolated case. Although McLeroy was defeated in a 2010 primary and the social conservatives no longer

hold a majority on the board, a recent poll by YouGov, an Internet-based market research firm, found that just 21 percent of Americans believe human beings evolved without divine intervention, up slightly from 14 percent in 2004. Americans are more evenly divided on the issue of what to teach in schools, but the creationists still come out ahead, with 40 percent of those surveyed supporting the teaching of creationism and intelligent design. This raises an important question. Why is public opinion on this issue changing so slowly (a cynic might compare it to the rate of biological evolution) when other perennial debates have made much more dramatic progress in the same nine-year period? Take gay marriage, for instance. Today, according to Princeton Survey Research Associates, 55 percent of the American public is in favor of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, while in 2004, 61 percent of respondents opposed gay marriage, with 38 percent identifying themselves as strongly opposed. Because Americans don’t seem to be quite so flexible on the issue of evolution, we oddly find ourselves agreeing with McLeroy. While textbook publishers can edit their products before the November vote, we hope the board tosses aside any submissions that present the “alternative theories” as equally valid. We also hope — and are confident — that McLeroy’s reasoning will backfire.

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HORNS UP: HIGH RATINGS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION Austin has yet another reason to pat itself on the back. In a report released Tuesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Austin was given high marks for its efforts to conserve energy, ranking sixth in the nation. Although water usage remains our Achilles’ heel, Austin’s steps to limit energy use deserve special recognition.

HORNS DOWN: TEXAS-SIZED POVERTY NUMBERS According to U.S. Census data released Tuesday, Texas has the highest rate of people without health insurance and one of the highest rates of people living in poverty. While Texas’ current economic policies are a boon for the state in the short term, our leaders need to realize that a population without access to basic needs is a population without a hope for a vibrant future.

HORNS UP: BAG BAN IS HERE TO STAY The Texas Retailers Association has dropped its lawsuit against the city of Austin’s single-use plastic bag ban. We don’t have much sympathy for companies wishing to return to their prior wasteful ways, and feel that the bag ban — while by no means solving the problems of pollution and waste — is at least in the right kind of conservationist spirit.

HORNS DOWN: LOU HOLTZ TO THE RESCUE ESPN football analyst Lou Holtz enthusiastically defended Mack Brown in an on-air debate over whether the UT coach should keep his job. After being outvoted by his fellow broadcasters, Holtz exploded, yelling, “I am damn sick and tired of everybody jumping on Coach,” before stomping off the set. We hope Brown considers listing Holtz as a reference while he looks for a new job.

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Don McLeroy testifies before Tuesday’s meeting of the State Board of Education.

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Don’t blame students leaving early Fans should stand by their team for Longhorns’ football failures regardless of its success or failure By Eric Nikolaides Daily Texan Columnist @eric_KTurner

I didn’t go to the football game last Saturday. However, had I have been there, it’s possible I would have joined in the so-called “tragedy” of hordes of students bolting toward the stadium exits with eight minutes left to play in the fourth quarter. Though this might outrage many of the Longhorn faithful, when the football program fails to provide the student body with a team that can deliver on the field, it is our prerogative — and possibly even our duty — to spend our hard-earned money and our precious time on something that is actually worthwhile. As I begin my fourth and final year on the 40 Acres, I can’t help but look back fondly on nearly every experience I’ve had as a Longhorn. I’ve met lifelong friends, learned more than I ever thought I could and made memories that will last forever. But my experience with Longhorn football — and I mean my entire experience — has been fraught with disappointment, frustration, anger and disillusionment. As a senior in high school, I was thrilled to watch the Longhorns in the 2010 national championship game, and I couldn’t wait to be in Austin in the fall to watch Garrett Gilbert, who then looked like a promising young quarterback. But that excitement quickly gave way to confusion and then just as quickly to frustration. Before I knew it, the once-mighty Longhorns had fallen to their first losing season in 13 years. It only got worse from there. The debacle

that was the Longhorn Network not only meant that students would lose access to several games every year as cable providers refused to pick up the channel, but it also spelled the end of our historic rivalry with Texas A&M — the real Texas football tragedy of the last three years. Gilbert, our five-star quarterback recruit of the future, was a flop who got hurt and then transferred to SMU. A promising defense failed to deliver and we were stuck with a mediocre win in a mediocre bowl game, two years in a row. And then, as if all of that wasn’t enough, we saw the total collapses at BYU last week and again against Ole Miss on Saturday. When I decided to attend this school, I expected to get more from our football program. And we, as the student body of the University of Texas at Austin, have the right to do what we can to ask for it. I love our Longhorns and want to do whatever I can to see them succeed. However, when the University spends such an unthinkable amount of money and resources on our football program, and when expectations are so high — both on campus and around the nation — it’s easy to see that the performances in the last three years are simply unacceptable. The real tragedy isn’t that students walked out with eight minutes to go in the game on Saturday, it’s the consistent failures on and off the field since 2010. The University owes us a better product, and until we get it, I see no problem with heading for the exits as we get walloped by yet another non-conference opponent. Nikolaides is a government and Spanish senior from Cincinnati.

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By Travis Adams

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Last Saturday night, the Longhorns took on the Ole Miss Rebels and lost 44-23. It was disappointing and upsetting to watch, and there’s no denying that our school’s football program isn’t what it used to be. But that doesn’t excuse the behavior of fans at recent games. Leaving early and booing a coach who has dedicated 15 years of his life to UT is downright rude. Especially when our team is losing. Regardless of our team’s success, the fans are an important part of our school’s identity. My parents, both alumni, used to claim that UT-Austin had the best fans of any school. I always swelled with pride at UT’s “Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late, Wear Orange” philosophy, believing that my University’s fans were better than all the rest because we loved our school in defeat and in victory. But lately that’s begun to change. When attending games in recent years, I’ve noticed that few fans stay until the end. Nowadays, most only show dedication and loyalty to the team when that team is winning the game. Last year, I wrote a similar article for this

Nowadays, most [fans] only show dedication and loyalty to the team when that team is winning the game.

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paper decrying the lack of dedication that fans displayed at the Red River Showdown (though I still think of it as a shootout.) I described the disappointment I felt at seeing our lack of support for the team against one of its biggest rivals. The late-game attrition that I have repeatedly seen in the few games of this season shows me that nothing has changed, and that fewer people care. True fans stay until “The Eyes of Texas” is sung. That’s what I was taught by my parents, who have gone to every home game since they graduated. I’ll teach my children to do the same, because it is disrespectful to the team and to the coaches to leave the stadium early, especially when we are losing and they need the support most. If you were playing in a game and your parents, family or friends left early because you were losing, how would you feel? Just like in life, confidence comes from accepting our strengths and weaknesses and taking steps to improve ourselves. But leaving the stadium before the end of the game shows nothing but shame. If there’s one thing I learned from losing every game of youth soccer while growing up, it’s that losses only hurt you if you let them. If you accept your mistakes and move on, then you can learn from them and grow. How can we be proud of our University and everything it does when we show the world that we only stay if we’re winning? I am ashamed of my fellow fans. Ashamed of our turn to fair-weather fandom. Ashamed that we boo Mack Brown, who reinvigorated our football program. I am ashamed of what we’ve become. Adams is a government and economics junior from Plano.

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years ago means school districts can now choose their own books and ereaders, but most have continued to use boardsanctioned books. Publishers originally submitted 15 books for approval but committees of volunteer reviewers, some nominated by current and former board of education members, said previously that eight didn’t sufficiently cover the state-mandated curriculum. One reviewer argued that creationism based on biblical texts should be taught in science classes, while others objected that climate change wasn’t as settled a scientific matter as some of the proposed books say. Publishers can edit their proposed books prior to November’s vote, and board Chairwoman Barbara Cargill, a Republican from The Woodlands, asked Tuesday that they post their texts online so the public can see them. Battles over how to teach evolution versus the idea that a higher power created the universe, as well as whether climate change is scientifically accepted, have been raging on the

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Horns look to topple K-State By Peter Sblendorio @petersblendorio

When Kansas State senior linebacker Tre Walker said laying down in games is “just what [the Longhorns] do” at Big 12 Media Day in July, Texas players were offended. “It’s basically a slap in the face,” said senior safety Adrian Phillips. “You don’t want to hear that. You want to be known for being physical, fighting throughout the whole game, getting wins. When you have a player talking like that, it’s a slap in the face. Our team took it personally.” The Longhorns have the opportunity to prove Walker wrong this Saturday when they host Kansas State for their Big 12 opener. More importantly, they are eager to snap a dubious streak against the Wildcats that has plagued them for the past decade. Texas enters Saturday with a five-game losing streak against Kansas State, dating back to 2006. These losses include a 42-24 drubbing in last year’s regular season finale, allowing the Wildcats to clinch a share of the 2012 Big 12 title. “It’s time to break that hold that Kansas State has on us,” Phillips said. “They have had it on us for the last few years. I don’t know why. I couldn’t tell you why. We have to get a win this Saturday.” While many players stress the importance of ending the streak, cooffensive coordinator Major Applewhite looks at

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Texas will look to knock off Kansas State for the first time since 2003 this weekend. The Longhorns are 0-5 during that stretch, with a total point differential of -70. A win over the Wildcats would bring Texas back to .500 on the season.

Saturday’s matchup as just the next game on the schedule. Applewhite realizes many of the contributors from earlier in the decade no longer play, and he believes past games have no bearing on this one. “All those games carry their own identity,” Applewhite said. “They all were played a certain way with certain players. [Kansas State head coach Bill] Snyder isn’t telling them the 1999 game matters. He’s talking about 2013.” That said, it is difficult to ignore the Wildcats’ stranglehold over Texas in recent history. Since Mack Brown took over as head coach in 1998,

the Longhorns are just 2-7 against Kansas State while posting a .788 winning percentage against all other opponents. “Some teams seem to match up better than others,” Brown said. “They get the confidence that whatever happens we’re going to win the game. We got to flip that switch this weekend.” Senior defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat said he expects the team to be prepared and determined to defeat the Wildcats and pick up their first conference win. “It’s all in the past,” Jeffcoat said. “It’s all about this year, all about what

we’re going to do this year. We’ll have to see what they do on film, where we can capitalize on things they do, what kind of technique we have to play with, how we can beat them.” Between Walker’s comments in the summer and the lingering losing streak, there is no shortage of motivators for the Longhorns to win this week. Following a 1-2 start to the season, the Texas players know that no storyline is more important than picking up a win. “We’ve been waiting on this game since [Big 12] Media Day,” Phillips said. “The game is more amped up now. For us being in

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Longhorns expect success despite youth, inexperience By Nick Castillo @NCHammer74

The University of Texas may not have an NCAA Division 1 soccer team, but that hasn’t stopped students from joining the UT Men’s Club Soccer team and continuing to play competitively. “We’re the top level of soccer here,” said right backer and club president Rob Jelinek. “The talent level is very high because there is no Division 1 soccer team here and a lot of people want to come to Texas for other reasons.” The club has a rich history, which includes two NCSA National Club Soccer Championships and two NIRSA National Club Soccer Championships. Texas now plays in the Texas Collegiate Soccer League, where they finished first in 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and made it to the National Championship Round of 16 four times

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since 2000. The team will try to continue their success, despite a new flock of players taking larger roles on the team. “We had 11 seniors graduate and go. So a lot of experience disappeared,” club head coach Matt Prewett said. “The team has a lot of freshmen, sophomores and new faces and hopefully we’re going to rebuild.” The team is trying to accelerate the rebuilding process by having players participate in bonding events such as game watching parties, FIFA soccer nights, team dinners and big brother night – where older players take younger players under their wings. “It really brings guys together off the field and we think that’ll make a difference on the field,” Jelinek said. The team hopes their effort to gel makes an impact, because they have a tough

schedule that includes games against in-state rivals Texas A&M, Southern Methodist University Texas State and Texas Tech. The club struggled against its first opponent, Texas A&M, in a 1-0 loss. Texas had trouble maintaining possession and made mistakes, which Prewett credits to lack of cohesion. “We’ve got some talent in that first group, but they don’t necessarily understand how each of them plays yet. It’s going to take time,” Prewett said. The outcome of the A&M game often determines the conference champion, but Prewett and the team hope as the season progresses they will be in the hunt to qualify for regionals and ultimately nationals. Texas was able to rebound with a 6-1 victory over UTSan Antonio. The team will try to continue improving as they prepare for their game against SMU on Sept. 22.

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Group fuses dance, electricity By Eleanor Dearman

Three of Austin’s electric linemen climb their poles during a rehearsel Tuesday morning for PowerUP. PowerUP is a show created by Forklift Danceworks, a dance company that incorporates unconventional performers and materials.

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Allison Orr has turned the linemen of Austin Energy into performance artists. PowerUP, the newest production from Forklift Danceworks, highlights the employees and machinery of Austin Energy. Forklift Danceworks is dedicated to choreographing dance performances using unorthodox materials and performers. “We do performance projects that involve people you don’t typically think of as dancers using movements that come from ordinary life,” said Orr, artistic director of Forklift Danceworks. “For this project, we have been working with our public power employees: the power linemen and technicians who work for Austin Energy.” More than 50 Austin Energy linemen have been working to learn complex, laborintensive choreography that mimics their daily work. Orr used the linemen’s everyday equipment, such as bucket trucks and cranes to create the dance. “The very beginning of the show there are six of us and it starts off with us checking the pole, kind of like stuff we’d normally do on the job,” Austin Electric employee Mark Herndon said. “[Orr] has really thrown together one heck of a show. It’s going to be so cool to see what everyone does — from the underground people, to the overhead guys, to even the transmission guys. It’s like a little taste of what everyone

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does at Austin Energy.” In order to create this show, Orr and her team studied and met with Austin Energy representatives over the past two years. After watching the workers, Orr was able to work with them to create the most effective choreography. “All of the choreography was really created in collaboration with the performers,” Orr said. “The choreography is derived from their work and it really comes from the employees themselves.“ Orr raised funds through a Kickstarter campaign to hire

a live string orchestra to accompany the show. The music was written by Graham Reynolds, who is known for his work on films like “Bernie” and “Before Midnight.” “Part of what I love about collaborating in general is that it pulls me in directions that I wouldn’t otherwise go if I just sat down at a piano like I normally might,” Reynolds said. “The shows that Allison does bring entirely different kinds of collaborators that normally aren’t thought of as artist[s], which really brings me to a whole new place, so that’s a part of

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East Side Compost Pedallers bikes to collect local waste By Hillary Hurst @hillary_hurst

East Side Compost Pedallers is trying to make transporting compost around Austin on bicycles the new norm. A little more than a year ago, the program began with the idea to be a resource for Austinites who wanted to cut down their excess waste through composting. For $16 a month, the program provides individuals with a compost collection bin and transports the compost to nearby urban farms and community gardens once a week. Since their first collection in December 2012, the program has provided 8,891 pounds of compost to local growers and kept 35,565 pounds of scrapple — compostable food scraps and organic materials — out of landfills. The program also received two Austin Chronicle Best of Austin Awards, Critic’s Choice and People’s Choice for Best Green Business. Dustin Fedako, founder of East Side Compost Pedallers and a UT alumnus, first launched the 100 percent bicycle-powered program 13 months ago. Initially Dustin Fedako created East Side Compost Pedallers to be a resource for locals looking for a way to compost excess waste.

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a program tailored to the composting needs of neighborhoods, it has expanded to include restaurants, cafes, office buildings, commercial kitchens and events. “We had this fun ‘compost election’ where people were invited to cast their vote for composting, and [whichever] neighborhood picked up the most votes won a free month of our service,” Fedako said. “It turned out we gathered over 800 votes from all across Austin. Since then, we’ve just continued to have a growing interest.” None of what the program does would be possible without its team of bikers. A typical workday for biker Stephen Bonett means arriving at the program’s headquarters in East Austin by 6 a.m. on collection days, where he and a couple of co-workers prepare and load their bikes. The bikes are products of Portland company Metrofiets, and each has a special cargo platform in front of the handlebars to carry the 55-gallon plastic tubs used to transport the compost. On a normal route, each biker gathers at least 250 pounds of compost. “The bikes are not that

much bigger or more cumbersome than normal bikes,” Bonett said. “So it allows us to move quickly through the neighborhoods but still carry a lot of compost.” The program also spent the past year collecting compost every Sunday at the HOPE Farmers’ Market from vendors and individuals who aren’t on its bike routes. “[The program is] so focused on connecting all of the people that use their service,” Alexa Senter, director of the HOPE Farmers’ Market, said. “We really enjoy working with them and they offer a lot to the market.” In just a little over a year of service, the news of the program’s successes have spread beyond Austin. “We’ve had people reach out from Australia and different parts of the world that appreciate what we’re doing and either want to support us or emulate [us],” Fedako said. “It’s really great to be able to reach an audience that maybe has never thought about composting or supporting local foods, and getting them interested and excited. We definitely have big plans to grow to all of Austin.”

the process I really enjoy.” Orr hopes the audience gains a new understanding of the work that goes into providing Austin with the electricity it needs. “I’m really inspired by telling the story of people whose jobs sustain us, but who most people know little or nothing about,” Orr said. “I’m hoping that I will create a work that really connects and inspires people on an artistic level, aesthetically through the movement, but also educates us about the community and the people who may seem invisible but whose work we

really rely on for our lives to go well.” Herndon said he and the other employees at Austin Energy are proud of the work they do for the community. “It’s really kind of educating the audience, and the tax payers of Austin to see the art of what we do for a living,” Herndon said. “We’re so proud of what we do and we are just happy to be able to show it off to someone.” Forklift Danceworks expects an audience of more than 6,000 people for its two performances of PowerUP at

the Travis County Expo Center this Saturday and Sunday. “You are never going to see anything like this ever again in your life,” Orr said. “But also, you’re going to learn something about all the work it takes to turn on that light switch in the morning.”

“PowerUP” When: Sept. 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Travis County Exposition and Heritage Center How much: Free