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Strong hire for Longhorns By Chris Hummer @chris_hummer
Joe Capraro/ Daily Texan Staff
Charlie Strong, who was hired Jan. 5, will follow in Mack Brown’s footsteps. The former head coach at Louisville and defensive coordinator at Flordia will look to turn around a program that has taken a few steps back in recent years.
Charlie Strong became the 29th head coach in Texas football history on Jan. 5, replacing Mack Brown after 16 seasons. It wasn’t a splashy hire. Instead, Strong’s resume is based on his 23-3 record at Louisville in the last two seasons, his defensive background and his expected ability to revitalize the program. When he arrived with the Cardinals four years ago, they had a .416 winning percentage in the previous three seasons. When Strong left, that number had ballooned to .712 over the next four. “He’s the right person to represent our university on the field, on the campus, in the community, in the living rooms of potential recruits,” President William Powers Jr. said at Strong’s Jan. 6 press conference. “He’s the
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Brown better off the field than on By Stefan Scrafield Daily Texan Columnist @stefanscrafield
It didn’t take long for people to start fawning over former head coach Mack Brown. Mere hours after Brown announced he was stepping down in December, social media exploded with colleagues, former players, media members and fans singing Mr. Football’s praises. “As class acts go, Mack Brown belongs on the front row of the team photo,” ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski
tweeted. “In time, even his critics will appreciate how good of a coach he is.” “Words won’t do justice for what coach Brown was to UT and its program,” former Texas defensive tackle Frank Okam said. “His legacy won’t be measured in wins but the lives he touched.” Okam’s comments are a reflection of the trend that followed Brown’s resignation. Everybody wanted to talk about the coach’s impact off the field — and rightfully so. The Tennessee native led the Texas football program just how one would expect a southern gentleman to do so — with class. In his 16 years at Texas, the football
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Charlie Pearce / Daily Texan Staff
Mack Brown’s final game against Oregon didn’t go as hoped. In his 16 year run at Texas, Brown made two championship games, in ’05 and ’09, but claimed just two Big 12 titles.
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Fork-attack assailant alledgedly flees the US By Julia Brouillette @juliakbrou
Chenxi Deng, who was charged with aggravated assault after stabbing his estranged girlfriend with a fork in the Engineering-Science Building in September, spent less than a week in jail before being bailed out and is now suspected to be in China. A judge at the Travis County Central Booking facility set Deng’s bond at $50,000, which was paid by an unknown individual on Sept. 30, five days after his arrest. James Young, Travis County assistant district attorney, said he suspects Deng returned to China to avoid trial in the U.S. “Once he’s in China, there’s no getting him back really,” Young said. “I just don’t see that happening.” If Deng did return to China, he would not face any further penalties, Young said. The U.S. and China do not have an extradition treaty, which is an official document that would require China to surrender Deng and other people bearing arrest warrants to the U.S. judicial system. Deng followed Li You, a UT graduate student, from Beijing, where the two had maintained a romantic relationship. Deng audited several classes in an attempt to contact You before he crossed paths with her in the Engineering-Science Building. Deng and You attended Peking University together, though You left China after graduation to pursue her master’s degree at UT. Deng and You were talking in the hallway when the conversation escalated to physical violence. According to the police affidavit, You had visible puncture
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BUSINESS
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Student entrepreneur opens food truck
Campus crimes continue through winter holiday
By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler
Austin’s newest food truck specializes in Indian and Mediterranean food, but the menu isn’t the only thing that sets the truck apart — what makes Kababeque special is that it is owned and operated by a UT sophomore. After working at a friend’s food truck during last year’s South By Southwest festival, chemistry sophomore Fahad Raza decided a food truck would be a manageable and profitable business
venture. He purchased a food truck on Craigslist, painted it himself and began planning a menu. The truck opened Friday at Fifth and Colorado streets. “[Kababeque] a way to make income without taking away from my school time,” Raza said. “Since it’s on weekend nights, it makes it much more manageable.” Raza began making plans for Kababeque with his brother-in-law in November. Like many food truck owners, he was able to quickly start the business. Tony Yamanaka,
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Chemistry sophomore Fahad Raza opened up Kebabeque, an Indian and Mediterranean food truck, on Fifth and Colorado streets this past Friday.
owner of the website Food Trailers Austin, said most people who want to start
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Though most UT students used the break to catch up on sleep, crime never takes a vacation. On average, UTPD reported two cases of criminal activity each day over the course of winter break. About 26 thefts, 18 alcohol-related crimes and eight instances of illegal drug use were reported since classes ended. Compiled from UTPD reports, here are a few of the most notable incidents: A UTPD officer found a man, who was not a UT
student, asleep in the driver’s seat of his parked vehicle near the UT parking lots on Red River Street on Dec. 13. The officer found more than five pounds of marijuana stashed in his Chevrolet pickup truck, along with a large sum of cash. Upon further investigation, the police discovered a rented storage unit in the man’s name containing more than 45 pounds of marijuana. The Texas Department of Public Safety requested assistance from UTPD when a group of three UT students
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continues from page 1 wounds on the left side of her nose from the fork. Deng was able to attend one of You’s classes through UT’s class auditing program, which allows non-UT individuals to take college courses without earning credit. Auditors need the class instructor’s signature and $20 to secure a seat in the classroom, though it has not been determined whether Deng went through the official process. According to Jim Whitten, a senior administrative associate for the Office of the Registrar, class auditing provides a chance for people to learn at their own leisure and for a fraction of the cost. “For maybe a retired person would want to take a class for their own enjoyment or just anyone who wants to take a class, we offer that ability,” Whitten said. No record is taken of
previous class auditors, according to Shelby Stanfield, vice provost for enrollment management and registrar. There is no system in place to keep past auditors, such as Deng, out of the classroom. “As long as the instructor signs off on the person’s ability to take the course, they’re in,” Whitten said. Jimmy Moore, a UTPD officer in the Crime Prevention Unit, said safety policies have not been altered in any way since the incident. Deng, charged with a second-degree felony and facing up to 20 years in prison, disregarded his Nov. 22 court date, according to Young. Because Deng failed to attend his court hearing, his bond has been forfeited and there is now a warrant out for his arrest. Deng’s whereabouts remain uncertain, but he was given an emergency protective order that prevents him from being within 200 yards of You at any time.
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do so because it is fairly easy to operate a mobile vending truck. Raza said he is looking forward to seeing how his food truck venture will expand. “We’ll see how South By Southwest goes because that’s a real moneymaker,” Razad said. “Once that gets us some revenue, hopefully we’ll do another food truck or wait it out a couple more years and have a restaurant somewhere.”
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continues from page 1 refused to pay a cab fare on Dec. 13. According to the UTPD crime log, a DPS officer arrested one of the students for public intoxication and failure to produce valid identification. The other students were issued citations for consumption of alcohol by a minor. A fist fight between three male students in an alley near the 400 block of West 27th Street was broken up by a few witnesses on Dec. 14. The three males, who were bloodied and wearing disheveled clothing, were surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Once a UTPD officer arrived, each of the fighters were given citations for both disorderly conduct and consumption of alcohol by a minor. No serious injuries were reported.
Transportation Services staff member alerted UTPD of a possible vehicle burglary in progress at the intersection of 21st and San Jacinto streets on Dec. 16. UTPD officers arrived on the scene to find three cars — a green Ford, a gray Lexus and a tan Jeep — had been broken into by two men who fled the area. The case is still under investigation. A door alarm on the fifth floor of the Student Activity Center was set off on Dec. 18. At the time, the fifth floor of the building was restricted by proxy card access via the elevator. A UTPD officer arrived to search the building and observed a man exiting a side door. The man was arrested for criminal trespass.
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Unlike traditional restaurants, food trucks require fewer operating hours, less maintenance and a smaller staff. Raza said the experience will teach him how to be an entrepreneur. He said his goal is to eventually make enough revenue to have his own staff and more food trucks. UT students will receive discounts at Kababeque with their student IDs. Yamanaka said a rough estimate of food trailers in the city can be found through how many mobile vending permits are issued, though that license
is also for people who vend at farmer’s markets, and not every license means the truck is active. In 2013, the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department issued 1,239 mobile vending permits. Yamanaka said there are likely 300 to 500 active food trailers, and 215 are registered with his website. Yamanaka said he sees many food trailers fail because owners do not put enough effort into the business. “It’s a totally different
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beast,” Yamanaka said. “You’re not able to make the same kind of money you can in a restaurant, so people say it’s a lot cheaper to get into, but it’s also not as lucrative.” Raza and his brother-in-law plan to do all the cooking, cleaning and money managing for Kababeque. “I’m excited about the fact that I’m learning how to be an entrepreneur while in college,” Raza said. “Worst comes to worst, I’ll have those skills that I can use later on in life.”
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Shared Services Campaign promises remain goals to begin trial run By Nicole Cobler
By Madlin Mekelburg @madlinbmek
Despite concerns voiced by faculty and staff, the Shared Services Steering Committee will hear recommendations for the implementation of a Shared Services pilot program next week. The Shared Services Plan is a list of recommendations intended to reduce the University’s spending through the elimination of 500 jobs and the centralization of several University services. Kevin Hegarty, UT’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, said the centralization will focus on services in the areas of finance, information technology, human resources and procurement. Currently, these services are offered through individual units within varying colleges and departments. Hegarty, who is the chair of the steering committee, said the elimination of 500 jobs will be made primarily through natural attrition and retirement. The committee created the pilot subcommittee after a series of campus-dialogue sessions, in which members of the steering committee sought to receive feedback from the UT community. University spokesman Kevin Almasy said the pilot program would take place in small-scale University departments on a volunteer basis to accommodate for some of the apprehension voiced in dialogue sessions. “As campus dialogue progressed, it became clear that there was an understanding for the rationale behind Shared Services, but that there was not a willingness for campus-wide implementation,” Almasy said. At the last Faculty
Council meeting in December, a pair of professors introduced a resolution calling for “the immediate suspension of pilot Shared Services implementation.” The resolution, which was co-authored by Dana Cloud, associate communication studies professor, and associate English professor Snehal Shingavi, supported the suspension of further implementation of the plan until more data is produced about the effects of the Shared Services Plan. The council did not vote on the resolution. “Shared Services is expensive and risky,” Cloud said in an editorial she co-authored for The Daily Texan. “The proposal presents no measures of likely success or failure. We urgently need a transparent discussion of the plan’s risks.” Associate vice president Mary Knight, a member of the steering committee, said she understands the cautious attitude some individuals on campus have regarding Shared Services. “There’s still skepticism, and we understand that,” Knight said. “I think it’s healthy for people to be skeptical because they’re going to provide good questions, and we’re going to have to figure out answers to those good questions.” “I think one thing that some people are not thinking about is the plan that we are on, and that we’ve been on for the last handful of years,” Hegarty said. “We have been, as I’ve told the campus, not filling positions and not laying people off, but that is the future, if we do nothing. We will reach a point where we will have to start laying people off.” Almasy said the committee intends to submit a final copy of its plan to President William Powers Jr. in February for him to review.
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Though Student Government president Horacio Villarreal and vice president Ugeo Williams have not set concrete plans for the second half of the school year, Villarreal said the pair will maintain their platform goals of inclusion, safety, service and accessibility. Villarreal said they will maintain programs such as upper-division tutoring and continue attempts to engage students in spring athletics and student life overall. The duo created a cultural showcase during the fall semester to show the diversity of students. Williams said he plans to continue educating students on cultural diversity by getting them involved in discussions surrounding social justice. A social justice program was mandatory several years ago for incoming freshman at orientation, but was switched to an optional program. Now, the mandatory campus safety course at orientation covers dating violence, academic stress and various other obstacles of college life, but Williams said there are other things the University could touch base on such as a cultural component. “You may know one thing about a particular culture or one particular sexual identity, but that doesn’t mean you know them all,” Williams said. “It is a growing process that everyone will learn and interact with as they grow in the world.” Villarreal also promoted upper-division
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This spring semester Student Government President Horacio Villarreal’s plans to influence more students to join student government.
tutoring through the Sanger Learning Center. He said he plans to continue this program in the spring and make sure it is running smoothly. Biology junior Benjamin Choy said he went to one-on-one tutoring at Sanger for his lower division classes and has since used it for upper division genetics. “If you’re having trouble in your classes or understanding a concept, you don’t have to just go to office hours or the TA because Sanger is open all the time,” Choy said. Another platform goal of Villarreal and Williams’ campaign was to promote school spirit. Williams said they plan to work with the marketing and athletics office to encourage more students to attend spring sports, such as basketball, tennis and track. To encourage school spirit, Villarreal created the Lone Star Intramural Showdown.
HORATIO-UGEO PLATFORM 1. Inclusion -Boost student involvement in LSO’s -Rally to emphasize various student identities -Expand social justice programming -Promote school sprite 2. Safety -Increase lighting in high residential student areas -Promote safety on and off campus 3. Service -Educate students on how trademarking and
licensing works -Merge Longhorn Internship Connection and hirealonghorn.org -Creat University-wide mentorship program 4. Accessibility -Make more lockers accessible for students -Install bike pumping stations -Support upper-divison tutoring at Sanger Learning Center -Offer healthier food options
This program allowed students in intramural flag football to continue the age-old rivalry against Texas A&M. Villarreal said he plans to continue the program for intramural basketball season in the spring. “There’s a different twist to intramural sports,” Villarreal said. “You never really
know what you’re getting yourself into.” According to Williams, one of the duo’s main goals is to see more students gravitate toward being part of student government. Williams, who wasn’t in SG until his junior year, said he hopes students will not give up if they aren’t in the organization their first year.
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Committee continues monitoring UT System post regent hearings By Madlin Mekelburg @madlinbmek
In a letter to UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, the committee investigating the actions of Regent Wallace Hall stated it will continue to “exercise its oversight authority” over the System even though testimonies for the investigation have concluded. The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations is trying to determine whether Hall overstepped his duties as a regent and whether he should be recommended for impeachment. Some accused Hall of conducting a “witch hunt” against President William Powers Jr. after he filed open records requests with the University for more than 800,000 pages of information. At a December meeting, the chancellor said he would not recommend Powers’ firing to the regents, despite the “tense relationship” between Powers and the regents. The letter, written by State Reps. Carol Alvarado and Dan Flynn, co-chairs of the committee and sent at the end of last month, said there are no future hearings scheduled, but the committee will continue to monitor the System to observe the System’s responses to the investigation. The committee’s letter listed seven directives, which consisted of requests for a variety of information, including a list of any open-records requests that will be filed by regents or System employees within the foreseeable future and several descriptions of how the System has changed — and plans to change — as a result of the investigation. At the last hearing in
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An ongoing investigation seeks to determine whether Regent Wallace Hall should be recommended for impeachment.
December, the committee moved to have a report prepared, cataloging the findings of the investigation. The letter to Cigarroa said the directives are intended to “help the Committee as it works with counsel to produce a final report,” and stated “the report may be expanded to include additional information in the future.” At one committee hearing in November, UT System lawyers testified that Hall was mistakenly given access to private student information — possibly in violation of federal privacy acts — which he subsequently shared with his private attorney. At this hearing, Francie Frederick, general counsel to the UT System Board of Regents, said regents are only allowed to view documents with information protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act if they have a “legitimate educational purpose.” At the same hearing, State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, motioned to have Rusty Hardin, legal counsel to the committee,
review Hall’s actions in sharing confidential documents and determine whether Hall committed a crime. At the last hearing in December, Hardin had not finished his review. Powers testified at the final hearing in December and estimated that Hall’s actions cost the University more than $1 million. Cigarroa testified the same day and said Hall’s actions were incredibly disruptive and upsetting to several System employees. Even though he is the subject of the committee’s investigation, Hall declined the invitation to testify and said through his attorneys that he will only do so in the future if a subpoena is issued. “Mr. Hall has said time and time again that he was anxious and more than willing to tell his side of the story,” Alvarado said at the last hearing. “I believe he could have provided this committee with matchless testimony that would have helped us set the record straight. Transparency requires cooperation. As my co-chair and I have stated, our invitation to Regent Hall to testify still stands.”
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The Texan watch list: UT’s top issues for spring
Following UT politics is hard, but it’s often the most difficult things that are worth doing — or in this case, worth watching. Below is the Daily Texan editorial board’s guide to the issues to watch at UT during the spring 2014 semester, a list we will continue in Tuesday’s paper. And, if you have more of your own to add, tweet them at us with the hashtag #Texanwatchlist. 1. The ongoing saga of Powers v. UT System On Dec. 12, after four and a half hours of closed-door discussion, the UT System Board of Regents refused to take action on the employment of President William Powers Jr., adding a new chapter to the nearly three-year-long battle between the president and the board. Given the personal turn the struggle has taken in recent years, with a state committee on transparency considering the impeachment of Regent Wallace Hall for overreaching his authority and the governor himself referring to those opposing the
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regents as “charlatans and peacocks,” the tense speech given by Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, in which he accused Powers of misrepresenting the regents’ goals to those outside the situation, seemed about the best possible outcome. “In this context, understanding that I am hopeful that this strained relationship can be improved, it is my recommendation that Bill Powers should continue his appointment as president of the University of Texas at Austin,” Cigarroa said. Though Powers’ supporters were quick to declare a victory, there’s no indication that Powers will take Cigarroa’s advice to heart — or, for that matter, that Powers was any more guilty than the regents were of playing petty personal games at the expense of focusing on higher education policy. Granted, things are different this time around: Perry’s on his way out — though he might suggest he’s on to the presidency — meaning he can exert less influence through lasting appointments to the board. Powers, after years of fighting, may be just too damn tired to keep up the fight. And, with Mack Brown out, the insistent boosters rumored to be pressuring the regents to force Powers to oust his close friend or lose his own job are no longer an issue, if they were even one in the first place. But the fate of Regent Wallace Hall has yet to be decided, leaving a gaping hole in the narrative. Though the transparency committee weighing Hall’s fate has no future meetings scheduled, it has asked the UT System to reply to a series of directives on the regents’ history of open records requests by Feb. 1. But above all else, students should keep their eyes on this issue to see what happens if the powers that be stop lighting fires and allow the smoke to clear. When the fight between the regents and Powers started, the issues were educational in nature: how much to charge for tuition, how many students to put in a classroom, whether to fund online education expansion at the expense of on-campus initiatives. It’s only in the past year and a half that the struggle has devolved into
arguments about the cost of open records requests and the influence politicians exert to get their children admitted to the University. Beyond the constant personal fights, the UT System is still struggling to balance raising its prestige with providing affordable education to an ever-increasing number of willing students. Those issues are worth fighting for, and it’s high time our regents and our president returned their attention to the proper battle. 2. The fates of the two “first” black head coaches at UT On Jan. 4, Charlie Strong accepted the position of UT’s head football coach, just under three weeks after Brown’s era ended when Brown stepped down from the position amid intense pressure from fans and pundits. It’s no secret that Strong wasn’t the first choice for Texas: When asked on Dec. 12 if the Longhorns would be able to bring much-sought-after Alabama football coach Nick Saban to Texas, booster Red McCombs responded, “Oh, I don’t think there’s any question about getting him. Hell, all the money that’s not in the Vatican is up at UT.” But that money failed to lure Saban to the land of burnt orange, and after several other rumored candidates, including Baylor’s Art Briles, publicly declared their disinterest, Strong accepted. In a radio interview, McCombs called Strong’s hiring “a kick in the face.” McCombs has since apologized to Strong, but his statement is the clearest indication yet of the hurdles Strong may
Unlike his predecessor, Strong is in no way part of the good-old-boys booster network.
New head coach Charlie Strong
have to face to find success in his new position. Unlike his predecessor, Strong is in no way part of the good-old-boys booster network that has traditionally supported Texas football. And, as many members of the media have pointed out, Strong doesn’t even look like them: Unlike most men of influence in Texas, Strong is black, making him the first black football coach in Texas’ history. If the significance of Strong’s race is lost on any members of the UT community, they would do well to remember that the difference between black male representation on campus and black male representation on revenue-generating athletic teams at UT is 66 percent. And there are few black men enrolled at UT in the first place: only 842 as of 2011. Strong, of course, isn’t technically the first black head coach in Texas history. That title goes to Bev Kearney, the former women’s track coach. Kearney filed a $1 million lawsuit against UT in November after she was removed from her position for having a relationship with a student. The Kearney case, with its ever-unraveling layers of potential race and gender discrimination, may cast a cloud over the progress that is Strong’s hiring. Any student with an interest in equality should keep a close watch on both of Texas’ “first” black head coaches.
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LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Laura Wright is a senior from San Antonio studying Plan II honors. Prior to being elected editor-in-chief, Wright worked at the Texan as an opinion columnist and a Life&Arts senior writer. Wright also spent three years in the Senate of College Councils, two of them as co-chair of the curriculum committee. Wright is passionate about feminism, public policy and Texas history. Email Wright at editor@dailytexanonline.com and follow her on Twitter @wrightlauras.
CHRISTINE AYALA, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Christine Ayala is a journalism junior from Grand Prairie. Prior to being an associate editor, Ayala worked at the Texan as a special ventures reporter, associate news editor, senior campus reporter and podcast co-host. Ayala is interested in students’ environmental impact, the complexities of University traditions and underrepresented student issues. Email Ayala at christineayala@utexas.edu and follow her on Twitter @christine_ayala.
RILEY BRANDS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Riley Brands is a senior from Austin studying linguistics. Prior to being an associate editor, Brands worked at the Texan as a copy editor, associate copy desk chief, copy desk chief and Life&Arts writer. Brands is passionate about LGBTQ issues, equal employment opportunity and the relationship between UT students and the city of Austin. Email Brands at ribran@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @ribran.
ERIC NIKOLAIDES, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Eric Nikolaides is a senior from Cincinnati studying government and Spanish. Prior to being an associate editor, Nikolaides wrote for the Texan as an opinion columnist for two semesters. During his time as a Longhorn, Nikolaides has also taught English to immigrants in the Austin community, worked at the ACLU and hosted a radio program, in addition to being an avid musician. Nikolaides is interested in politics and the injustices that policy decisions can often cause. Email Nikolaides at enikolaides@utexas.edu and follow him on Twitter @Eric_KTurner.
AMIL MALIK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Amil Malik is a sophomore from Austin studying business honors, finance and Plan II honors. Prior to being an associate editor, Malik wrote for the Texan as an opinion columnist. Malik has also led the Texas Squash Club, served in the BBA Women’s Council and worked at The Global Commercialization Group researching business development opportunities for foreign innovators. Malik is passionate about economic policy, state politics and education funding. Email Malik at amilmalik@utexas.edu and follow her on Twitter @amil_malik.
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HORNS UP: MACK BROWN’S NEW TWITTER HABIT Mack Brown is entering retirement with a newfound hobby: exploring Twitter. Since leaving the Longhorns, Brown has taken to tweeting near-poetic questions to his audience: “Broncos or Chargers & why?” and life advice fit for a needlepoint pillow: “You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent.” His tweets read like those of a grandfather who’s just learned how to use his desktop computer, and there’s something charming about a man with as much power as Brown once had tweeting out, “Just having some fun! That’s ok. We all need to have more fun.” Of course, there are also the oddly placed exclamations, like the “Sorry!” Brown tacked at the beginning of a tweet that said nothing even remotely offensive. Sure, we’re tempted to tease Brown for his clumsy tweets and gratuitous use of the abbreviation “U,” but we’re just too damned charmed by his new, more open online persona to say anything that would discourage it.
[Brown’s] tweets read like those of a grandfather who’s just learned how to use his desktop computer.
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Thursday, January 30th | SAC Ballroom | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Cultural activities & student performances | Free food, games & prizes
Other Campus Events + Entertainment activities this spring include: Noche de Loter í a Join Campus Events + Entertainment Mexican American Culture for a Noche de Lotería! Lotería is a Latin American game
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of chance. Prizes will be given out to all winners, and we will have lessons on how to play. Enjoy Mexican hot chocolate and pan dulce while meeting other students and find out how to become a member of MACC!
FILM: “42”
Tuesday, Jan. 21st | SAC Ballroom, South (2.412) | 7:00 PM
Presented by Campus Events + Entertainment African American Culture & Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Blockbuster Film S e r i e s
Tuesday, Feb. 4 | Texas Union Theatre | 8:00 PM
Every Thursday at 6 & 9 PM I Texas Union Theatre Prisoners Thursday, Jan. 16th
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Captain Phillips Thursday, Jan. 23rd
Join us for a dynamic program highlighting events significant to both the African American and UT communities! This program will contain live performances that showcase the triumph and achievements of African Americans and their organizations at UT, while displaying how their impact on our campus empowers our students and faculty to continue this legacy of success. We will also honor members of our faculty who inspire students to strive for academic, cultural,
About Time Thursday, Jan. 30th
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Sunday, Feb. 16th | SAC Auditorium | 6:00 PM
Every Wednesday at 9 PM I Texas Union Theatre Back to the Future Wednesday, Jan. 22nd
B L AC K TO B U S INESS Job and Networking Fair sponsored by Campus Events + Entertainment African American Culture, Pre-Law Division of The National Black Law Students Association (Pre-Law NBLSA), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA),
Moulin Rouge! Wednesday, Feb. 5th
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Wednesday, Feb. 19th
Annual event that brings professionals from a variety of fields and careers to campus for an evening of networking, one on one discusssions and presentations. This event is similar to a career fair, and business professional attire is suggested.
For a complete listing of E+E spring events visit utcee.org/calendar
Bring copies of your resumé. Light refreshments will be provided.
Thursday, Feb. 20th | SAC Ballroom | 6:30 PM
Regroup, Recharge & Relax STU D E N T AC T I V I T Y C E N T E R 13 meeting rooms including an auditorium, ballroom and legislative assembly room.
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Event space including a dance rehearsal room and black box theater. P.O.D. Market and Starbucks are your late night options in the SAC! Food options: Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Taco Cabana, P.O.D. Market and Zen The Through Our Eyes student photography display in the Student Activity Center is meant to give students an opportunity to depict various aspects of campus life through photography. Each semester, students are encouraged to submit their own photographs portraying a different theme or element of student life. Open-ended themes allow students the freedom to create unique and personal entries. A panel of students, faculty and staff judge the submissions, and the top fifteen entries are displayed in the Student Activity Center. All photographs are archived and available for viewing on the SAC website.
The new exhibit theme is “Past & Present Longhorn Traditions”. The contest will run April 1st through April 30th. The winner will be announced in mid-May and those photos will be on display for the Fall 2014 semester. For more information visit www.utsac.org/throughoureyes
TEXAS UNI O N Located on the west side of campus, the Texas Union has served the UT community for the past 80 years by providing a venue for student creativity and leadership. 15 meeting rooms including a theatre and ballroom I Lounge space for relaxed gatherings I Reflection room for individual meditation, prayer, or reflection. Food options: Starbucks, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Quiznos, Smokehouse BBQ, Chick-fil-A, Field of Greens Fresh Market and the Campus Store
STUDENT S E RV I C E S B U I L D I N G If your bedroom is too distracting and you need to crank out a paper, come find a cozy, quiet corner in the Student Services Building. Feed your productivity in the many study areas. This semester come visit student photos from the Through Our Eyes collection now on display on the ground
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The campus’ post office plans to close because its contract with the University expires at the end of February. The campus post office, located in the West Mall Office Building, will permanently close its doors to all customers on or before Feb. 28. The post office, which houses 400 individual P.O. boxes, has already started its search for relocation space outside the University.
tially set to expire Sept. 1 of this year but was granted a five-month extension by the University. “After being granted a contract extension from the University through February, we have ultimately decided to vacate our current campus office and seek relocation elsewhere,” USPS Texas spokesman Sam Bolen said. The vacancy would make the branch at 111 E. 17th St. the nearest USPS location to
panies operate mailing and shipping centers near campus. FedEx has a location at 2711 Guadalupe St. near Torchy’s Tacos, and UPS has one at 2002 Guadalupe St. near Emo’s Kitchen. “I had no idea the post office was closing,” biochemistry junior Marissa Medina said. “I work as [a resident assistant] in the Kinsolving dormitory and normally direct people to the post office whenever they want to send packages.”
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of the post office’s impending closure. “This is really sad,” Ramirez said. “Having a post office on campus is so convenient, and I go there religiously when I have to mail off scholarship or internship applications. I live in Riverside and currently have no idea where the next nearest post office is.” University officials said they will soon release a statement regarding the closure.
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The campus post office, located in the West Mall Office Building, is set to close on or by Feb. 28.
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An exhibition held Saturday examined the work of John S. Chase, the first African-American enrolled at UT and the first licensed to practice architecture in Texas. Chase recently passed away on March 29 at the age of 87. Fred McGhee, an adjunct associate anthropology professor at Austin Community College, said Chase strove to provide the African-American community with a platform to end racism. The buildings he was commissioned to design ranged from schools and churches early in his career to convention
centers and other public buildings for various governmental agencies after Jim Crow laws were repealed. McGhee said Chase’s work gave the civil rights movement a base of operations across Texas. After the repeal of Jim Crow laws, Chase’s public commissions in Houston include the renovation of the Astrodome, the George R. Brown Convention Center, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law and the Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Humanities at Texas Southern University. McGhee said the network
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A mere commitment was all head coach Rick Barnes asked of his young team at the start of the season. A commitment to dedicate themselves in practice, be willing to learn from their coaches and play hard, from start to finish, every time they take the court — all things last year’s team struggled to do. “It’s about daily preparation,” Barnes said at Big 12 Media Days before the season began. “You have to be prepared for a lot of different things as you go. The goal is to get your guys to understand the fact that regardless of what the situation is, if you’re in it together, can you find a way to get things done?” Barnes’ bunch did just that throughout the first two months of the season, scrapping its way to a surprising 11-2 record in non-conference play. While most students were getting ready to head home for the holidays, the Longhorns were preparing for their toughest stretch of the early season: back-to-back games against perennial powerhouses North Carolina and Michigan State. Texas traveled to Chapel Hill, N.C., riding a fivegame win streak, its longest of the season at the time. A 53-point first half performance gave the Longhorns an 11-point lead at the break, which proved to be just enough as Texas held on for an 86-83 upset of the Tar Heels, who were No. 14 in the country at the time. Riding the confidenceboosting coattails of their
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biggest victory of the season, Barnes and Co. headed back home for their matchup with Michigan State, which was No. 5 at the time. Tom Izzo’s Spartans proved to be too much for the young Longhorns on that night, beating Texas 92-78. But even in defeat, it was clear that Barnes was impressed with the cohesion his team had demonstrated throughout the young season and the maturity of his underclassmen. “I love this team because they really love each other,” Barnes said after the loss. “They work for each other. They respect each other. It’s a group of guys that
have gone business-like about it.” After bouncing back with a win over Rice to close out the non-conference schedule, the Longhorns were set to open up Big 12 competition at home against Oklahoma. Early season games give coaches a chance to see what their team is made of and hopefully begin to build a strong NCAA Tournament resume. But an experienced head man such as Barnes, who is in his 27th season as a Division I head coach, knows that it is after New Year’s Eve, in conference play, when a team’s season is defined. “The intensity goes up,” Barnes said prior to the
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SEATTLE — It was a shocking end to a great season. The buzz around Key Arena during the Final Four in Seattle was about a Texas-Penn State rematch. So when the top-seeded Longhorns were upset by No. 12 Wisconsin, who finished fourth in the Big Ten, in the semi-finals, disappointment befell the players, fans and head coach Jerritt Elliott. “I was shocked,” Elliott said on his team’s performance. “It was a really tough way to end the season with our poorest performance to date.” But the season as a whole was anything but a disappointment. All season long Texas was dominant. One game was disappointing as they fell short of championship expectations, but the season was full of great moments to reflect on. They went more than three months without a loss, winning 23 consecutive matches. They went undefeated in the Big 12 for the first time in program history, never even
“I was shocked. It was a really tough way to end the season with our poorest performance to date. —Jerritt Elliott, Head coach
having to go to a fifth set. They knocked off Stanford and Penn State, who were No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, in back-to-back games in front of a boisterous home crowd. It’s tough to compare this to a season where they won it all. But in reality, this team was just as good, if not better. They just had one bad game at the worst possible time. Moving forward, the look of Texas will change. The energy-filled defensive specialist Megan Futch’s career has come to an end. Senior setter Hannah Allison moves on, as freshman Chloe Collins is likely to take over full time. Senior libero Sarah Palmer
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For the second game in a row, regulation wasn’t enough for the Longhorns (11-5, 2-2 Big 12). After knocking off the Sooners in the first game Wednesday, they weren’t so lucky Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W. Va., falling to West Virginia 56-49 (14-2, 2-2 Big 12). The Longhorns held a nine point lead with 12:37 remaining before West Virginia made its run. After a three-pointer cut the Texas lead to two, the Mountaineers’ Averee Fields tied the game at 48 on a layup with 14 seconds left and Texas was unable to score on the final possession of regulation. In overtime, it was all West Virginia. Texas managed just one free throw in the extra period as West Virginia escaped with the victory. The Longhorns outshot and outrebounded the Mountaineers but were unable to claim the victory in part because of the number of turnovers. The Longhorns committed 26 turnovers in the game, twice as many as West Virginia. Sophomore Imani McGee-Stafford led the Longhorns with 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks while junior Nneka Enemkpali added 10 points and nine rebounds.
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Junior Ashley Spencer, junior Ryan Crouser and sophomore Johannes Hock were named to the preseason watch list for The Bowerman this past week. The Bowerman is presented by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association to the most outstanding male and female collegiate athletes in the nation. Ten women and 10 men were named, and Texas is one of just three schools with three student-athletes on the list, joining Florida and rival Texas A&M. The Longhorns open the 2014 indoor season Friday in Arkansas. —Evan Berkowitz
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Strong looks to regain Longhorns’ recruiting edge By Garrett Callahan @callahangarrett
Charlie Strong has many important tasks now that he is the head football coach at Texas, but one of his largest will be recruiting. Texas has always been a popular destination for high school athletes. In the past five years, the Longhorns have had four recruiting classes ranked in the top five of the nation by Rivals.com. But after a few consecutive disappointing seasons and a 2013 recruiting class that ranked just 24th, one of Strong’s biggest focuses is on regaining that recruiting prestige. “We’ll recruit with fire, and we’ll recruit with passion,” Strong said at his Jan. 6 press conference.
Strong is in a similar position as Mack Brown was when he first came to Texas in 1998. Brown, coming from North Carolina, had few ties to Texas. Despite the lack of a LoneStar background, Strong looks to regain the Longhorns’ large recruiting presence in-state, which has started to drift in favor of Baylor and Texas A&M in recent years. “Nationally, the Texas high school coaches are king,” Strong said. “My staff and I will be committed to closing the borders on this great state and making them realize that this is their program. We’re devoted to making Austin the state capital for college football.” While not a priority, Strong will also look to expand his
recruiting base outside of Texas. Strong, who has 31 years of coaching experience under his belt, spent several years at Florida, which has opened up the state as a large recruiting base for his teams. In past years, he has had little trouble recruiting in Florida and stealing top athletes from hometown schools, such as Florida, Florida State and Miami. During his four years in Louisville, 44 percent of his recruits came from Florida, and he will look to continue that strong presence while at Texas. Still, Strong’s main precedence is controlling his own backyard. “I want to make sure that I control this state, and then we’ll cherry pick outside the state in Florida because of the
ties that I’ve had in Florida or Georgia,” Strong said. “But I want the high school coaches to understand that when we leave this state, don’t think your player isn’t good enough to play here because I want the best players.” Only a week into his new job, Strong’s program has already had some big news on the recruiting front. Three four-star defensive tackles decommitted from Texas last week following the news that defensive line coach Bo Davis would be leaving UT to fill the same role at USC. Trey Lealaimatafao and Courtney Garnett made their decisions last Tuesday evening. Then there was the Zaycoven Henderson saga. Henderson, another four-star defensive
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continues from page 1 press conference. “He’s the right person to carry on the winning tradition that we have here — winning with integrity that was cultivated by Darrell Royal, DeLoss Dodds, Mack Brown.” Strong preached toughness and championships in his introductory press conference. He smiled and joked but made it clear the culture in Austin would be altered. “It’s time to put the program back on the national stage,” Strong said. “The mentality is always going to be physical and mental toughness. You have to build your program on toughness. That’s where all the successful programs, that’s what they do.” Strong won his initial splash with the Texas fan base. He came off as engaging, yet tough, striking just the right balance of leaving intact Brown’s legacy of integrity mixed with a drastic change in the mental fortitude of the program. But it will be an uphill battle for Strong in Austin. With variation comes
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resistance, and the first tremors of that came quickly from Texas booster Red McCombs. The billionaire and namesake of the University’s regarded business school said he and many other boosters were left out of the hiring process, and were upset because they had a lot of football knowledge to add. “I think the whole thing is a bit sideways,” McCombs
said of the selection process to ESPN 1250 San Antonio. “I don’t have any doubt that Strong is a fine coach. I think he would make a great position coach, maybe a coordinator.” McCombs later apologized for his comments, but his initial reaction is just a part of the murky power system at Texas that Strong must navigate. In his 16
seasons, Brown cultivated a close circle of powerful friends that significantly influenced the direction of the program. Strong isn’t likely to share the same CEO-like attitude toward football, so he must win to keep the Longhorns’ wide alumni base satisfied. The resources are there, and Strong has a history of success, from his time
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continues from page 1 deal with controversy, and, when it did, Brown always knew what to say. But head football coaches don’t get paid for the impact they make off the field, they get paid based on the success their team has on it. And Brown, who for a portion of his tenure at Texas was the highest paid coach in the country, often failed to live up to the high expectations that come with such a title. Brown led Texas to two national title games, winning one of the school’s four crystal trophies in the process. Aside from that, his resume was less than stellar. Other than the two years in which he led his bunch to Pasadena for the national championship game, Brown has no championships to speak of. Those title years brought Texas its only two conference crowns of Brown’s tenure. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, who arrived in Norman a year after Brown came to Austin, has led the Sooners to eight Big
as a defensive coordinator at Florida to winning BCS bowl games at Louisville. The foundation is laid at Texas; he just needs to juggle Texas’ traditional methods with his new boots-to-theground approach. “I can just add another brick to it because the bricks are there,” Strong said. “I just need to put another brick on top of it.” 12 Championships. Kansas State’s Bill Snyder has won the conference title twice, equal to Brown’s total, but for far less money and with much less talent. While Brown’s overall record at Texas is padded with blowout victories over weak non-conference opponents and perennial Big 12 cellar dwellers, his record in big games was not so impressive. Coach February — as rival fans call him because of the stellar recruiting classes he would sign to Texas every February — had 34 wins and 31 losses against ranked opponents over the course of his tenure, including a 2-2 record in conference championship games and a mere seven wins in 16 attempts against Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry game. Brown, the personality, will always be remembered as a nice guy who did things the right way. But Brown, the football coach, leaves behind a legacy comprised of equal parts success, frustration and disappointment.
New coach preaches defense, toughness By Garrett Callahan @CallahanGarrett
Coaching experience Strong has 31 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. The former Central Arkansas safety started his coaching career at Florida as a graduate assistant and has since held positions at Texas A&M, Southern Illinois, Mississippi, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Louisville. After spending seven years as the defensive coordinator at Florida, Strong took his first head-coaching job at Louisville in 2010. At Louisville, he posted 37-15 record and led the Cardinals to four-straight bowl appearances. Last year, Strong led the team to a Sugar Bowl upset of Florida and followed it up with a 12-1 record in 2013 while grooming potential No. 1 NFL Draft pick Teddy Bridgewater as quarterback. Defensive mind Of Strong’s 31 years of coaching experience, 21 have been on the defensive side of the ball. Strong has been a defensive play-caller at two different schools and spent several years under coaching greats Urban Meyer and Steve Spurrier at Florida. Louisville ranked second in the country in sacks and forced 19 fumbles last season, in addition to being the second best scoring defense in the nation. Florida was also considered a strong defensive team during Meyer’s time with the Gators, and Strong played a large part in that. Turning things around Strong’s first task as the Longhorns head coach is to return Texas to being the dominant program it once was. The Longhorns have lost at least four games in each of the last four seasons, including the 5-7 disaster in 2010. Since 2010, Texas has gone 30-21, compared to its 45-8 record the four years prior. Strong has experience turning around a diminishing program. Before he arrived in Louisville, the Cardinals had posted three straight seasons below .500. Strong inherited a team that won just five conference games and went 1521 in three years. Since then, Louisville has won three of its last four bowl games and gone 23-3 the past two seasons. Strong culture Strong’s teams are know for their competitive edge. Strong has gained a reputation of toughness and aggression throughout his coaching career, something many people point to as lacking at Texas in recent seasons. The no-nonsense attitude that produced two straight double-digit victory seasons for Strong at Louisville made him a top target for the Longhorns. Historic hire Strong is the first AfricanAmerican head coach of a men’s sport in school history. The Longhorns have only hired one black head coach since the school was founded in 1883: Bev Kearney, the former women’s track and field head coach who is currently suing the University alleging racial and sexual discrimination.
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tackle, also decommitted after hearing the news about Davis. But after a conversation with Strong shortly after his decommitment, the Longview native recommitted to Texas. But, less than 24 hours after recommitting to the Longhorns, Henderson changed his mind once again and has now committed to play at Texas A&M. Despite these recent decommits, Strong is expected to steal other top recruits — who were previously committed to Louisville and other schools — in the coming weeks. The 53-year-old has proven his ability to recognize talent and then develop it further. As he starts his journey at Texas, he should have no trouble bringing top athletes to Austin.
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The Longhorns took on Southeastern Conference foe, No. 8 Auburn on Thursday, marking Texas’ return to dual-meet competition, and the first time it has hosted the Tigers at home in four seasons. The Texas divers wasted no time getting re-acquainted the dual-meet format. Redshirt junior Will Chandler took the onemeter event with a score of 367.05 followed by sophomore Cory Bowersox and freshman Michael Hixon, solidifying a Texas one-twothree finish. The meet also featured the young talent Texas swimming
The No. 20 Texas tennis team started off 2014 teamplay right, sweeping SMU 7-0 Saturday. First, sophomore Nick Naumann defeated Julio Olaya in straight sets (6-0, 6-3). No. 75 Junior Soren Hess-Olesen won in straight sets over No. 73 Arturs Kazijevs (6-1, 6-1). Junior No. 35 Lloyd Glasspool won in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) as did junior Adrien Berkowicz (61, 6-3) and freshman No. 24 George Goldhoff (6-2, 6-4).
Senior David Holiner won in three sets over Arkidjas Slobodkins (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) to sweep singles. In doubles, No. 5 Hess-Olesen/ Glasspool defeated Kazijevs/Nowicki (6-1) while Sanders/Lammons of SMU knocked off No. 35 Holiner/ Naumann (6-3). No. 55 Lewis/Goldhoff defeated Russell/ Slobodkins (6-5) as Texas took two of three in doubles play for the 7-0 sweep. It was their 17th consecutive season-opening match victory.
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possesses. Sophomore John Martens added an NCAA “B” cut and a victory in the 200 butterfly, helping the Longhorns to a 162.5-132.5 overall victory. Texas continued its success with a 169-126 victory over Georgia on Saturday. Hixon swept the diving events and posted a personal best on the three-meter board. In the swimming portion, sophomore Sam Lewis captured a come-from-behind win against the All-American packed Georgia contingent in the 500 freestyle. “[Lewis] is growing in our sport right before our eyes”,
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Texas assistant coach Kris Kubik said. “He has now come to realize he is in the argument for the top racers in the country in the middledistance events.”
The Longhorns have lost two of their first three Big 12 contests so far, to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, with their lone win coming
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING / SCARLETT SMITH No. 8 Texas (8-3) resumed dual-meet competition earlier this month against No. 3 Stanford, suffering a 154146 loss to the Cardinal in their first match up of the new year. Senior diver Maren Taylor appeared to return in full form, winning both the one-meter and three-meter diving events, after battling through injury most of last semester. Junior Gretchen Jaques won the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke for the Longhorns. Following the loss to Stanford, Texas won nine
of 16 events en route to a 168.5-129.5 victory over No. 14 Auburn. The Longhorns won both diving events while sweeping the podium in the one-meter. Freshman Madisyn Cox won both the 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley, posting times of 2:15.34 and 4:16.61. Led by senior swimmer Lily Moldenhauer, Texas rounded out its winter break competition against reigning NCAA champion Georgia. Moldenhauer posted two of Texas’ six victories,
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graduates, and sophomore Kat Brooks and incoming High School All-American Cat McCoy from South Lake Carroll are waiting in the wings to don the black jersey that Palmer has owned for four years. But, the biggest loss will come on the outside as Bailey Webster is finally finished at Texas. The former No. 1 overall recruit from Baltimore, Md., lived up to the billing. She was named Most Outstanding Player of last year’s tournament and an All-American. Sophomore Amy Neal and Tiffany Baker, coming off a redshirt season, will
compete for her spot. International standout middle Mirta Baselovic will join sophomore Molly McCage and Khat Bell to form one of the more lethal middle-blocking tandems in the nation, a position that is almost too deep for the Longhorns. Big 12 Freshman of the Year and second team AllAmerican Chiaka Ogbogu, who was originally supposed to be redshirted, will only continue to improve. Meanwhile Nicole Dalton, who played a big role on last year’s championship team but was forced to sit this year out with a medical redshirt, should be back
and healthy. And of course, you can’t forget Haley Eckerman who still has another year left. The All-American may just be the best hitter in the nation next year. This season ended in disappointment, but the future remains bright for Texas under the direction of Elliott. The Longhorns now find themselves in the same class as volleyball powerhouses like Stanford and Penn State. You don’t make it to five Final Fours in six years by chance. There are many more championship runs to come, and Texas volleyball is at the top to stay.
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Green Day classic becomes Broadway show By Eleanor Dearman “American Idiot” is no longer just the name of Green Day’s Grammyaward-winning album. Green Day’s leading man Billie Joe Armstrong and a Broadway team including director Michael Mayer created a Broadway musical set to the band’s music. Think “Mamma Mia” but with a much darker plot, and replace ABBA’s pop songs with Green Day’s angst-ridden rock anthems. The punkrock opera is coming to Bass Concert Hall this week. With little dialogue, most of the plot is told through the production’s musical numbers. “American Idiot” is centered on a character named Johnny and his group of friends as they struggle to live their day-to-day lives in middle America. “American Idiot”’s relatable plot, paired with its modern yet nostalgic music, creates a show that seems to be tailored to college-aged audiences. “We are always trying to get new productions in here, not the same old stuff,” said Gene Bartholomew, assistant director of communications and Broadway operations for Texas Performing Arts. “We are trying to appeal to a range of demographics, i.e.
‘American Idiot,’ which is obviously going to perform to a younger demographic that may not have been exposed to Broadway.” Bartholomew said Broadway tours can expose college students to a different form of entertainment that may not be as easily available elsewhere, and part of having a well-rounded education involves experiencing things like Broadway shows, classical shows and even punkrock shows. Broadway actor Daniel C. Jackson plays St. Jimmy, the drug-addict alter-ego of lead character Johnny. He says he uses personal experiences to understand and relate to the production’s characters and plot. “It’s about the choices you make and the consequences that come with them — not necessarily the happy ending that follows you deciding to make a big decision,” Jackson said. Even though he was always a Green Day fan, Jackson was skeptical about “American Idiot” when he first saw the show on Broadway, but, by the end of the performance, he was calling his agent to request an audition. “I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect with a Green Day musical because I’m not a huge fan of adaptations,” Jackson said “I’m one of those
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St. Vincent — St. Vincent, Feb. 25 Fresh off of an inventive and spectacular tour with Talking Heads’ frontman David Byrne
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snobs that thinks everything should be original and new. That’s an unrealistic desire. I went and saw it in previews and was blown away.” It took Jackson a couple of years to make the cast, but when auditions for the national tour came, he was cast in the ensemble and then worked his way up to the part of St. Jimmy — the role Armstrong occasionally played in the original Broadway production. for their collaborative album Love This Giant, St. Vincent returns to her solo work with a fourth studio album. Her records have been a slow transition from the guitar-based pop of Marry Me to more ambitious instrumentation, featuring lots of synth and heavier beats. St. Vincent follows suit with that pattern, but still keeps the classic Beatles-inspired melodies St. Vincent has been known for in the past, as evident in the album’s first leaked track, “Birth in Reverse.”
“Being in the ensemble is definitely more of a fulfilling thing,” Jackson said. “The head banging is very visceral. You’re able to put your own problems into the show and leave them on out on the floor. St. Jimmy is more calculated and a little bit darker. It comes from a different place. It’s a little lonelier.” It was the middle-American stories that sold Jackson
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continues from page 12 ond Street district into an artthemed block party. Hosted by Art Alliance Austin, last year’s festival attracted more than 15,000 people and featured local food trailers and the People’s Gallery exhibition at City Hall. Aside from serving as a platform for local and nationally recognized artists, Art City Austin also hosts several interactive projects for kids and adults alike. Some highlights from previous years include things such as face painting, interactive screen printing and origami workshops. Austin Reggae Festival April 18-20 Auditorium Shores is sure to be overrun yet again with dreadlocks and Rastafarian pride at this year’s Austin Reggae Festival. After celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013,
on “American Idiot,” as he grew up in a town with situations and people similar to the ones portrayed in the musical. “When I was growing up, I was into a lot of stuff I shouldn’t have been,” Jackson said. “A lot of it is reminiscent and parallels the story, not on as dramatic or theatrical of a level, but kids getting into stuff and making bad decisions.”
With 62 stops in the United States and Canada, including the one in Austin, Jackson is trying to keep each performance as fresh as possible. “I think about a lot of the people I went to school with and grew up with and think about if things had been different,” Jackson said. “I could probably imagine that they would be St. Jimmys themselves or Johnnys.”
the three-day reggae and world music festival is back for its 21st consecutive year. In previous years, Austin Reggae Festival featured artists like The Wailers, The Aggrolites and Austin’s own Lance Herbstrong. Along with some of the biggest names in reggae, the festival also hosts more than 50 local artists and food vendors. Three-day passes are available for $35, and a portion of the proceeds go toward fundraising for the Capital Area Food Bank.
Michael Ian Black and Dana Carvey, as well as a selection of local Austin comics. The festival takes place in a handful of Austin venues, such as The Paramount, The Parish and Scottish Rite Theatre. The comedy festival is a slightly smaller, slightly shorter version of the annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, which takes place every fall.
Moontower Comedy Festival April 23-26 Austin’s biggest comedy event of the year, Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival welcomes some of the country’s most notable comedians each year. Past lineups have included nationally acclaimed comics such as Maria Bamford,
Austin Psych Fest May 2-4 Hosted at Carson Creek Ranch, this year’s Psych Fest offers on-site camping for the first time in the festival’s seven-year history. This year’s festival also brings the most notable lineup yet, with acts such as Of Montreal and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. It is the only Austin festival with on-site camping and could be on its way to becoming an early festival-season staple.
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” May 2 Directed by Marc Webb While the leading member of the Avengers is fighting his own battles, Marvel’s other superstar returns in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Directed by Marc Webb, the sequel to the
reboot sees Spider-Man facing adversaries Electro and Rhino in what’s described as his greatest battle, all while delving deeper into his family’s past. Andrew Garfield returns as the title hero, along with Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti. The sequel is sure to introduce more villains and expand the mythology of the famed superhero. “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” is prepared to be the spring box office juggernaut and will likely become another successful entry into the rebooted franchise.
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By Lauren L’Amie & Hannah Smothers @DailyTexanArts
compiled a list and rundown of five of the spring’s most notable festivals.
Newcomers and longtime Austinites alike should know that springtime in Austin brings a festival to the city almost every weekend. From the uber-popular South By Southwest to smaller initiatives, such as Austin Psych Fest, Austin’s second-semester festival lineup gives students plenty of opportunities to be outside enjoying some of the city’s most pleasant weather. The Daily Texan
South By Southwest + West by West Campus March 7-16 Every year, SXSW manages to simultaneously bring thousands of visitors to Austin and push plenty of citizens away from the city limits in an attempt to flee the 10-day chaos the festival is known for. Perhaps the city’s most notable festival, SXSW has a little something for everyone. The festival’s interactive portion is credited for Twit-
ter’s rise to fame in 2007, and the music portion is always packed with surprise celebrity appearances, such as 2013’s secret Justin Timberlake show at the Coppertank Event Center. Badge prices run from $495 for a film badge to $1695 for the highly coveted Platinum badge, but plenty of free shows are announced in the weeks leading up to the event. A popular — and free — SXSW avoidance tactic is the annual West By West Campus festival. Hosted in student co-ops in West Campus, WXWC is great
for students hoping to avoid the downtown mobs, or for those looking for after parties a bit closer to home. Every once in a while, the student organizers of WXWC manage to snag one of the SXSW artists. Art City Austin April 12-13 Not to be confused with the bi-annual Old Pecan Street Festival, Art City Austin is a weekend-long outdoor art fair that transforms the streets of downtown Austin along Cesar Chavez and the Sec-
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Mogwai — Rave Tapes, Jan. 20 Everything Scottish postrock band Mogwai touches is immediately rendered beautiful. The group is a master of song craft and instrumentation and has dominated the post-rock genre for most of the last two decades. Mogwai’s eighth studio release, Rave Tapes, aims to cement its position as a post-rock icon. The band already shared the tensesounding single, “Remurdered,” which brings a more electronic sound to its expansive, sprawling style.
Broken Bells — After the Disco, Feb. 4 Indie-pop band Broken Bells is one of few music supergroups that continues to be successful. Fronted by James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse, Broken Bells are following up their 2010 self-titled debut album with After the Disco. Two tracks, “After the Disco” and “Holding on for Life,” have already been leaked, and have a sound reminiscent of 1970s
disco groups like the Bee Gees yet maintain the tight drums and melodic vocal lines that won Broken Bells such critical acclaim on their first effort.
Beck — Morning Phase, Feb. 14 A once prolific alternative rocker who has slowed down as of late, Beck’s latest album Morning Phase is slated for a Valentine’s Day release. Morning Phase looks to be a companion piece to Beck’s 2002 album Sea Change — a record that brought impressive vocal work and a deep emotional impact to listeners. If Beck rides the momentum from his 2008 Grammy-nominated Modern Guilt and combines it with the aesthetic of Sea Change, Morning Phase should be yet another solid addition to the artist’s discography.
Phantogram — Voices, Feb. 18 As a follow-up to its 2010 release Eyelid Movies, which had listeners dancing to the beat-heavy, electronic tracks,
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“The Monuments Men” Feb. 7 Directed by George Clooney Written and directed by George Clooney, “The Monuments Men” is a World War Two period piece that focuses on the efforts of a group of soldiers dedicated to rescuing and preserving works of art captured by Nazi troops. Together, the characters race to stop Hitler from destroying all the precious works. Starring Clooney, Cate Blancett and Matt Damon, “The Monuments Men” looks to be a political thriller, full of action and adventure, centered in a well-examined point of history. With a cast of war film veterans like Clooney and Damon, the film could be a potential Oscar nominee.
“The Wind Rises” Feb. 21 Directed by Hayao Miyazaki The last film directed by Hayao Miyazaki — director of animated films such as “Spirited Away” and “Princess Mononoke” — before his retirement, “The Wind Rises” explores the story of Jiro Horikoshi, who is known for creating the airplanes that the Japanese used during World War II. Keeping with Miyazaki’s trend of examining complex themes in his films, “The Wind Rises” explores the battle between pro and anti-war sentiments in the Japanese Empire. The film features the vocal talents of Emily Blunt, Elijah Wood, Stanley Tucci and Joseph Gordon-Levitt portraying Horikoshi. Having won many critical awards already, the film’s U.S.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” March 7 Directed by Wes Anderson Directed by UT alum Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is another quirky, colorful movie in the director’s filmography. The film’s plot examines the daily life of the patrons of an exquisite European hotel in the 1920s. Told from the perspective of a lobby boy, a murder mystery involving the employee’s boss unfolds along with the disappearance of a rare painting. The film features a wide cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Adrian Brody, Sairose Ronan, Bill Murray and Harvey Keitel. The movie follows in the footsteps of Anderson’s “Moonrise
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