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Cigarroa replies to transparency committee By Madlin Mekelburg @madlinbmek
In a 22-page letter accompanied by 97 pages of notes made public Monday, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa responded to requests for System-related information made
by the house committee investigating Regent Wallace Hall. Committee co-chairs, state reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, sent a letter to Cigarroa in December outlining the committee’s intention to continue monitoring
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the System. The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations requested a variety of information, including any openrecords requests that regents or System employees plan to file in the foreseeable future. The Transparency Committee
is trying to determine whether Hall overstepped his duties as a regent and whether he should be recommended for impeachment. Hall filed openrecords requests with the University for more than 800,000 pages of information, even though, in his letter, Cigarroa
said the System believes fewer than 100,000 pages were actually provided to Hall. Regents and System employees have made 10 requests since the committee submitted its supervision plan to the System, according to documents included in Cigarroa’s letter. Hall
made seven of the 10 requests. At one Board of Regents meeting in October, board Chairman Paul Foster said he would recommend a new screening process for regent information requests before
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Most football coaches fall short of expectations in first season By Chris Hummer @chris_hummer
While there may be soaring expectations for football head coach Charlie Strong, his predecessors can attest to the challenges — both on and off the field — of being a firstyear head coach in Austin. Since 1950, six Texas coaches have made their Longhorn coaching debuts, featuring a 67.6 winning percentage in their first years. In comparison, former head coach Mack Brown went 9-3 in his first season, but stepped down in December after three seasons in which the program produced a 62-percent winning percentage. “When you’re a top
program in the country, you have to be about championships,” Strong said at a Jan. 15 press conference. Only three of Texas’ 28 previous head coaches won a conference championship in their first season: Eugene Van Gent in 1916, Berry M. Whitaker in 1920 and Fred Akers in 1977. Akers’ team finished 11-0 in the regular season and fell just short of a national title with a loss to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. But even his fruitful first campaign was preceded by challenges, namely the off-field politics of the sport. Although
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In their first-years, six different football coaches averaged a 67.6 winning percentage — just a few percentage points higher than what Mack Brown performed in his last three years. Five of those six are photographed here: Darrell Royal (1), Fred Akers (2), David McWilliams (3), John Mackovic (4) and Mack Brown (5). New coach Charlie Strong (6) will face high expectations come in the 2014 season.
serving nine years on popular head coach Darrell Royal’s staff eased the transition to Austin for Akers, his hire still drew
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Hook the Vote encourages voter turnout Statues move to make By Jeremy Thomas @JeremyOBThomas
Despite changes to Texas Voter ID Law, UT students are not having many issues with voter registration, according to a Hook the Vote official. Beginning with the 2013 fall elections, voters in the state of Texas are now required to present an approved form of photo identification to vote in all Texas elections, according to the Office of the Texas Secretary of State. Acceptable forms of photo identification include a Texas driver’s license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, also known as DPS, a U.S. passport or a U.S. citizenship certificate containing the
person’s photograph. At a Hook the Vote sponsored event Monday in Gregory Plaza, Arjun Mocherla, Hook the Vote director and Plan II and pre-med senior, said he initially thought out-of-state students without applicable Texas photo identification would be affected the most by the law. Hook the Vote is a bipartisan student organization that promotes voter registration and awareness. “So far we haven’t had that issue,” Mocherla said. “[The Texas Department of Public Safety] was really great about setting up one of the camera stations the week before the election last fall to help make IDs for anyone who didn’t have an ID. It may impact
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Business Management senior Courtney Catalani registers to vote in the West Mall Monday afternoon.
people, but, as far as students are concerned, I haven’t heard of any issues.” Monday was the last day to register to vote in the March primaries. Tanner Long,
a government junior and council member of Hook the Vote, said he believes the upcoming Texas gubernatorial
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Charles Umlauf ’s “Three Muses” sculptures received a new temporary home Monday after being removed from Centennial Park on Red River Street to make way for the construction of the Dell Medical School. The sculptures were moved to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, where they will undergo restoration until being moved back to campus in 2016, the scheduled completion year for the medical school. University Operations spokeswoman Rhonda Wel-
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don said the construction plans include straightening out Red River Street, while parts of the school will be built over a section of the Frank Erwin Center’s parking lot and Centennial Park, where an underground time capsule is also located. “[The time capsule] will have to be preserved,” Weldon said. “All of this is going to somehow be incorporated back into the medical district when it’s complete.” Robert Boland, business manager for Vault Fine Arts Services, the company in charge of transporting the sculptures to the museum,
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hearing in November, UT System lawyers testified Hall was mistakenly given access to private student information — possibly in violation of federal privacy laws — which lawyers say he subsequently shared with his private attorney. Francie Frederick, general counsel to the board, said regents can have access to protected information if they have an
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continues from page 1 of the politics and some of the pressures that come with hailing an icon as a head football coach, Darrell Royal, and I had to learn to deal with that,” Akers said. Strong will face a similar situation as he attempts to build upon Brown’s legacy while juggling the needed changes to the program. He has met resistance already in his first month on the job — notably, Texas billionaire patron Red McCombs calling Strong’s hire a “kick in the face” because he and a few other boosters were not involved in the selection process. McCombs later apologized to Strong for the comment. It is a pressure-packed, push-pull atmosphere that dominates the football environment at Texas. The Longhorns had a $165.7 million operating revenue for 2012-2013, the highest in college athletics. This creates financial flexibility and donors with hefty influence. David McWilliams, former Texas coach and current UT associate athletic director, says the school features the most passionate fan base in America, but that comes with a caveat for coaches. “The great thing about the alumni at Texas is they know football,” McWilliams said. “And the bad thing about Texas is they know football.” McWilliams, like Akers, was a long-time assistant coach at Texas before ascending to the head role in
FIRST YEAR PERFORMANCE AT TOP 10 REVENUE PRODUCING SCHOOLS
First year performances Coach R. D. Wentworth Frank Crawford Harry Orman Robinson Walter F. Kelly David Farragut Edwards Maurice Gordon Clarke Samuel Huston Thompson J. B. Hart Ralph Hutchinson H. R. Schenker W. E. Metzenthin Dexter Draper Billy Wasmund Dave Allerdice Eugene Van Gent* Bill Juneau Berry M. Whitaker* E. J. Stewart Clyde Littlefield Jack Chevigny Dana X. Bible Blair Cherry Ed Price Darrell Royal Fred Akers*† David McWilliams John Mackovic Mack Brown Charlie Strong
Texas Notre Dame: Brian Kelly, 8-5 in 2010 Alabama: Nick Saban, 7-6 in 2007 LSU: Les Miles, 11-2 in 2005 Michigan: Brady Hoke, 11-2 in 2011 Florida: Will Muschamp, 7-6 in 2011 Oklahoma: Bob Stoops, 7-5 in 1999 Georgia: Mark Richt, 8-4 in 2001 Ohio State: Urban Meyer, 12-0 in 2012 Nebraska: Bo Pelini, 9-4 in 2008
1987 after one season at Texas Tech. He was accustomed to the responsibilities placed upon coaches at Texas, but says they could be a bit overwhelming at times, between recruiting, coaching and alumni demands. “You would like for there to be more hours in the day because you can certainly use them,” McWilliams said. Free time has proven to be fleeting for Strong in his first month with the Longhorns. He described his first nine days on the job as being “pulled in different directions,” and, between recruiting, personnel and speaking engagements, Strong has not exactly had time to meditate on the position. Nonetheless, Strong is considerably more comfortable at Texas because of his experience at Louisville. “This transition was a lot easier because I have head coaching experience, and I have been around it,” Strong said at his Jan. 15 press conference. “The
first time around you take the job and you get to your office and you think, ‘What do you do?’ or ‘Where do you go?’ Now you have a plan together, and just follow the plan.” Of the top 10 revenue-producing programs in the FBS last season, six of the schools — Notre Dame, Alabama, Michigan, Florida, Ohio State and Nebraska — have hired their active coaches in the past seven seasons. A decorated group overall, the six coaches had mixed success in their first seasons, with a combined 70-percent winning percentage This number is greatly boosted by Urban Meyer’s 12-0 campaign at Ohio State in 2012 and Brady Hoke’s 11-2 season with Michigan in 2011, but Florida’s Will Muschamp had a much more reserved 7-6 record at Florida in 2011, as did Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly when he finished 8-5 the year prior. Perhaps the most notable example comes from Nick Saban,
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who went a pedestrian 7-6 at Alabama in 2007 before reeling off three national championships over the next six seasons. Despite the mixed history of early success, championships, as Strong stated, will still be the expectation. It is a perilous environment, which McWilliams says can be navigated with patience.
“You have to be a little toughskinned, and I think he is,” McWilliams said. “You have to be able to take criticism.” Akers says he did not start to feel the pressure of winning at Texas until his seventh year. He credits that to being familiar with the environment in Austin, but he also admits that early
wins, which helped establish a strong support system, played a significant role in his level of comfort. “You’ve got to have support,” Akers said. “I think he’s going to step up and declare, ‘We’re going to do what Mack’s intention was — get it back on track.’ And [Strong] is the one who’s going to do it.”
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on’t out aid. na ted omruBy Julia Brouillette rats @juliakbrou ortthe The White House esup-tablished a task force last ndi-month designed to increase on-federal agencies’ ability to outidentify and rebuild the lives justof human trafficking victims us.” in the U.S. Locally, Austin tansocial workers, law enforceme ament and government agenofcies join forces to combat de-human trafficking. cial Noel Busch-Armendariz,
an associate dean for rey assearch in the School of Sorgocial Work, said one of the thatbiggest problems with huoesman trafficking is it often
goes undetected. gis- “It’s a big hidden problem, 008,with both labor trafficking newand sex trafficking,” BuschwillArmendariz said. “We think day.there is a lot more going on, rga-but it’s hard to uncover.” to The Austin Police Departansment’s human trafficking ndi-unit helps investigate susormpected cases of trafficking, s onwhich are usually reported
by victims or professionals entswho come into contact with lec-them. When investigating on’tpossible trafficking cases, oflot,”ficers look for signs of physimptcal and mental coercion in stillthe victims. ight “We’re really looking at m towhether or not they have the cessfreedom to really make those
choices that are being made,” Sgt. Bob Miljenovich said. “Are they free to come and go? Are they being forced to pay off some type of debt, or is there some other way they’re being held, even if it’s not physically? Those are the things we look for.” Many trafficked individuals are foreign-born and brought into the United States, according to Linda Edwards Gockel, a spokeswoman for Texas Health and Human Services. Once rescued, these victims are considered as refugees and become eligible for many federal health-care and financial services. “Texas has the largest number of refugees in the country, with roughly 6,000 to 9,000 settled in the state,”
Gockel said. Social service providers assist the victim in the process of mental healing and finding a safe place to live, Busch-Armendariz said. “Law enforcement is really in charge of investigating the crime, but the social worker actually is the person charged with supporting the victim through that process emotionally and psychologically,” Busch-Armendariz said. Funding for housing, language, social and medical services for victims may come from a mix of federal and state agencies, according to Busch-Armendariz. Miljenovich said there is a shortage of safe and immediate housing for trafficking victims who are rescued in Austin. “The biggest area that we have trouble with is having facilities that can take care of the victims once they’re found and taken out of the situation,” Miljenovich said. Miljenovich said facilities that provide both immediate housing and medical attention are essential because they provide a higher level of security for victims who may need further treatment. “You don’t want a facility where people can just come and go, because sometimes [victims] don’t really agree that it’s best that they leave that lifestyle, maybe because they’re on drugs or feel they have no other choice,” Miljenovich said. Laurie Cook Heffron, research coordinator in the School of Social Work, said public education is important to help end human trafficking, especially for foreign-born victims. “There’s less focus on whether there are people exploited in our hometowns on construction sites or in migrant farm work, and I think this is partly due to the anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States,” Heffron said. “One of the things all of us can do is learn a little bit about it and educate ourselves.”
Are they free to come and go? Are they being forced to pay off some type of debt, or is there some other way they’re being held, even if it’s not physically? —Bob Miljenovich, UTPD sergeant
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said the moving process involved separating the figures from the external portion of the base, securing them to boards and wrapping each sculpture to ensure that their surfaces are protected. According to Boland, it is a simple method. “You have to know what you’re moving and how it’s built, [especially] the weight-balance,” Boland said. “I guess it’s more technical than anything.” Weldon said the University has not made the decision as to where the sculptures will reside at the completed medical school. Museum curator Katie Robinson said she hopes Umlauf’s work will be placed in an area away from trees, where it can be easily seen by the public. “The trees encourage birds, and guano is really damaging to the surface,”
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Construction workers remove one of the “Three Muses” statuesfrom Centennial Park on Red River Street on Monday.
Robinson said. “We would like to get them out into a place where we could keep the [protective] wax on.” Umlauf created the muses, inspired by Greek mythology, in 1963 while he was an art professor at the University. According to Robinson, the sculptures were originally on the roof of what is now the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center
but were moved to Centennial Park in 1984. Since then, people have vandalized the sculptures by doing the makeup of the Muses and painting their nails. “We want people to know not just about Umlauf ’s sculptures, but that all sculpture and all art has a life and can be damaged and needs to be cared for,” Robinson said.
Minutes after midnight Tuesday, electricity went out in several large swaths of West Campus. Apartment complexes, including the Block on Leon, the Block on 25th and Waterford, were affected, as well as the 7-11 on the corner of San Gabriel and 24th Street and the Orange Market on 25th Street. Representatives from Austin Energy and City of Austin Utilities could not be reached for comment. “Everything just shut off at once, it was actually kind of funny,” said Cesar Trevino, African and African diaspora studies junior. Many UT students tweeted about the power outage using the hashtag “#WestCampusBlackout.” —Anthony Green, Jordan Rudner & Amanda Voeller
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LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorial Tuesday, February 4, 2014
HORNS DOWN: TEXAS HOUSEHOLDS ARE FINANCIALLY INSECURE A report released Thursday by the Corporation for Enterprise Development, a national non-profit focused on alleviating poverty, said that 49.8 percent of Texas households are “liquid asset poor,” meaning they lack funds to pay for three months of basic expenses in the case of a crisis, such as losing a job. According to the Texas Tribune, our state ranks 30th in the country for liquid asset poverty and 37th in overall financial security. In the 2014 Asset and Opportunity scorecard the CFED compiled, Texas ranked 48th in the small business ownership rate, 42nd in the number of low wage jobs and 37th in the number of small business loans made per worker. Considering Republicans often tout our economy as an example that the rest of the nation should follow, these findings are particularly discouraging. We hope that all Texans will soon be able to reap the benefits of our state’s supposed prosperity, rather than just the select few sitting at the top.
Considering Republicans often tout our economy as an example that the rest of the nation should follow, these findings are particularly discouraging. We hope that all Texans will soon be able to reap the benefits of our state’s supposed prosperity, rather than just the select few sitting at the top HORNS DOWN: TEXAS’ REFUSAL TO FOLLOW EPA REGULATIONS A report released Thursday by the Corporation for Enterprise Development, a national non-profit focused on alleviating poverty, said that 49.8 percent of Texas households are “liquid asset poor,” meaning they lack funds to pay for three months of basic expenses in the case of a crisis, such as losing a job. According to the Texas Tribune, our state ranks 30th in the country for liquid asset poverty and 37th in overall financial security. In the 2014 Asset and Opportunity scorecard the CFED compiled, Texas ranked 48th in the small business ownership rate, 42nd in the number of low wage jobs and 37th in the number of small business loans made per worker. Considering Republicans often tout our economy as an example that the rest of the nation should follow, these findings are particularly discouraging. We hope that all Texans will soon be able to reap the benefits of our state’s supposed prosperity, rather than just the select few sitting at the top.
For years, conservatives in Texas have argued that the EPA’s regulations cripple the economy, but, in this case, the opposite seems to be true. COLUMN
Austin’s “no-growth” mentality leads to wrong transporation plan By Christian Burks Daily Texan Columnist
Anybody who has seen the tear-jerking 1989 classic “Field of Dreams” knows that, if you build it, they will come. What Austin’s city council and many of its constituents don’t seem to understand is that, if you don’t build it, they will still come — and car traffic, rents and other metrics of our city’s livability will get worse and worse. For the past three decades, there has been a dangerous “no-growth” movement among a rather selfish and shortsighted segment of Austin’s population who are obsessed with maintaining a “college town” atmosphere in our city. It only takes one look at Austin’s skyline or the Manhattan-like bustle of the Drag on a weekday afternoon to realize they lost all hope of winning that battle about 15 years ago. The secret is out: Austin is pretty amazing, and, according to Forbes, the Austin metro is now growing faster than any other city in the country. Intentionally obstructing infrastructure improvements until traffic becomes truly apocalyptic is not the best way to voice opposition to Austin’s rapid growth. The main fear driving the no-growth movement is that, if Austin’s rapid urbanization continues unabated, we will “turn into Dallas” and will no longer be able to “keep Austin weird”. But I think this fear is unfounded. Austin is simply growing up, and becoming a more cosmopolitan, sophisticated version of its old weird self, while maintaining its true progressive character. The no-growth movement’s backward-looking urban planning philosophy is based on fear and will only lead to
The Austin metro is now growing faster than any other city in the country. Intentionally obstructing infrastructure improvements until traffic becomes truly apocalyptic is not the best way to voice opposition to Austin’s rapid growth.
stagnation. As reported by the Austin AmericanStatesman, in his last State of the City Address, Mayor Lee Leffingwell emphasized that traffic congestion is the number one problem threatening Austin’s future. Consequently, the mayor has made combating the traffic problem his number one priority in his final term in office. Yet, despite the increased attention the problem has received both in the media and in city government, progress toward a solution has so far been limited to stopgap half-measures such as the brand new MetroRapid buses, which, despite their questionable effectiveness, have taken a lane away from busy streets like Guadalupe and Lavaca. Clearly, the problem requires a more comprehensive solution and a greater commitment from city government. The first step to alleviating traffic is to build urban rail, and to build it in the right place. The currently proposed route is most certainly not the right place. The next step is to continue to increase density in Austin’s urban core. The closer people live to their places of work or education, the less time they’ll spend in a car, contributing to traffic congestion. The third step is to improve Austin’s two main highway arteries, I-35 and Mopac. Mopac is off to a good start with the express lanes currently under construction, but I-35 is a mess and SH 130, the toll-road bypass constructed far to the east of the city in a foolhardy attempt to divert traffic from I-35, was a useless, expensive mistake, no matter how high its speed limit is. Right now, Austin is at a crossroads. While growth is inevitable, the form that growth takes is entirely up to politically involved citizens. We can become a sprawling, gridlocked mess of inadequate road infrastructure where it takes two hours to commute to work, or we can become a denser, well-organized metropolis with smart and efficient mass transit. If you want Austin to remain vibrant and livable, contact your local city council member and tell them Austin needs a transportation system that can handle the demands of the coming decades and, most importantly, vote in November. Vote against poorly planned urban rail proposals that will degrade the credibility of mass transit in future election cycles. Vote for local politicians who support a progressive and forward-thinking transit agenda. Vote for the Austin you’ll actually want to live in 10 years from now. Burks is an English and history junior from Plano.
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For UT students, West Campus homeless population poses threat geography sophomore Emily Tally. “There needs to be a policy of no loitering or sitting and sleeping on ‘Guad,’ for any extended period of time.” Even though a policy similar to Tally’s By Alexandra Triolo suggestion is in place, Austin Police DeDaily Texan Columnist partment Lieutenant Tyson McGowan @allytriolo_06 said that officers have to give sleeping or loitering individuals 30 minutes to move At 2 p.m. on November 19, as I was sur- locations. Even if these individuals only rounded by fellow University students, a move one inch, it is still considered movhomeless woman on Guadalupe randomly ing, and they are technically in a new attacked me. I had no affiliation with her, spot. Once again, officers must approach and I had not provoked her in any way; them to move and allow the 30-minute the attack was completely random. After time frame, and this process can repeat calling the police, I realized that neither itself for eternity. McGowan stated that APD nor UTPD were prominently sta- the officers “don’t have time” to deal with tioned on Guadalupe to be able to pro- this merry-go-round. It is clear this poltect students from the potential threat of icy definitely needs some modifications. problematic individuals. I was so shocked But mechanical engineering junior by this scenario that I didn’t even file a Trenton Makare had a different take on police report. I, therefore, pose these the issue. “I’ve never felt threatened by questions of safety: How well are students the homeless personally, but my girlfriend protected during their inevitable interac- has needed me to back people off of her.” tion with this area? Have homeless people Concerning the University’s jurisdicthreatened or attacked other students? tion over Guadalupe, Joshua Cook, asHave students ever felt uncomfortable or sistant director of the Office of Student unsafe on Guadalupe? Affairs, said, “Our main goal is keeping The University of Texas at Austin is students safe. We offer safety training to known for its top-notch academics, pow- all staff and students.” However, Cook erhouse athletics and iconic hand signal. said, “We do not have jurisdiction or conBut, when relishing in the positives of trol over Guadalupe Street or any area off this esteemed University, students rarely campus.” pause to consider the dangers of GuadalWhen asked if UTPD would ever be upe and the fact that the University does able to gain jurisdiction of the drag area not have any control over this unavoid- from APD, McGowan said, “We’ve talked able area. From picking up your books at about it before, but it’s a matter of posthe Co-op to making the inevitable trek sibility.” He explained that the issues APD back to your West Campus apartment, are forced to confront on Guadalupe and Guadalupe serves almost as many stu- in West Campus are the result of city ordidents as the campus itself. Beside high nances that UTPD does not have the right student foot traffic, Guadalupe is also a to enforce. Though UTPD can respond large gathering ground for many individ- to crimes off campus, the area off camuals of the Austin homeless community, pus it is not technically their jurisdiction, who loiter the street and find themselves and they must cede jurisdiction to APD. in confrontation with UT students. However, he stated that both police teams On campus, students are relatively safe, heavily work together to patrol Guadalconsidering the diligence and proactiv- upe in the best way that they can, often ity of the UT police system. However, times on bikes. McGowan said for APD, once students cross the invisible border manpower is an issue in West Campus. between campus and Guadalupe, they “The obstacle APD faces is that Guadaoften forget that UTPD does not have ju- lupe Street is a revolving door,” McGowan risdiction over this somewhat question- said. “It is not illegal to be homeless. We able area. West Campus and Guadalupe can only enforce city ordinances such as are under the jurisdiction of the Austin sleeping on the sidewalk in a no-sleeping Police Department, because this area is zone or creating a public disturbance. part of the city of Austin. UTPD can help Once a citation is given to the offendpatrol this area, but they cannot act upon ing individual, nothing is stopping them the crimes that occur. Despite the police from coming back the next day and doing presence on Guadalupe, it simply doesn’t it all over again. There are many qualityseem to be enough to prevent crime from of-life issues in Austin; after all, we live in occurring in this high-traffic area. a big city. I wish there was some way we “The homeless population [on Guada- could clean up all of Austin, but a utopia lupe] is a threat to student safety,” said is just not possible.” Students have tried to set up programs to help each other navigate off-campus areas in a safer way. Sure Walk, for example, is a service established by Student Government that escorts students through arThere are many quality-of-life eas of campus at night. issues in Austin; after all, we Ultimately, though there are many stulive in a big city. I wish there was dents who are comfortable on Guadalupe, many feel the need for greater West-Camsome way we could clean up all pus security. It is up to students to adof Austin, but a utopia is just not vocate for change through the induction of new policies in order to create a safe possible. college experience for all students — both now and in the future. Triolo is a journalism freshman from — Lieutenant Tyson McGowan Austin Police Department Hollister, California.
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platforms and by attending sponsorship events. “Right now, our primary marketing strategy has been through word of mouth and apps like UMeTime,” Yang said. “John and I are definitely looking into paid advertising, event catering and online ordering to grow our business.” Sun’s and Yang’s favorite part of being business owners is the learning process and adventure involved. “Take risks and do everything one step at a time,” Sun said. “Accept the fact that hard times are inevitable, but never give up. The end result is well worth it.”
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For the first time in more than three weeks, No. 15 Texas will be the favorite Tuesday night when it takes to the court at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth. The Longhorns, who have now reeled off four consecutive upsets over ranked opponents, will take on last-placed TCU (9-11, 0-8 Big 12) at 7 p.m. “I think we’re in a pretty good place,” junior forward Jonathon Holmes said. “We’ve won six in a row, including four against top-25 teams, so we’re in a pretty good place. We’ve got some pretty good momentum. We just got to keep getting better and get ready for TCU.” Texas (17-4, 6-2 Big 12) moved up 10 spots — the biggest jump of any team — in this week’s AP Top-25 poll and now sits comfortably in second place in the conference. That comfort, combined with the fact that the Longhorns are overwhelming favorites against the Horned Frogs, is what has some labeling tonight’s contest as a dreaded “trap game.” Texas has used its energy and underdog mentality to overpower opponents throughout its current the winning streak. Now, as the hunted rather than the hunter, Texas must maintain that intensity.
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Freshman guard Isaiah Taylor drives to the hoop during Texas’ upset of No. 6 Kansas on Saturday. Taylor and the Longhorns travel to Fort Worth on Tuesday as they try to add another victory to their six-game win streak.
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“It is such a fine line between winning and losing,” Texas head coach Rick Barnes said. “If you start drinking the poison and think that you are there, it all gets away. We have a long way to go.” Drinking the proverbial poison is certainly something the Longhorns have to be conscious of, but, given the way they’ve been performing lately, they have reason to be confident.
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Led by freshman guard Isaiah Taylor, Barnes’ squad looked unstoppable in its romp of No. 6 Kansas on Saturday. Texas dominated the Jayhawks from the opening tip to the final whistle and displayed a confidence nobody could’ve expected from such a young bunch. “It was a big learning process for me, taking on a leadership role in the team,” Taylor said. “I had
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a tough stretch at the beginning of the Big 12. [My teammates] have just been encouraging me on and off the court. Just keep it going. Just keep attacking the basket.” Taylor’s aggressiveness and confidence driving to the basket have been the main source of his recent success. The speedy point guard was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Monday, after
posting 23 points against Kansas. That performance came only a week after he scored a career-high 27 on the road against Baylor. Sophomore guard Javan Felix, who takes turns running the offense alongside Taylor, will be forced to sit out tonight’s game after suffering a concussion against Kansas. Felix’s absence will likely mean additional minutes and even greater responsibility for Taylor.
Strong’s recruiting ties to prove useful to Texas By David Leffler
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Communication studies freshman Reed Hogan, who has become a standout player for the rugby team, practices with his teammates in anticipation of their upcoming season.
Rugby team looks to continue success with standout freshman By Daniel Clay @dclay567
Those mourning the end of the resonating hits and world-class athleticism of football season need weep no more. The Texas Rugby Club carries the thrills of football season into the spring semester. The club begins 15-man rugby play at the Whitaker Fields, typically used for intramurals, against North Texas on Friday, hoping to build on a fall semester that saw the Longhorn seven-man rugby team finish the season 12th in the nation. “We don’t set goals in terms of wins or losses,” first-year head coach Christopher “Bus” Hopps said. “Our goal is to become the best team in Texas.” Hopps takes control of a team that finished second in its conference last year, losing only to Texas A&M, but the coach has his work cut out for him, as the Longhorns are one of 12 teams that have been invited to compete in the Varsity Cup, the top postseason tournament in collegiate rugby.
The new coach inherits a core of veterans, including captain Danny Camara, who oversaw the club’s transition from a casual, recreational sport to one of the premier competitive rugby programs in the nation. “The team culture has definitely switched from a fun thing to do on the weekends to a professional, legitimate program,” Camara, a psychology senior, said. “Everyone who comes to Texas rugby realizes it’s something special.” Hopps also has the privilege of coaching an enticing newcomer, flanker Reed Hogan. Hogan, a communication studies freshman, comes to the Longhorns from national high school rugby powerhouse St. Thomas, in Houston, where he won three state championships and was named 2013 Texas Forward of the year. Chemical engineering senior John Boudreaux, a current teammate of Hogan’s and his former high school team captain, said Hogan will be a star player this year. “We expect to give him the ball a lot and to let him make things happen,” Boudreaux said.
Hogan’s rise from the bench of the sevens B team exceeded all expectations of a freshman player. “Sevens is so demanding and there is so little room for error that we don’t want [freshmen] in that environment right away,” Boudreaux said. “[Hogan] showed that he could not only hang with us but with the top players of the nation as well.” Hogan’s success in high school and with the Longhorns caught the eye of USA Rugby scouts, who invited him to Phoenix to tryout for the under-20 national team over winter break. Although Hogan did not make the national team on his first attempt, he has two years of eligibility to left to try again. If recent history is any indication, Hogan is more than capable of bulldozing through initial discouragement, rising to the top of the player pool and leading the Longhorns to victory on the rugby pitch. “I want to be the No. 1 team in our conference by the end of the season,” Hogan said. “I want to do whatever the team needs me to do to achieve that goal.”
Wednesday will mark a milestone in Texas football when the Longhorns partake in college football’s National Signing Day without Mack Brown for the first time since the late 1990s. With the nation’s most talented high school players set to declare their destinations for this fall, the eyes of Texas will be fixed sharply upon head coach Charlie Strong’s first Longhorn recruiting class. Strong has big shoes to fill as he takes over a Texas program that has been among the nation’s recruiting elite with Brown at the helm, garnering seven top-five ranking classes and 20 five-star recruits since 2002. The Longhorns did experience a major dip in recruiting last year, though, dropping to 24th nationally and failing to land a five-star player for just the third time in the past 15 years. When Strong took the Texas head coaching position, the first thing discussed was how his presence in Austin would affect recruiting, especially with out-of-state players. Thanks to his ties to Florida and other Southeastern states, popular sentiment is that he will bring in a far greater distribution of players from outside of Texas than Brown did. During his time at Florida, he was part of a staff that had four topfive recruiting classes,
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including consecutive top-three classes from 2006-2008 that paved the way for two national championships. The Gators failed to land a fivestar player on just one occasion in Strong’s time there, a mark of the program’s consistent ability to bring in top players, most of whom were from the Sunshine State. After taking over the head coaching position for a historically weak Louisville program that ranked 77th in recruiting prior to his arrival, Strong turned in three straight top-50 classes from 2010-2012, including the 29th-ranked class in 2011 — the school’s highest in more than 15 years. Although he did not land a five-star recruit during his time with the Cardinals, Strong vastly improved the school’s national reputation and fielded the nation’s top defense last year. No matter the outcome of Strong’s first recruiting class, he has had little time to gain an in-state foothold for recruiting up to this point. The future looks bright for Texas’ new coach, though. With deep ties to football-rich Florida, combined with the prestige the Longhorn brand carries throughout the Lone Star State, Strong has an opportunity to cement this program’s presence in two of the country’s most talent-heavy pools. With 29 players in the 2015 Rivals Top 100 being from Texas or Florida, Strong will strive to use this opportunity.
Thanks to his ties to Florida and other Southeastern states, popular sentiment is that he will bring in a far greater distribution of players from outside of Texas than Brown did.
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Freshman point guard Isaiah Taylor has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the Big 12 Conference announced Monday. Taylor recorded backto-back 20-point performances in Texas’ last two victories, which included a career-high 27 points against Baylor. Last Saturday, Taylor led the Longhorns with 23 points in Texas’ upset of No. 6 Kansas. The freshman also leads his team in assists (3.5 apg) and ranks second in scoring (12.2 apg), steals (22), and minutes played (29.1 mpg). —Garrett Callahan
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Local boots promise style, longevity By Kris Seavers @DailyTexanArts
Although there are many to choose from, local business owner Joshua Bingaman’s favorite pair of shoes is a pair of Italian Vasque hiking boots from the late ’70s or early ’80s. The boots, suede with blue lace and a black Vibram sole, belonged to his dad and are as old as Bingaman himself. Bingaman’s love affair with shoes has been long-term, but, only recently, has his multi-faceted career as an entrepreneur landed him in the bootmaking business. Bingaman began designing men’s shoes and boots in 2009, when he started a business called Helm Boots — a men’s boot retailer. Bingaman said he felt there was a niche missing in shoe design that he had an urge to fill. “There was a middle ground; I wasn’t able to find where a boot would cross with a sneaker,” Bingaman said. Originally operated as a design company with materials sourced from Istanbul, Helm Boots opened its own store on Austin’s East Side in 2013 and moved production to Maine. The store was built mostly from recycled building products and is currently one of three physical locations where customers can purchase the high-end boots. Hillary Bilheimer, a brand
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Sales associate Hunter Lawrence displays a boot at the Helm Boots retail store on Austin’s East Side. Helm’s boots are designed in Austin and produced in Maine, with 90 percent of the boot materials originating in the United States.
and social media editor, said there is something about being able to manufacture the footwear stateside. With the transition, the Helm team can now travel more easily to the factory and oversee
quality control more effectively. Additionally, 90 percent of the boot materials now come from the United States. “It’s changed everything,” Bilheimer said. “We’re
very proud.” Before the boots touch the production line, they endure an 18-month design process. The design team, made up of Bilheimer, Bingaman and studio manager
Ethan Brown, comes to the design table with an array of ideas based on their own personal experiences. Each member of the design team brings a different outlook to the table.
Bilheimer said she designs from a vintage standpoint and looks at things such as classic lines that endure over time. Brown, on the other
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Mixture of culture fills local cream puff bakery By Sarah Qin
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As electrical engineering and microbiology graduates, UT alumni John Sun and Tina Yang never expected to return to Austin as owners of a cream puff bakery. Cream Whiskers is located on 22 ½ Street, between Rio Grande and Pearl Street. The bakery opened Oct. 5 and has a variety of cream puff custards, such as strawberry cheesecake, cookies and cream and pumpkin spice. After graduating in 2004, Sun worked at a computer manufacturing firm while Yang went to pharmacy school. What started as a middle-school friendship resulted in a college relationship, with the two eventually marrying in 2009. Neither of them ever considered opening a bakery until they were visiting relatives in Taiwan, when they ordered two cream puffs to go at a bakery in
a train station. Both Sun and Yang were pleasantly surprised. “I’m not really a fan of most desserts because they are too sweet for me,” Yang said. “When I first tried a cream puff, however, I was instantly taken by surprise. It had such a light, airy taste.” In early 2013, Sun left his job to open Cream Whiskers. Yang continued to work at the pharmacy, but joined Sun in creating and opening the bakery. “We loved the cream puffs so much that we wanted to bring them to America,” Sun said. “We decided to start our business in Austin because people in Austin are not afraid to try new things.” Cream puffs are served at several bakeries around Austin, but Sun and Yang modeled their recipe after the pastries they had tasted in
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UT alumni John Sun (left) and Tina Yang recently opened Cream Whiskers, a cream puff bakery near campus. While cream puffs are served at other bakeries around Austin, the husband-and-wife duo model its recipe after the pastries they tried in Taiwan.
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Spoon University, a food publication created by college students for college students, made its Texas debut in the city of food trucks, breakfast tacos and barbecue last month. The magazine is currently on 22 college campuses around the country and started its UT branch in January. Spoon was created at Northwestern University in 2012 as a resource to aid students in the pursuit of cheap, healthy food. After a freshman year of junk food and cafeteria meals, co-founders Sarah Adler and Mackenzie Barth quickly realized the
need for more knowledge and wisdom when it comes to eating. UT is the first university in the state of Texas to launch Spoon, but Sarah Strohl, editor-in-chief of the UT branch, thinks more Texas universities will pick up the publication soon. Strohl and her partners, Christin Urso, photography director, and Jenna Jarnagin, business director, accepted applications throughout November to put together a team of more than 30 students who are passionate about food. The UT edition of Spoon covers a variety of topics, some of which are tailored to the Austin area, such as a
review on the best Austin food truck phone app and a breakdown of the best three local happy-hour locations. Other articles are more general, but focus on college students, such as a tutorial article that gives instructions for making microwaved brownies in a coffee mug. The team worked throughout winter break to prepare the site for its January launch. For now, the magazine will remain online, but Strohl hopes that, like its predecessor at Northwestern, UT Spoon will eventually make the transition to print. “I am passionate about this
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