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Chancellor Cigarroa to resign By Madlin Mekelburg & Jordan Rudner @thedailytexan

UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, who has served in the position since 2009, will resign at a specially called press conference Monday. Cigarroa will stay in his current role until a replacement is found, after which he will become head of the pediatric transplant team at the UT-Health Science Center at San Antonio. In an email he sent to UT

System employees late Sunday evening, Cigarroa explained his decision to step down and said he was ready to take the new opportunity, which was initially offered to him in late 2013. “When I began my journey as chancellor of the University of Texas System in February 2009, I knew the day would come when I would return to transplant surgery,” Cigarroa said in the email. “The time has come for me to return to my lifelong love and passion — saving lives one individual at a time.”

Cigarroa said he felt proud of the goals the System has achieved during his tenure as chancellor over the course of the last four years. “[The position] presents an opportunity for me to do what I trained so many years to do, and I view it as an important calling at an ideal time,” he said. “Thanks to your extraordinary work, many of the U. T. System goals we developed together are now in the implementation stage and in excellent hands. I can leave the U. T. System Administration with

the highest degree of confidence, knowing that together we have successfully achieved what we set out to do.” Cigarroa has been a key figure in ongoing tensions between President William Powers Jr. and members of the regents over the course of the last several years. At the board’s December meeting, where the board discussed Powers’ employment, Cigarroa recommended Powers remain president but also issued a strong warning to Powers to “improve relationships” with the

UT System. Cigarroa said Powers had made public statements misrepresenting the relationship between the University and the System even in times when there was no conflict. “The main reason for the strain is that [Powers] and I would agree on certain principles, and then I would act on those principles, but then [Powers] would often convey a message of misalignment,” Cigarroa said at the meeting.

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Alumnus raises money for Junior By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler

UT alumnus Benjamin McPhaul has raised approximately $30,000 since 9 a.m. Friday through an online campaign for Ishmael Mohammed Jr., better known as “The Wendy’s Guy” or Junior, to help him find permanent living conditions and employment. Mohammed, who is currently homeless, worked at Wendy’s at The Texas Union for more than 13 years until he left the company in 2012. In 2005, Mohammed broke the world record for most sales at a fast-food restaurant in 30 minutes, making 246 sales, totaling $1,035.43, for the Wendy’s in The Texas Union in the 30 minute time span between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mohammed said, if the online campaign is successful, he will use the money to ensure

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Ishmael Mohammed Jr., also known as “The Wendy’s Guy,” has been homeless for the past two years after working at The Texas Union for more than 13 years. UT alumnus Benjamin McPhual started an account on gofundme.com to raise money for Mohammed.

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Protesters rally against UT-Accenture relationship By Nicole Bueno & Madlin Mekelburg @thedailytexan

Several hundred students, faculty and community members marched across campus in protest of the University’s Shared Services Plan, despite campus being closed for “winter weather” Friday. The Shared Services Plan is a list of recommendations intended to save money by centralizing the University’s finance, human resources, procurement and information technology services. University officials predict that 500 jobs will be eliminated — primarily through natural attrition and retirement, according to officials — as a result of this centralization. The UT Save Our Community Coalition, a collection of student groups on campus including United Students Against Sweatshops, partnered with the Texas State Employees Union, the University Leadership Initiative and several other organizations to voice their concerns about UT’s partnership with management-consulting company Accenture for the implementation of the Shared Services Plan. In 2006, the state outsourced the call centers for the state’s food stamps and Medicaid programs to Accenture in an effort to save money. The state terminated the contract in 2007 after issues with technical operations led to problems with benefit distribution. Anne Lewis, senior radio-

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Students collaborate for film thesis with identical puppets

Texas forward Connor Lammert (21) and Kansas State guard/ forward Wesley Iwundu (25) battle for the ball Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. No. 15 Texas fell 74-57 to the Wildcats after a shaky first half.

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For the past few weeks, two faceless hand puppets have been scattered around radio-television-film senior Andy Young’s home. “They are currently in my living room sitting on my couch,” Young said. “It’s the scariest thing.” Young is the writer and director of a short film for his undergraduate thesis film production class. The short, titled “Keith and Heath,” is the story of identical twin brothers whose relationship is threatened

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Radio-television-film senior, Andy Young, right, is the writer and director of “Keith and Heath,” a puppet-comedy musical.

when they fall for the same girl. Young describes it as a “Sesame Street” version of reality. In collaboration with fellow radio-television-film students Jon Cozart, voice actor, and Rachael Teague, producer, Young is planning to begin official production soon with support from project backers and the film community. “When I first wrote ‘Keith

and Heath,’ they actually weren’t puppets,” Young said. “I was running auditions for ‘The Crime of the Century,’ and the first actor who came in was named Keith, and the next one was named Heath. So that was it. I spent the whole night giggling and writing this script. And I always wanted to make a film about identical

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K-State coerces 18 turnovers, snaps Texas’ seven-game streak By Stefan Scrafield After spending the past few weeks hunting down top-25 opponents, the Longhorns fell prey Saturday, subjects of a fullon attack from the Wildcats. The fierce Kansas State defense and a raucous Manhattan, Kan., crowd intimidated Texas’ inexperienced lineup, forcing 18 turnovers en route to a 74–57 win.

“I do not want to take anything away from Kansas State, but some of the turnovers we had were ridiculous,” Texas head coach Rick Barnes said. “I was baffled with some of the things we did. The turnovers were huge. They had 26 points off of turnovers.“ Wildcat freshman guard Marcus Foster was the star of the afternoon, converting 13 of his 16 field goal attempts for a career-high 34 points. His

scoring performance was the best by a Kansas State player since Michael Beasley, a former second overall selection in the NBA Draft, wore the royal purple six years ago. “It was just one of those days where you talk about being on a magic level,” Foster said. “Today, I was just on a magic level.” Foster’s biggest impact

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better living conditions for himself and for his children. “If this money comes through, I want to get off the street; I’m tired of being homeless,” Mohammed told The Daily Texan on Sunday night. “I want to give some of it to my daughters and son, and come here and thank [the community.]” Mohammed said he has struggled since losing his home. “There is a time of day when I feel sorry for myself: no money, broke, no food,” Mohammed said. “I’m homeless, and tomorrow is going to be cold. I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do.” Mohammed, who referenced alcohol multiple times while being interviewed, said he was drunk when he broke the world sales record but insisted alcohol did not affect his job performance. “I was so drunk inside this

bitch here,” Mohammed said. McPhaul, who graduated from the University in 2011 with degree in government, said he was inspired to launch the campaign after he saw Mohammed asking for money outside the Cactus Cafe on Thursday night. The next morning, McPhaul started an account on gofundme.com to raise money toward getting Mohammed off the streets. The campaign has almost 1,000 Facebook shares. Since their exchange, McPhaul said he contacted Mohammed, who then met with his social worker. “I am going to stop the donations tomorrow and start working on getting the money in the hands of some professionals who can administer the funds to [Mohammed],” McPhaul said. McPhaul said he is working to address concerns that the money would not reach

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Mohammed. “My intention is to give every single dime that is raised to him,” McPhaul said. “We’re going to do so in a way to ensure that it goes to helping him better his life.” According to McPhaul, he has been in contact with social workers to make sure Mohammed will be able to successfully transition out of homelessness. McPhaul said Mohammed must to get a new copy of his permanent residency card before he can receive the money. “We can’t just give a homeless man $30,000; he has nowhere to keep it, and it would be very unsafe,” McPhaul said. “We are trying to avoid a negative outcome and want to involve professionals.” Engineering graduate student Rustam Miftakhutdinov said he used to go to Wendy’s and order from

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Mohammed almost every week with his roommate Jeffrey Eshleman. Miftakhutdinov and Eshleman completed their bachelor’s degrees in 2004. Miftakhutdinov said he remembers Mohammed’s energy at the cash register. “Other than being really fast with the register, he always had the greatest attitude,” Miftakhutdinov said. Miftakhutdinov said he found out Mohammed was homeless when spoke with him on a bus last week. “We talked on the ride to campus and he just seemed really down,” Miftakhutdinov said. “I gave him 10 bucks and went on my way.” Eshleman said it would be nice to see Mohammed at the University again. “Maybe he could get his job back,” Eshleman said. “He still has his skill probably.”

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The Austin Fire Department responded to reports of a underground natural gas leak at the intersection of 22nd Street and Guadalupe on Saturday around 1:15 p.m. University spokeswoman Cindy Posey said AFD and other first responders asked that people avoid the area for at least three hours. The University sent out an alert saying the scene was all clear and the leak had been stopped nearly six hours later at 7 p.m. Texas Gas Service deployed a crew to the scene to repair the leak, which was located in an underground pipe. The company monitors more than 14,000 miles of gas lines throughout the state. AFD battalion chief Thayer Smith said gas services were turned off for both the University Baptist Church and the Church of Scientology while the leak was being repaired. The leak occurred in a gas valve, but the cause of the leak remains unknown, Smith said. “All they know [is the leak was] on a 4-inch line there on a valve,” Smith said. Monica Ortiz, an employee of Caffe Medici, said sidewalks were initially closed off from 21st Street to 23rd Street. According to Smith, the sidewalks surrounding the

leaking valve were made accessible again around 4 p.m., though the immediate area where crews are working to fix the leaking valve remained closed off until the crews finished repairing the leak. Smith said several hazmat crews responded to the scene to make sure surrounding buildings were not in danger. They determined the situation did not warrant any evacuations. “Particularly on a day like [Saturday], gas dissipates very quickly, so there [was] not any hazard except for in the immediate area that we [had] blocked off,” Smith said. Natural gas is non-toxic and colorless, and is often used to power vehicles, appliances and heating systems. Smith said the surrounding sidewalks were blocked off because of the high flammability of the gas. “We have crews out there monitoring constantly to make sure the explosive limits of the area are confined,” Smith said. Gas leaks are rare but potentially dangerous, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas. “Whenever gas leaks from a pipe or pipe fitting, there is a possibility of fire or explosion,” the commission’s website said. “If leaking gas accumulates in a confined space, it can displace air and cause suffocation.”

continues from page 1 television-film lecturer and Texas State Employees Union Executive Board member, spoke at the protest about the importance of a community rallying together to preserve its ideals. Lewis said a petition has been opened to UT faculty in opposition to the UT-Accenture plan. Lewis said between 400 and 500 signatures have been collected so far. “I’m not sure if the petition will change anything,” Lewis said. Plan II junior Bianca Hinz-Foley, spokeswoman for United Students Against Sweatshops, said around 300 people showed up to the protest, which was held on the eve of a two-day United Students Against Sweatshops national conference held in Austin. Hinz-Foley said her organization’s main goal is to convince the University to discontinue collaboration with Accenture. “We’re calling on UT to cut ties with Accenture altogether,” Hinz-Foley said. “Accenture is the worst of the worst. It’s not that they’re inefficient, it’s that they’re fundamentally corrupt with their model.” UTPD officers accompanied the protesters to ensure their safety and keep traffic unaffected, according to UTPD Capt. Gonzalo Gonzalez. Gonzalez said the protest was generally peaceful, but it did create a disturbance when protesters physically blocked the street traffic on Guadalupe, while dancing and chanting. On Thursday, Kevin Hegarty, executive vice president and chief financial officer, responded to a resolution from Faculty Council asking for more information about the Shared Services Plan. Hegarty agreed to add a non-administrative faculty member nominated by the Faculty Council Executive Committee to the Shared Services Steering Committee. He also included information about Accenture’s role in the plan. Hegarty said Accenture worked with the Committee on Business Productivity, which recommended implementing Shared Services to the University. He said Accenture also played a role in gathering data for the steering committee to determine the potential success of implementing Shared Services at UT, a service that will be completed in February. According to Hegarty, the combined cost of these services totals more than $4 million, but there is no current contract with Accenture for future services.

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World War II may seem like something from the distant past, but students now have the opportunity to connect to the lives of sailors aboard one of the era’s most innovative battleships. The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, opened “Battleship TEXAS: Commemorating 100 Years” this month. Rob McCorkle, information specialist at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said the ship was a critical vessel for both world wars. The battleship participated in the important battles of Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II, according to McCorkle. “When the Battleship Texas was actually commissioned and launched 100 years ago, it was the biggest and best battleship in the world,” McCorkle said. “It had the most armaments, it had a huge crew and it was involved in a number of firsts in the nation.” Jim Hornfischer, author and naval historian, said the ship was technologically

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continues from page 1 After the decision, Powers said he was thankful for Cigarroa’s continued support. According to Cigarroa, his decision to step down is largely based on his feelings for his communities, the UT System and his own family. “My new position will allow me to remain in the U. T. System family, an environment to which I am dedicated and committed,” Cigarroa said.

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Ed Gutierrez views artifacts from the Battleship Texas exhibit at the Bob Bullock Museum on Sunday afternoon.

sophisticated compared to other ships because it had the first fire control system, a mechanical system that was able to aim shells up to 15 miles away. “She’s truly a glorious relic of a bygone era of naval warfare,” Hornfischer said. The battleship was known as a “City on the Sea” because it was a self-sustaining environment, according to Hornfischer. “It really is a city or a small town, at the very least, because of the number of people involved and the way that they had to rely on each other to survive when the shooting starts,” Hornfischer said. The exhibit displays letters,

diaries and uniforms of the ship’s crew members. Lauren Kusnierz, Undergraduate Museum Studies Guild graduate advisor and radio-televisionfilm graduate student, said it’s important to see physical artifacts that belonged to crew members as a way of making the history come to life. “For me, there is something about seeing everyday objects of individuals that makes a connection that transcends history; he isn’t a black and white photographic in his formal dress uniform,” Kusnierz said. “He was a living, breathing human being who had to brush his teeth.”

“Additionally, I will be able to convey gratitude and respect to my parents for the sacrifices they made for my siblings and me to spend considerable years in school to train as physicians.” Cigarroa will be returning to where he began his career at the UT System, as he served as director of pediatric surgery at UTHSC-San Antonio from 1995-2000 and served as president from 2000-2009. In 2009, he was named chancellor of

the System by the Board of Regents. Two years ago, Cigarroa told The Daily Texan he had originally planned to return to practicing surgery full-time after his tenure as president expired but changed his mind when the chancellor position opened up. Cigarroa has four other siblings who practice medicine. “You will never separate the love for medicine from a Cigarroa,” Cigarroa said in 2012. “It’s in our genome.”

Although the U.S. and North Korea signed the Korean War Armistice more than 60 years ago, the potential for nuclear violence and other threats is still a large part of the relationship between the two countries, a University of Chicago professor said in a speech Friday. The armistice, signed after the Korean War in 1953, established a demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea and called for all hostilities between the U.S. and North Korea to stop until a peaceful settlement had been achieved. According to Bruce Cumings, a history professor at the University of Chicago, that goal still has not been reached and tensions between the two nations remain strong. “The armistice was just a cease-fire — not a peace treaty,” Cumings said. “The war never officially ended. And now we have a series of threats by the U.S. and North [Korea] and South Korea to do it all over again.” Cumings said the relationship between the two countries has evolved into a series of war games, with each country trying to intimidate the other through atomic blackmail. “In March of 2012, Obama sent B-2 bombers to the Korean peninsula to show the Koreans that our bombs were still ‘nuclear capable,’” Cumings said. “I’m sometimes overwhelmed by the amount of long-running violence between the two countries. It’s almost as violent today as it was after the armistice in 1953.” Economics graduate student Jing Lee said she

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Bruce Cumings, professor at the University of Chicago, speaks on the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea on Friday.

Americans treat it as this ‘forgotten war,’ but North Korea is still fighting it in its boneheaded ways. —Bruce Cumings, History professor at the University of Chicago

attended Cumings’ talk because of her interest in how the armistice affects global economics. “Korea has important trade relations with the U.S., so it’s interesting to see how the tension in their relationship plays out on the world stage today,” Lee said. The U.S. has tried to negotiate several times with North Korea about its nuclear development. The two countries, along with many others, passed the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1970, which forbade nonnuclear states from developing or acquiring nuclear weapons. The treaty was negotiated again in 1994, when North Korea agreed to freeze its plutonium weapons program in exchange for aid. Cumings said, although the war has faded into the past for the U.S., it still has a major impact on Koreans today. “Americans treat it as this ‘forgotten war,’ but North Korea is still fighting

it in its boneheaded ways,” Cumings said. “You go to North Korea and people start talking about it right away: about their grandfather or brother who died in the bombings.” According to Cumings, Korea’s unstable future and nuclear potential still pose a threat to the U.S. today. “We remain steeped in denial about a conflict that is both almost 70 years old, and always within an inch of breaking out again,” Cumings said. “If we don’t try to get it under control, I think we could wake up one morning and have war break out in Korea, and people would say, ‘How the hell did that ever happen?’” Ana Ramirez, global policy studies and Asian studies graduate student, said the talk shed light on issues not prominently featured in U.S. policy. “A lot of people don’t know that the war hasn’t technically ended,” Ramirez said. “It’s good to know how the armistice still affects us today.”

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Cops’ use of Tasers should be more strictly regulated On Nov. 20, 2013, Bastrop County Sheriff ’s deputy Randy McMillan used a Taser on 17-year-old student Noe Nino de Rivera in the hallway of Cedar Creek High School. The teenager then fell to the ground, hit his head on the concrete floor and was placed in a medically-induced coma, in which he remained for 52 days, finally awakening last Monday. According to a lawyer representing the Rivera family in a civil lawsuit against the school district, the teenager’s condition was life-threatening, and he almost died several times. Because of McMillan’s actions, Rivera suffered permanent brain damage, and his life will never be the same. Had Rivera acted aggressively toward McMillan, use of the weapon might have been justified. Indeed, the official story from the sheriff ’s office was that McMillan and another deputy, Timothy Stalcup, were responding to a fight between Rivera’s girlfriend and another student when Rivera refused to cooperate.

The need for stringent use policies applies not just to school districts but to any place where police may carry TASERs, which includes the UT campus.

According to a spokesperson for the sheriff ’s office, Rivera “looked as though he was ready to fight.” But students who witnessed the incident have testified that Rivera did nothing to interfere with the deputies and that he hardly acted aggressively — the witnesses even claim that Rivera was trying to back away when McMillan fired the Taser. And now, security video obtained by the Austin American-Statesman and local TV news station KVUE seems to corroborate the students’ testimony. The video, while grainy, clearly shows that the fight was long over when McMillan fired his weapon. The video offers no indication that Rivera hit, pushed or even touched either of the deputies, and it’s apparent that the fight had been over for several minutes by the time McMillan used the Taser. Several students have even testified that Rivera’s hands were at his sides when McMillan fired. According to the Austin Independent School District Police Department’s Taser Policy, which was provided to The Daily Texan by Tiffany Young, a district spokeswoman, an officer should only use a Taser “to gain control of a resistive subject, and not merely to gain compliance.” In other words, if an officer is trying to arrest a subject, and that subject is physically resisting, then Taser use may be justified. But if a subject is simply uncooperative or is refusing to follow an officer’s orders, that officer should not use a Taser. Based on the Statesman’s security video

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Amid all the talk of the gubernatorial and the lieutenant governor campaigns, as well as the competitive local primaries, it is easy to lose track of the many other important positions Texans will be voting on at the polls this year. Perhaps the most underrated of these contests is the race for the U.S. Senate. With fiercely competitive primaries for both the Democratic and Republican candidates, the two primaries thus far have nearly descended into a theater of the absurd. Particularly in the case of the Democratic primary, the major candidates have taken to attacking one another and focusing on unrelated issues such as endorsements from state senators rather than debating policy or zeroing in on the incumbent. The three major candidates, David Alameel, Michael Fjetland and Maxey Scherr, are doing this at the expense of productive campaigning against Senator Cornyn. By most accounts, winning the Republican primary in this State nearly assures victory in the general election, while whoever captures the Democratic primary will face quite the uphill battle come November. Accordingly, it is both counterproductive and unwise for the Democratic candidates to focus on anything other than the incumbent, Sen. John Cornyn. But, instead, candidate Maxey Scherr, an attorney from El Paso, has focused on the state’s other senator, Ted Cruz. “Texas is on ‘Cruz Control,’” Scherr recently stated in an online advertisement. “Ted Cruz is the epitome of everything that’s wrong with Washington, and John Cornyn is along for the ride. He’s on autopilot, voting the way Ted Cruz wants him to. If Texas stays on ‘Cruz Control,’ we’re headed for a wreck.” Scherr has even made a point of referencing controversial comments made by Cruz — and by Cruz alone — as a major reason for the campaign. Scherr and another Democratic candidate, David Alameel, a dentist and multi-millionaire businessman from the Dallas area, have

With fiercely competitive primaries for both the Democratic and Republican candidates, the two primaries thus far have nearly descended into a theatre of the absurd.

current policies. In the weeks following the incident, the American Civil Liberties Union — along with six other organizations including the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition and Texans Care for Children — wrote a letter advocating for a ban on Taser and pepper spray use in schools. “Packing a shock of up to 50,000 volts, Tasers are designed to restrain adults,” the letter explained. “They simply should not be used on children.” We agree. We recognize that school resource officers are tasked with keeping our schools safe, and we understand that this is no small feat. But if a student refuses to cooperate with law enforcement, there are always alternatives to firing a weapon. In Rivera’s case, the deputies could have easily restrained the teenager without having to use a Taser; the Rivera family’s attorney explained to the Statesman that “Noe’s not too tall, and he’s a short little guy” who only weighs 130 pounds. It defies logic to think that two grown men who have been specifically trained to subdue uncooperative subjects would have been unable to detain Rivera without using a TASER. Though we must always support school resource officers and their mission to keep our schools safe, we must also remember that a TASER can be a deadly weapon. There is simply no excuse for what happened to Noe Nino de Rivera, and there is no logical reason why school resource officers should carry and use deadly weapons on children in Texas schools — or, for that matter, on any undeserving citizen.

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and student testimony, Rivera was clearly not physically resisting the deputies. But even so, had McMillan chosen to fire his weapon in response to physical resistance, it still would have been a mistake — a tragic mistake, too. Rivera will have to live with the effects of permanent brain damage for the rest of his life. Granted, the incident did not occur within AISD, and the Bastrop County Sheriff ’s Office probably has its own specific policy on Taser use. But when it comes to the use of a deadly weapon — The New York Times reported in 2012 that the electric shock from a Taser can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden death — on children in our schools, law enforcement must be held to exacting and precise standards. The need for stringent use policies applies not just to school districts but to any place where police may carry Tasers, which includes the UT campus. The official UTPD policy on Taser use prevents officers from using them on pregnant women, children who appear to be under the age of 14 and the elderly or disabled. The policy also specifies that a Taser should not be used “against persons displaying passive resistance,” but that is defined as “[offering] no physical resistance to arrest, simply [going] limp, or [making] no overt act of aggressive behavior.” With differing interpretations of what constitutes resistance, cooperative UT students could find themselves on the wrong side of a Taser while, disturbingly, the cop involved might find themselves in the right under UTPD’s

also sparred over the Alameel’s progressive credentials. Alameel has donated thousands of dollars to Republican candidates, and, according to unconfirmed reports, he embraced anti-abortion positions during a previous campaign for Congress. Oddly enough, Cornyn, the man against whom Alameel may run in the general election, is among the Republicans to whom Alameel has previously donated. “David Alameel, the alleged Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, has bankrolled the anti-choice Republican agenda for years,” Scherr said. “He has given $1.6 million to the Republicans who oppose Roe v. Wade and vote to erode a woman’s right to choose at every turn.” Scherr expressed shock and indignation at Alameel’s support for other Republicans, including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sens. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, and Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. Alameel, for his part, refused comment to me — or everyone else, for that matter — on these topics. Indeed, he has not sat down for interviews with major newspapers, nor has he answered questions from Democratic grassroots organizations and panels. At the recent endorsement meeting of the University Democrats (which, I should note, I am a member of), a representative of Alameel’s campaign refused to take any questions from the audience. Alameel is not talking about Cornyn in this race; instead, all he is talking about is his highprofile endorsements from state Sens. Wendy Davis, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, and Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. Michael Fjetland, an attorney and businessman from Houston and the third major candidate in the primary, similarly, had no qualms about taking shots against his opponents. Fjetland, said that Scherr — whom he called a “young labor lawyer” — would not “make a big impression” in the general election. Similarly, he bemoaned Alameel’s recent tailwind in the primary, saying, “there isn’t enough money to buy a Texas election” — an obvious jab at Alameel’s heavy spending in his previous contest. Whoever wins the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate will face an enormously uphill battle to defeat two-term incumbent Cornyn, arguably the second most powerful Republican in the senate. Given that all these candidates are political novices with a high chance of being ignored by the media, perhaps it will be even more uphill than in previous cycles. Cornyn is not, by any means, a moderate Republican. Whether his ultra-conservatism has been best exemplified by opposition to routine Cabinet nominations or a stand against renewal of the Violence against Women Act, Sen. Cornyn is often one of just a handful of senators on the extreme right-wing of American politics. There are plenty of opportunities for the Democratic opposition to critique him. Instead, they have sadly decided to run down one another instead. Horwitz is a government junior from Houston.

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In a federal trial set to begin Monday, environmentalist groups will face off in court against Irving-based oil giant Exxon over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Though the alleged misconduct took place only in the Baytown area of Houston, the implications of the court decision for environmental conservation are state-wide. If Exxon is found guilty, it faces a possible penalty of up to $634 million, the environmental groups estimate. Such a fine would do wonders in discouraging any would-bepolluters from skimping on regulations. Horns up to the groups who decided to directly challenge Exxon for failing to meet the standards of their community and country.

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HORNS DOWN: SOCHI OLYMPICS FAIL TO IMPRESS U.S. AUDIENCES The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have begun with a less-than-stellar start, with reports of unfinished construction throughout the host city and last-minute efforts to prepare for the games. Unfortunately, the opening ceremony didn’t go any more smoothly. The elaborate and detailed mix of flying children and floating landscapes fell short of the entertaining narrative of London in 2012 and of the well-timed execution of Beijing in 2010. The display was further devastated by the malfunctioning of one of the five giant, lighted electronic snowflakes meant to expand into the Olympic rings. For an event and a city the world is watching, more solid planning and preparation was obviously necessary. True, it’s in the spirit of the Olympics to judge things you’re in no way qualified to judge. But we still wish the Sochi Olympics had more to offer in the way of awe-inspiring moments and less in the way of internationally-viewed blunders.

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One of the Olympic Rings fails to open during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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With just one week remainng until the Big 12 Championships, junior shot-putter Ryan Crouser is definitely ready. Crouser shattered his own school record in the shot put by more than two feet at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic last weekend with a toss of 69 feet, 8 inches. The throw strengthens Crouser’s status as the favorite to win the indoor shot-put title and also ranks third on the 2014 world performance list. Crouser’s toss surpassed those of collegiate indoor competitors since the 2010 NCAA Championships, and he now stands atop the 2014 collegiate performers list by more than two feet. Freshman sprinter Carlton Anumnu also clocked an

came from a couple 3-pointers he hit early on in the second half. After trailing throughout a lifeless first half, the Longhorns finally began to gain some momentum on a couple different occasions in the first 10 minutes of the second half. But, each time Texas cut the deficit, Foster hit a big three to swing the momentum back in the Wildcats’ favor and suffocate any life the Longhorns tried to find. “I got a little worried when they put their head down in the second half and just took it at us,” Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber said. “But we got a time-out, and I said that we have to

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impressive performance, finishing second in the 60 meters with a career-best time of 6.87. The No. 2 Longhorn women’s indoor track and field also finished a successful weekend at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. Head coach Mario Sategna said it was a successful meet for the squad. “We are getting more familiar with being on this track, which is important since the NCAA meet will be here,” Sategna said. Sophomore sprinter Courtney Okolo led a Texas podium sweep in the 400 meters, while All-American senior jumper Shanay Briscoe’s high jump and sophomore sprinter Morolake Akinosun’s 60-meter topped their rivals as well.

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And yet, junior pole-vaulter Kaitlin Petrillose impressed fans most. Already holding the school record, she climbed an additional 5 inches to the 14-foot-7.25-inch pole-vault mark. Securing another first place finish for the Longhorns, Petrillose set a new school record, and moved to first on the NCAA 2014 leaderboard. The team returns to action Friday for its final split group meets, the Iowa State Classic and the Tyson Invitational.

win this next minute. I think that knocked them out and any hope that they had.” Texas was able to compete with Kansas State in the second half, but its abundance of firsthalf mistakes proved to be too much to overcome. Barnes’ team posted a mere 18 points in the first half, the lowest scoring half of any team in the Big 12 this season. The Longhorns had just five field goals in the opening frame, shooting a paltry 25 percent from the field. Freshman point guard Isaiah Taylor and sophomore center Cameron Ridley, the keys to Texas’ recent win streak, combined for just four points while turning the ball over six times in the

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first 20 minutes. “I think they beat us anyway you can get beat,” Barnes said. “I thought right from the beginning, whether you want to talk loose balls or from turning the ball over, you are not going to win with turning the ball over 18 times. Some of it had to do with them, but a lot of it had to do with what we were doing, too.” The loss caps the Longhorns’ seven-game win streak and, given the constant pressure of the Big 12 conference schedule, opens the door to a possible losing streak. Texas’ next four games come against No 19. Oklahoma State, an upstart West Virginia team, No. 18 Iowa State and against No. 8 Kansas on the road.

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With the blaring support of an energized crowd and junior forward Nneka Enemkpali’s leadership, the Longhorns beat Iowa State 71-64 on Sunday, pushing their home win streak to 10 games. Throughout the tight game, head coach Karen Aston alternated pacing the sidelines and squatting by Texas’ bench. Each time she stepped on the court, Aston motioned with animation and frustration to her players. “It was not one of our best games and definitely not, in the first half, one of our better efforts,” Aston said. “But I’m really proud of our resilience and our ability to dig deep.” Promotions, such as Medical Community Night and Teacher Appreciation Day, bolstered attendance, as did a significant cluster of red in the Iowa State section. Though the crowd didn’t fill the massive Frank Erwin Center, and the average age of attendees was well above the average Texas student’s age, the Longhorns still attributed their motivation to the crowd’s energy. “I thought the crowd today was awesome,” sophomore guard Brady Sanders said. “I feel like they’re just getting better and better as

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Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali grabs one of seven rebounds as Texas’ strong second half brought the team a win against Iowa State on Sunday. In the second half, Enemkpali grabbed five rebounds and scored six points in a 71-64 victory.

conference goes on, and I think that goes along with winning. They got really loud there at the end, and I think that was a huge key factor to us keeping the energy going.” The Longhorns struggled out of the gate with sloppy play and uncoordinated offensive and defensive fronts. As Texas dug itself into a hole, the team feared it was too deep to climb out. But a strategic timeout midway through the

first period seemed to help Texas clean up its act as the Longhorns began making shots, including a nice 3-pointer from junior guard Krystle Henderson to shrink the Iowa State lead to five. Paired with the beginnings of a defensive effort, Texas caught up with Iowa State after trailing for more than 10 minutes. The Longhorns finally emerged from their lingering deficit with a Sanders 3-pointer to put them up by one with 2:55

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and senior Toni Hakula rounded out the starting team tied for 42nd, with a 73 and 74 respectively. Individual redshirt sophomore Will Griffin ended his first appearance this season in a tie for 64th. Texas returns to action Feb. 23 at the Bayou City Collegiate Championship in Humble.

—Karen Aston, Women’s basketball head coach

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MEN’S TENNIS / BRIANNA HOLT After seven straight victories to earn its top-10 ranking, Texas fell to No. 22 Illinois 3-4 Sunday. “We were fortunate to come out of it with a win,” Illinois head coach Brad Dancer said. “We are just finding out how to get gritty and dirty and nasty out there.” The Fighting Illini did each as No. 46 Tim Kopinski downed Texas’ No. 24 freshman George Goldhoff

It was not one of our best games and definitely not, in the first half, one of our better efforts. But I’m really proud of our resilience and our ability to dig deep.

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MEN’S GOLF / JAMES GRANDBERRY Freshman Gavin Hall led Texas to a seventh place tie in the inaugural Amer Ari Invitational tournament this weekend. Hall finished the last round with the Longhorn’s low score on the season. His 70 was good for 30th, followed closely by redshirt senior Brax McCarthy who had a score of 69. Freshman Beau Hossler

left in the second half. The 3-pointer brought the crowd to its feet — a position it maintained through the last four minutes of the game. The game came down to crucial free throws by sophomore guard Empress Davenport, Sanders and Enemkpali. Each of the ladies sunk their shots and secured the last possession of the game to grab a tenuous Texas victory. Texas will next take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., on Wednesday.

with a tie break and six straight points. The match followed a Friday win, as Texas overpowered Michigan 5-2. Michigan defeated No. 3 Texas duo senior David Holiner and junior Jacoby Lewis (6-2) before downing the Longhorns No. 1 of juniors Lloyd Glasspool and Soren HessOlsen 6-4. Texas clinched its match with five consecutive singles victories.

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The Longhorns opened the 2014 season with a bang, blasting two home runs en route to a 6-1 victory over then-No. 17 LSU Tigers. Senior shortstop Taylor Thom went the distance in the top of the third inning, clearing the left field fence to put Texas ahead 5-1 and extending her career home run mark to 29. “Thom made a very nice adjustment at bat,” head coach Connie Clark said. “She was really looking for one pitch and I kept seeing them working her in one location, and she met her time.” Sophomore utility player Lindsey Stephens opened the sixth inning with a leadoff home run to expand Texas’ lead to five. Junior pitcher Gabby Smith had a strong outing in the circle for the No. 10 Longhorns, pitching a complete game on 99 pitches while striking out two. Smith was the frontrunner to be the ace coming into Thursday’s opener. Clark’s squad continued its hot offensive streak when Texas next took the field against North Carolina in the 28th Annual Louisiana Classic. Freshman pitcher Lauren Slatten got the start and delivered six innings for the Longhorns, surrendering three runs on four hits while striking out one and walking two — a solid performance for the righthanded rookie. Against No. 13 Louisiana-Lafayette, senior outfielder Brejae Washington headed a comeback as she scored five runs on 4-for8 hitting to compensate for five first-inning runs surrendered to the Ragin’ Cajuns. Texas’ current leader in stolen bases,

Washington added four on the day to raise her career mark to 101. Thom rounded out Washington’s success with another monster performance at the plate, producing a team-high five hits in eight appearances. Texas’ rematch with Louisiana-Lafayette was more than just Texas’ fourth straight victory. It also marked Clark’s 700th career win. A day after narrowly beating the host team, the Longhorns handed the Cajuns their second loss in as many days. Stephens belted a three-run home run — her third of the year — to grab a lead the Longhorns would never forfeit. Gabby Smith, still undefeated as a starter, earned the 7-3 win. But Saturday’s slate of games closed with the Longhorns’ first loss of the season. Texas fell 6-3 to Northern Iowa after the Panthers exploded for six first-inning runs off of sophomore pitcher Holly Kern. Still shaky from its first loss, Texas again dropped its Sunday match 5-4. Texas posed a late threat in the fifth to bring the score within one but only managed to strand its first two runners on base. Sophomore Erin Shireman hit her third home run of the season to tie Stephens for the team lead. Texas will open its home season Wednesday as it hosts UTSA.

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SPORTS BRIEFLY Smart suspended for Tuesday’s game vs. Texas

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart was suspended three games Sunday by the Big 12 for shoving a fan in the closing seconds of the Cowboys’ loss at Texas Tech only hours earlier. The Big 12 acted swiftly in banning the AllAmerican guard after “inappropriate conduct with a spectator.” Smart apologized to the fan, his family and team for his actions. “This is not how I conduct myself,” Smart said. “This is not how the program is run. This is not how I was raised. I let my emotions get the best of me. It’s something I’ll have to learn from; a lesson I’ll have to learn from. The consequences that are coming with it — I’m taking full responsibility. No fingers pointing — this is all upon me.” Smart will miss games against Texas, Oklahoma and Baylor. He can return for the Cowboys’ Feb. 22 home game against Texas Tech. But Ford said Smart will be allowed to practice. Late in Saturday night’s game at Lubbock, Texas, Smart shoved Tech fan Jeff Orr with two hands after it appeared the Red Raiders fan said something to the top NBA prospect. Teammates quickly pulled Smart away as he pointed back in Orr’s direction. Texas Tech released a statement saying they conducted a thorough investigation. Orr denied making a racial slur and Tech says the evidence backs up Orr’s statement. Orr, who attends many Tech games a year, has voluntarily agreed to not attend any Red Raiders home or away games for the remainder of the season, according to the statement. “I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies to Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, Tubby Smith and the Texas Tech Men’s Basketball program,” Orr said in the statement. “My actions last night were inappropriate and do not reflect myself or Texas Tech — a university I love dearly. I regret calling Mr. Smart a ‘piece of crap,’ but I want to make it known that I did not use a racial slur of any kind.” —Associated Press

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Alumnus returns, plays Cactus Cafe By Kritika Kulshretha @kritika88

UT alumnus Lang Freeman, lead singer and guitarist of Austin-based alternative rock band Sounds Under Radio, recently released his brand new single “A Hundred Good Reasons” on iTunes. In celebration of his new solo release, Freeman is performing Monday as part of a month-long residency at the Cactus Cafe. It was during Christmas when 13-year-old Freeman first began to play the guitar after his father, a folk singer and guitar player himself, gave Freeman and his brother guitars as gifts. Growing up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area, Freeman juggled academics and music, playing whenever he could. “I got inspiration from the little things that happened in my life,” Freeman said. “Anything that I consume in the world informs and inspires what I do creatively.” Freeman moved to Austin in 1999 to pursue his English degree from UT. It was during this time when Freeman met Sounds Under Radio band member and friend Bradley Oliver when they were both living in Moore-Hill Hall. In his freshman and sophomore years, Freeman began working with Oliver on the concept of his band. He graduated with a degree in English in 2005. In

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continues from page 1 twins. I thought if they’re puppets, they can easily be made identical.” When it came to casting vocal talent for the puppets, Young had one particular friend, student and entertainer in mind: Cozart. “That’s what’s great about the [radio-televisionfilm] community,” Young said. “You have friends, but you can also collaborate with each other.” While Cozart spends his time on campus as a member of Gigglepants, UT’s shortform improv group, he may be more well-known under his YouTube moniker, Paint. Since seventh grade, Cozart has been scripting, filming and editing videos, such as “After Ever After,” in which he parodies the lives of Disney princesses with original songs. “I never thought I’d be a musician, but I just lucked into it,” Cozart said. “It’s really strange because you make videos online, and it’s this different world, but then you get recognized.” Young explains that, after working on a previous project together, he and Cozart became mutual fans of each other’s work. When asked to play

LANG FREEMAN SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW When: Mondays at 8 p.m. Where: Cactus Cafe Admission: Free

mid-2005, Freeman and Oliver, together with Sonny Sanchez and Doug Wilson, launched Sounds Under Radio. They were the only unsigned band to have their song “Portrait of a Summer Thief” featured on the sound track of “Spider-Man 3.” In late 2008, Sounds Under Radio released their first fulllength album, Cinematica, and, in 2011, they released their second studio album, Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind. “That record title was a point of contention, and, when I brought it to the band, they thought I was one of the craziest people,” Freeman said. “But the whole point of that record was to inform and parade the idea of the conflicts that we all suffer.” Besides working with the band, Freeman also began pushing the boundaries of what he could do as a musician by perfecting the craft of songwriting, growing in his career as a solo artist. “There’s something really special about being in a room and being creative with other people whom you know, whom you trust and whom you have respect the voices of both the puppet brothers in “Keith and Heath,” Cozart jumped at the chance. “There’s a lot of people in film school who have these ideas, but you have to find people who are organized and actually put in the work.” Cozart said. “The amount of talented people is ridiculous, but the amount of people who actually accomplish the things they want to do is so different. [Young] is the kind of guy who will jump at this and make it work.” While funding is often the biggest burden of making a student film, “Keith and Heath” quickly gained a following much larger than Young ever expected. The “Keith and Heath” Kickstarter page started with an initial fundraising goal of $4,500. Within just 24 hours, they raised more than half that amount. The support of Cozart’s subscribers, Twitter followers and Facebook friends boosted the numbers to eventually reach and exceed their initial goal by nearly $2,000. “Every dollar that goes into the film is going towards getting a better composer, better production value and getting more people involved in the film in general,” Teague said. The students hope that, with the increase in funding, they will be able to hire

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Lang Freeman, lead singer and guitarist of Austin-based alternative rock band Sounds Under Radio, followed in his father’s footsteps and began to play guitar at 13. He performs Monday at the Cactus Cafe as part of a month-long residency.

for creatively,” Freeman said. “But it’s also equally wonderful and inspiring to see creative ideas flourish on my own and take shape.” Andy Melvin, Austin-based record producer and songwriter, who has known Freeman for close to 10 years, said he first met Freeman when he was a guitar player for a band called Rufus McGovern. more specialized crew members. Perhaps the strangest part of the hiring process, Young explained, is locating available professional puppeteers and puppet costume designers in the Austin area. “That’s been a big challenge,” Young said. “There is a puppet community in Austin. But it’s like finding where ‘Fight Club’ is.” Teague, who met Young through the undergraduate thesis class, said that, as soon as she read his script, she knew she wanted to produce “Keith and Heath.” “[Young] sent the script and the music and basically set up this whole world,” Teague said. “My whole mind-set on film is that, if I’m going to watch something, it has to be something I want to get lost in. I don’t want to go back to the real world. I want to stay in the film world.” According to Teague, “Keith and Heath” is expected to premiere publicly sometime in May, featuring a full cast of humans and puppets — plus an original score. In the meantime, Young, Teague and Cozart simply hope that every aspect of the film will come together smoothly. “You can stack everything up, and it can all go incredibly,” Cozart said. “But, in the end, you really just have to make a good movie.”

“He has never risked it all on what he can do,” Melvin said. “He’s always pushed himself to do something new, to grow as an artist, and that’s his defining quality.” Freeman said the songwriting process has always been about coping with the changes occurring in his life and around him. “Every songwriter’s process

is a bit different,” Freeman said. “I’ve woken up in the middle of the night with an idea in my head — with a melody, a lyric — I jump out of bed and write it down. This takes me 30 minutes, but then the song eventually longs for an end.” Freeman is currently focusing on his career as a solo artist even though the band is lying dormant with no new

albums in the making. “I feel like there’s so much music out there these days, and, even if you are not into alternative music, even if you are not a music lover, there are things out there that you can tap into with relative ease that are really inspiring,” Freeman said. “I want to impact people, and I want to make people feel things, with my music.”

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Charles Long’s exhibition at The Contemporary Austin uses a variety of mediums to stimulate four of the five senses: smell, touch, sight and sound.

Art exhibit stimulates senses By Vanessa Sliva @VanessaSliva

While most artists focus on a singling in on one sense of the viewer, Charles Long allows the viewer to feel, touch, smell and hear his exhibit, CATALIN. “This is immersive and all sensory; it taps into all your senses,” senior curator Heather Pesanti said. “In a way, the sensory overload very much differentiates it. I really love the music and I love spacing out upstairs, listening to the sound track and watching the beautiful videos. For me, to sit on the icebergs and listen to the music upstairs is very meditative.” All of the senses, except taste, are used on both floors of the exhibit. On each floor, there is a different vinyl record of music playing, giving the environment a serene feel. On the lower level, there are perfumes in iceberg capsules available to smell; these are created by botanical waters from places as far as the glaciers of Alaska to rain in Tasmania. On the second floor, a piece of Catalin, the plastic, from 1927 is on display for viewers to grind down with a file. Along the walls, there’s a “mushroom crypt,” which

is a collection of tiles with assorted patterns. Filling the vast area of the room is an ocean of large white spandex figures with different kinds of vents attached to each, known as the “climate controller.” Catalin was once a sought after plastic known for its translucent nature and vibrant beauty. This material was common in jewelry, radios and toys. In the 1930s, Catalin was discovered to have formaldehyde, a toxic chemical, in it, making this once beautiful material a nightmare. Inspired by the shift of perspective, Long’s exhibit, CATALIN, is an anagram which stands for “Casually Altering Today’s Atmosphere Living Ironically Now.” “I don’t like living ironically, but I have a feeling that, in some sense, that’s the best I can do,” Long said. The exhibit is based on the idea of irony through the different items used to create the exhibit. Most of the material are items used so often that they go unnoticed. These objects are contorted into a refreshingly new and abstract designs. “It’s something that’s everyday material, like how you get dressed in the morning,” fabrication coordinator Michael Henry said.

CHARLES LONG What: CATALIN Exhibit When: Now - April 20 Where: The Contemporary Austin

“Every person has interaction with it, and it’s nice to see it utilized in a different way than what you’re used to seeing it.” The inspiration for utilizing the daily items was derived from 18 separate collaborators. “I sometimes forget when I’m talking about the show that it’s actually really the work of many different artists,” Long said. “I’m the ring leader. I designed it and orchestrated it, but there are so many interesting artists that have collaborated to make this wonderful project.” For each part, an artist with a diverse special worked with Long to capture the various artistic aspects, from models signifying climate control to sculptures that appreciate beauty. “The mood of the show is a dark mood because it’s a funeral of our innocence,” Long said. “I’m trying to put out there that it’s okay to feel bad about this. It is bad, but it’s the first step in doing something.”