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SG pushes for UT ID use in voting By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler
While Student Government members hope to make student ID cards an eligible form of voter identification, some students have raised concerns about what this would mean for undocumented students. Adam Sacks, a College of Natural Sciences representative, said he is concerned that if student ID cards become a valid form of voter ID, the cards might visibly
show the students’ citizenship status. “I want to be sure there would be nothing that can incriminate the undocumented students on our campus,” Sacks said. SG President Kori Rady said he hopes the necessary information would all be stored inside the IDs, so if a student were undocumented, it would not be visible on the card. “We wouldn’t alienate anyone through this entire process,” Rady said. “From
our initial understanding, [student ID cards] wouldn’t look any different from the way they do now.” Bradley Englert, chief information officer of Information Technology Services, said if legislators were to amend the voter ID law to allow this, which would be necessary in order to make any changes to the current voter ID system, a student’s date of birth would have to be added to the ID. “Some people might not be comfortable with that,”
Englert said. “Some of our students aren’t U.S. citizens, so we’d also have to figure out how to convey that.” On Tuesday, the SG Assembly unanimously passed resolution AR 6: In Support of Student Identification Cards from Institutes of Higher Education Meeting Voter Requirements in the State of Texas. Some acceptable forms of voter identification in Texas include a Texas driver’s license, a U.S. passport, a U.S. citizenship certificate
or a concealed handgun license. Currently, student ID cards are not an eligible form of voter identification in Texas. Chris Jordan, SG chief of staff and author of the legislation, said the current voter ID system contributes to low student turnout in elections. “Not having a stable form of ID for students who are out of state and don’t live in the Austin area, it’s really hard for them to be
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CAMPUS
Author reimagines 1966 Tower tragedy By Courtney Runn @courtney_t_runn
On a hot August morning in 1966, Charles Whitman shot 48 people from the observation deck of the UT Tower in a shooting spree that lasted more than an hour and a half. In Elizabeth Crook’s latest novel “Monday, Monday,” she portrays the tragedy through the eyes of three UT students and recounts their journey over the following 40 years as they reconcile what they witnessed. “Monday, Monday,” which was released Tuesday, is Crook’s fourth historical fiction novel. The book recounts the intertwined lives of fictitious UT students Shelly Maddox, Wyatt Calvert and Jack Stone, who meet as they all find themselves on the plaza during the shooting. Crook was initially
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Lauren Ussery / Daily Texan Staff
Author Elizabeth Crook recently published her fourth historical fiction novel titled, “Monday, Monday.” The novel recounts the lives of three fictional students who were present during the 1966 UT Tower shooting.
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Recruit Myles Turner picks Texas By Jori Epstein @joriepstein
When Texas hit a bump in the road in the 2012-13 season, it needed to rebuild its chemistry, its school confidence and its recruiting program. The Longhorns went from losing in the first round in the lowly regarded College Basketball Invitational in 2013 to advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament in 2014, despite an offseason in which they seemed to lose more talent than they gained. And it was that kind of turnaround and ability to do more with less that paid off in more ways than wins, as center Myles Turner, ranked the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2014 by ESPN, committed to Texas on Wednesday in a nationally televised event. “Just watching Texas work last year, they’re a real bluecollared program,” Turner told
ESPN at his televised decision. “The only reason I’m here is through hard work, and that’s what Texas has done and can do in the future. I really like
their work ethic down there.” As the highest-rated Texas recruit since No. 1 Avery Bradley in 2009, Turner immediately propels an already
promising Longhorn team to among the top programs in the country.
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Two injured in shooting at work site near campus By Julia Brouillette @juliakbrou
Two men were injured in a shooting around 11:45 a.m. at a construction site near the intersection of Rio Grande Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to Austin police. UT officials sent a University-wide announcement about the incident via email at 12:38 p.m. According to the statement, no one connected with the University was involved in the incident. “There is no threat to campus as both the victim and the suspect are in custody,” officials said in the email. Anna Sabana, APD public information officer, said the department received a disturbance call at 11:43 a.m. and both of the injuries were gunshot wounds. Sabana said no one else was hurt. Both men were transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. Hospital officials said they could not give updates on the men’s conditions. Biology junior Cecilia Vichier-Guerre said she drove by the scene shortly after the shots were fired. “My mom heard about it first, then we were driving together and we saw all of the cop cars around the area,” VichierGuerre said. “There were a lot, maybe like 10 cop cars … they really had it down.” Vichier-Guerre, who lives at the French House Co-op, about one block away from where the shooting took place, said the incident did not affect her sense of safety.
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While times change, stress of finals remains
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THROWBACK
By Sara Reinsch
Myles Turner, the No. 2 prospect in the class of 2014, committed to Texas on Wednesday at Trinity High School in Euless in a nationally televised event.
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A group of 1943 Daily Texan articles that announced the beginning of dead week reveal that students’ views, study methods and attitudes surrounding final exams haven’t changed much in the last 70 years. “As certain as death and taxes, those final examinations are just a week away, but what a week,” one of the articles said. “Stock in antisleep tablets, hot black coffee, and other sleep chasers will
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soar to the heights, as students who now haven’t worn the gloss off their books really get down and DIG!” Much to the disdain of health care professionals, the words “coffee” and “Adderall” are commonly heard around campus at this time of year. In one of the 1943 articles, titled “Students Who Cram To Get Out of Jam Sleep Past Exam,” a former University Health Services director advised students against using unnatural methods to stay awake during finals week. Dean of Women Dorothy Gebauer chimed in, warning students that last-minute cramming and attempted all-nighters could result in oversleeping on exam day. Even without sleep deprivation, studying for finals
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