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UT early voter turnout unchanged By Eleanor Dearman and Jackie Wang @thedailytexan
This election season’s early voting turnout increased by only 39 votes on campus since the last gubernatorial and midterm election in 2010. This year marked the start of new changes in Austin:
City elections were moved from May to November to coincide with state and federal elections, and the Austin City Council was restructured from six citywide members to 10 members, each representing geographic districts. Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said she thought the new districts in Austin, as well as the county’s
updated ballot, would increase voter turnout. “This ballot is kind of a record breaker,” DeBeauvoir said. “It’s the longest ballot we have ever had, and it is new in the sense that it’s the first time that the City of Austin has done singlemember districts. It’s the first time that we’ve had all of our large local entities on
the November ballot. This is all brand new for Travis County voters.” Max Patterson, director of Hook the Vote, a Student Government agency focused on increasing student voter turnout, said he thought the publicity of this year’s race would increase the number of early voters at the University. At the Flawn Academic
Center, 6,164 voters cast their ballot, compared to 6,125 in 2010. “You would think that they would be a little bit higher, and I think they will be on Election Day, as opposed to in 2010 just because it’s a little bit more popular race,” Patterson said. “More
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Clay Johnston, dean of the Dell Medical School, gave a talk to students from the School of Undergraduate Studies on Monday. The talk was aimed at helping students see that medical education and research goes beyond the classroom.
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technology. It’s actually gotten more and more expensive.” Johnston identified several issues he saw within the health care system and urged students to think critically about those issues, including the requirement to visit the doctor’s office when patients have the flu or that hospital gowns exposing a
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it inefficient, but, with new innovation, it increases the cost of health care. … People are not benefitting from the new technology. The cost of banking and telecommunication has gone way down, so it’s changed the way we live our life, but that’s not true in health. Drugs are not getting cheaper with
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patient’s rear are still used. Johnston also evaluated the gap insurance companies create between patients and the value of their care, as well as the “lone cowboy” physician who underplays team and community efforts. “Just accepting that
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reach patients? [It’s] horribly inefficient and everyone is suffering from this,’” Johnston said. His criticism of the standard method for conducting research studies influenced his concern with other areas in the medical field. “A new issue comes up,” Johnston said. “Not only is
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President William Powers Jr. announced in a University-wide email Monday afternoon that the monitoring period for a UT student who was on the same flight as a nurse diagnosed with Ebola ended Monday. According to Powers, the student did not display any symptoms of Ebola during the 21-day quarantine. “Local health officials report that the student never showed any symptoms of Ebola and does not pose a risk to the campus community. This student has resumed classes and activities on campus,” Powers said in the email. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department said in a statement the monitoring period for the student, who was considered a low-risk contact, ended at 5 p.m. Monday. According to the statement, health officials followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and monitored the student with daily temperature checks. The student stayed home from class at his/her personal residence during the quarantine, Powers said. “The UT student … has been monitored by [Austin/ Travis County Health and Human Services Department] staff twice daily for temperature readings for 21 days, which is consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines,” the statement said. “Staff continues to monitor three
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Clay Johnston, dean of the Dell Medical School, emphasized in a lecture Monday the importance of not accepting the status quo when looking for new solutions in the health care system. Johnston was hired as the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School in January. Currently under construction, the school is scheduled to open in fall 2016. Johnston said medical schools have become multibillion dollar enterprises that see any new business models as threats to their structure. “They get stuck,” Johnston said. “And promoting health isn’t the priority — but helping the sick.” During the lecture in Burdine Hall for the School of Undergraduate Studies signature course speaker series, Johnston said, as a researcher focusing on stroke prevention, he was frustrated with the process of executing research studies. He felt the procedure took too long and did not effectively reach the patients. “There were few people saying, ‘How do we make research faster? How can we reorganize the structure in order to accelerate studies to
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Americans below the age of 35 tend to support candidates running on an environmentally friendly platform, according to a new study from the UT Energy Poll. According to the poll, which was conducted in early September, 65 percent or more of young Americans would vote for a candidate who supports reducing gas emissions and coal use, increasing science and research funding and expanding financial incentives for renewable energy. In contrast, 50 percent or less of Americans above the age of 65 would vote for a candidate supporting these issues. The disparity in responses could reflect distinct priorities between older and younger
generations, according to poll director Sheril Kirshenbaum. While older Americans tend to support federal spending in social security and the military, younger generations prefer federal money to go toward the environment and education, Kirshenbaum said. “Younger Americans are more invested in the future,” Kirshenbaum said. Despite more mainstream conversations about sustainability, Kirshenbaum said series of UT Energy Polls showed responses favoring more environmental policies tended to stay at the same levels. In regards to environmentally friendly legislation, Kirshenbaum said young Americans could shape the future of the nation if voter turnout among youth increases. According to the online poll, 87 percent of older Americans
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said they were likely to vote in contrast to 68 percent of young Americans who said they would vote. “Do the millennials represent where the nation
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George Annas, public health professor at Boston University, said during a lecture in Townes Hall on Monday that human rights could be in danger as technology advances. Annas has extensive experience working within the field of human rights and is the author or editor of 19 books on bioethics. Before beginning his lecture, which was part of the Rapoport Center’s Colloquium series, Annas began by showing a picture of a storm cloud over the future. “The point here is that no one can predict the future, but we have to deal with it,” Annas said. “But, as lawyers, we want to discover ways to mitigate it.”
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George Annas, public health professor at Boston University, spoke in Townes Hall on Monday evening about human rights.
Annas said the biggest human rights threat could be from human violence arising over combining humans with machines. “Realistically, it is not in humans to harm other humans,” Annas said. “When we decide to dehumanize
them, we treat them like animals. [When that occurs], who knows what we are capable of.” Annas listed Google’s Calico company, which seeks to figure out a way to prevent
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and the globe is headed? Are we going to cut carbon emissions and be more environmentally minded?” Kirshenbaum said. “Or is that not the case because older Americans are more likely to vote, and are they going to continue to set policy?” Kathie Tovo, Austin City Council member and candidate in the District 9 race, lists the environment, alongside affordability and transportation, as the city’s top issues heading into Tuesday’s election.
addressed and solutions to be proposed.” John Daigre, Dell Medical School spokesman, said the presentation was aimed to help students envision themselves in the school and see their work in the medical field go beyond UT.
“It’s about understanding that … creating a medical school of the future … includes a lot of things that people may not recognize,” Daigre said. “It’s all about new models of care — using data and technologies [in a] new way.”
“It’s inspiring to see so many students committed to ensuring that the future of their energy relies heavily on solar, wind and renewable sources,” Tovo said. “Also, there are certainly concerns about how the City is planning a sustainable future in regard to our use of water.” Tovo said the poll reflected a long history of University students’ interest in Austin’s ecosystem, particularly in Barton Springs. “Austin is a beautiful place, and we’re really fortunate to have some really significant
environmental features — Barton Springs being at the center of those,” Tovo said. “People understand that it came through strong advocacy, and we can’t take for granted that those wonderful features are going to be here for future generations.”
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cancer by tracking humans’ molecular levels, as a current example of humans being combined with technology. Annas said not all fears surrounding technological advancement come to fruition. He said, when Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal in 1996, some people were concerned that it would lead to human cloning, which generally has not happened. Following the lecture, law professor John Robertson provided a response to Annas’ lecture saying he disagrees with him on Annas’ argument that technology could lead to extinction. “The idea of extinction as a threat — I don’t see as one,” Robertson said. “The point of cloning is hard to show it is harmful for one to come into existence.” Robertson discussed genetic choices by using an example of two deaf parents who wanted a child. He reasoned that, if they were able to choose if their child would be deaf or hearing, and they opted for a deaf embryo, that choice would be justified. Karen Engle, law professor and director of the colloquium series, said she was happy with the diversity of the presenters. “What we wanted this series to be about was on human rights, and, through that, a lot has been put on inequality,” Engle said. “It has been a good mix of physicians, lawyers and others associated with this. It has been good to recognize the different fields on campus and in the community through this.”
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international travel guidelines, which will remain in effect while Ebola is still a global concern. “Under these guidelines, all international travelers, faculty, staff and students on official university business must register with the group, International SOS,” Powers said in his email. “Any official travel to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea must be approved by university officials. Upon return, any travelers to those countries must be prepared to work with local health officials to undergo screenings and other possible restrictions.”
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location ranked eighth in voter turnout. The lowest early poll numbers are at the Dell Valley Administration building which totaled 395 voters, with the poll closed on the final voting day. The highest early turnout in the county was at Randall’s on Research Boulevard and Braker Lane with 13,706 voters. Despite the similar early voting rates, Patterson said he saw more participation by students in this gubernatorial race.
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*Not a voting location in 2010. “I think we saw, not necessarily in Hook the Vote but in other organizations that have gotten involved in the political process — there’s a number of political organizations on campus, but I think we’ve seen a lot more membership, a lot more action, in them,” Patterson said. Neurobiology senior Morgan Merriman said she tries to keep her friends accountable and politically involved. Merriman said she thinks low student voter turnout is definitely a problem.
“Civic engagement in general is really important to being a citizen in America, and exercising our right to vote is the most important duty that we have,” Merriman said. “Students who don’t participate aren’t putting their say into their own future.” Alex Keimig, human development and family sciences sophomore, said her friends all encourage each other to continue to be politically involved and vote. “Most of my friends are civically/politically engaged,
but more so my long distance friends than my local ones,” Keimig said in an email. “We’re all pretty personally motivated to stay engaged, so we support each other but don’t really need to push.” Merriman said voting at the FAC was ideal location-wise. “I early voted out of convenience since I am in another district and the place I would have to vote on Election Day is really far out,” Merriman said Even with the convenience of on-campus voting,
Merriman said she didn’t see many other voters at the polls. “I don’t think the student voting turnout was high because there was literally no line at all ever,” Merriman said. “Students should start caring now about voting because it is our future, which is coming up really quickly, that we are voting for.” DeBeauvoir said she is expecting about 150,000 people to vote in Travis County on Tuesday, consistent with Election Day turnout in previous years.
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America needs new, talented Voters, candidates can benefit from generation of leaders in office use of social media in campaigns By Breanne Deppisch Daily Texan Columnist @b_deppy
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By Jeremi Suri Guest Columnist @JeremiSuri
Last week I had the opportunity to dine with a large group of leading business people who came to Austin for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. These were pioneers of technology, finance, real estate and even wine. They were men and women who grew up poor, but became rich through hard work, risk-taking and a little luck. These were men and women who know how to lead … and how to profit. Our topic of discussion all evening was leadership: How can we train and elect new leaders to get us out of our current rut as a society? How can we inspire people to make themselves and their society better? Most of the dinner attendees had voted early — and I hope everyone reading this column has voted! — but they all agreed that they had to choose among unimpressive candidates. The vast majority of people running for office would not get hired to run a major business. Some might not get hired at all. Why should we elect such mediocrity? Why do we have such poor choice in our elected leaders? The problem is that the best citizens are not running for office. They are choosing, like my dinner colleagues, to take care of themselves, to work in small groups and to avoid the negativity of contemporary politics. I was struck that not one of the business pioneers at dinner had ever served in a major public office. None of them expressed any intention of doing so in the future. They all contribute to politicians, but they would never consider being one themselves. We need to overcome this divide and get our smartest, most creative and successful citizens into public leadership positions. More important, we need to inspire the next generation of ambitious and talented citizens to enter the public sphere and make a difference. The challenges our society confronts — poor education, deepening inequality, climate change, foreign competition, terrorism and domestic violence, among others — require a combination of rigorous thinking and courageous action that are rare. Our challenges demand leaders who have the idealism to try to solve our most stubborn problems, as well as the self-confidence to take risks, including personal risks, for big rewards across society. My dinner colleagues agreed that these qualities were all crucial to their success, but they are not encouraged outside of business. In fact, these qualities are actively discouraged by political parties, special interests (some of whom my business friends finance) and the pervasive cynicism in our country. We do not expect much from our public lead-
ers and ourselves, and we consequently suffer from a frustrating political mediocrity that makes our great nation much less than it can be. How do we break out of this depressing predicament? History offers some guidance. I sensed that my dinner colleagues, like so many other Americans, know this, even if they are not experts on the past. Our nation has experienced its greatest moments of leadership and creativity — finding what Lincoln called “the better angels of our nature” — when new people entered the political process to vote, to demand change and to take over power from those who held it too long. Energy, creativity and risk-taking come from people who have suffered and seek to change the world. The strivers, not the self-satisfied, inspire greatness in themselves and those around them. Our society is filled with young strivers who have the talent, the drive and the personal fortitude to attack our challenges and pursue promising new policies. They are some of the students in my classes, who have competed much harder than their parents to get into universities, recognize the problems of our current world and want to make a difference. The young strivers are from very mixed backgrounds — minority and non-minority, male and female. That is where our greatness resides: in the overlap between excellence and diversity. Creativity and risk-taking emerge when excellent people from diverse backgrounds work together to improve their society. The formula for courageous leadership in our contemporary world is not about particular ideas or institutions. It is about these young people, and getting them in the game. It is about improving their training, mentoring and development in better schools and universities. Most of all, courageous leadership is about inspiration: asking this new generation of talented young citizens to serve their country for the most noble of reasons — to solve big problems. For our new leaders to serve effectively, many of the present power-brokers must get out of the way. Too many people of influence, including those at my dinner last week, support mediocre has-beens. We need a new generation of leaders who really are the best and the brightest, helped by those who understand that leadership is not about having all the answers, but nurturing the skills, the ambitions and the courage to pursue a better world. We can all do our part by looking for talented new leaders, not those who seem most readily available. Suri is a professor in the Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Today, millions of Americans will head to the ballot box to make their voices heard. Like any other election, they will head proudly home, satisfied in fulfilling their civic duty once again. Eager to hear predicted results, they will gather their family ’round the old boob tube, and then … turn their attention promptly back to their respective smartphones. If you think this sounds a bit unlike elections of the past, you would be completely correct. The rise of the smartphone is certainly not something that happened overnight, but its dominance is poised to have an extreme impact on this year’s midterm election in particular. Experts say 28 percent of Americans — more than double that of last election — now use smartphones for election coverage, and almost 20 percent use social media to monitor their candidates of choice. This is a significant portion of voters, one that aspiring politicians cannot afford to overlook. With the rise of share-heavy sites such as Facebook, Twitter and even Instagram, the statistics have sent our elected officials a message they can’t miss: When it comes to social media, either get on, or get out of office. So why are midterm elections more susceptible to social media’s impact than presidential races? Why must we continue to belabor our sweet little thumbs, scouring sites when teleprompted newscasters give us the exact same information? The experts remain flabbergasted, and unlike the expectations of their political counterparts, their explanations cannot be condensed into a mere 140 characters. “Today, people in the political world talk about having Twitter strategies, but if you had talked about those things even in 2008, you would have been laughed out of the room,” said Teddy Goff, strategist and director of both of Obama’s digital campaigns. “It just wasn’t part of the vocabulary.” Goff said he believes the biggest impact of social media is that it “changes the role of the average voter.” Social media-heavy campaigns offer access, feedback and engagement to all citizens — not just the ones who can afford it by donating to campaigns. And though campaigns still seek to fulfill the same basic goals and objectives, the rise in social media seems to ensure that those running for office are held to a higher and more stringent standard than representatives of the past. These effects have certainly been felt in Texas’ gubernatorial election, as both state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, and Attorney General Greg Abbott, the respective
It seems that our representatives embrace [social media] as much as we do — and they are certainly better politicians for it. Social media removes the barrier between politicians and the electorate, and it can interact, inform and engage more candidly in ways that were previously impossible. Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, were under fire for several controversial choices on the campaign trail. Voters were outraged at Davis’ ad that insensitively highlighted Abbott’s wheelchair confinement, and others negatively reacted to a decision by the attorney general about the Texas Enterprise Fund. These slip ups may have gone unnoticed just four years ago — but now, even the slightest sleight of hand cannot fly under the radar. “We feel that people want to have a sense of being connected,” Goff said. “It’s important to voters … [to have] a sense of being inspired in what they were participating in.” In fact, many voters prioritize social media for its “reliability.” A whopping 33 percent say they are likely to rely more heavily on these types of political outreach and enjoy avoiding the “filter” of larger news networks. And even for politicians, the benefit social media brings to a campaign cannot be overlooked. “You get to represent your own message,” said Peter Chow-White, associate communications professor at Simon Fraser University. “You’re not framed by any media outlet whatsoever. And you have a direct line to voters … It provides great opportunity in a campaign.” It seems that our representatives embrace this form of communication as much as we do — and they are certainly better politicians for it. Social media removes the barrier between politicians and the electorate, and it can interact, inform and engage more candidly in ways that were previously impossible. So this election day, head to the ballots with your head held high and your smartphone in hand. And as you hear the satisfying “pop” of the Twitter feed refreshing itself, rest assured that many miles away, there is a devastatingly hopeful, formallyclad candidate who is very likely doing the same. Deppisch is a government senior from League City.
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Instead of binging on Netflix or playing video games this summer, radiotelevision-film sophomore Oliver Reznik taught himself how to code. “I was just kind of bored most of the time, so I decided I’d learn some kind of valuable skill,” Reznik said. “I learned how to code and make iPhone games.” Reznik created the app Circle Storm in his dorm room last month. Circle Storm is his second game to be accepted onto the iTunes App Store and a sequel to his first game, Circle Assault. He said each of his apps had to go under a 10day review to be accepted into the store. ITunes did not accept his first ever submission, a utility that changed the color of the phone screen. “If it’s your first app and you didn’t really put too much effort in making it look nice or work nice, and it crashes all of the time — they won’t put it on the
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store,” he said. “If it functions fine and it actually has a function, they’ll put it on.” Between Circle Storm and Circle Assault, there have been more than 2,000 downloads of Reznik’s games. In Circle Storm, the object of the game is to avoid hitting the red circles by tapping the screen and reversing the direction of the main black circle. In a way, the game is the opposite of ping pong — instead of hitting the circles with the object, the objective is to avoid hitting the circles. Adam Peptinger, mechanical engineering sophomore and Reznik’s roommate, said he likes the game because of its fast pace. “You have to think quickly,” Peptinger said. “It’s simple in concept, but it’s unique every time you play it.” Before releasing either
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Radio-television-film sophomore Oliver Reznik creates iPhone apps from his dorm room. His two games in the App Store have more than 2,000 downloads.
creator of Akula Games, said making iPhone apps was, at first, just to teach herself iOS development. She said having these apps has helped her contract for other companies and make contacts. “I personally found that having a completed app published on the App Store gave me a lot of credibility to companies and clients,” Abraham said. Reznik agrees that learning how to code has created
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Texas’ improvment sets tone for 2015 recruiting By Nick Castillo @Nick_Castillo74
Despite the Longhorns’ 4-5 record, Texas has managed to put together a solid recruiting class for the 2015 football team and are on the trail for more players. Texas currently has 18 players committed in the 2015 recruiting class, which consists of 10 threestar and eight four-star recruits, according to HornsDigest. The Longhorns could potentially land even bigger names for the upcoming recruiting class because of the improvements head coach Charlie Strong and the coaching staff have made to the program. Texas appears to be an early favorite to land fivestar outside linebacker Malik Jefferson, who would be the prize recruit for Strong’s first full-cycle recruiting class. The Longhorns have a chance at adding two running backs: four-star Chris Warren and four-star Nicholas Brossette, who is currently committed to LSU. Additionally, the Longhorns may be able to bolster their wide receiver corps with four-star Ryan
Newsome. Some other names to watch out for are five-star tight end Chris Clark, four-star middle linebacker Anthony Wheeler, four-star cornerback Kris Boyd and threestar center Tyler Moore. Although Texas’ season hasn’t been great, recruits have noticed the changes and improvements the team has made throughout the season. Current four-star quarterback commit Zach Gentry, who is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is one of the many recruits who have seen the Longhorns get better this season. “I’ve seen improvement every week,” Gentry said. “They’ve improved offensively, and their defense has been solid all year.” But, others haven’t been so quick to praise Texas — three-star defensive end Charles Omenihu has been quick to point out some of the Longhorns’ faults. “They’re very inconsistent offensively,” Omenihu said. “The defense had a bad game against Iowa State. Then came back again and had one of their normal games, where they hold up and hold up for as long as they possibly can, and then
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Less than two weeks ago, Ole Miss was sitting pretty for the College Football Playoff. But in the past two weeks, it has been all heartbreak for the Rebels. Mismanagement of the clock resulted in a delay of game penalty on a late drive against then No. 24 LSU, and with the Rebels trailing 10-7, head coach Hugh Freeze opted to try for the touchdown rather than to attempt a 47yard field goal with nine seconds left. However, senior quarterback Bo Wallace threw a pass that was intercepted with two seconds left, handing the Rebels their first loss of the season. On Saturday, it appeared the Rebels had taken the lead on a 21-yard touchdown reception by sophomore receiver Laquon Treadwell. Unfortunately, officials reviewed it and determined that Treadwell fumbled before crossing the plane, and the Auburn
Tigers recovered the loose football. Ole Miss fell, 3531, and lost Treadwell for the remainder of the season to a broken left fibula and dislocated ankle. Potential dilemma brews in Big 12 conference play On Saturday, the TCU Horned Frogs knocked off the West Virginia Mountaineers to remain within a game of Kansas State for the lead in the Big 12 standings. TCU hosts the No. 9 Wildcats this weekend — the only team left without a loss in conference play. The Horned Frogs ranked seventh in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, six spots ahead of a one-loss Baylor team that defeated them, 61-58, on Oct. 11. If both teams win out, the Bears would be the Big 12 champion, but the Horned Frogs could potentially be represented in the postseason. New conference foes produce close games The Louisville Cardinals were leading No. 2 Florida State, 21-0, during
there’s a point where you can’t hold up any longer, and then you just end up losing. I just feel like the quarterback is not where he needs to be — neither is the offensive line.” Omenihu isn’t alone. Some Texas commits are looking around at other schools, while other recruits are beginning to lose interest in the Longhorns. Four-star receiver John Burt, a Texas commit, has visited Auburn and plans to
go there again this weekend. Texas may be in trouble, as Burt has started to favor the Tigers. The coaching staff told Newsome he is their next big wide receiver, but his future commitment is unclear. “[Texas tells me that they] want and need me,” Newsome said. “I’m their number one guy for receiver.” But Newsome has recently taken trips to Ole Miss
and Tennessee and will be going to visit Oklahoma this weekend. The Longhorns may not be able to land Newsome. While recruits have noticed Texas’ improvement, the Longhorns need to continue to get better, as they may lose out on some players because of their play. Texas needs guys like Jefferson, Newsome and Burt. And if it doesn’t keep getting better, it may not land these big recruits.
Thursday night’s contest between the new conference foes, but the Seminoles were threatening on third down on the Cardinal one. FSU sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston handed the ball off to senior running back Karlos Williams, who then fumbled the ball into the end zone. Luckily for Florida State, senior tight end Nick O’Leary was there to pounce on the ball for the Seminoles’ first score of the night. From there, Florida State had all the momentum, as the Seminoles finished the game on a 42-10 run, with 35 of those points coming after halftime. In another game between new conference rivals, Maryland traveled to Happy Valley for a conference matchup against Penn State. This was the first time the Terrapins took on James Franklin, Penn State head coach, since he left his job as the offensive coordinator following the 2010 season. The game was noteworthy as the Terps re-
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With a game-winning field goal, TCU set up a big matchup against Kansas State on Saturday, which will have playoff implications.
fused to shake hands with Nittany Lion players prior to the game. Maryland was issued a 15-yard penalty before the opening kickoff as a result, and the Nittany Lions scored a field goal on the opening drive. But the game remained close, and, with 51 seconds to play, Terrapin junior placekicker Brad Craddock knocked through a 43-yard field goal to give Maryland a 20-19 lead that it would not relinquish. The series record is
now 35-2-1, in favor of Penn State. He Blewitt With two seconds left in a tie ball game against No. 24 Duke, Pittsburgh sophomore placekicker Chris Blewitt lined up for the potential game-winning field goal from 26 yards out. However, he shanked the kick wide left, sending the game into overtime. Although he managed to make a field goal in double overtime, the Panthers fell to the Blue Devils, 51-48, later in the period.
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Although senior safety Mykkele Thompson hasn’t missed a game in his four years at Texas, a few of his competitions are a little hazy. It’s not because the multitude of games blur together, but rather, Thompson literally played with impaired
vision through his first three seasons. When head coach Charlie Strong came to Texas, he realized Thompson wore glasses off the field but didn’t ever wear corrective lenses at game time. Concerned, Strong asked the safety from San Antonio why. “I said to him, ‘Let me ask you something. In a game, do
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Senior safety Mykkele Thompson improved his game with the help of contact lenses, after playing without them his entire career.
you have contacts in?’” Strong said. “He said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘So how do you see the ball?’ and he said, ‘Well, they’re not that bad.’” Through the conversation, Strong discovered that Thompson had been wearing glasses since the ninth grade — seven years earlier. And yet, through 39 college games and a slew of high school competitions, Thompson stepped on the field without contacts. Thompson played through his blurry vision, performing well enough to rush for 3,614 yards and 48 touchdowns in high school and garner recognition as ESPNU’s 60th-best athlete. Through his first three seasons at Texas, he practiced well enough to secure playing time in every game and start 18 of the 26 games he played in his sophomore and junior years. On the field, Thompson racked up 144 solo tackles through three seasons. But one statistic remained low:
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Through 39 contests, Thompson had just one interception. “You don’t start 30 games and have only two interceptions for a career,” senior cornerback Quandre Diggs said. “I always give him a hard time, but that’s my best friend, so I can do that.” Although Diggs joked with Thompson in good spirits, the inconsistency was evident. Strong decided to test out Thompson’s vision as they watched a double move against Baylor. Strong asked Thompson whether he saw the move, and Thompson admitted he did, but he saw it “kind of late.” Before the next game, Strong had Thompson fitted for contacts. Since then, Thompson’s production has increased. His 11 tackles against Iowa State marked his best since 2012, and against Texas Tech on Saturday, he intercepted his first ball in 12 months.
It took him 36 games to intercept his first pass, but he intercepted his second pass just 4 games after getting contacts. One thought came to Strong’s mind. “I said, ‘You never would’ve caught that ball if you hadn’t had those contacts in,’” Strong said. “He’s been wearing his contacts now.” With new clarity, Thompson’s play on the field has changed. But it’s not just a physical improvement. Diggs says Thompson’s mental game has improved as well. “I definitely think [getting the interception] makes him a more confident player,” Diggs said. “You can tell just by yesterday [in practice] that he’s a way more confident person.” As Thompson contributes more to the team and builds his confidence, suddenly it all becomes clear. He begins to see football through a new lens — finally, one with corrective vision.
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With a win over Iowa State on Sunday, the Longhorn volleyball team remained in the top five in the coaches poll. Texas found itself ranked fifth for the second consecutive week. Stanford was the top-ranked team for the ninth straight week followed by Washington, Florida State and Wisconsin.
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Club grows facial hair awareness
Tavola Italiana creates local Italian language community
By Danielle Lopez
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A little northeast of Austin in the quiet town of Manor, kids, dogs and chickens run around the yard of a large country house as men with impressive beards build Fun Fun Fun Fest booths for the Austin Facial Hair Club. The Austin Facial Hair Club is a social group that competes in facial hair competitions all across the nation. All men and women with an enthusiasm for beards and mustaches are welcome to the group’s monthly Sunday meetings at the cafe Rio Rita. This weekend, the group will set up stations throughout Fun Fun Fun Fest to sell merchandise, give out prizes and take photos with peep boards to spread their name. Dave Quinlan has been a member for about six months and said club members enjoy interacting with the community at events such as Fun Fun Fun Fest. “We’re going to have a lot of stuff to do,” Quinlan said. “It’ll be a lot of fun. If you ever want to come talk to us about anything, just come say ‘Hi,’ hang out, and we’ll be there.” A group of four men who dreamed of visiting Alaska for the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championship founded the Austin Facial Hair Club in 2007. Bryan Nelson — who has not cut his beard in nine years — is the only founding member left, although the group has grown to about 25 active participants. “We like Austin a lot, and we like to hang out,” Nelson said. “So we started the club so we could represent Austin and Texas at these
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Bryan Nelson (center), Austin Facial Hair Club founder, will host a booth with other club members at Fun Fun Fun Fest.
various competitions around the globe.” Nelson said two seasons on the show “Whisker Wars” in 2011 helped increase the club’s popularity. The show followed the members around as they traveled and competed. “[The competitions] are pretty goofy,” Nelson said. “You just show up, and it’s like a male pageant or dog show. Usually it’s a bunch of quirky alpha male guys who show up and try to outdo each other with their facial hair.” Not all of the competition categories are for men. The women of the Austin Facial Hair Club compete in a category called Whiskerina. They either design the hair on their heads to look like beards or use craft materials to make creative pieces. Nelson’s wife, UT alumna Andrea Nelson, has enjoyed competing since the club first began. “There are a lot more
women competing now,” Andrea Nelson said. “They’re getting very creative, so I have to think of something really awesome because the pressure is a little high if you’re Bryan Nelson’s wife.” Nelson said he does not know the length of his beard, and the other men and judges do not measure either. The men said their beards are low maintenance, and they treat them like their normal hair. “You just want to maintain it and make sure it looks healthy,” Quinlan said. “I give it a few trims now and then just to make sure there are no split ends.” Every February, the Austin Facial Hair Club hosts its own competition at the Mohawk called Come and Shave It. The members said the event is one of the more recognized in the United States. Dylan Powell, who has been a member for three years, said he enjoys
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Can’t get enough of these bearded men? Check out our video online at dailytexanonline.com meeting people from all over the country. “I like to think of [the competitions] as family reunions with long-lost relatives,” Powell said. “We all share this common thing, so you can instantly start up a conversation. By the end of the night, we’re the best of friends, telling each other stories you wouldn’t even tell your brother.”
Students can travel to Italy without leaving the 40 Acres. They will not see famous biblical figures along the Sistine Chapel or toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain, but anyone interested in speaking only Italian for an hour can join Tavola Italiana, which meets every Friday at the Cactus Cafe. Tavola Italiana is open to all members of the UT and Austin community. In order to practice their Italian fluency, attendees talk about politics, different flavors of gelato and Italian architecture. Antonella Del Fattore-Olson, an Italian senior lecturer from Rome, said the meeting is only one part of the Italian club. She has worked with the Italian club since 1984. “The club has not changed,” Fattore-Olson said. “That’s the beauty of it. It has the same spirit.” Fattore-Olson said she and other members of Tavola collaborate with Italians living in Austin to educate the community about Italian culture. Last year, Tavola worked with Lucky’s Puccias & Pizzeria, an Italian restaurant in downtown Austin dedicated to creating Puccias, authentic regional Italian sandwiches. “We like to be to an active community,” FattoreOlson said. “It strengthens our bond.”
Students that come to the Tavola see how a community works and what it means to be a community. It’s super relevant. —Elisa Valentini, Italian studies graduate student
While working for FattoreOlson as a teaching assistant, Elisa Valentini, Italian studies graduate student, learned about the weekly meetings. She said she loves the club because she thinks it is a valuable place for students to practice toward fluency. “We are in a bar during Tavola,” Valentini said. “It helps students feel comfortable, and every student is represented. Students that come to the Tavola see how a community works and what it means to be a community. It’s super relevant.” Computer science sophomore Ginevra Gaudioso transferred from Bologna, Italy, and said she attended Tavola because it helped her meet native Italians. “There’s a huge community of us,” Gaudioso said. “We like to stick together. We have this diversity and we are
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