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Attorney General Greg Abbott was elected the state’s next governor by about a 20-point margin Tuesday night, extending the Republican Party’s hold on statewide elections to 16 years. At his election night party in Austin, Abbott thanked all Texans, including those who voted against him or not at all. “We all want to live in safer communities and give all our children lives worthy of their promise,” Abbott said “I am living proof that a young man can have his life broken in half and still rise up to be the governor of this great state.” Abbott asserted Texas’ role as a trendsetter and said the bonds of being a Texan transcends all other
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HOUSTON — In a landslide victory, State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, was elected lieutenant governor Tuesday, defeating State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio. Patrick, a Houston radio talk show host with Tea Party support, performed strongly in the four-man primary and defeated incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a runoff. With more than 93 percent of precincts reporting at press time, Patrick received 58 percent of the vote, whereas Van de Putte received 39 percent.
At his election night party in Houston, Patrick opened with a Bible verse before discussing immigration, education and the changing role of Texas in national politics. “I’ve met the spirit of Texas by meeting people where they live and listening to what they want,” Patrick said. “What they want is a public servant who will serve them. Here I am tonight to say to every Texan that I’m here to serve you so that Texas can be a servant to the world that is broken, that is hurting and needs leadership.” Patrick said he has already started speaking with
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Lieutenant Governor-elect Dan Patrick beat State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in the lieutenant governor race Tuesday evening.
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Mayoral race headed toward runoff The Austin mayoral race will go into a runoff election between attorney Steve Adler and City Council member Mike Martinez. At press time, Adler led the eight-man race with 37 percent of the vote, while Martinez received 30 percent.
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Kathie Tovo leads Chris Riley in District 9 City Council election
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Attorney Steve Adler leads in the mayoral race, but his percentage is not enough to win. Adler and Mike Martinez, Austin City Council member, will have a runoff race next month.
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The runoff election will be held on Dec. 16. Until then, the candidates will continue to campaign. After first hearing about his lead in the polls, Adler said there is still a long way to go, but he said his lead shows that the city of Austin is ready for a change from the current system. “I’m excited because I think that what the
results we just heard show is that a majority of people in the city of Austin want to go forward in a new way,” Adler said. “And we’re really excited about that. We’re leading in the election.” Adler said the new 10ONE council structure presents the opportunity to change government in
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Austin City Council member Kathie Tovo led the District 9 City Council race Tuesday over fellow City Council member Chris Riley at press time. Tuesday’s election was the City’s first under the 10-ONE structure, which reformats the City Council from six citywide seats to 10 geographic districts. District 9 covers parts of the University, West Campus, North Campus, Hyde Park, downtown Austin and South Congress. As of press time, Tovo held 49.1 percent of the vote, and Riley had 40.4 percent. Tovo must receive over 50 percent of the vote to avoid heading into a runoff with Riley. At her election party,
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Kathie Tovo, Austin City Council member and District 9 candidate, addresses supporters at her election night party.
Tovo said she was prepared to face Riley in a runoff. “What we do know is that we ran a fabulous campaign — the results are terrific,” Tovo said. “We are in the lead, and its a great lead, and we’re still waiting for some boxes. If this is a runoff, we are going to need to roll up our
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sleeves. We are going to need to get back out there on the doors.” Riley, who worked with student organizations in addressing city and West Campus issues over the past few months, thanked his staff for their
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waived on that,” Smith said. “I am very hopeful and supportive of the things she brought to the table in her first term, so I hope that she would definitely be able to continue that.” Kelly Blanton, an urban
and regional planning senior at Texas State University who lives in District 9, said she voted for Riley because he is a strong candidate for urbanism in the downtown area, and she wants to protect those principles.
“He pioneered the City Council legislation for accessible dwelling units and has consistently been on the side of growth and positive development,” Blanton said. “Tovo hasn’t really done anything in the arena of urbanism.”
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Wendy Davis speaks to supporters at her election night party in Fort Worth after losing to the race to Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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continues from page 1 differences in political perspective. He promised that he would work as governor to keep government small and continue to provide economic and educational opportunities for all. “Now, more than ever, it is a time for Texans to unite to achieve these goals,” Abbott said. “As Texas goes, so goes America. And as America goes, so goes the world. Now, more than ever, we must show Texas-style conservative leadership provides real solutions to the problems Texans face. These priorities are bigger than any single political party because we are Texans first, and, as your governor, I will put Texas first.” Gov. Rick Perry spoke at Abbott’s party and said other states are looking to Texas
for inspiration, as the state has achieved a great deal in his 14 years as governor. Abbott’s opponent, Wendy Davis, addressed a crowd of supporters in Fort Worth after the results were called. “The genius and beauty of our democracy is that, ultimately, the power rests with the people,” Davis said. “Even when the results do not go the way we want them to, we celebrate the fact that we live in a country in which the people get to decide their elected leaders — and tonight the people of Texas have spoken.” Davis remained positive throughout the speech and said she called Abbott as soon as she heard the results. “Throughout this campaign, Abbott has reminded us how strong he is, how determined he is, and, while
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he and I disagree on many issues, I know that he loves Texas,” Davis said. Despite the sweeping statewide Republican victory, Davis asked supporters to continue fighting to turn Texas blue. “Please know this,” Davis said. “Your work is not in vain. The only way that we will have lost tonight is if we stop fighting.” Several other elected officials spoke at Abbott’s party, including Land Commissioner-elect George P. Bush and Agriculture
Commissioner-elect Sid Miller. With the Republicans taking the majority in the U.S. Senate, Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn also addressed the crowd. “The last six years has been a failed experiment of big government,” said Cornyn, who was elected to his third term Tuesday. “Weaker on the national stage and poorer here at home, but we won’t settle for that kind of America.” Wang reported from Austin, and Cobler reported from Fort Worth.
Austin and will provide more representation across the city. “We can take this opportunity with new leaders and new communities sitting at the City Council table for the very first time and change what we are doing in this city,” Adler said. “This is the opportunity to do that. Cities don’t have the opportunity to change government, usually, because things get institutionalized, and, with that, they don’t change.” Despite being behind Adler, Martinez said he could still win. “We are in it to win it, and we can win this election,” Martinez said. In a speech at the end of his election night party, Adler said this election season was a chance to change Austin’s current government in order to improve taxes, utilities and the permitting process and also decrease poverty and the loss of diversity. “We have the opportunity to change the status quo and choose a new way forward because the status quo is not serving the city well,” Adler said. Martinez said this race is an opportunity to represent the middle class. “It is about families who are struggling to make ends meet, who deserve the opportunity that Austin has for everyone,” Martinez said. “Everyone should join in the prosperity — not only a few. We should have policies that reflect that. We should have a mayor that fights for that, and that is exactly what we’re gonna do when we win
I believe we live in a great city that cares. I’ve been in the City Council for eight years, and I will continue to be involved in civic issues. If its not the PTA, I can find other organizations. —Sheryl Cole, Mayor Pro Tem
this runoff.” Larson Hall, a Martinez supporter who attended his election night party, said he thinks Martinez would improve city transportation. “I really support Mike because I know him as a person, and he would do a great job supporting the community and the city of Austin,” Hall said. “He could definitely solve our traffic crisis; he could manage it better and make it easier to maneuver through the city.” Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole finished third with 15 percent of the vote and conceded the election at her watch party Tuesday. Cole said she will still continue to be involved in bettering the city. “I believe we live in a great city that cares,” Cole said. “I’ve been in the City Council for eight years, and I will continue to be involved in civic issues. If it’s not the PTA, I can find other organizations.” Additional reporting by Nidia Cavazos and Aimée Santillán.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) 59.4% Sam Houston (D) 37.5% Comptroller Glenn Hegar (R) 59.0% Mike Collier (D) 37.2% Land Commissioner George P. Bush (R) 61.3% John Cook (D) 34.8% Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) 59.1% Jim Hogan (D) 36.4% Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton (R) 58.9% Steve Brown (D) 36.0% State Proposition 1 For — 80.2% Against — 19.8%
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newly elected Gov. Greg Abbott about their plans for the Texas-Mexico border. “I believe that we’re a nation of immigrants,” Patrick said. “We need legal immigration reform from Washington. They failed us. … We have a responsibility of law and order to protect every Texan.” Patrick said he is looking forward to working closely with the Texas Senate. “I am blessed to come into a Senate that has very bright and capable people,” Patrick said. “I will be a lieutenant governor who will empower them to lead, to help craft the solutions [and] to address all these issues that we have ahead of us. I believe that Texas is America’s last hope. … We’re going to make Texas even greater in the days ahead.” At her election night party in San Antonio, Van de Putte thanked her supporters and family and said there was still work to be done. Van de Putte, who will continue to serve in her state Senate seat, said she
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State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte embraces a supporter after losing the lieutenant governor election.
was aware of the challenges she would face in the election from the very beginning of her campaign. “From the first time we announced for this position of lieutenant governor, I knew what I was going to be fighting for,” Van de Putte said. “I knew what the issues were about in this state, and I knew the heart of the people in this state.” Van de Putte said she was proud of the work she put into the campaign, despite the losing the race.
“Although the results didn’t come our way tonight, I know that I am so proud to have been that servant leader — to be up on that ballot,” Van de Putte said. “This race was an uphill battle. I’m so proud of the millions that were raised, of the issues that were brought up.” Student Avrey Vasquez said he was not surprised by Van de Putte’s defeat but was proud of her courage in overcoming obstacles set up by the election. “It’s sad, but I think she
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Founders of Yik Yak, Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll, spoke via Skype at the SAC Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Yik Yak is a social media app that allows user to post content anonymously.
App creators yak on campus By Josh Willis @joshwillis35
Accompanied by the app’s mascot, the creators of Yik Yak spoke Tuesday at the SAC via Skype about their experiences working on the social media app. Creators Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll, recent graduates of Furman University, created the app after watching their first attempt fail. “After we graduated in May 2013, we released a different app that didn’t do too well, but we saw we had a passion for making apps,” Droll said. Droll said Yik Yak was inspired by Twitter accounts
that were set up anonymously, allowing people to tweet funny comments about campus life. “The thought is there has to be more than five funny people on a campus of thousands,” Droll said. “Why not give everyone that platform to send a message out instantly to everyone around them?” Buffington said he remembers when Yik Yak first made its way to UT. He said a student from UT must have heard about it over spring break, when students are mixing on beaches from Texas to Florida. “I want to say that we kind of blew up there right during
y’all’s exam time,” Buffington said. Droll said the ease of access to an entire campus is one of the main factors that sets Yik Yak apart from other forms of social media. “You don’t go through the trouble and effort of building up this huge base of followers if you just use location to connect everyone instantly,” Droll said. “You instantly have 1,000 followers right on a college campus.” The app works to assure that the power of communication rests with the students on campuses, according to Buffington. “With Yik Yak, it’s democratizing [campus social
did well,” Vasquez said. “She’s such a big underdog, and she overcame a lot to get to where she is.” Mike Lewcun, a Patrick supporter from Sugar Land, said he was relieved by Patrick’s victory. “I support what [Patrick] believes in,” Lewcun said. “Border issues are important to me. If we don’t have a secure border, we don’t have a secure anything.” Mekelburg reported from Houston, and Sullivan reported from San Antonio.
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media] and giving the voice back to everyone on campus,” Buffington said. “Nothing matters on Yik Yak. All that matters is that you’re posting good content.” Business sophomore Andrew Watts said he believes the app is increasing in popularity because of its ano-
nymity. “I think students are really interested in Yik Yak mainly because of the anonymity of the app,” Watts said. “You get rid of a lot of the social pressures and tension that you get posting on Twitter or Facebook.” Aside from humor, Watts
said some users post about serious issues. “Some of the stuff on Yik Yak actually gets pretty personal, with people talking about what’s going on in their lives, how they feel depressed — and so it has actually become somewhat of a support community,” Watts said.
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Rady, Strickland have notable successes, but questionable priorities Student Government President Kori Rady and Vice President Taylor Strickland released an update Monday on their accomplishments since taking office. The address, which is available to view on the Texas Student Television YouTube channel, clocks in at just under two minutes but packs a potent, if at times misdirected, punch. The pair start by boasting about their accomplishments with increased branding on campus. As Strickland gleefully puts it, they want to make sure “you see burnt orange everywhere on campus.” This seems like a waste of time to us. School spirit for these two is the name of the game, but leading with it is an imprudent use of the University’s time and money
when there are more important issues to tackle. Luckily, the two get to some of these issues in due course. From their dilettantish dalliance with campus color coordination, Rady segues into a worthier account of their time in office. He outlines the successes of SafeRide, a program that has offered 1,200 rides home from downtown to students living in the Riverside and West Campus neighborhoods, though not the Far West neighborhood, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights since its launch in early September. We support the pair’s moves to decrease drunk driving from Sixth Street and are glad to see them sharing the good news with the student body.
Safety is another issue the executive alliance has focused on. Strickland mentions a “mobile safety app” in the works that they hope we will see “very, very soon.” Rady told the Texan Tuesday that the exact design and features of the app have yet to be finalized, but our interest is certainly piqued. Rady closes by trumpeting what is perhaps their most impressive accomplishment yet: the 24-hour FAC. As we have chronicled in the Texan, this hard-fought achievement will offer students yet another space to study late at night. The Perry-Castañeda Library currently stays open for 24 hours, five days a week during select parts of the semester. However, we recognize that the
demands of essays, projects and exams extend beyond the bounds of the middle of the semester. All in all, the update covers a number of important issues. What concerns us, however, is the way in which they have chosen to present their successes. By leading with branding, we feel that Rady and Strickland may have misplaced some of their priorities. We don’t disdain their attempts to energize the student body but find it slightly vexing that they placed the greatest importance on that particular item. While Rady and Strickland are doing the important work we expected of them when we endorsed them in February, we worry that they may be valuing show over substance.
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Feminism course could display modern outlook on womanism By Jazmyn Griffin
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The announcement of a new course, crosslisted under the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the Department of Women and Gender Studies, “Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism” was met with praise, confusion and most of all, online opposition from students and alumni. Proponents say the course is revolutionary and long overdue. Opponents claim these women aren’t positive influences and don’t deserve the honor of “the f-word.” Feminism today has a new face. New age feminism takes multiple forms, varying from individual to individual. While feminists can all agree on the need for equality and change, the ethnic counterparts to the much-praised Lena Dunham and Jennifer Lawrence are rarely given the same accolades, and are even criticized for similarly speaking out. One of the course’s titular subjects, Beyoncé, has been subject to such derision, most recently facing criticism after the release of her self-titled fifth album in which she bravely declares herself an avid feminist. She proclaims her ability to bear a child, marry and have a career all the while embracing her sexuality and flaunting her body, a testament that women really can “have it all.” Straying from traditional feminism, Beyoncé outwardly expresses her sexuality in songs and onstage. She even pays homage to her roots using African dance moves many mistake as attempting to sell sex. Young African-American girls and grown women alike find empowerment in her work, reinforcing the ideals of feminism in a modern way. Comparatively, Rihanna unapologetically displays herself on the red carpet and the stage to show the confidence in her body and embrace sexuality while speaking of her self-made success. Her use of expletives and refusal to stray from her lively persona puts her on the same level as her male hip hop counterparts, an equality
for which feminists work tirelessly to make the norm rather than the exception. Rihanna and Beyoncé both embody the ideals of modern feminism, so why do mainstream feminists make it their mission to exclude them from the movement? They’re ruled out as feminists simply because of their ability to contribute to the movement in a modern, sensual manner. The flaw in the opposing argument lies in unintentional prejudice and internalized racism that often goes unnoticed. While we can all relate as women, social activists or feminists, the black feminist experience is unique and needs its own leaders who can empower this subgroup. Black feminism differs from the mainstream in liberation characterized by emphasizing rather than suppressing sexuality. Black women have long been directly and indirectly taught by society that their only worth is defined by their sexualization by men. These women defy this tradition by embracing their sensuality and defining its worth in their own terms, while influencing others to follow suit — a true act of feminism. Herein lies the irony in mainstream feminism: It encourages the liberation of women but only under specific terms, echoing the exact mindset that oppresses women in the first place. A modern feminist can embrace her (or his) identity by wearing a pantsuit, a romper or barely there clothes. Modern feminism doesn’t judge solely on outside appearance. A feminist can be conservative like Emma Watson, radical like Rihanna or find a balance like Beyoncé. This New Age movement creates a cognitive dissonance as women want to let loose while maintaining a professional image. They should be allowed to twerk, work, get degrees and maintain a collective equality. This course will not only analyze the subtle, and not so subtle, womanism that Rihanna, Beyoncé and other black woman artists embody, but it will open the minds of those who narrowly define who can and can’t be a feminist. Griffin is a journalism freshman from Houston.
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Students interning with Nourish International worked with students at a school in India over the summer. The interns taught English classes and held weekend workshops.
Volunteering abroad can influence lives in small but significant ways By Enakshi Ganguly Guest Columnist
When I visited India two years ago, I left knowing that it would be a long, long time before I’d have the opportunity to return. Little did I know, there were other plans unfolding before me. In the summer of 2014, Nourish International gave me the chance to intern in two coastal villages in the Indian state of Odisha. For six weeks, four UT students, including myself, taught spoken English classes, created a mini-documentary by interviewing villagers, and empowered women through weekend workshops. We lived at a convent in Gopalpur, a small village brimming with beauty. In the evenings, our students would come and play cricket or hopscotch with us. Some nights, we would all walk 10 minutes to the beach and jump into the ocean. Some nights, we would just sit by the shore and practice our “English conversation skills.” The weather was good to us those nights, and sometimes, we would even catch a full moon, hanging right above the dark crashing waves. One weekend, we had planned to go see a movie in Telugu, one of the many languages spoken in India. Our students were so excited because they would be able to teach us something, too! Unfortunately, that same day, the aunt of one our students passed away. It was the first funeral that I went to. I remember the village women wailing in grief. I remember standing inside the hut, eyes closed, hands pressed together, praying with all the Christian villagers, a Hindu myself. Nevertheless, we all wanted the same thing. Peace. Peace for the mother, who was only a year younger than my mom and who had to bury her child. Peace for the soul of that woman. Peace for her three children. Witnessing such an event was deeply saddening, to say the least, but I also witnessed warm acceptance. We were foreigners, strangers to this community, but they let us be a part of such an intimate event. A death.
There were moments of joy, too. Some students would ask for more literature to read, or would sit and talk to us after class. Their English seemed to improve a little each day. One of our kids notified us that our lessons had been helping her pass tests in school. Small moments like those were the ones that kept pushing us to challenge ourselves — and our kids. Although I tried extremely hard to stay impartial, I had my favorites. One of our brightest and youngest students, Sai, presented passion, focus and kindness in a way I had never come across before. “I want to be a doctor when I grow up,” Sai said. “When I get my degree, I want to come back to my village, and help my community.” He was one of the many students who actively empowered themselves with any and all resources provided to them. Although I miss all of my students, I think I miss him the most. Volunteering in other countries is something that will change your life. It changed me. Six weeks felt like a year, only because I felt so different when I came back. That being said, do not believe that you will make dramatic change. It was small narratives like Sai’s that truly and deeply moved me. When I focused on the village as a whole, of course I felt resigned, hopeless. But community development is termed that for a reason. It’s a slow process. I appreciated the villagers and their lifestyle; I found beauty in them. At the same time, their options were limited. Kids like Sai deserve the right to choose their lifestyle, rather than be given only one option. Did we feel ineffective at times? Of course. Change does not happen overnight, but it does happen with consistent determination, passion and lots and lots of love. You can be the one to mobilize that change. If you’re interested in participating in a project this summer, go to http://www. utnourish.org/, or contact me directly at enaganguly@utexas.edu. Ganguly is a government sophomore from Houston.
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continues from page 8 of those students can’t afford to take actual classes at studios. Some of them have this crazy talent that they never knew existed. A lot of them don’t see things outside of the home they live in and the school that they go to; sometimes, that’s the only world that they know.” In high school, Dobbins was a part of a similar program where she taught middle school students choreography. She said she wanted to bring that same idea with her to college. “When I got here, because I decided not to be a dance major, I still wanted dance to be a part of my life, and taking normal dance classes was a little too stringent for me,” Dobbins said. “Then, I thought, I want to create a dance [organization].” The Bend Bandits are currently using their weekly
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continues from page 8 time. Despite her demanding degree, Gaddis involved herself to a number of professional and social organizations, including Pi Beta Phi sorority, Texas Spirits and a position on staff for the Cactus Yearbook. While Gaddis was a student, an in-house advertising agency worked closely with the art department. Through her experience as an assistant for the program, Gaddis was first introduced to the world of advertising that would later define her career. “I had already started behaving like I was in an advertising agency,” Gaddis said. “I was writing copy and working with the other students as kind of a creative director. I started out with that program knowing that was probably what I wanted to do when I got out of school.” After graduation, Gaddis spent several years trying out positions in public relations, management and consulting.
practices to learn the dances they will teach to students in the spring. The organization has plans to go into two Austin-area schools next semester, but Dobbins said she hopes they can expand that further. The group has about 16 members, and Dobbins said that small number makes it difficult to cross over into more schools. “I want it to spread out into more schools, so that there are more people that are able to have the classes and take the classes from us,” Dobbins said. “I just want us to be able to spread out and spread the love of dance.” R a d i o - tel e v is i on - f i l m freshman Elisha White has been dancing since she was three and joined Bend Bandits in August. She said she chose to join Bend Bandits because she liked the idea of opening up other people to the world of dance. “I think it’s important to open [younger kids] up to
different styles of expressing themselves,” White said. “I think dance is a good opportunity for that. The fact [that] our organization can take it to these
When the economic recession of the ’80s hit, Gaddis worked for a company that was making harsh financial cuts to avoid going under. She decided to take initiative by drafting a more efficient business plan and proposing it to the president. “So lo and behold, the president rejected my business plan, and I got mad,” Gaddis said. “I said, ‘Alright, I’m broke. I don’t have any money. I don’t have anything to lose,’ So, I went and cashed in my IRA. I had $16,000, and I opened my business one month from the day I quit. I didn’t even know what I was going to do.” Staying up to date with innovation is a cornerstone of Gaddis’ business plan. Since T3’s inception, offices have opened in New York City and San Francisco because these areas are consistently connected to talent and clientele at the forefront of technological development. T3 has remained a leader in this movement ever since its early years of operation
when it signed Dell as a client. Gaddis said she is proud that her employees were some of the first to learn how to market efficiently using the internet. “Failure was not an option,” Gaddis said. “I had to make something work. I didn’t have the exact vision of how big it was going to get. I used to think, ‘We’ll never be over 50 people.’” Gaddis also currently serves as the chair for the Committee of 200, an entirely female organization of successful entrepreneurs and corporate business leaders dedicated to helping aspiring businesswomen. Priding herself on never passing up a good business opportunity, Gaddis has a firm grasp on what it takes to achieve one’s goals in the professional environment. “You’ve got to really know yourself and what your strength and weaknesses are and be really candid about them,” Gaddis said. “You’d be surprised how many people don’t get that.”
Radio-televisionfilm freshman Elisha White teaches new choreography to the rest of the Bend Bandits dance team Tuesday evening. Bend Bandits offers free dance classes to Austin middle school students.
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kids for free is really awesome.” Although the group is still fairly small, Arena said she’s enjoyed being able to learn a new skill and looks forward to teaching
that skill to other people. “I really want to teach other kids because I know, growing up, I really wanted to have that, and I never really
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continues from page 8 will feature music artists such as alt-J, Modest Mouse, Girl Talk, Yo La Tengo, Wiz Khalifa and Judas Priest. In addition, the comedy stage will host Fred Armisen and the comedy group Silicon Valley, and the Bike & Skate stage will host acts such as Ryan Sheckler and Grant Taylor. The festival is the only one in the United States that is split by genre, with a different colored stage for each interest, such as metal, hip hop, indie, comedy and BMX. For biology senior Carlos Mejia, who has attended ACL six times and FFF four times since he moved to Austin, FFF’s diverse lineup makes it the superior festival. “The whole thing about Austin is that it’s all about pride — ‘Keep Austin Weird’ and local bands and stuff like that,” Mejia said. “ACL used to be about that — it was a lot smaller with more local bands, not top 40 like it is now. While there are some really
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cool bands at ACL, I feel like it loses some of the essence of what Austin is about because it’s way too big.” Although some say it has lost the “Austin” feeling, ACL is ranked on Fuse’s list of the 20 best music festivals for 2014 and sells out weeks before the actual event. FFF opens this weekend, and it still hasn’t sold out. “I think people just don’t know about it,” Mejia said. “And if they do, they don’t talk about it.” The New York Times reported that daily attendance for FFF was estimated at 15,000 people, while ACL had a roughly 75,000 person turnout on each of its six days. The smaller crowds make the festival a more rewarding experience for fans who want to get close to the artists.
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“ACL loses the intimacy,” Mejia said. “FFF has small stages, and not a lot of people go. You go to ACL, and, a lot of times, you can only see the artist on the giant TVs. FFF doesn’t even have those.” Beyond the music, being a smaller festival allows Fun Fun Fun more freedom to be playful with their branding. On their website under “Yes and No’s” for what to bring to the event, the creators of Fun Fun Fun have listed “YES twerking,” “YES good vibes,” “YES mullets” and “NO diggity.” “The way FFF promotes itself is, ‘Hey, we are what we are, and you should come out and listen to music,’” Mejia said. “Meanwhile, ACL is saying, ‘Hey, here are these big bands coming to play, you should pay money to come see them.’”
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No. 5 Texas volleyball (16-1, 8-1 Big 12) is looking to create a new Big 12 winning streak when it takes on Texas Tech on Wednesday. After Oklahoma snapped the Longhorns’ 23-game winning streak, Texas is back to working on its goal of winning a Big 12 title and a national championship. “From now on, we are focusing on doing well in the conference,” sophomore outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame said. “Our main goal is to win the national championship, but we also want to win our conference. Because we have a loss, that puts a little more pressure on our backs.” Within the conference, No. 22 Kansas State and No. 24 Oklahoma are both only one game back from Texas. Head coach Jerritt Elliott said the team needs to step up for the remainder of the season. “[After the Oklahoma game] we went back and had some meetings, watched some film and, ultimately, we have to get back and be motivated,” Elliott said. “I think it’s the toughest time of the year, where there are a lot of upsets based on the season being so long. Hopefully, we will see a much different team.” Since losing to Oklahoma, Texas got its first
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Senior middle blocker Khat Bell (1) and Texas suffered their first loss of 2014 against Oklahoma on Oct. 25, but they are looking to rebound against Texas Tech on Wednesday
Big 12 test against Iowa State on Sunday. The Longhorns came out a little rusty but ended up claiming a 3-1 victory. However, the Longhorns now face another challenge as they travel to Lubbock to play Texas Tech. Texas has already defeated Texas Tech once this season — a sweep on Oct. 9 that saw senior middle blocker Khat Bell lead the
Longhorns with 10 kills, while senior outside hitter Haley Eckerman and Prieto Cerame added an additional nine kills apiece. Prieto Cerame also led the team with five blocks, and freshman libero Cat McCoy had 14 digs. While the Longhorns had an easy time getting past the Red Raiders earlier this season, Elliott knows playing on the road is always a test.
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“Some teams are different, but I think it’s a 3- or 4-point difference when you’re on the road per game,” Elliott said. “There’s an urgency. It [was] a very tough road test at Iowa State. Then we will come back [and play on the road against] Texas Tech.” Although playing on the road is tough, Prieto Cerame said that if the Longhorns can get back
to their normal routines, they’ll have no problem beating the Red Raiders and accomplishing their long-term goals. “I think maybe we weren’t doing some of our typical routines when we played Oklahoma, and I think what we were doing before was good for us,” Prieto Cerame said. “We just need to keep our focus and play hard.”
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Junior goalkeeper Abby Smith and the Longhorns went just 6-7 in their final 13 regular season games, but they are focused on turning things around in the Big 12 tournament.
Horns to take on No. 10 Tech in Big 12 quarterfinal contest By Daniel Clay @dclay567
Texas women’s soccer sailed through the first six games of the season without making an appearance in the loser’s column. However, the Longhorns’ remaining 13 games were a turbulent series of contests that saw Texas go 6-7-0, including a 3-1 road loss at the hands of a struggling TCU team and a loss against Oklahoma State to close out the regular season. None of that will matter Wednesday. The Longhorns can forget their tumultuous regular season and look to make an impact in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 tournament against No. 10 Texas Tech at 2 p.m. in Kansas City, Missouri. “We have a new season starting on Wednesday in the Big 12 tournament, and that’s our focus,” senior midfielder Sharis Lachappelle said. “We’re going to put [the Oklahoma State loss] behind us and go and win that tournament.” The Longhorns and Red Raiders met in Austin in a September tilt that served
as the high-water mark in Texas’ 2014 campaign. That contest saw freshman Olivia Brook score the golden goal, which led Texas to an overtime upset against a 9-0 Red Raider team that was the sixth-ranked team in the nation at the time. Things slowly went downhill from that point in the season, but the Longhorns have gone through somewhat of resurgence in recent weeks. They knocked off Oklahoma and Baylor in consecutive road contests during the waning games of the season, and the once stagnant offense showed some welcome signs of life toward the end of the season. The Red Raiders are coming in to the tournament on a torrid streak of four consecutive wins, including a 6-1 dismantling of Iowa State on Sunday. The Texas Tech offense has been on point all season, averaging 1.94 goals and 17.6 shots per game. Junior forward Janine Beckie, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, spearheads the Red Raider attack with a teamleading 13 goals. The Longhorn defense,
led by senior defender Brooke Gilbert, has the challenge of going against one of the most balanced teams in the conference. Senior defender Jaelene Hinkle of Texas Tech earned her fourth firstteam All-Big 12 selection and was one of six Red Raiders on All-Big 12 teams. If the Longhorns are to deal a second loss to end the Red Raiders’ season, it will likely come at the gloves of junior goalkeeper Abby Smith. She closed the regular season with a career-high 10save performance against Oklahoma State, helping earn her first team All-Big 12 honors. Even if Texas isn’t able to beat Texas Tech, it still has a slim chance of making the NCAA tournament, but the Longhorns’ spot will only be guaranteed if they can pull off a victory in the quarterfinal round and then go on to become Big 12 champions. “The season is just beginning,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “Everybody’s heading to Kansas City to win the tournament. We’re going to take it [one] game at a time.”
Of the three games remaining on Texas’ football schedule, two are against top-25 teams. The Longhorns face No. 24 West Virginia this weekend before heading to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State. Texas then caps the season on Thanksgiving, playing host to No. 6 TCU. At 4-5, the Longhorns will need to win at least two of their final three games to attain bowl eligibility, including at least one victory over a ranked opponent — a daunting task for a team that enters the stretch 0-4 against the top 25 on the season. “I told our coaches that we haven’t beaten a top-25 team,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “We need to go beat one.” The Longhorns have not defeated a team ranked in the top 25 at home since 2008, dropping nine such attempts over the past five seasons, but they hope to change that this weekend. “Everyone’s ready to turn that around,” junior center Taylor Doyle said. “We’re excited to be back at home and have the support of our crowd. Everyone’s fired up and ready to prepare to go out and play this game.” Strong seems to believe in the team’s chances if the fans get as involved as they were the last time West Virginia visited Austin. “[We] want to make sure we have a plan, a plan that we can go execute and give our players the best chance to go win, and they can play with energy and play with excitement there
at home and get our crowd behind us and just have fun,” Strong said Not only would a win this weekend be huge for the confidence of the team and its bowl chances, but it would also be the first quality victory of the Strong era. “It’s a big opportunity for us,” sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes said. “I feel like if we just go out and execute and play like we know how to play, we’ll go out and have a good game on Saturday.” Texas has had several chances at defeating a top-ranked team this season but failed to do so each time. With West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett and wide receiver Kevin White playing, the offensive players know they must do their part for the team to succeed. “Especially, we can’t turn the ball over this week — that’s going to be key,” senior wide receiver John Harris said. “You know just try to keep possession of the ball. West Virginia can go out and score, so that’s going to [be] a big key in this game — just trying to possess the ball more, and, when we get to the red zone, score more points.” Many of the seniors realize the game this weekend is one of their last chances to leave a lasting legacy at Texas. “The guys are hungry,” senior cornerback Quandre Diggs said. “We want to get to a bowl game, but we’ve got to go one week at a time. I think we just need to put everything together and go out and play our best game.”
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Senior cornerback Quandre Diggs (6) said the Longhorns are hungry for a win over a ranked opponent this season. Texas has two games remaining against top-25 teams to get that win.
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In an announcement Tuesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor to the 2015 Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list. Taylor was one of 36 players on the watch list for the award, which is given to the nation’s top collegiate point guard each year. Taylor appears poised for a productive season after earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team honors last year as a freshman. He averaged 12.7 points per game last season — good for second on the Longhorns — while leading the team with 4.0 assists and 30.1 minutes per game. In addition, Sports Illustrated announced Tuesday that Taylor will be featured on the front cover of the magazine’s college basketball preview in the Southwestern region. The region covers newsstands and subscribers in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming. Taylor and the Longhorns open the season Nov. 14 at home against North Dakota State at the Frank Erwin Center. —Peter Sblendorio
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On any given day, Gay Gaddis strides past ping pong tables, two TV-sized porcelain Cheez-Its and her employees’ dogs before even reaching her office. Gaddis is the president and CEO of T3, the largest advertising agency owned by a woman in the United States. “It must’ve been somewhere in my DNA or my psyche,” Gaddis said. “Every person on either side of my entire family is some kind of entrepreneur and had their own businesses.” About a decade before Gaddis opened her advertising agency in 1989, she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in studio art from the University. The time-intensive major required her to spend nine hours in the studio for every three hours of assigned class
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As of August, aerospace engineering freshman Amanda Arena had no idea how to dance. “I didn’t know the first thing about it,” Arena said. It was not until she joined Bend Bandits, a new dance and service organization, that Arena learned different types of dance and improved her skills by attending their weekly practices. “I really had to learn everything, and I have learned it through this organization,” Arena said. “It’s really great.” Bend Bandits is a dance organization with a service purpose — to bring free dance classes into middle schools in lower socioeconomic areas of Austin. Along with the free dance classes, the Bend Bandits plan to take their students to competitions and professional dance shows next semester. From 5-9 p.m. in the Anna Hiss Gym on Friday, the Bend Bandits will host a dance workshop where attendees can learn contemporary, jazz and hip-hop techniques for $5. The money raised at the workshop will be used toward offering free classes and taking kids to shows and competitions. Neuroscience sophomore Kacee Dobbins pulled together a group of friends to form the organization last April. “We feel like it’s important to show them the world of dance,” Dobbins said. “A lot
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