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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
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HEALTH
EMS: synthetic pot poses high risks By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94
With Austin EMS personnel having reported a total of 35 incidents involving a type of synthetic marijuana over the past week — 28 of which required transport to a hospital — UTPD issued a warning on its Facebook page last week urging
students to be cautious. Darren Noak, AustinTravis County EMS captain, said medics have seen a spike in the number of calls relating to overdoses of K2, a type of synthetic marijuana, since last Monday. Most of the incidents have occurred in the downtown corridor area, but Noak said EMS has seen cases in
northeast and east areas as well. Noak said K2 differs from regular marijuana because it uses chemicals that are not designated as illegal by the Drug Enforcement Administration. “[It uses] unregulated chemical additives and derivatives that are constantly changing to remain legal,” Noak said.
Noak said K2 and marijuana can also differ by smell or appearance, although EMS officials still recommend avoiding both. “Our advice is to stay away from both,” Noak said. “Differences can be the smell — K2 [is more] fruity and aromatic — and appearance.” According to Noak, the drug can cause a wide variety
of symptoms, including seizures, blackouts, hallucinations, chest pain and selfdestructive behavior. Mechanical engineering sophomore Jamal Nusrallah said he smokes marijuana several times a week but had not heard of K2 before the overdoses started happening.
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CITY
Demonstrators rally at police headquarters By Josh Willis @JoshWillis35
Demonstrators filled the base of the Austin Police Department’s headquarters Tuesday, demanding changes to America’s justice system. On Monday, a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, in August. The shooting led to a series of protests and riots in Ferguson, Missouri, where the event occurred. Before Tuesday night’s protest in Austin, a group of students protested on campus around noon at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue as part of a demonstration hosted by the Black Student Alliance. The crowd for the city protest gathered on Eighth Street for a chance to hear
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UT alumna Maytè Salazar protests the Ferguson decision in front of the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday evening. Hundreds of protesters marched from the Austin Police Department headquarters to the Capitol building.
CAMPUS
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UNIVERSITY
Executive action might impact UT study abroad By Christina Noriega @cm_noriega
Following President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration Thursday, immigrants’ rights advocates say restrictions for eligible undocumented students to study abroad could be eliminated, but UT’s International Office says the program’s requirements will likely remain unchanged. Starting in 2012, undocumented immigrants with deferred action status, which grants eligible undocumented youth temporary lawful presence, could travel abroad for education, employment or humanitarian purposes, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This opened up the opportunity for UT’s estimated 400 undocumented students to participate in a study abroad program. The Department of Homeland Security has not announced the details of the executive order, but Deborah Alemu, a UT alumna and member of the immigrants’ right organization University Leadership Initiative, said she expected the department would strike the advanced parole permit needed for undocumented immigrants
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
García Márquez’s archives find home in Harry Ransom Center By Christina Noriega @cm_noriega
Annotated manuscripts, photographs and letters belonging to the late Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez have found a resting place at the Harry Ransom Center, the University announced this week. At the age of 87, García Márquez, a Nobel laureate and author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” died in April, leaving behind more than 2,000 letters, more
than 40 photograph albums, original book manuscripts and the drafts of his unpublished book, “We’ll See Each Other in August.” The center expects the archives to be catalogued and open to the public by fall 2015. In December 2013, months before García Márquez’s death, representatives of his family contacted the Harry Ransom Center to propose an arrangement for the archives, said Steve Enniss, director of the Harry Ransom Center. “I think the reason that
we were approached before anyone else was is really due to the Ransom Center’s reputation as one of the finest cultural archives in the country,” Enniss said. The family’s decision may have also been influenced by the center’s location, which, Enniss said, serves as a gateway to Central America. According to Enniss, he and Jose Montelongo, the Mexican materials bibliographer for the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin
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The Harry Ransom Center acquired the archives of late Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. The center plans to make them available to the public by fall 2015.
Ethan Oblak | Daily Texan Staff
Junior center Cameron Ridley turned in his best performance of the season Tuesday night, racking up 16 points, five rebounds and three blocks en route to a 78-46 victory.
Turner, Ridley lead Longhorns to victory By Jacob Martella @ViewFromTheBox
While the Longhorn offense sputtered without its top two point guards at times, freshman forward Myles Turner filled the void. After a solid first half, which saw him put up 11 points and six rebounds, Turner dominated the second half for Texas with a perfect night from behind the arc and his first
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career double-double, as the Longhorns defeated Saint Francis, 78-46, Tuesday night. “It felt great to gain some confidence going into tougher competition,” Turner said. “To play well against a solid team, that was great.” The No. 7 Longhorns (50) started the night behind the eight ball. With sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor out indefinitely with a broken wrist, Texas got more bad
news when junior guard Javan Felix was held out of the starting lineup as he nursed a left foot injury. Even with sophomore guard Kendal Yancy inserted as a starter for the first time in his career, the Longhorn offense got off to a solid start behind junior center Cameron Ridley, who had the first two buckets for Texas and seven of the team’s first 12 points.
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The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies will host Symposium for African writers next week.
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Ahead of final home game, seniors take pride in legacy. PAGE 6
Handmade clothes sold at alumna’s boutique. PAGE 8
This Thanksgiving, be thankful to live in America. PAGE 4
Longhorn women prepare to take on upstart UTPA. PAGE 6
Student climbs mountains for documentary. PAGE 8
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