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Students protest Garner decision By Sebastian Vega @sebantoniovega
UT students staged a “diein” Thursday afternoon at the intersection of 21st Street and Speedway to protest the Eric Garner ruling. At the demonstration, black students performed a die-in, where they laid down as if they were dead, while non-black supporters kneeled around them with signs reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” The actions were meant to
protest the non-indictement of Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Garner’s death, a decision that was passed down by a Staten Island grand jury Wednesday. Tyler English-Beckwith, theatre and dance and ethnic studies junior, made the diein Facebook event Wednesday night. With a large crowd and over 500 Facebook users marked as “going” on the event page, English-Beckwith was astounded by the turnout despite the short notice. “I think what we made
collectively was an extremely organized demonstration,” English-Beckwith said. I didn’t imagine this many people at all. I was thinking like maybe 15 people since it was so last-minute.” Biology junior Julia Aycock said she participated to advocate for fair treatment. “I came to the protest because it’s necessary for young people to gather and stand for what’s right,” Aycock said.
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Students, faculty and others protested the decision in the Garner case at the intersection of Speedway and 21st street.
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Powers looks to last semester as UT president By Alex Wilts @alexwilts
William Powers Jr. is set to serve his last semester as University president this spring. Some answers in this Q&A have been edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily Texan: What’s one item you hope to accomplish in your last semester as president? William Powers, Jr.: Next semester, we’ll have the legislative session, which starts in January, so that will take a lot of my time. That’s important for the University. The economy is coming back. There’s a little more wherewithal in the state budget. I don’t anticipate some huge increases in higher education funding, but that will be an important issue.
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Based on new data, 86 percent of current University sophomores are on track to graduate within four years, according to David Laude, senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management. As part of a Universitywide effort to increase graduation rates, University spokesman Joey Williams said programs such as Progress to Degree have been implemented to track how close students in the class of 2017 are to completing their degree requirements. Williams said the Progress to Degree program implements a University-wide audit to identify which students are, and are not, on track. “The audit is conducted by the Registrar, who complies a snapshot of where the students are in their four-year progress,” Williams said in an email. “That list is then given to all the colleges, who then proactively work with each student who is not on track to graduate in four years.” In 2011, President William Powers Jr. announced his goal to increase the fouryear graduation rates to 70 percent. He subsequently appointed the Task Force on Undergraduate Graduation Rates, which published a report in 2012 stating that the University could achieve
President William Powers Jr. is stepping down from his position as president, effective June 2015. Powers has held this position since February 2006.
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Proposed Senate bill LBJ School appoints director for new center seeks to define hazing By Aimée Santillán
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State Sen. Judith Zaffirini proposed a bill in November that, if enacted, would update and clarify the legal definition and repercussions of hazing. Senate Bill 33 amends Texas’ hazing statute, created in 1995 and followed by universities statewide. Zaffirini filed similar legislation in 2007 and 2009. This version, which would take effect on Sept. 1, 2015, is a refile of the 2009 version, Zaffirini said in an email. The amended bill includes a narrower definition of immunity from prosecution and adds that coercing a student to drink alcohol or creating “an environment in which the student reasonably feels coerced” is part of the definition of hazing, among other amendments that
specify terms and procedures. Zaffirini included more specific descriptions of alcohol-related hazing and cases of immunity in SB 33 because she felt the state’s current hazing statute was inadequate. “[T]he statute does not address adequately the dangers of alcohol-related hazing,” Zaffirini said in an email. “[T]he immunity provisions for those reporting hazing are unclear and arguably create the perverse possibility that students can avoid liability by reporting their own acts of hazing.” The Office of the Dean of Students declined to comment on the proposed bill. “Once a [hazing] case has been filed, I know the Dean of Students takes it very seriously,” Interfraternity Council President Edwin
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The LBJ School of Public Affairs announced this week Thomas O’Donnell as the inaugural director for the new LBJ Washington Center. In the past, O’Donnell has worked in the White House, the U.S. Senate and the Human Rights Campaign. “My goal is to create an outpost for UT at Washington D.C.,” O’Donnell said in a statement. Beninning in fall 2015, the LBJ School will provide an 18-month federal policy master’s degree curriculum, which will involve six months of graduate school coursework at the Washington Center and an opportunity to be involved in federal policy making. “Our goal is to follow what President Lyndon B. Johnson once dreamed, which is to involve people from Texas and other parts of the country who
want to contribute to public policy,” O’Donnell said. In addition, O’Donnell said the Washington Center will provide this platform of student engagement in public policy by pursuing extended research, workshops and speaker series, among other activities. “We want to produce more public leaders at a federal level,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell served as a U.S. Senate chief of staff, managing both national and state offices and as a liaison to the White House and executive branch. “We are pleased to have such an experienced and proven professional lead our Washington Center and join us in empowering the next generation of leaders to take on national leadership roles,” said Robert Hutchings, dean of the LBJ School, in a statement. “At this time of great change around the world and
Thomas O’Donnell will be the inaugural director of the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Washington Center.
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growing concern about the effectiveness of government, the LBJ Washington Center represents our call to action to advance a new generation of skilled and committed leaders. [O’Donnell] will be essential to the execution of that call to action.” O’Donnell said the LBJ Washington Center will train future policy
makers by playing an open role in the national policy discourse and debate. “After 20 years in the federal public policy arena, I understand the need for aspiring young policy professionals to be equipped not only with solid theoretical thinking, but also with practical policy skills,” O’Donnell said.
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University address, you talked a lot about the importance of students receiving a diverse education, including becoming versed in a variety of subject areas. What are some ways the University can better focus on diversity in education? Powers: I am so proud of what this campus has done over the last 10 years — really focusing on undergraduate experiences. The Freshman Research Initiative actually puts freshmen in real labs. They’re not just seeing the results of somebody else’s research — they’re actually doing the problem solving. I think we can expand that into the humanities, into the social sciences. That’s what I mean by a diverse set of experiences — some in the classroom, some in internships, some integrated flipped classrooms and online. DT: When you first became president, one of your main goals was to make the University a more diverse campus. In what ways can UT work to improve higher education access to low-income students and students from underrepresented minority backgrounds, that it
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hasn’t already achieved? Powers: We have made a lot of progress in diversifying our student body. I’m very proud of that. We’ve made a lot of progress in diversifying the faculty and staff. I think that’s very important. Are we there yet? No. It takes energy all the time to continue to improve that. DT: If you could rewind the past few years, specifically looking at your relationship with the UT System and Board of Regents, is there anything you would have done differently? Powers: There are always things in detail that we might have done differently. By large, I believe deeply in UT and in public universities like UT — world-class teaching and research universities. I think it is very important for the future of our state and the future of the country. We’re losing our competitive edge around the world — the Chinese and India, Singapore, Korea — other places are investing more in universities like this. It drives the economy. DT: Do you think there is a difference in vision with the regents of where UT is going? Powers: I think there’s a debate around the country about what the overall higher education ecosystem [should] be. Should it include community colleges, or technical colleges and regional universities? But I think that if we don’t support our major teaching and research universities, it will be very bad for the state and the country going ahead. I just think that’s something being debated around the state. I think we need to support places like UT. DT: After you step down in June, what are some things you’re looking forward to doing? Powers: I’ll stay at the University when I step down in June. I’ve done this for nine years. I’ll be about three months short of being the longest serving president at UT. That’s not a particularly important goal in and of itself, but I’ve done this for a long time. I’ve really enjoyed this, but it is a hard job. Getting to wake up on a Sunday morning and thinking I don’t have to worry about stuff will be kind of a luxury for me. DT: What are some pieces of advice you will give the next president when he or she is chosen? Powers: My predecessor, Larry Faulkner, was asked that same question: “What trait does the new president need?” And with some seriousness, it’s stamina. You don’t get everything done in one day. It takes a lot of energy. Loving UT, I think, is critical. And loving the kind of place UT is — a major world-class teaching and research university.
this goal by 2016 through enhancing the first-year orientation experience and by improving advising and student tracking. According to the University, UT currently has a four-year graduation rate of 52 percent, which is the highest four-year graduation rate in Texas but straggles behind peer institutions nationwide. Laude said that since there is now a focus on getting students to graduate in four years, the University is able to more easily identify students not on track and find ways to help them. “For many of them, it can be as simple as they had to take a semester off because they studied abroad, or maybe they had family issues that
they had to deal with,” Laude said. “But for others, it may have been a matter of changing majors. I think, for a lot of those students who have fallen off track, if they work closely with their advisors and find degree plans that are better fit for them, they can make up that difference.” Laude said one of the reasons why a large percentage of the class of 2017 is set to graduate in four years is because students are aware of the rising cost of education and the burden of debt. He said increased graduation rates will also improve the efficiency of the University. “In the end, it’s going to mean a lot more students get to enroll at UT and graduate at UT because we do a better job of getting students through,” Laude said.
fraternity-related events since 2005, many involving alcohol abuse and hazing.’” Qian said updating the bill is important because, like with any law, people find loopholes that must be addressed. He said that publicizing this information to student organizations, Greek and non-Greek, is necessary to prevent hazing on campus. “It’s really to get the message out and be proactive from the law enforcement side — letting organizations know what is okay and what is not,” Qian said. “If you want people to follow the rules, you have to tell them about the rules and help them understand the rules.” In the proposed amendments, an individual who reports his or her own hazing will have immunity from prosecution. Zaffirini said maintaining discussion and
state regulation on hazing is essential to keeping students on college campuses safe. “The safety of students on campus must be our top priority,” Zaffirini said. “Efforts to combat hazing and to protect those who come forward to report hazing would not only help keep students safe but also enhance the educational experience of students statewide.” Qian said the amended immunity clause of the bill will keep the Greek system and other organizations accountable. “Some people might be afraid to be the whistle blower, so having that in there is really going to help people understand why it is important to report these actions and encouraging people in a way to help this campus become a hazingfree campus,” Qian said.
that there are issues that are going on in the world, specifically in the black community. [This die-in will] make people more aware of what’s going on around us that’s right in our face.” According to EnglishBeckwith, social media will continue to help minority groups receive justice. “This [injustice] has been happening,” EnglishBeckwith said. “This is not anything that’s new. I think what’s happening now is that we have the technology to say, ‘Listen, we saw this, and we can spread the word about these things happening.’
[Offenders] can no longer cover it up anymore. We see what [they’re] doing, and we are going to make sure that [they] know we see [them].” English-Beckwith said she believes police officers are using the excuse of fear to cover up their actions. “What we’ve seen now is that [police are] saying that they feared for their lives,” English-Beckwith said. “What’s beneath that fear is a justice system that promotes that racial prejudice. Mike Brown’s black skin was that weapon, and it’s not fair. We’re not going to stand for it anymore.”
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News editor thanks department, friends By Jacob Kerr @jacobrkerr
Lauren Ussery | Daily Texan Staff
Photo editor Shelby Tauber joined The Daily Texan in fall 2012 as a staff photographer. Since then, she has worked as a senior photographer, page designer and photo editor.
Photo editor says goodbye to Texan My first steps into this office were the first steps into a strange, goofy, talented family, and, while any normal person would probably trace those steps back to the exit and proceed to run away, I stayed.
By Shelby Tauber @shelbytauber
You can spell several things with the letters in “The Daily Texan.” Anxiety. Denial. Hate. Exile. Death. I tried to make some positive words to mitigate those extremely dark ones but failed to find any. I’m not going to lie and say I never felt any of these things through my time at The Daily Texan. Anxiously awaiting to hear whether I made staff or whether I narrowly avoided “Worst Of.” Denial that I could get promoted. Hating several of my first wild takes and, occasionally, other people. Death of the soul, as some claim — you lose it once you sign your name on the Employee Handbook. But I can’t say I’ve ever felt exiled. My first steps into this office were the first steps into a strange, goofy, talented family, and, while any normal person would probably trace those steps back to the exit and proceed to run away, I stayed. It was the best decision I’ve made in my college career. There are so many memories here that I probably won’t be capable of reciting them all. There’s being awkward the entirety of my first semester; actually, make that my entire career here. Clumsily running a mile, camera in hand, for an assignment.
DRAGON KEEPER! Nigel. Surviving endless girl power music on you-know-who’s editing night. Beehr. That hour during tryout selections we spent in the studio. So many life talks. Reminiscing about high school journalism. Falling in love in Kansas. Then getting lost on the Kansas Tollway. Are you Star Wars? Touching Bryan Cranston’s back. Verts — all day, every day. Farting Boston Terriers. Mammatus clouds. Shelbeluga. My occasional inability to speak like a normal human being at meetings. And Marla, well, although I claim she never existed, her spirit will forever remain in the basement. To all the editors before me, thank you for mentoring me and helping me become the photographer and person I am today. To my current p-staff, thank you for all your hard work this semester and working with me through thick and thin to produce only the best content. We not only managed to survive, but we came out better than we were before. You’re an incredibly talented bunch, and I cannot wait to see where we all end
up. Hopefully not sleeping on that green couch. To the rest of staffers, I hope to have left you all with at least some inspiration to continue moving forward in your photo ventures. Don’t stop where you’re at now — if there’s anything I’ve learned from working here five semesters, it is that there’s always room for improvement. Shoot. I don’t know what college life is like without The Daily Texan. I’m really not sure what I’m going to do with all this free time. I’ll probably sleep more. Honestly, I’ll probably find my way back into this basement with the excuse that I have homework to do and have nowhere else to go. The Daily Texan is more than just a student newspaper — it’s a second home. I’ve learned more here than I could from any classroom or lecture. I have no regrets. Every last minute, all-nighter or tiresome effort I’ve put into this paper alongside all the other crazy people who decided not to run away have been worth it. I could not be more grateful. -30-
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In all honesty, I have not been at the Texan a very long time. I stayed away for almost two years before I finally made my way into the basement. But now, I’ve made it to the end of the line, and I have no regrets about working here. The Texan allowed me to grow in so many ways. Reporting made me more aware of the world we live in and sharpened my thinking and writing. Editing — and working as news editor, especially — taught me so much about being a leader and working well with others. The Texan is a special place where students — a good number of them studying subjects other than journalism — give up their free time every week and work together to run a media organization. And that’s just it: The Texan works because it is by students and for students. My time here has not always been an easy one; there was a point when I never wanted to come back. But the best part of all of it will
always be the people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with. When I started, there was Bobby, who first hired me and later became a close friend. Next, I met Christine, whom I quickly developed a crush on. We’ve been together for more than a year, and she still makes me smile. There are so many people I can’t help but mention. Thank you, Amanda, for always having my back and doing the podcast. Jordan, thank you for bringing me back to the Texan, and good luck being the boss. Sam, thank you for always having a good attitude, even in bad situations. Pu, you were the world’s coolest boss. Elisabeth, thank you for running the show, even when you didn’t want to. Brett and Omar, it has been a blast. I will miss putting the paper together with you guys. Andy and Toni, thank you for all the fun nights. Julia, Madlin and Nicole, never stop learning and growing. Alex, Elly, Jackie and Natalie, you are all incredibly talented reporters. It was truly a privilege to work with you all this semester. You guys
have set the bar high for the department going forward. Keep it up in whatever you do next. Finally, thank you, R.G., for sharing your wisdom with us this semester. The Texan’s future is full of uncertainties. College newspapers across the country have had to make some difficult choices. What I have come to realize is that the Texan isn’t really a college newspaper or even a media organization. Rather, the Texan is a place for students to grow, whether that be as reporter, writer, editor, designer, artist, photographer, videographer, leader or just as a person in general. That doesn’t mean the Texan can’t produce high quality journalism — because it can and does. But here, students get to learn from their own mistakes and take responsibility for their own actions in a way that can’t be replicated in a classroom. Not that the journalism school isn’t valuable, but the Texan is too. As long as the Texan is studentrun, it will be able to teach its students in the best way possible. -30-
Jonathan Garza | Daily Texan Staff
News editor Jacob Kerr bids The Daily Texan farewell. In his time at the Texan, Kerr worked as a general reporter, senior reporter, associate news editor, podcast host and news editor.
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For Cigarroa, connection to UT runs in family Texan shows no brains on missing brains By Francisco Cigarroa Guest Columnist
The Cigarroa family has had a long and affectionate relationship with the University of Texas at Austin. My father attended UT in the 1940s and left when Harvard Medical School admitted him after his junior year. That’s a strong endorsement of UT’s academic preparation, even 70 years ago. He is still practicing medicine to this day, and he credits UT for his success and for inspiring him to be a critical thinker and lifelong learner. In the summer after my freshman year at Yale, I took a course in physics here at UT. It was the most difficult course I’ve ever taken. I wanted to do research on cell biology, so I looked at the syllabus and discovered that Dr. Guy Thompson was an expert in cell membrane physiology. I knocked on his door and asked if I could do research in his laboratory that summer. Even though he didn’t know me, he was pleased by my interest and determination, and he welcomed me into his lab. He taught me the fundamentals of basic science research, and to this day, I credit Dr. Thompson for my love of biomedical research. The lives of three generations of Cigarroas from South Texas as well as many other lives have been transformed by their educational experiences at UT Austin. What starts at UT truly changes the world, and that is one of many reasons this great flagship university is regarded with the utmost admiration and respect. It is also why one of my most important priorities as chancellor of the University of Texas System was to advance excellence at the UT flagship and strive to make it the best public university in the nation. Over the past six years, the System leadership team and I — in close collaboration with the Board of Regents and institution presidents — focused our attention on several important initiatives: We worked on accessibility and affordability for UT students and their families, with a special emphasis on controlling tuition increases and student debt. We improved student advising. We provided greater safeguards for campus security and addressed a growing need for mental health counseling in the university community. We developed and implemented best-inclass blended and online learning and greatly expanded access to online educational tools. We supported a flurry of new state-of-theart centers and complexes that are indicative of UT Austin’s growth and national stature in
Amy Zhang | Daily Texan Staff
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa speaks at the Student Government meeting in October. Cigarroa, who has held his position for over five years, is leaving his role as chancellor in January to return to medicine.
a wide range of fields, including the Belo Center for New Media in the Moody College of Communication, the Engineering Education and Research Center, the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall and the Liberal Arts Building. After several years of planning, the UT System, working in close collaboration with President William Powers Jr. and his leadership team, are building the new Dell Medical School at UT Austin, which will educate and train new generations of doctors and health professionals and give the University a major biomedical research component. It will also solidify Austin as a world-class center for research, technology innovation and entrepreneurship. And we are funding the establishment of major institutes which will benefit UT Austin in the fields of neuroscience and neurotechnology, engineering education, energy research and computer science. As I leave the chancellor’s office and return to transplant surgery at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, I see a very bright future ahead for UT Austin and all UT institutions across the state. Retired Admiral William McRaven will serve as the next chancellor, and he is an experienced and effective leader with impeccable integrity and a long and distinguished career of service to our nation. The System is in excellent hands. Serving as chancellor has been an extraor-
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dinary experience. People have asked what motivated me most, and it’s a very easy question to answer. What inspired me most every day was my interaction with remarkable people and the knowledge that, while the daily work was challenging, the end result was eminently worth it. My days were enriched by getting to know students, alumni, presidents, donors, faculty and staff members at UT institutions spread across this great state. I cherish those many interactions, and I will carry their memory with me for the rest of my life. University of Texas students — you are our future, and you will shape the intellectual and economic landscape of our state and nation in the years ahead. I have complete faith in you. If your educational experience on this campus has been like my father’s and mine, and countless others for more than a 130 years, then UT has instilled in you a love of learning that will lead you toward an abundant and fulfilling life. Embrace this experience. It is a rare and wonderful thing. As I prepare to step down from this truly extraordinary job, I want to take the time to thank you, the students of the University of Texas, for entrusting your education to us. Education is an investment that will never fail you. I know that sometimes pursuing higher education takes great personal sacrifice, and being a part of your journey has been the honor of my lifetime. Cigarroa is the outgoing chancellor of the UT System.
I find the Texan’s choice to put the story of the missing brains only in the Life & Arts section confusing. While I can see that the fairly odd story may convey a light-hearted, and merely local, sense of incompetence regarding University officials and of rushed press officials, the Texan missed an opportunity to engage with some important questions about UT’s stewardship of its own historical patrimony. The issue got coverage in every national media outlet from ABC to USA Today, to The New York Times, so clearly it was worthy of some serious reporting. As student reporters, the staff at the Texan have a unique opportunity to experiment, and not merely react, to University news gone national. Small issues like this are great for young journalists to cut their investigative teeth before reaching the stifling environment of the corporate newsroom, with all its perks and drawbacks. I appreciate the thorough commenting on the brains’ historical importance, such as Charles Whitman’s brain and the down-syndrome brain, which shows that special-needs students could attend college. Nevertheless, I feel like other departments of the paper could have dug deeper into the internal control systems of this University. If we are supposed to be a business, the newspaper should act as auditors and quality control, not mouthpieces, for officials. — Travis Knoll, a second-year Latin American studies master’s student from Dallas and a former opinion columnist for The Daily Texan, in response to the Thursday article titled “Book helps solve investigation on UT’s missing brains.”
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By John Daywalt Senior Columnist @JohnDaywalt
Editor’s note: -30- columns present the chance for permanent staffers to say their final goodbyes to the paper. If someone had asked me a year ago if I would ever work for a newspaper, I most likely would’ve laughed at them. It’s fascinating how things changed so quickly after the current editor-in-chief, Riley Brands, was elected by the student body, and he approached me with this opportunity. I follow current events closely, and have read The Daily Texan since I first set foot on campus, so it was something I simply could not turn down. I want to personally thank all of my readers during my time with the Texan. Many of my favorite times were receiving emails and comments from readers on my columns.
I secondly want to thank my fellow staff members at the Texan — many of whom I have become good friends with. It has been an extremely rewarding experience and I am positive my writing skills have improved immensely during this time. The biggest perk of writing for the Texan has been working with different associate editors providing feedback and suggestions for my columns. This is in stark contrast to writing and submitting a paper and simply receiving a grade from a professor or TA without much feedback, if any at all. I personally have no desire to continue writing columns after graduation, but for anyone even considering applying next spring, I would absolutely encourage doing so. -30Daywalt is a government senior from Copperas Cove. He has served as a senior columnist since June.
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By Clay Olsen Senior Columnist @olsen_clay
Editor’s note: -30- columns present the chance for permanent staffers to say their final goodbyes to the paper. What an amazing experience the past three and a half years have been. Coming to this University has allowed me to be involved in incredible things. I have had the privilege to serve in our government at the state and federal level; I have been a part of the leadership in a number of organizations here on campus and worked with amazing people. I was also given the opportunity to write for The Daily Texan as an opinion columnist. I am very thankful for all of these experiences and the positive impacts that they have given me. In particular, writing for The Daily Texan has been tremendously rewarding. Those that know
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me well might all agree that I am a very opinionated and passionate person, and if you agree or disagree with my views will probably determine whether you grant this a virtuous personal characteristic or not. Regardless, my role at The Daily Texan has allowed me to voice these opinions and improve my writing abilities. I have no doubt that my experience here will positively affect my professional career. Through my involvement, I have been amazed by how hard The Daily Texan staff works every day to continue the paper’s legacy. Passionate students spend many hours making this professional newspaper. I want to specifically thank my editors for pushing me to develop and craft persuasive arguments that are firmly based on facts and solid reasoning. I have no regrets in accepting this position. It has been a great ride. -30Olsen is a finance senior from Argyle. He has served as a senior columnist since August.
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Associate managing editor: Texan gave me a home at UT By Reeana Keenen @KeenenReeana
Jonathan Garza | Daily Texan Staff
Design editor Omar Longoria prepares to say farewell to the design department and the rest of the Texan.
Design editor recalls favorite staff members since arrival at the Texan By Omar Longoria @OmarJLongoria
“Well, now I want to die.” Of course I don’t, but this classic Royal Tenenbaums line is a pretty accurate exaggeration of my feelings concerning my departure from The Daily Texan. It’s been a long time, a lot longer than some of the staff who’ve known me this semester may think, and my weary bones will appreciate the rest, especially considering how calming graduating can be. Ever since spring 2012, I’ve felt so welcomed by all the staff members I came into contact with at the Texan, even those I was a little scared of at first (here’s looking at you, Chris, Aleks, Audrey — stay sexy). Vince, thanks for making me try out and telling me only positive things about working here. Tony, we all appreciated your pants. Ryan, we all loved your dog (R.I.P.). Hayley and Hannah, I feel like I really grew to know you both well, in and out of the
Texan. G.A., you were always so avant suave. To my first semester design peeps, Bobby, you ended up doing everything at the Texan (and well), but I always appreciated your vivid lifestyle the best. Natasha, I became better acquainted later on, but it was absolutely great warming up to each other (quite possible with two cold people), and I’m glad I did; you were a great contribution to the Texan and many things would be so different had it not been for your presence. Pu, mother to us all, you shepherded the photo team, the design team, the whole paper (we really tried to do something different!), all while staying as mysterious as you are. Kudos. Jack, you came in fast but kept it smooth and proved that a “long hair, don’t care” (OK, whatever) attitude can be really great. When you’re around, the office is filled with great tunes and great laughs. Woof woof! Hirrah and Jenny, from “the Westlake girls” to some of my favorite people, you’ve
always known how to fill a room with only the best. You know how I feel. To the current design team: I see you every week; I love it every week. Every semester has had its team, and I’ve loved them all. Elyana, repping the Pecos; Kristine, shoe gaze, more like amaze; Audrey, incredible humility; Aleks, unrivaled wit (I’m going to need a mop); Trey, enjoyably jocular; Shabab, running toward fires (in a longsleeve tee). Charlie, Shelby, Jonathan, everybody, stay chill, stay sharp. Stefan, it was sweet working with you. Riley, stay sane. Brett, you’re a великий Совет. Jacob, you are so zany; you’re the best. Elisabeth, we broke your shell and out came someone as sweet and realistic as a vegan treat. There are just too many of you, but I love you all in my own way. Was the Texan worth it? Has it changed my life? Are you all wonderful? “Totes.” -30-
Years later, when I look back at my time at The Daily Texan, there are several things I won’t remember. I won’t remember all the times we missed scriptset — there are probably too many to count. I won’t remember all the commas I added that, in my opinion, made each story worlds clearer. And I certainly won’t remember all the times I relied on my own knowledge rather than the AP Stylebook and caused the Texan a lot of grief. I won’t remember these things because they didn’t really matter; what mattered, and what I’ll remember, are the times I spent with some of the greatest people I know. These people gave me a place at UT, and they helped make me who I am. I’ll always remember Sara as the greatest mama cat we ever had at the copy desk. She kept Kevin, Brett and me together and rallied us to survive tryouts, as well as many late nights spent at the Texan editing stories. She showed us
how to edit stories, and most importantly, she showed us how to have fun. I’ll always remember Brett and his love for Russia and learning languages. The copy desk wouldn’t be the same if Brett weren’t there to teach us all — or attempt to teach us all — Russian. I’ll even remember the times he taught me more about grammar than I ever thought was possible, all with the enthusiasm of a kid opening presents on Christmas. I’ll always remember Shabab as the managing editor who almost never left. Perpetually a student, Shabab stuck around seemingly just to share his wise adages with us; I’ll always remember the way he pushed us to be better. I’ll always remember Elisabeth as the managing editor who made tough decisions and stuck by them. I’ll remember how she taught me to understand my staff. Mostly, I’ll remember the baked goods she brought to the office that were devoured almost as soon as she set them down.
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Texas overcomes errors, sweeps pesky Demons By Jacob Mortella @ViewFromTheBox
Coming into Thursday night’s NCAA volleyball match, Texas had earned the top seed in the Minneapolis region while Northwestern State, at 16-16, was only there because it managed to win the Southland Conference Tournament. But on the court, the match was played as closely as any late-round match can be played. The Longhorns struggled to shake off the pesky Demons because of both Texas errors and strong play from the visitors, and each set was a dogfight. In the end, Texas got the sweep it needed to advance to a second-round date with Arizona State but left with some concerns. “I told our team we’re going to have to play at a much
higher level than we did tonight to have a chance [against Arizona State],” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. After the first few points of the match went according to plan, Northwestern State responded with a 6-1 run of its own to take a brief 7-6 lead. But, with the score 14-13 in favor of the Demons, senior outside hitter Haley Eckerman drilled two straight aces to give the Longhorns a 15-14 lead. Texas never looked back and won the set, 25-21, despite a .088 hitting percentage. The second set was a near copy of the first. Texas took a 5-2 lead before Northwestern State made a run to take an 8-7 lead. Then, with a 1310 lead, sophomore middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu hit two straight aces to put the set out of reach. Elliott said the team did a much better job managing its
game in the second set. “We had 14 errors [in the first set], and when you make 14 errors, it’s always going to be close,” Elliott said. “We just talked about managing quality sets, and we felt like Northwestern State would have a hard time if we kept our numbers.” The third set was also similar to the first two, as the Longhorns jumped out to a 6-2 lead, only to have the Demons fight right back to tie the set, 13-13, a few minutes later. But, smelling the sweep with a 17-15 lead, Texas went on an 8-3 run, aided by five blocks, to close out the match with a 25-18 set win. Although Texas walked out with a win, the Longhorns will have much to work on before the second-round match. Texas had 18 attack errors, seven service errors and only outblocked Northwestern State
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Despite a rough night from middle blocker/outside hitter Khat Bell and outside hitter Haley Eckerman, Texas swept Northwestern State to advance in the NCAA tournament.
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I knew I brought my winter jacket to Austin for a reason. Coming from Winnipeg, Manitoba — the coldest major city in the world — I wasn’t ready to scratch the down-lined peacoat from my wardrobe. My parents told me I was crazy; what use would I have for such a thing in the South? Sure enough, it spent the first six months collecting dust and wasting valuable space in my puny Jester dorm room. But on a frigid evening in late January 2011, that long black jacket was just what I needed to stay warm in a surprisingly cold hockey rink. I met up with a photographer I’d never see again and hopped on a CapMetro bus heading for Chaparral Ice that night. I needed a story for my Daily Texan tryout piece, and the Longhorn club hockey team had an interesting one to tell. I had spent a couple weeks on the team when I first arrived at Texas and had a chance to meet the inspiring Coach White, who was battling cancer. I didn’t end up playing on the squad, but, a few months later when I needed an angle, he was the first man who came to mind. I wrote the story and got the job. My work at the rink earned me a gig at the pool, where I covered women’s swimming and diving in my first semester at the Texan.
Jonathan Garza | Daily Texan Staff
From covering women’s swimming to being sports editor, senior Stefan Scrafield has worn many hats at The Daily Texan.
I worked alongside Lauren Giudice, who was covering the men’s team, and together we learned what it meant to be a beat writer. I returned in the fall and spent a couple weeks covering women’s golf before I got a call from my editor, Trey Scott: “Wanna cover women’s basketball?” Before I knew it I was in the bowels of the Frank Erwin Center, covering women’s hoops alongside Nick Cremona. Nothing was more entertaining than two hours on press row with Mr. Cremona. I returned to the Texan as a junior and worked with Chris Hummer as his associate sports editor. That fall, Chris and I had the opportunity to work with a phenomenal staff and watch Rick Barnes resurrect his career on the men’s basketball beat. On New Years Eve, I received an email from our managing editor, Shabab Siddiqui, notifying me that I’d been selected as the sports editor for the
spring. And what a spring it would be. I spent the majority of my semester in the infamous Texan basement, fighting with Shabab and associate managing editor Elisabeth Dillon for an extra couple of inches. In the words of Al Pacino, “We claw with our fingernails for that inch.” When I wasn’t in the cellar, I was on the road, driving through the night to see Texas play Kansas at “The Phog” or watch Augie Garrido lead his Longhorns to the brink of the College World Series finals in Omaha, only to lose on an infield single. In my final semester, I’ve had the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream and cover the Longhorn football team. I was also fortunate enough to serve as editor of Double Coverage this fall, and our hard-working staff made it the most rewarding experience of my college career. I’m glad I came to Texas, I’m glad I covered the Longhorns, and I’m glad I brought my jacket. -30-
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No. 6 Texas men’s basketball enters Friday’s matchup against No. 1 Kentucky fresh off its worst offensive performance of the season. The Longhorns shot 30 percent from the field and 18.5 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in their victory over UT-Arlington on Tuesday. For a chance to beat the Wildcats on Friday, those stats will have to improve. “We understand if we [play like that] against Kentucky, we’re going to lose,” senior forward Jonathan Holmes said. Kentucky’s depth is unmatched, as the Wildcats have 10 players who average at least 15.3 minutes per game and seven players who average at least 8 points. They’re experienced, too. After advancing to the NCAA tournament championship game to face Connecticut last season, the Wildcats saw most of their 2013-2014 roster return for this season. The Longhorns and Wildcats match up well, as they are two of the biggest teams in the nation. Two of Kentucky’s better players, junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein and sophomore center Dakari Johnson,
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Senior forward Jonathan Holmes and the Longhorns will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday to face the No. 1 Wildcats.
each measure in at 7 feet. Texas boasts five players of at least 6 feet 8 inches who see regular playing time. “We go against some big guys in practice, so it’s not too much different from what we see every day,” Holmes said. “We’ll be fine going against another team that has some of the same size we have.” Kentucky, however, figures to present some mismatch problems for a Texas team that’s missing its starting point guard. The Wildcats have enjoyed premier guard play this season from sophomore Aaron Harrison, who leads the team in scoring with 10.4 points per game, and standout freshman Devin Booker, who is tied for second on the team with 10.3
points per game. So far this season, the Longhorns have racked up impressive wins over Iowa, California and Connecticut, but Kentucky presents their toughest test yet by far. The Wildcats beat thenNo. 5 Kansas 72-40 on Nov. 18. “What they did against Kansas was impressive,” Holmes said. “They deserve all the credit they’re getting right now.” The Longhorns deserve considerable credit, too. They’ve won six of their seven games by double figures this year. Both teams are 7-0 this season. A strong showing against the nation’s topranked team would go a long way in cementing Texas on the short list of the nation’s elite teams.
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Japanese street fashion hits UT By Estefania de Leon @estefaniadeleon
Kelly Ruiz, costume design graduate student, dresses up once a week in Lolita — a Japanese street fashion. When she wears it out, people in their 20s usually just look at her and keep walking. “What’s fascinating is usually really young children and really old people love it,” Ruiz said. “They have no qualms about coming up to you and telling you how awesome you look.” Lolita fashion generally consists of wearing wigs, Victorian-style dresses, bows and necklaces and is most popular with doll makeup. People who dress in Lolita fashion call themselves Lolitas. The style has been popular in Japan since its believed inception in the 1970s and has had an increasing following in the United States. Ruiz is a part of a group called ATX Lolitas, which hosts gatherings such as an upcoming trip to a tea house in Gruene, Texas, in honor of International Lolita Day on Dec. 6. “It’s an underground subculture fashion,” Ruiz said. “Based on the frills, colors and patterns of Rococo garments with the modesty feel of the
Victorian era. It was a fashion phenomenon that came from something called visual kei, another fashion subgroup in Japan based off music.” ATX Lolitas plans gatherings, such as going out to have bubble tea, as an excuse to dress up in Lolita. Catherine Ramos, a social media coordinator for the ATX Lolitas, said that during gatherings, people get curious and ask what the group members are wearing. “I usually don’t use the word Lolita because of the connotation it has here, and it also really isn’t that descriptive of a word,” Ramos said. “I’ll say we’re part of a Japanese fashion group in town, and if they want to know more about it, then I’ll describe it further.” Ruiz’s friend Kristina Guidry — a greyhound park worker in Mobile, Alabama, and former ATX Lolita member — remembers what Ruiz was wearing the first time they met. “I remember the print perfectly,” Guidry said. “It was Cinderella Bunny from Bodyline, and it was in purple, and she had the pink blouse and everything and I just thought, ‘Oh, that’s so sweet.’ She looked absolutely stunning.” According to Ruiz, the main
Ellyn Snider | Daily Texan Staff
Costume design graduate student Kelly Ruiz dresses in Lolita, a Japanese street style. Ruiz is a part of ATX Lolitas, a group that meets to dress and talk about Japanese fashion.
topic of conversation at the group’s gatherings is what everyone is wearing, to find out what a print is and where it was bought, because few places sell Lolita. When an entire, outfit seamlessly coordinates they refer to it as a “coord.”
“Even if people have the same dress they are always going to accessorize differently or wear a different wig than you, so it’s fun to see,” Ruiz said. “We say, ‘Your coord is really cute,’ if you’re wearing a dress with strawberries and you have a
strawberry hat, strawberry earrings and a strawberry ring.” Ruiz has always wanted to design Lolita fashion. After graduating, she plans on moving to Taiwan and creating a line based off of fairy kei and Lolita.
“I keep doing it because it’s fun,” Ruiz said. “I know Lolitas in their 50s that are still dressing in Lolita. It has nothing to do with age. It has everything to do with the way you see yourself and what you want to wear.”
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Tiff ’s Treats founders recount business origins
JC-Elves sing UT-themed Christmas carol parodies
By Lauren Velez @laurenvelz
During winter break of his sophomore year, UT alumus Leon Chen asked his crush on a date, and she stood him up. Nearly 15 years later, he owns a successful business with his wife — the same girl who didn’t show up. “Tiff stood me up to hang out with her friends,” Leon said. “Afterwards, she felt bad and baked me a batch of cookies from her family’s recipe. I’m not into sweets that much, but I thought, ‘Wow, I love those cookies.’” At the time, Leon was a sophomore marketing student looking to get a job in business. When he and Tiff, who studied advertising,
started dating, he asked her if she would be interested in starting a cookie delivery company with him. Together, they created Tiff ’s Treats. “Two weeks after we got back from winter break, we started working,” Tiff said. “We sent out flyers to dorms and promoted it, but in the first two days we got no calls. We thought it might be a failure, but we got an order the next day.” Leon said that at the time, getting five to 10 orders in one night was both exciting and overwhelming. “We were doing the business out of my Hyde Park apartment,” Leon said. “We were open from 8 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Thursday. We were still col-
lege kids and wanted to go out on the weekends.” For the first three years, they made enough to run the business with little remaining for themselves, according to Leon. Soon, however, 10 orders a night turned into 20, and 20 turned into 40. Since the focus of their business was delivery, they needed to hire delivery drivers, most of whom were UT freshmen and sophomores. Today, the first three drivers they hired 15 years ago work in management at Tiff ’s Treats. “That’s probably my favorite part of it all,” Leon said. “Watching them grow up and go from delivery drivers to really good department leaders is cool.”
Jeff Sartor, the company’s executive vice president of marketing, is one of those original drivers. “My favorite part about working at Tiff ’s is making people happy,” Sartor said. “Whether it is our customers or our employees, I love that we can create smiles and special moments for anyone.” Since starting Tiff ’s Treats in 1999, Tiff and Leon have expanded to 16 stores in four different cities. “We look back on how we used to do things, and we always have a good laugh about how inefficient we were,” Tiff said. “[In college], we were just making it all up on the fly. We have grown so much since we started.”
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Life & Arts diva ready to dance on her own By Lauren L’Amie
Life & Arts editor Lauren L’amie affectionately relates what she has learned and experienced during her time at the Texan.
@LameLAmie
I stumbled upon The Daily Texan by accident. I was a freshman. I saw a flyer pasted on a bulletin board in the art building calling for tryouts, I stumbled into the fluorescent lights and stale air of the basement, and I stumbled upon my new home. The basement is where I found a community of individuals who care immensely about the world around them and our place within it. I have made connections with some of the most driven, curious leaders at UT who seek the truth and work incredibly hard to find it, even if they make mistakes along the way. I used to be afraid of the Texan. I was intimidated each time I entered the basement, very conscious of impressing the people around me. But I’ve realized this place is just a collection of kids who are exactly like me — we were all looking for a place to make mistakes and learn from them. Not only are the people at the Texan creative, they have taught me to use my creativity in a way that I feel is producing real change.
Lauren Ussery Daily Texan Staff
Sarah-Grace and Kelsey taught me the fundamentals of Life & Arts queenship: to write what I believe in and to never let my age undermine my ability. To take ownership of what I do and recognize when I need to ask for help. To flawlessly, unapologetically rock crop tops and nose rings in every situation. To shine. To remember that I will mess up, and it will be OK. Kat and Sarah and Lauren continue to teach me every day that this place is just the beginning. We have watched each other make mistakes — from overflowing the office coffee pot and eating way too many baked
goods to feeling lost and overwhelmed and taking long naps on the decadesold gray couch. Hannah taught me everything else — that I cannot be afraid of hurting anyone’s feelings; I can only be afraid of letting people stand in my way. That there is a Spotify playlist for every month, every mood and every long night spent editing stories that often felt like they wouldn’t get any better. That the best friendships are formed while waiting in line for fancy pastries at 1 a.m., or when you’re crammed into the trunk of a Smart car on the way to cover South By
Southwest. We have learned how to become better journalists, of course. But more importantly we have learned how to tell the stories that matter. To Kat - welcome to the L & A legacy. You have worked so hard to be here, and I can’t think of anyone who possesses your wit, know-how or ability to make people listen. To everyone else still residing in the basement — the people who live there with you are what make this place your home. Learn from each other and keep discovering new things. You are in the best place to begin. -30-
By Amanda Booth @wordswithamanda
After watching an a capella show on campus, business freshman Santiago Rosales and a group of friends came up with UT-themed lyrics to the tune of Christmas carols and wrote them on napkins. What started as a string of jokes developed into the JC-Elves, a Christmas caroling group. Next week, the JC-Elves, who named themselves after a play on words with JCL, will outfit themselves in ugly Christmas sweaters and go caroling on campus. Rosales said the initial group of four has grown to seventeen carolers. “We’re not good at singing, but we really love Christmas carols,” Rosales said. Rosales said the time of the day the Elves carol will depend on the schedules of each group member, though, they plan to sing for about an hour each day of the upcoming week. “I feel like there’s always been groups that carol,” said government freshman Patrick Golden, a founding member of JC-Elves. “But I don’t think they’ve made parodies of songs that make carols relatable to people that don’t celebrate Christmas.” According to Rosales, the only requirement to be in the JC-Elves is to wear a sweater and sing carols. Business freshman Andrew Cordova said that since he is not much of a singer, he will be in charge of taking group pictures and videos. “I want to document people’s reactions to the lyrics
We’re not good at singing, but we really love Christmas carols. —Santiago Rosales, Business freshman
because they’re pretty clever,” Cordova said. Among the carols on the Elves’ seven-song set list are songs such as “Here Comes Charlie Strong” to the tune of “Here Comes Santa Claus” and a Bevo-themed “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Golden said his favorite song is “JCL Sucks” to the tune of “Jingle Bells,” inspired by the food offered at JCL. Rosales said he plans on continuing the JC-Elves throughout his four years at UT. “I would love for it to become a tradition, but, right now, we’re just focusing on it going well this year,” Rosales said. The JC-Elves have already established that they will carol around Jester, Kinsolving and the SAC, and Rosales said they are also considering caroling outside of the PCL and the Tower. “We’re all really big fans of UT sports teams and the school in general,” Rosales said. “We do this because we really love the school. Helping spread a little joy during a really tough time in the year would be very good, not only for other students, but also for ourselves.”
Ethan Oblak | Daily Texan Staff
Business freshman Santiago Rosales and government freshman Patrick Golden helped create JC-Elves, a caroling group.