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Legislators may make textbooks tax exempt

Pointe on Rio announces fifth delay @sam_kett

After five months of temporary housing in Dobie Center and five openingday delays — the latest of which was announced Friday afternoon — the only thing standing between Pointe on Rio leaseholders and move-in day is two incomplete sidewalks.

Friday afternoon, Pointe on Rio managers delayed move-in for the fifth time, promising residents the

building would open no later than Jan. 31. Residents had planned to move into the building Saturday.

In an email sent to leaseholders, management said the fire marshal and building inspector declined to grant Pointe a certificate of occupancy because the building did not meet standards laid out in the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires accessibility to exit pathways. Two of the building’s wheelchairaccessible exit pathways

have not been poured with concrete because of weather delays. Pointe management said leaseholders are allowed to move in as soon as the building is certified.

Move-in was originally slated for Aug. 16, 2014, then pushed back to Oct. 15, Jan. 10, Jan. 17 and Jan. 24. Pointe management attributed those delays to ongoing construction and inspection problems,

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A man walks past ongoing construction at the Pointe on Rio apartment complex Sunday.

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A cappella group blends pop cultures

By Marisa Charpentier @marisacharp21

A pitch pipe echoes through an auditorium. Eleven students dressed in black and gold salwars and kurtas — loose clothing worn in South Asia — sway across the stage as a beatboxer emerges for a solo. Hum A Cappella is about to do what it does best: fusing American pop songs with Bollywood hits.

Hum A Cappella, UT’s only South Asian fusion a cappella group and second oldest a cappella group on campus, placed first at the national Anahat A Cappella competition in November. The students competed against eight other South Asian groups from colleges across the nation. For economics sophomore Ruchir Elhence, the group’s financial director, musical mashups were key to Hum A Cappella’s success.

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Members of Hum A Cappella, a South Asian fusion a cappella group, practice a pre-performance ritual during a rehearsal Jan. 19. The group plans to host an a cappella event called Riyaaz on campus Feb. 14.

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In a continued effort to prioritize higher education in this year’s legislative session, a group of six legislators are working to provide a tax exemption on certain textbooks.

Rep. Mary González (D-El Paso), Rep. Ana Hernandez (DHouston), Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville), Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) and Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), individually filed bills that would offer part-time or full-time students at accredited public or private universities a tax exemption on textbooks each semester.

If passed, each of the bills would set a time period during which students could purchase textbooks tax-free.

“As we discuss curving tuition cost and financial aid opportunities, it was important for us to look at the spiking cost in textbook costs that students have to purchase each year,” Hernandez said.

Canales, Hernandez and Schwertner’s bills set aside a week-long exemption period at the start of each semester.

Zaffirini’s bill set aside 10 days, Lucio’s set aside one month and González’s set no time limit on the tax exemption.

Michael Kiely, course materials director at University Co-op, said the first week of the semester is typically the busiest for textbook sales and said the store would support sales tax exemptions.

“I’m not entirely sure what

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Med school dean calls for health care reforms

By Sarah Alerasoul

Clay Johnston spoke at the AT&T Conference Center Friday about building a new health care “ecosystem.”

Dr. Johnston is the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School and will begin his tenure March 1.

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Lawmakers file bills to aid student voters

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Four Texas lawmakers are making voter turnout among college students a priority by proposing bills that would make university-issued ID cards an acceptable form of voter ID. The bills, filed in both the

House and Senate by Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg), Rep. Celia Israel (D-Austin), Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) and Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin), would allow students to present a universityissued photo ID as a valid form of voter ID.

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Clay Johnston, dean of the Dell Medical School, called for a health care revolution in a speech Friday at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center.

Johnston said he hoped to build a new health care “ecosystem” by shifting the industry’s focus to developing innovations in education and information processing. He said the health care industry should adopt the Lean Startup model, a plan that emphasizes preventative health care measures.

“We need experts in health care redesign and people who understand population health,” Johnston said “We can be much more influential by coordinating not just with the physician community, but with the broader community to get it to move forward.”

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Johnston said the health care system is outdated, with discrepancies between modern technology and the technology used in the health care field.

“Health care accounts for 18 percent of the U.S. economy, and, yet, it’s powered by technology that’s really 50 years old,” Johnston said.

The McCombs Healthcare Initiative sponsored the event. Edward Anderson, director of the Initiative and professor at the McCombs School of Business, said Johnston’s vision of coordinating health care with the community could lead to a technology boom in Austin similar to that of the 1960s.

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“We have the potential for doing, here in Austin, what was done back in the late ‘60s with high-tech manufacturing,” Johnston said. “It did great things for Austin and put Austin on the map. I think we’ve got a good shot, particularly with this man and this

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Watson said his bill, if passed, would make voting more convenient for students.

“Those in control of the Capitol have created unnecessary burdens for folks who don’t already have an acceptable form of ID to vote,” Watson said in an email to the Texan. “This is an easy way to begin removing those burdens.”

In May, Student Government sent a formal letter in support of student IDs as a valid form of voter ID to the UT System Board of Regents. The System approved the letter as a legislative priority for the University. Chris Jordan, SG chief of staff, authored the letter and said he is excited to see support for this initiative in the legislature.

“We’re not the first ones to say this is an issue,” Jordan said. “But we’re just glad to get the conversation started.”

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Texas is one of seven states that requires voters to present photo IDs before casting a ballot. Other states request ID but do not require it, and 20 states do not require any ID. Under the current voter ID law, there are seven acceptable forms of voter ID in Texas, including a Texas driver’s license and a concealed handgun license.

Canales said most states that require voter ID also allow student IDs as a form of voter identification.

“Basically, this would be pushing conformity with the other voter ID states,” Canales said.

Israel said expanding voter ID to include student IDs is a secure and efficient way to increase voter turnout

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although they have declined to provide comments beyond the emails sent to leaseholders.

Since August, wouldbe Pointe on Rio residents have been living rent-free in Dobie Center. Pointe management said temporary housing in Dobie has been extended, and leaseholders who have made rent payments will be refunded from the previous move-in date, Jan. 10, until the actual move-in day.

Public health junior Oscar Gonzalez, a Pointe

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continues from page 1 the impact of a sales tax exemption would have on textbook sales, but I can’t help but think it would be a positive thing for the consumer,” Kiely said in an email to The Daily Texan. “This is an initiative that would help lower the cost of course materials for students at UT, and the Co-op would be in favor of that.”

Canales said he hopes the bill will help more students afford day-to-day expenses while attending college.

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Those in control of the Capitol have created unnecessary burdens for folks who don’t already have an acceptable form of ID to vote.

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among college students.

“Those who suggest that this is another opportunity for fraud are incorrect,” Israel said. “All the information that we give to the county is double checked, and there has to be a reassurance there, as we move through this process, that this is simply about creating more opportunities to vote.”

History senior Max Patterson, director of SG’s Hook the Vote agency, said the use of student IDs as voter IDs would make voting easier for out-of-state students.

“For out-of-state students, if they don’t get an

election ID certificate or aren’t in the process of getting a new drivers license, they have to use their passport, which can be difficult if they don’t already have their passport at UT,” Patterson said.

Canales said he hopes the ability to use universityissued IDs as voter IDs will encourage college students to vote regularly.

“I think that if we do make it readily accessible through their student ID, we definitely are not exasperating the problem,” Canales said.

“We are actually creating more avenues for collegeage students to vote.”

leaseholder, said the Pointe management’s handling of the delays has caused him to reconsider renewing his lease for next school year.

“In terms of customer service, if it continues to be as horrible as it has been in the past, I would definitely sign somewhere else,” Gonzalez said.

Tori Smith, social work senior and leaseholder, said she does not fault Pointe management for weather-related delays but thinks managers should have made move-in preparations sooner.

“I’ve been really frustrated because … [manage-

ment] never notified anyone before the day they’re supposed to move,” Smith said. “Parents bring furniture and come up here and then have to leave. The office is blaming it on the City of Austin when it should have been done seven months ago.”

In Friday’s email, Pointe managers said they would communicate any new information to leaseholders as soon as it is received.

“We are working very hard to do anything and everything we can to make the transition into the building as smooth as possible,” Pointe management said.

est equalizer, so, essentially, what these bills do is they make education more affordable,” Canales said.

Schwertner said passing a textbook tax exemption bill is “the least we can do” to aid students who are struggling financially.

“The fact is, the cost of higher education is rising faster than Texas families can … keep up,” Schwertner said. “The price of tuition, fees and textbooks have all risen dramatically over the last decade, and, collectively, they are turning the dream of a college education into a nightmare for more and more

Texas students.”

Since 1999, similar bills have been filed in the State House of Representatives and Senate but failed to pass, with the last bill filed in the 83rd legislative session. Zaffirini said the bill failed because of concerns over revenue loss.

Zaffirini said her most recent bill will only apply to students eligible for financial aid — a factor she thinks will lessen the bill’s financial impact on the state and increase its chances of passing.

“In the past, we have heard opposition from certain municipalities that rely on sales

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team, for making that happen again here in health care.”

Ahmed Riaz, creative director at Frog Design Inc., said Johnston had a positive message that applied to a variety of Austin professionals, including those outside the health care industry.

“He’s in a position to actually change things in the medical world and has a plan to create a system that involves the community,” Riaz said. “It really engaged Austin as a community and the society at large.”

Johnston, who begins his tenure at the Dell Medical School on March 1, encouraged future medical students to facilitate health care innovation.

“We want the medical schools here to enable the entire community to start thinking about being partners, envisioning better solutions and moving health forward,” Johnston said.

“One of the best places to start that is here on campus.”

TIMELINE: POINTE ON RIO August 16: Pointe on Rio slated to open.

July 24: Pointe delays movein to Oct. 15 because of ongoing construction.

January 7: Pointe delays move-in to Jan. 17, citing “longer than anticipated delays with the City''s inspections.”

January 14: Pointe pushes move-in to Jan. 24 because of ''inability to get sidewalks/ drives poured."

January 23: Pointe delays move-in to Jan. 31, again because of an inability to pour sidewalks. tax revenue from textbook sales,” Zaffirini said. “We are hopeful that they will be more amenable to this session’s revised legislation.”

Hernandez said she thinks lowering the cost of higher education is an opportunity for Republican and Democrat lawmakers to work together.

“There are so many issues we can work on in a bipartisan fashion,” Hernandez said. “I think this is one of them. We are interested in helping our college students not graduate with so much debt and making education more accessible to everyone.”

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Cuts to the College of Fine Arts Write for the Texan to uphold a are part of a damaging trend tradition going back 115 years

Due to University-mandated budget cuts and a deficit within the College of Fine Arts, the school has been forced in the previous months to freeze admissions to some of its popular degree programs. The University’s musical theatre, music business and musical recording technology programs are among those affected.

While this won’t affect students already in the programs, it will leave them inaccessible to future generations. The cuts have also eliminated ceramics and metal-working studios. In a city as arts-driven as Austin, the local community college shouldn’t be the only institution still admitting to music business and recording technology programs.

In an interview with the Texan in December, Fine Arts Dean Douglas Dempster noted that the freezing of the music business and recording technology programs was an unfortunate step toward a planned Center for Arts and Entertainment Technologies. The center would offer a Bachelor of Arts and would include offerings in gaming, digital arts, art management and more. But Dempster is worried that further budget cuts and restrictions this year could result in eliminations of more facilities and programs.

And rightly so. The hedging of fine arts programs as a result of budget restrictions is nothing new. When it comes down to it, degree programs in the arts are among the first to get slashed when funds are tight. But universities shouldn’t be so quick to axe arts programs. Even in times of fiscal austerity, universities should still fight to preserve programs in the fine arts.

The positive benefits of the fine arts are undisputed. As a 2012 study funded by the National Endowment for the Arts found, at-risk high school students with no art credits were five times less likely to graduate from high school than their fellow students with art credits. While this doesn’t apply directly to a university setting, it is clear that the arts foster a positive outlook on education by means of selfexpression and interaction with a final product.

So then it’s incredibly short-sighted that the only college music business and recording programs in the “live music capital of the world” are

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at ACC, which only offers associate’s degrees.

There’s something to be said when a college in a city with SXSW, ACL and many businesses dealing with entertainment is forced to shut down its degrees marketable to this industry.

With the changing job market, most universities, UT included, have put a new emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math at the expense of fine arts programs. The overwhelming demand for STEM graduates overshadows the importance of the arts in the eyes of education officials. The world today needs scientists and engineers, but a greater emphasis must be placed on giving students as many options as possible to pursue their passions.

The University of Texas cannot be a STEM degree factory. Due to budget cuts, the College of Fine Arts has been forced to freeze popular programs with fears of not having the means to reinstate them in the future. The college is attempting to move forward by means of upgrading facilities and degree offerings, but cannot do so when they are struggling to stay afloat as it is.

The University needs to start taking its fine arts programs more seriously.

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You’ll choose your topic so you can find what’s important to you, and you’ll have a space to show the rest of the 40 Acres why your issue of choice should be important to all of us, too. As wide-ranging as your column’s impact can be, the words will be yours to show off, now and

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Tuition increases must have limits

Falling oil prices could affect future college tuition rates

By Chuck Matula

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Oil is in a slump and, on its face, that’s a good thing for you and me. Low gas prices mean embracing the fuel extravagances of yesteryear, like leaving your car idling in the parking all night so it’s warm when you drive to class in the morning, or playfully splashing your friends with gasoline at the pump in front of the 7-11.

However, there are two sides to every coin, and low prices on crude oil could mean problems for the upcoming state budget with very real implications for UT. Oil and gas are a huge component of the Texas economy. Although the oil and gas sector accounts for less than 3 percent of Texas jobs, it drives around 11 percent of our economic output. The last major oil bust in the late 1980s demonstrated the devastating effect of cratering commodities on the broader economy when over 700 banks and thrifts failed, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although it’s unlikely we’ll see a repeat of that disaster, many of the same macroeconomic forces behind the bust are at play now. Expansion of oil exploration in West Texas and North Dakota’s Bakken formation have increased domestic supply while internationally a weakened OPEC has done little to reduce production lest they sacrifice their own market share. Abroad, tempered global growth and increased fuel efficiency has decreased demand. All of these factors converge to create the low prices that we see today and are creating a headache for not only oil companies, but also the state legislators who rely heavily on energy price projections to write their budget.

The unfortunate elected official whose most impactful decision will be guessing what oil prices will be over a particularly volatile peri-

Expansion of oil exploration in West Texas and North Dakota’s Bakken formation have increased domestic supply while internationally a weakened OPEC has done little to reduce production...

od is Glenn Hegar, our newly sworn-in comptroller. His office’s Biennial Revenue Estimate has to include a baseline guess of how much money will be available to the state for spending over the next legislative period. Although a barrel of West Texas intermediate crude oil has plummeted from over $100 in May to less than $50 as of this writing, Hegar has projected prices to rise back up to between $65 and $70 on average over the biennium. This means reduced state revenue in the form of taxes on energy and the firms that produce it. This isn’t to say that Texas is expected to economically stagnate in coming years. The Dallas Fed recently predicted that the state economy will continue to grow by 2 to 2.5 percent, less than in recent years and not quite high enough to continue heralding the “Texas miracle.”

If state legislators decide to reduce higher education funding, this could lead to a bigger tuition bill for students, just as happened in the 2012-2013 biennium when former Comptroller Susan Combs underestimated revenue. In addition to relying on state revenue to pay for the portion of the higher education budget covered by the Legislature, the state’s Permanent University Fund is an endowment contributing to the support of schools in the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University System, as provided by the state’s 1876 Constitution. The fund’s assets include billions in financial assets as well as 2.1 million acres of land (and mineral rights) located primarily in West Texas.

Falling oil prices and decreasing returns from the West Texas oil wells could squeeze the System as well as other areas of state government that rely on expensive black gold. Some politicians are already having to cope with the reality that low oil prices mean under-delivering on the important tax-cutting promises that won them their seats. Incoming Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick had been cheering on the campaign trail that school property tax cuts could be made a reality, but massive moves like that would require much more money this session to be feasible.

Like real relationships, our relationship as students with low gas prices is complicated.

Any benefit we get at the pump also has very real implications about how much we have to pay for school. Maybe the Board of Regents will decide in the future that tuition will go up again.

In the meantime take advantage of the good prices and finally take that road trip to Marfa you’ve been putting off for so long.

Matula is a finance senior from Austin.

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By Daniel Hung

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Tuition rates at public universities in Texas are too high. Since the Texas Legislature deregulated tuition in 2003, the average tuition rate more than doubled in just 10 years from $1,934 to $3,951 per semester. This cost hit students hard, with the average student borrower in Texas now graduating with over $24,000 in debt, while over 40 percent of recent graduates make $25,000 a year or less.

Our public universities should be affordable, so that it is not out of reach for those who need higher education the most. Our future students should not have to pay double or triple what we are paying now. Our Legislature made a mistake in 2003, but now, it’s time to fix it.

State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, has filed Senate Bill 233 for the 2015 legislative session, which would limit tuition increases to the rate of inflation. In 2014, when former Gov. Rick Perry encouraged the Board of Regents to deny UT Austin’s proposed tuition increase, administrators at UT balked saying that they need tuition to at least keep up with inflation, or they would have to let people go. I think a good compromise would be to limit tuition increases to the rate of inflation.

Without this bill or oversight by the Board of Regents, average tuition at UT may double from $5,000 to nearly $10,000 a semester in 10 years if tuition grew at an average annual rate of 7 percent as it did from 2003-2013.

Whereas with this bill, tuition of $5,000 a semester would only rise to slightly more than $6,000 (assuming an average inflation rate of 2 percent for the next 10 years). To put it into perspective, if tuition grew as fast as it has the last 10 years, a freshman who pays $5,000 a semester in tuition would pay $6,125 a semester

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by senior year (increase of 7 percent a year). In comparison, under this bill, a freshman would only have to pay $5,306.04 a semester as a senior (assuming inflation rate of 2 percent).

Some may argue that we don’t need this bill since the Board of Regents denied tuition increase for in-state students last year, but the Board of Regents consistently allowed tuition increases from 2003-2013. The Board of Regents is not held accountable like state legislators. If your state legislator voted to increase your tuition, you can vote him or her out of office, which isn’t an option when the Board of Regents votes to increase your tuition. This bill will prevent the Board of Regents from allowing tuition to double, as it did from 2003-2013.

The UT System does not need increases in tuition above the rate of inflation. We are the third richest University system in the United States after Harvard and Yale, with over $20 billion dollars in endowment. UT Austin itself recently raised more than $3 billion from “the campaign for Texas.” All this is a lot of money.

If our nearly 40,000 undergrads paid $10,000 in tuition a year that would only come out to $400 million. And a tuition increase of 7 percent only comes out to $28 million for undergrads. In looking at the big picture, raising tuition by more than the rate of inflation doesn’t help UT as much as it hurts students that may not be able to afford the increase or have to take on additional student loans.

The current tuition rate is already too high.

Students are already graduating with too much debt, so we cannot allow tuition to increase as it has in the past. We have to prevent the past from repeating itself by giving current and future students the opportunity to have an affordable education. This bill will protect the students financially and make sure that those who need higher education the most can afford it.

Hung is a first-year law student from Brownsville.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Horns look to weather storm

By Peter Sblendorio

Junior center Prince Ibeh tries to defend a driving Kansas guard during Saturday’s contest. Kansas assisted on 13 of 27 made field goals in its win over Texas.

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It was loud at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday — really loud.

Music blasted at every break.

Balloons fell from the ceiling and Texas’ mascot, Hook ’em, rappelled from the rafters right before tip-off. Fans erupted as Texas scored the first three baskets of the day.

By the end of the game, though, the Kansas side was making all the noise with a 75–62 win over the Longhorns.

And now, with two home losses in conference play, No. 17 Texas’ dreams of a Big 12 title are already in serious jeopardy. Because of the loss, Texas dropped to 3-3 in conference play, good for just fifth place in the Big 12. The Longhorns now sit two games behind conference-leader Kansas, and they’ll need to be close to perfect down the stretch for a chance at the regular-season title.

“At this point, we have to take it one game at a time,” senior forward Jonathan Holmes said. “You can’t really look at the big picture. If we take one game at a time, I think everything will take care of itself.”

It doesn’t get any easier for Texas, as it travels to Ames, Iowa, to play Iowa State on Monday night. The Cyclones

No. 17 Texas fell 75–62 against No. 11 Kansas on Saturday — the team’s second home loss in the first half of conference play. This defeat puts the Longhorns at 3-3 in Big 12 play before their upcoming trip to Ames, Iowa, to take on No. 9 Iowa State on Monday.

Here are a few notes from Saturday’s loss: Isaiah Taylor has returned Since suffering a broken left wrist, sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor hasn’t looked like the player who was torching teams as a freshman last year — at least not until Saturday. Taylor finished the night with 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting. He fearlessly attacked the rim and, from the beginning, looked in control of the game. He also added five rebounds, while committing just one turnover.

Texas’ poor shooting It’s hard to win games when the team can’t shoot, and that’s what Texas head coach Rick Barnes had to work with Saturday. Texas finished just 3-of18 from deep, and that’s not even counting the number of long two-point jump shots that couldn’t find the bottom. Junior guard Javan Felix, one of the Longhorns’ better

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are 10–0 at home and handed the Jayhawks their only Big 12 loss of the season last week.

Led by junior forward Georges Niang, Iowa sits two places above the Longhorns in the conference, having won four of its first five Big 12 matchups.

Texas struggled a lot down the stretch in its loss to Kansas — something it can’t afford to do against Iowa State. The Longhorns settled for outside jump shots instead of driving the ball inside and taking

advantage of its size. The Jayhawk guards, however, had little trouble navigating the Texas defense and getting into the paint late in the second half, leading Kansas to convert seven dunks/layups in the final 10:04 of game.

“Our guard play’s got to get better,” said Texas head coach Rick Barnes. “It’s plain and simple. We’ve got to get better guard play.”

Sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor, on the other

hand, played well for Texas on Saturday and is expected to produce Monday. Taylor led all scorers with 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting, as opposed to junior guard Javan Felix, who was scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting, and junior guard Demarcus Holland, who tallied just 6 points.

In addition to Texas’ shooting struggles, the Longhorns abandoned their inside game late. Texas stopped feeding the ball inside to junior center

Cam Ridley and the rest of the big men, a game plan the team featured heavily in their last two games. Relying on the outside game proved to be unsuccessful for the Longhorns, who connected on just 3-of-18 three-pointers in the game — and 1-of-8 in the second half.

“We’ve played enough games now that we should understand what our identity is,” Barnes said. “We better play that from the very beginning, and we didn’t.”

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shooters, shot 0-of-6 from the field. Sharp-shooting recruits Kerwin Roach and Eric Davis can’t hit the 40 Acres soon enough for Texas fans.

No help from the bench At the beginning of the season, Barnes’ team looked like one of his deepest yet. On Saturday, the bench had 8 points — all from freshman forward Myles Turner. Felix had zero.

Sophomore guard Kendal Yancy had zero. Junior center Prince Ibeh had zero. Kansas, on the other hand, had 31 bench points.

“We were a deep team today,” Kansas head coach Bill Self said. “Eight guys that really contributed.”

Barnes couldn’t say the same.

Kansas’ ball security While totaling 13 assists, Kansas committed a surprisingly low three turnovers — more impressively, the Jayhawks didn’t have any in the second half.

“Our offensive efficiency was the best it’s been all year,” Self said.

Texas didn’t turn the ball over much either — just nine times — but the Jayhawks didn’t need to rely on Texas turnovers to get points on the other end. They were working the defense with the pass and using the middle of the paint

Sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor, who has averaged 11.5 points per game since returning from injury, had his best game Saturday with 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting.

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to get where they wanted.

Feed the bigs “I’m disappointed in the fact we settled for so many jump shots,” Barnes said.

And that pretty much sums up his frustration with Texas’ inability to feed the post. It took seven minutes for Texas to even get a touch to a big man down low, which is what it should be doing all game long. Junior center Cam Ridley ended with just four shot attempts. For the Longhorns to beat high-quality opponents, they need to get the ball down low, and Taylor knows it.

“We got to do a better job of feeding the post,” Taylor said.

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No. 22 Texas routed DePaul, 4–3, to make it to the championship game against No. 12 Vanderbilt at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. But the Longhorns couldn’t pull off the victory, falling, 5–0, to the Commodores this weekend.

In its first match of the season, Texas women’s tennis took an early 2–0 lead over DePaul after doubles, but the Blue Demons rallied back, closing the gap to 2–1 during fifth singles. Freshman Ryann Foster defeated DePaul junior Ana Vladutu (3–6, 7–5, 6–1) to take a 3-1 lead, before the Blue Demons evened out the match in the third and fourth singles. With Texas tied going into the last match, freshman Danielle Wagland defeated DePaul senior Rebeca Mitrea (6–7, 6–1, 6–2), safely securing the Longhorns’ victory.

Vanderbilt sophomore Sydney Campbell defeated

kept telling him, ‘You’re tougher, you’re tougher.

Just keep going and keep competing,’ and that’s what he did. And to win decisively in the third set like that, after the first two were so close, shows his determination.”

Texas will return to action Saturday against Southern Methodist University in Dallas as a part of the ITA Kick-Off event.

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Texas loses another recruit.

Earning a bid to the ITA National Indoor Championships, the men’s tennis team improved its record to 4-0 and won its 20th consecutive home opener Sunday.

The Longhorns started off slowly — losing two of their three doubles matches — but they were able to cruise to a 4–1 win against No. 49 Minnesota on Saturday. Texas picked up two singles wins over ranked opponents and an upset when junior Nick Naumann defeated No. 117 freshman Felix Corwin 6–2, 6–4.

The doubles struggles continued Sunday, as No. 34 Florida State earned the doubles point, creating an early 0-1 deficit.

Freshman John Mee earned Texas its first point after defeating Florida freshman Terrance White-

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A pair of wins from seniors Søren Hess-Olesen and Adrien Berkowicz gave the Longhorns their first lead at 3–2, but the Seminoles evened the score when Florida junior Michael Rinaldi defeated senior Lloyd Glasspool, 7–5, 6–4.

With a bid to the ITA National Indoor Championships on the line, Naumann battled back from a set down and defeated Florida senior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 securing a 4–3 win for the Longhorns.

“Nick has just been a warrior for us,” head coach Michael Center. “I just

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junior Breaunna Addison (6–2, 6–2), the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, helping the Commodores sweep the Longhorns.

Vanderbilt now advances to the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship hosted by the University of Virginia early next month.

Texas hosts Rice at 1 p.m. next Saturday at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center in Austin.

Four-star quarterback Zach Gentry announced Saturday he has decommitted from Texas and decided to play at Michigan.

Gentry, listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 230 pounds, is ranked as the No. 4 prostyle quarterback in the nation according to Rivals. com. Gentry, one of Charlie Strong’s prized recruits for 2015, has now become one of Jim Harbaugh’s key commitments.

In his junior year at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gentry completed more than 55 percent of his passes, while throwing for 1,587 yards and nine touchdowns in just nine games.

Gentry’s decommitment marks the second time a Texas recruit has flipped commitments in as many weeks. Four-star defensive back Tim Irvin changed his commitment from Texas to Auburn on Jan. 18.

With this latest loss, the Longhorns now have 23 commits in their 2015 class.

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Undocumented students discuss Dream Act

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Liliam Aviles, Pamela Morales and Yesenia Mondragon are all undocumented UT students that rely on HB1403. House Bill 1403 allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition prices instead of the higher out-ofstate prices.

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One day after the start of the 84th Texas Legislative Session, lawmakers and students from across Texas gathered to rally in support of the Texas Dream Act. The 14-year-old bill allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at any public university in Texas if the students have lived in the state for three years before graduating high school. Now that Gov. Greg Abbott is in office, some students and legislators say they fear the Dream Act is in danger.

On the campaign trail, Abbott said he would not dissuade the legislature if it chooses to repeal the act.

Rhetoric and writing freshman Liliam Aviles, an undocumented student, made it clear she believes the Texas Dream Act is a misleading name; she prefers to refer to it by its legislative title, HB1403.

“The Dream Act doesn’t exist,” Aviles said. “The act would be a path to citizenship, and that’s not true with HB1403.

The term ‘Dream Act’ is understood as something bigger.”

Aviles said the state’s Dream Act is often confused with the federal DREAM Act, an entirely different national bill that was introduced in 2001 but never implemented. The federal act would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youths who arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16 and have completed at least two years in the

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military or a four-year college.

Republicans such as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have threatened the Texas Dream Act several times since it was first implemented in 2001. Patrick, who believes the act gives an unfair advantage to undocumented students when applying to college, made its repeal a staple of his campaign platform. Biology freshman Pamela Morales, who is undocumented, said she believes that argument does not hold weight.

“Some people like to say that we’re just here because of

the bill,” Morales said. “That it’s incentive for people to come here. That isn’t true. We were raised as Texas residents.

We got the grades. We did the work. I feel like I need to fight to prove that. I’m here because I want to work; I want to contribute to society.”

HB1403 opened doors for undocumented students by lessening their financial burden. Without in-state tuition rates, tuition for undocumented students would have nearly quadrupled. Business freshman Yesenia Mondragon,

who is also undocumented, said she supports the bill but acknowledges its limitations.

Mondragon said she first encountered those limitations when applying to college.

“I actually wanted to go out of state,” Mondragon said. “I wanted to learn more about other people, get a different perspective on things, but, because of my situation, I couldn’t qualify for scholarships or federal grants.”

Mondragon said her undocumented status did not severely limit her experiences

until she entered high school.

“I feel like being undocumented as a kid doesn’t really affect you,” Morales said. “It isn’t really something your parents discuss with you, but, when other friends or classmates start getting their driver’s licenses or looking at different colleges, it really starts to hit you.”

Although their undocumented status occasionally presents these three girls with challenges, they said the sacrifices their parents made motivate them. Another source of motivation for Aviles was

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“At Anahat, you want to show diversity, so you want to show Hindi as well as English,” Elhence said.

This semester, the group is focused on promoting its fourth album, “Humsafar.”

Released in December, the album is available on both Spotify and iTunes.

“Humsafar” is a Hindi term that means “journey” and “companionship.” The group fused songs from all different genres, such as pop, indie, hip hop and rap, with Bollywood songs. With mashups of American songs such as “Love the Way You Lie” and Bollywood songs such as “Guzaarish,” management information systems senior Aneesha Mayekar — Hum A Cappella’s captain — believes the album reflects the group’s musical evolution.

Hindi a cappella groups first began in the U.S. in 1996 with the creation of Penn Masala — the South Asian a cappella group at the University of Pennsylvania.

Several other groups have sprouted up over the years, but Hum A Cappella, which

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Spice up simple dishes with flavorful dried herbs, spices

By Elisabeth Dillon @thedailytexan

Adding spices to a dish is the equivalent of a professor giving students extra credit just for showing up to class: It requires little-to-no effort and makes everything better.

Before stocking up and maintaining a spice collection, there are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind. Spices should be stored in airtight containers in dark, cool places and tossed out when their scent disappears — about a year at max for most dried herbs and spices. With the exception of pre-made spice blends, which are perfect for the beginner cook, avoid buying jars of individual spices.

Golden Za’atar Roasted Vegetables with Quinoa Ingredients: - 1 large butternut squash - 3 medium carrots - 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed - 2 small golden beets - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil - 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt - 1/4 teaspoon pepper -1 heaping teaspoon za’atar - 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil - 3 cloves garlic, minced -1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed - 2 cups water

Buying in bulk is economical because it makes it easier to pick an exact amount.

Whole Foods, Central Market and H-E-B all have bulk spice sections where plastic bags are filled and weighed before purchase.

When cooking, keep in mind that fresh herbs will pack more of a punch than dried herbs. Fresh herbs, like most produce, aren’t always in season, and that makes their dried counterparts more useful. For both dried herbs and dried spices, you’ll only ever be operating on the teaspoon scale.

Even dishes that require minimal effort, such as dips and sauces, can be elevated by simple seasoning tricks.

Directions: - Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel and de-seed the butternut squash, then cut into cubes. Slice carrots into rounds, then peel the beets and cube.

- Place all vegetables onto a large sheet pan, and add olive oil on top. Using your hands, toss the vegetables in the olive oil to coat thoroughly. Spread vegetables into an even layer on the pan, then sprinkle salt, pepper and za’atar over top.

- Place in the oven, and bake for about 45 minutes, tossing halfway through

Simmering brings out the spices’ flavors more than garnishing the dish immediately before serving, so it’s crucial to stir in bay leaves or cumin near the beginning of the cooking process for dishes such as lentil and stews.

For the most boring of dishes — roasted vegetables, for instance — spice blends are a perfect, easy fix to really bring out flavor. One such magical and efficient spice blend is za’atar.

Za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice blend that has a base of sumac and sesame seeds, can transport you out of West Campus during your dining experience and make the most simple dishes into something everyone can enjoy.

with a spatula, until golden.

- Meanwhile, heat olive oil, garlic and quinoa in a medium saucepan over medium heat for about two minutes to get toasty. Add water, and let come to a boil.

Immediately reduce heat to low, and cover saucepan.

- Let cook 15 minutes, then turn off heat and let sit for 15 more minutes with the cover remaining on.

- Remove vegetables from oven. Portion and place quinoa in the bottom of 4 bowls (add optional green onions for garnish), and then portion out vegetables on top.

Serve and enjoy.

a college preparatory class.

Beyond encouraging her to improve organizational and academic skills, the program inspired Aviles to continue her education.

“That class encouraged me to overcome the circumstances that set me apart,” Aviles said.

“I started to realize I had options, which is something my parents didn’t have. They didn’t have the chance to do what I’m doing, so, for me, my situation isn’t an excuse. It’s a chance to do something my parents couldn’t.”

began in 2001, was the first group in Texas. Spring semester tryouts for female singers and beatboxers will take place Monday and Tuesday.

The name “Hum” means “us” in Hindi. Pranav Bhamidipati, external director and biology and Plan II sophomore, said the group allowed him to find a community outside of classes.

“When we’re backstage, we’re joking around with each other and taking pictures. We’re enthusiastic and have a really good dynamic,” Bhamidipati said.

Nishant Gupta, musical director and chemical engineering and computer science junior, said Hum A Cappella quickly became a source for friendship and support after he joined freshman year.

“It’s great to be able to share something that we are all passionate about and relate to one another through music,” Gupta said.

Over the years, the group has performed at weddings around Dallas and Houston and at showcases on campus such as Texas Review

and Jhalak. Members also sang at a Be the Change rally and at benefit shows for groups such as China Care Foundation. On Feb. 14, the group is hosting an event on campus called Riyaaz, where South Asian a cappella groups from colleges across Texas will show off their work.

Bhamidipati said that the best part about performing is the excitement the audience provides — when Hum A Capella practices three times a week, the energy level can’t compare, he said.

“A big part of our performance is reacting to the crowd and picking up their energy,” Bhamidipati said.

While some members have prior performance experience, other members of Hum A Cappaella are singing on stage for the first time. Mayekar said being a part of a performance is always the most satisfying part.

“The most rewarding thing is performing and being able to share what you sing and what you made to a big audience,” Mayekar said.

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