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Parking permit costs to increase By Josh Willis @joshwillis35
UT will begin charging more for each parking permits across the board starting Sept. 1, in line with a report from the UT Parking Strategies Committee. The increases will apply each year for at least the next five years. Under the new plan, commuter student and surface staff permits will increase in cost by an average of $6 per year. Most resident garage permits and
commuter garage permits will increase an average of $23 each year. Faculty permits will see an average increase between $10 and $33 each year, and administrative permits increasing an average of $64 per year. The committee opted to adjust each permit separately, fearing that an equal increase to all the permits would make some options unaffordable. “Across-the-board increases place a larger burden on lowcost permits and, as such, potentially on those in the university community least able
to afford such increases,” the report said. Gerald Harkins, associate vice president for Campus Safety and Security, said the report focused on ways the parking permit fee system could be priced closer to market rates of universities similar in size to UT. The permit rates at UT are considerably low compared to other universities of similar size around the state. For a student surface lot permit, UT-San Antonio, Texas Tech and Texas A&M charge $145
and higher, whereas the current surface lot permit at UTAustin is $120. According to the report, the staff at UT-San Antonio, Texas Tech and Texas A&M can purchase permits starting at $335, $236 and $356, respectively. The lowest staff permit at UTAustin starts at $142. The goal of increasing parking permit fees is to better cover the cost of the Parking and Transportation Service. Since PTS is an auxiliary department of the University, only money from permit fees, garage fees
and citations fund the cost. Tom Brown, government junior and member of the Parking Strategies Committee, said the increased funding for PTS is necessary for the services they provide the University. “Parking and Transportation does more for our campus than meets the eye,” Brown said. “PTS provides funds for campus safety and security, which houses the Emergency Preparedness Department, Environmental Health &
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APD, UTPD target crime on the Drag By Wynne Davis @wynneellyn
Officers from both UTPD and the Austin Police Department started a more focused initiative to minimize crime homeless people commit on Guadalupe Street. APD officer Darrell Grayson said the main area of focus is a 10-block stretch from Martin Luther King Boulevard to 29th Street. Grayson said officers have seen a larger congregation of the community’s homeless population around the artists’ market on 23rd Street. Many of those individuals receive services from the surrounding churches, as well as food from some of the businesses, according to Grayson. The two police forces
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UTPD officer Jorge Cuellar patrols the 23rd Street Artists’ Market area as part of a new initiative to safen the streets for students. UTPD officers will more frequently patrol West Campus as part of this initiative.
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UT, A&M urge more state funds for research By Eleanor Dearman @ellydearman
UT and Texas A&M set aside a long-standing rivalry and worked together on the seventh Orange & Maroon Legislative Day to advocate for the schools’ common legislative priorities, such as state funding for research. UT and A&M students and alumni met with state legislators at the Capitol on Wednesday to discuss education and research needs. The institutions’ priorities are restoring state higher education budget cuts, building research centers and supporting tier-one research. A constant theme throughout the discussions was stabilizing, or possibly decreasing, tuition costs without compromising current research and education standard. Student Government President Kori Rady attended the event and said he was glad to be working with A&M students to set goals for the 84th legislative session. “I think we are all in tune with what is really important, which is getting our education at our institutions and others in higher ed funded at the right level and the level that keeps them at their high standing and competitive — not only in Texas but nationally,” Rady said. Mark Hussey, interim president of Texas A&M, said funding for higher education has a large effect on the state. “Texas A&M and the University of Texas make a difference in our state, and
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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering invented the world’s thinnest silicon transistors, which use less energy, generate less heat and pave the way for longer battery life and lighter electronics. Silicon transistors are used in electronic devices and allow or block electricity to operate like valves. Deji Akinwande, electrical and computer engineering assistant professor, supervised the silicon transistor research team, which worked in collaboration with the Italian Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems. The team arranged the honeycomb structure — after coating it with a layer of alumina, a compound composed of aluminum and oxygen — to create the new transistor, which is only one-atom wide. Sanjay Banerjee, engineering professor and director of
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Our mutual interest in transistors led us to exchange expertise and develop the alumina coating that made silicon’s stability possible. —Deji Akinwande Electrical and computer engineering assistant professor.
the Microelectronics Research Center, said transistors are the “brain” of electronics. “Have you ever felt the bottom of your computer heat up?” Banerjee said. “This is because the transistors use electricity to control the functions of the computer. The heat is a residue of that process.” Until last year, scientists
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With National Signing Day officially in the books, head coach Charlie Strong proved his recruiting strengths on one of the country’s biggest stages. “We were able to meet our needs,” Strong said. “Our guys did a great job of selling this program.” The Longhorns’ 2015 recruiting class is the best Texas list since 2012 — ranked No. 11 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12, according to 247Sports. Strong added 28 signed recruits and displayed the ability to recruit both in state and around the nation. He reeled in 10 outof-state prospects, five of whom come from Florida. “The state of Texas will always be our ground,” Strong said. “[But] I don’t mind going out of state to win a battle.” The Longhorns’ most important commitment of the day came from fourstar Rockwall running back
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Texas football head coach Charlie Strong adds a highly ranked recruiting class to his team Wednesday on National Signing Day.
Chris Warren, who chose Texas over Washington. Warren, who is ranked No. 8 among running backs, gives Texas another option in a backfield that struggled to produce consistent yardage in 2014. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Warren has a unique blend of size and
speed, which showed in his senior year when he rushed for over 2,300 yards and 34 touchdowns. “[Warren] is a big old strong back,” Strong said. “He has enough speed and quickness to get outside.” While many expected Warren to choose Texas,
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In 2009, the University received $62.19 per semester credit hour from state funding, compared to this year’s $54.86. At the press conference, Sen. Zaffirini (D-Laredo) said she believes the key to more affordable higher education for students is adequate state funding. “I get so sick and tired, quite frankly, about people who complain that higher education costs are too high,” Zaffirini said. “Why are they too high? Because they are not funded appropriately. There is a direct relationship between the level of state appropriations and the level of tuition.” Powers said Texas A&M and UT have lower tuition costs than many universities nationwide. He said UT works to maintain low tuition costs and that it was important to keep tuition low while still maintaining a high-quality education. “We work very hard on efficiency, and we work very hard on affordability,” Powers said.
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are working to curb crimes near that area in West Campus. “What prompted [the initiative] was the aggressive panhandling and the homeless population harassing the vendors there in the square,” Grayson said. Although the area along Guadalupe Street and further west of campus is in APD’s territory, UTPD Chief David Carter said all the officers are working together to use all the resources available. “We want to support our community, and our community that we police and protect is not always strictly on campus, so that’s what we’re doing here,” Carter said. Journalism senior Carola Guerrero De Leon said a homeless man assaulted her last July while she was walking along the Drag.
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Graduate math program sees increase in women By Nia Wesley @thedailytexan
Female enrollment in the University’s graduate mathematics program is increasing at a higher rate than at other universities with high-quality mathematics departments, according to the American Mathematical Society. The organization said, for top-tier math departments, women make up an average of 22.5 percent of the mathematical Ph.D. programs. UT’s mathematical Ph.D. program is 32 percent women and 68 percent men. In 2009, women made up 22 percent of incoming cohorts for UT’s program. The number has almost doubled to 43 percent in the 2014-2015 academic year. “It’s encouraging to see that more of the top women of the world are choosing UT for their math graduate studies,” said Dan Knopf, associate dean for graduate education. Knopf said a welcoming atmosphere, in addition to topof-the-line faculty, staff and researchers, plays a major role in recruiting women and many top students to the program. Graduate student Kaci Mohon studies actuarial science, which combines mathematics and statistics to assess risk in various financial fields, such as insurance. She said there are societal changes that are influencing more
women to pursue math. “The business place is more open to women now than it was in the ’50s, and they’re just trying to make a career for themselves,” Mohon said. “Math opens a lot of doors for a career.” Mathematics associate professor Francesco Maggi said, while he is not sure why the number of women is increasing in the program, the few women in his class stand out. “The women I know in mathematics have good success and are quite aggressive and push themselves into being the first in the group,” Maggi said. Linda Hicke, dean of the College of Natural Sciences, said in an email that she’s proud of the growing number of women in the math graduate program. “The meaningful work that mathematicians and scientists do makes a real difference, and we want all students to feel welcome coming into our program,” Hicke said. Growing diversity among the sexes in math graduate studies will take the program to the next level, according to Hicke. “That our math department is recruiting the best students from around the country — men and women — puts us in a better position to be at the cutting edge for innovations in problem-solving,” Hicke said.
Guerrero said, besides that instance, she has had very positive experiences with other members of the homeless community but she thinks this new initiative will be helpful to the area. “These people need help — granted their residential status around the UT community is not what many consider conventional — but they are a big part of our community,” Guerrero said. “Working toward the implementation of a more inclusive system that puts a bigger focus on education rather than punishment is the way to go.” Carter said officers who are part of the UTPD bike unit are working on becoming more visible to the students who live in West Campus, the businesses along the street and the homeless population to identify particular individuals who are aggressive
toward businesses and students on the street. “We’re getting to better understand the area and the issues surrounding that,” Carter said. Carter said both UTPD and APD are increasing their visibility and presence in the area. But the officers are mainly attempting to know students so they will feel comfortable approaching them if they have been having a reoccurring problem with an individual, even if it is not an emergency issue. “If we get information that there’s somebody who’s being aggressive toward a student … we’re going to try to find out who that person is,” Carter said. “Whether we can actually arrest them or charge them with some kind of crime is obviously dependent, but we’re not simply going to wait around for crime.”
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Former student of MLK discusses modern civil rights By Rund Khayyat @rundkhayyat
Julian Bond, civil rights activist and former Georgia state senator, stressed the importance of millienals in advocating for continued progress in civil rights. A distinguished figure in American history, Bond recalled his early involvement in the civil rights movement. He was one of eight students to take a class taught by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Dr. King only taught one time. Only taught one class. Only eight people in the class. I’m one of the eight,” Bond said. “So I’m one of the eight people in the whole world who can say I was a student of Dr. King.” Bond expressed frustration in regards to a perceived stagnation in the fight for equality. “[The civil rights movement] demonstrated the mobilization and courage of black people against white supremacy in a way that was unprecedented and has not been seen
again,” Bond said. Bond referenced contemporary anecdotes in explaining the persistence of racism today. “Obama’s election demonstrated one man’s singular achievement, not racial nirvana around the world,” Bond said. “The task ahead is enormous — equal to, if not greater than, the job already done.” Evan Garza, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art at the Blanton Museum, said Bond reminded listeners they are in a new era
for civil rights. “In the 1960s, civil rights activists were fighting for fundamental rights,” Garza said. “Now, the fight is for social equity and equality on very real terms.” Bond discussed issues such as police shootings and the racial gap in health care and jobs. He said blacks are 33 percent less likely to have health care, and, in the past 25 years, the wealth gap between blacks and whites has nearly tripled. Jay Ellinger, intern for state
Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels), said 92 percent of 2013 arrests involved black people in Ferguson, Missouri, where riots broke out in 2014 after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man. “The only justification for these numbers is the system is inferior, or the system works against black people,” Ellinger said. According to Bond, race relations have improved, but present-day issues demand more action. Everyone should
fight for police fairness and engage in the civic duty of voting, Bond said. He encouraged millennials to continue to unite and press for change. Monica Rashed, international relations and global studies freshman, said she realized the importance of being a millennial. “We’re the last generation to know people from the civil rights movement,” Rashed said. “We have to absorb their accounts, learn from them and build our own legacy.”
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continues from page 1 Safety, Fire Prevention Services and UTPD.” Undergraduate Studies sophomore Laney Whitney commutes to campus every day and parks her car in the Speedway garage. She said driving to campus is an expensive last resort. “As a commuter, I think the increasing garage prices are ridiculous,” Whitney said. “I really don’t have a choice but to buy a pass since the buses don’t
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Deji Akinwande, electrical and computer engineering assistant professor, and his silicon transistor research team have invented the world’s thinnest silicon transistor. According to Akinwande, the transistor is the result of two decades of research with various research institutions.
run where I live.” Whitney said she understands the need to pay for the changing parking needs on a campus like UT-Austin but further stressing students’ budgets should be a last resort. According to the report, some of the increase in permit rates will go to cover construction of additional spaces. “They should figure out an alternative to charging struggling college students who will probably graduate before they see the benefits of more parking,” Whitney said.
The report found the parking rates at UT-Austin have been historically low, with small increases in price from year-to-year, ranging from 0.74 percent to 1.54 percent. Harkins said PTS wanted to charge only as much as would be needed to operate. “Our philosophy has not been to make money in the parking business,” Harkins said. “Our philosophy has been to provide the service and to do it as inexpensively as possible. I know sometimes it doesn’t seem that way.”
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COLA receives Mellon grant By Sarah Alerasoul @thedailytexan
The newly established Department of Mexican American and Latina/o studies received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish an undergraduate fellowship. The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program seeks to assist prospective graduate students pursue academic research in fields other than law, medicine or other professional graduate programs. “The grant will train new cohorts of first-generation students to become the academic and intellectual leaders of the nation,” said Nicole Guidotti-Hernández, chair of the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies. “That we were entrusted to be the custodians of this stellar program is both an honor and a privilege.”
Rising sophomores from underrepresented minorities with a GPA of 3.0 or better may apply to become a fellow by submitting three letters of reference, two essays and an application. Richard Flores, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts, said the fellowship attempts to diversify the “pipeline” of applicants to faculty level positions. “When we look at hiring faculty, a lot of times there just aren’t faculty in particular disciplines that come from diverse backgrounds,” Flores said. Flores said universities do not often have diverse candidates when hiring new faculty members. “It’s not that participants may not want to hire faculty who are diverse; it’s the fact that there are not many people out there,” Flores said. “Programs like this help
increase the number of graduate students who come from diverse backgrounds and those students eventually go on to faculty positions.” Darcy Rendón, fourthyear Latin American history Ph.D. student at UT, began as a Mellon Fellow as an undergraduate at Smith College. As a fellow, Rendón was able to conduct archival research in Mexico. “This program allowed me to say, ‘Hey, I could do that if I wanted to,’” Rendón said. Rendón said the fellowship taught her how to be a scholar, apply for grants and adapt to the academic culture. “Once a Mellon — always a Mellon,” Rendón said. “Without Mellon Mays, I wouldn’t be here in graduate school today. They teach you all the inner workings of academia when you’re an undergrad so that, when you go to graduate school, you hit the ground running,”
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Despite the focus on food, sustainability is often overlooked By Amil Malik Forum Editor @amil_malik94
In the United States, there’s a huge focus on food and diet. We spend a lot of money on products in both categories. In 2013, U.S. consumers, businesses and government entities spent $1.4 trillion on food and beverages in grocery stores
and other retailers, as well as on away-fromhome meals. This year, consumers are expected to spend over $38 billion on diet and weight loss products and services, according to The Dallas Morning News. Yet, despite the money we spend, we’re not any healthier as a nation. Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40 percent of
total daily calories for 2 to 18-year-olds. According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, half of these empty calories come from six sources: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, pizza and whole milk. Nor do we focus on where the leftover food goes — yes, I’m referring to the waste. So this edition of the Forum has a dual focus
— healthy eating and sustainable food initiatives — featuring a Q-and-A with campus Executive Chef Robert Mayberry and a piece from Jacklyn Kachelmeyer, director of the Campus Environmental Center, regarding the new composting program in the Union. Malik is a Plan II, business honors and finance junior from Austin.
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Q-and-A with UT’s executive chef Improvements in waste diversion aid campus conservation efforts Where does our food come from? By Jaclyn Kachelmeyer Guest Columnist
Canned black beans, chickpeas and green beans are Food Alliance Certified Sustainable from Truitt Brothers, farmed in the Willamette Valley area of Oregon. The frozen vegetables we serve are Also food Alliance Certified Sustainable, from Nor Pac Foods, grown in the Willamette Valley area of Oregon.
Cantaloupe will be from Texas during season or California (currently California).
Beef is all US grown. We also use locally raised grass fed Longhorn beef.
The shell eggs we serve are organic, from farms in Texas and Missouri, Vital Fresh Farms. The biscuits are from Oklahoma, made with Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas wheats.
We purchase directly from Fruitful Hill Farms, near Bastrop. We utilize the Sustainable Food Center and other sources of farm-direct produce. Our tortillas are locally made, from Texas grown corn and flour. All our bone-in chicken is from Nixon, Texas. Milk is from Texas dairy farms, processed in Waco by Oak Farms Dairy. Sandwich bread is from Earthgrains, made in Texas from US ingredients. Rice is from Riceland, Texas.
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Amil Malik: Could you give me some context about the dining establishments on campus? Do they all come under the DHFS umbrella? Robert Mayberry: Now actually at least five or six other entities on campus operate food service. I work with the DHFS which means we’re under both UT and the state. Many of the other food service outlets on campus are contracted. The contractors have the advantage of having multiple units. They’re good at managing price and managing profits. Food service is a tricky thing to do because you’re working with food, which is perishable, and you’re working with people, who can sometimes be difficult to manage — if we’re being honest. So the contractors take care of all that. They allow a department that may not want to deal the food and the people to cut that out by contracting it. But, in terms of DHFS, that encompasses all the campus living facilities and the food services attached to them. We have Jester City Limits, J2, Cyprus Bend, Kinsolving and Littlefield Patio Cafe. Then we have two kinds of services, the allyou-can-eat and the retail operations. Malik: Who decides where DHFS operates and where contractors operate? Mayberry: I can’t really speak to all the other parts of campus because I’m not exactly sure who runs what. But each of the colleges makes their own decisions as far as the food services attached to them. Athletics has its own contractor, and the student union has a different contractor. I’ve been here for 11 years and that’s how it’s been. But mainly we focus on taking care of the students. Every time we make a decision, we ask what’s the benefit for the students. Malik: Last time we spoke, you mentioned some of the new DHFS sustainability measures. What sustainability measures does the DHFS have in place right now? Mayberry: Right now we have some questions we ask ourselves before we purchase. Some of the criteria we follow, budgetary requirements permitting of course: Is it organic? Is it free trade? Is it socially responsible? For concrete items we question: Is it a recycled product? How does it affect our carbon footprint? Our purchasing director has done a really good job of following those criteria. And in the past, 23 percent of our compliance products — food and non-food — are either sustainable, organic, or recycled. So it’s a pretty good number, and we keep shooting for higher. Malik: How do you decide the menu in the DHFS facilities? Mayberry: I’d be happy to talk about that. We have 13 chefs besides myself. I’m the campus executive chef, so my role is really support for all the other chefs and the unit managers. We have six different locations total. Each location has a manager and one to three chefs depending on the size. Menus can be similar in different locations. In a nutshell, the managers and the chefs collaborate to come up with the menus. We have a menu cycle rotate every three weeks in each location, which is a way to increase variety, with different items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So y o u
may have a couple thousand recipes for Jester City Limits that we rotate through. A lot of what we do is we have menus in place, and we’re always reassessing those menus for acceptability. If something’s not moving or if we have a request for a different kind of food, we take that into consideration. The factors we take into consideration are feedback from customers, what’s new and current, what’s locally sourced and sustainable. We think about seasonality — what’s in season. We are always making plans to improve for the following semester. Malik: How do you manage the nutritional content of the food? Mayberry: I think people appreciate more and more that delicious food can also be nutritious. Of course there is the exception of the high fat and the high sugar item. But more and more people are very conscious of where their food is coming from and what they’re putting in their body. Our registered dietitian, Lindsay Wilson, has done a great job. We work together when we are planning a menu. We’re in the same room at the same time. It’s an open discussion. There’s a lot of giveand-take and input on each side. We value the input of the registered dietitian, and I think she values the input of the chefs. If she finds something needs attention, we look at it. And when we design menus, we keep a balance in mind. We’re looking for healthy. We minimize the fat and minimize the processed content to keep food as healthy as we can while still having it taste good. But again it’s a great effort. There’s a lot of input on all sides. Then, once we land on a menu, that’s just the first step. After we decide a specific menu item, we look at the recipe. Then Leslie goes through the fat content. If there’s too much butter for instance, and we can cut back without sacrificing taste, we do that. Then we try to balance so that we have a vegetarian option, seafood, beef and pork. What else. Oh, yes, Lindsay’s done a great job of putting nutritional content online. We have nutritional content on all the food we serve along with allergen information.
My journey with food waste began with a banana peel. Finding myself one morning of spring 2013 far from the plethora of garbage options in JCL — recycling, compost, landfill — I realized I had nowhere to turn for a sustainable way to dispose of said peel. Trash cans abound at the 40 Acres. We’ve got them in all shapes and sizes: stainless steel, pebbly, solar-powered, square, round. We even have a fair amount of recycling bins, also in many shapes and sizes. But we lack a campus-wide composting system. Landfills, recycling and composting form the trifecta of trash. Everything we dispose of will end up on one of those three paths. Composting is often the enigma in this trifecta. Only organic material can be composted, including food scraps, plant-based dishware (which can look deceptively like plastic) and paper products (with or without food contamination). Up until this year, only DHFS facilities consistently provided composting, leading the way in diverting food waste. But back to my banana peel. Had I put it in the trash can rather than tossing it in my bag to compost at home, that peel would have followed the landfill path, ending up in the anaerobic pit of a climate change expert’s worst nightmare. Food products in landfills produce methane gas, the most potent greenhouse gas and a huge driver of global climate change. When composted in an aerobic environment, organic waste produces little to no methane. In addition, it creates a useful byproduct: the final compost product is a natural soil amendment that improves plant growth. It’s a win-win. UT’s long-term goal is to operate a zero waste university—to divert at least 90 percent from landfills and incinerators through recycling and composting. This is doable. After my banana peel experience, a friend and I applied for Green Fee funds to implement campus wide composting — a lofty goal. Our Green
Fee was accepted and funded $25,000, with the stipulation that we instead work with the Union and SAC to pay for compost bins and compactors. The next year was spent in meetings, learning the ins and outs of the Union’s waste streams, consumers’ habits and food vendors. A waste audit done for the Union and SAC revealed about 72 percent and 76 percent of waste, respectively, could be diverted through either recycling or composting. This is a staggering amount, especially for the Union, which neither recycled nor composted. By the end of spring 2014, we had a plan. First, we would acquire a new waste disposal contract to include recycling and composting. Next, our Green Fee funds would purchase additional bins and compactors. And finally, the new waste system would be rolled out in fall of 2014, affecting both back of house and consumer waste streams. The SAC would repeat this process the following academic year. Although we have hit a few snags along the way, this is a critical move toward zero waste for the Union and UT. The Union’s next step is to simplify waste disposal by changing food and drink packaging to be either recyclable or compostable. In addition, with new signage, outreach plans and familiarity over time, accurate use of the bins will increase. The Union has taken a leap of faith in working with me and other students to increase waste diversion, helping us Longhorns live more sustainably. However, we must play our part, too. Pay attention to the bins in which you throw things. Try not to consolidate all your trash into one bag — some of that can be recycled or composted! And most of all, understand that these initiatives matter. They have direct impacts on industrial energy and water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and, consequently, human and environmental health. As we say at the Campus Environmental Center: Bleed Orange, Think Green. Kachelmeyer is a Plan II, international relations and geography senior from Sugar Land. She is the director of the Campus Environmental Center.
Malik: Thanks again for talking with me today. One final question: As the executive chef, what advice would you have for students looking to eat healthy within the campus establishments? Mayberry: I’d say you should eat in the DHFS facilities. Honestly, we have a lot of choices. We reach out to students for feedback on how we’ve done. We have a huge amount of variety. I would recommend a student look online. All our menus are posted online. You’ve got great choices and have the nutritional information as well. We have vegetarian. We have whole grain. And we try to minimize the processed food. Check it out online, research and see what we have to offer. Mayberry is the executive chef at the UT Department of Health and Food Services.
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Producer and director Alejandro Garcia and Matt Needles, theatre and dance alumnus, founded Austin-based sketch-comedy troupe Comedy Bazaar. The group’s upcoming show, “A Brief History of Murder,” will play through February at ColdTowne Theater. Photo courtesy of Steve Rogers
Alumnus’ sketch-comedy group unveils new dark humor show By Emily Gibson @emgeemtee
It all started with the word murder scribbled on a dry-erase board during a pitch meeting. That concept of homicide evolved into Comedy Bazaar’s new stage show, “A Brief History of Murder.” Producer and director Alejandro Garcia and Matt Needles, theatre and dance alumnus, founded Comedy Bazaar, an Austin-based sketch-comedy troupe that performs at ColdTowne Theater. The members of Comedy Bazaar come from different backgrounds and motivations, but they all agree on one thing: They love making people laugh. For cast member Nicole Beckley, jokes are one way of finding happiness. “Oh geez — I love jokes,” Beckley said. “I think it’s a real gift to be able to laugh at ourselves. The world can be a dispiriting place sometimes, and I think there’s a great solace that can be found in figuring out a way to laugh about things.” Finding a way to laugh about dark topics motivated the group to base its newest show around the macabre
topic of murder. “[Comedy Bazaar] is not afraid of the smart joke or going for the joke that might not be obvious,” Garcia said. “I like that our sketches cover everything from science to relationships and, now, even murder.” The Comedy Bazaar writers get together once a week with scripts they have written or ideas for future sketches, such as “Underwear Dispenser” or “Polite Dung Beetle.” From there, the group collaborates to rewrite the sketches in order to make them as funny as possible. Needles, one of the cofounders, said the collaboration among writers benefits the group because it allows them to support and provide feedback to each other. “Sometimes, an idea isn’t all there when it’s first pitched, but the writer knows there is a kernel of something really funny in there that needs a little more to work,” Needles said. “Having a team to bounce ideas around with gives us an easy ability to create quickly and with a wide variety of perspectives.” Needles said Austin is “blowing up in a big way.”
Last year, former Esther’s Follies performer, Nöel Wells, was hired on “Saturday Night Live.” “The first Austin-based comedian was cast on ‘SNL’ last year, and I highly doubt she will be the last of the very funny people from our scene to make their way up to 30 Rock,” Needles said, Garcia thinks Austin deserves to be nationally recognized as a hub for funny people. “[Austin] is ready to be noticed more,” Garcia said. “There are a lot of hardworking people doing a lot of funny stuff. Come on, Hollywood or NYC — give us your money; we can do funny stuff here.” “A Brief History of Murder” opens Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at ColdTowne Theater and runs through the end of February. Garcia said people going to see the show can expect surprises. “We have taken an idea and turned it on its head,” Garcia said. Beckley has a different goal for the performance. “Personally, I’m just trying to wear as many wigs as possible,” Beckley said. “I think the show is a little subversive — a little unexpected.”
presentation that discusses topics ranging from harm reduction and test kits to myth and facts about the stigmas of drugs — all to boost awareness and safety among students. “If a person chooses to use drugs, how can they make that a safer process?” Hood said. The group plans to lobby, hold letter-writing campaigns and collaborate with bigger groups, such as Texas NORML — a group that works toward marijuana law reformation.
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The members also plan to fundraise and bring educational speakers, such as Brad Burge, who works for a drug research group, to further educate the student body. “A lot of people underestimate how much power the student body has at UT,” Hood said. “We’re in the center of Texas; we’re right next to the Capitol. We can get a lot done; we can make our voices heard.” Advertising freshman Natalie Cerna, the group’s outreach coordinator, said her knowledge on Texas’ policies has grown by
being part of the club. “Since last semester, I have gotten more passionate about it,” Cerna said. “I didn’t really know a lot of things about what was going on in Texas and all the new laws being passed. And it’s really cool being a part of something that can make such a big difference.” Club meetings are held every Wednesday at 8 p.m. in MEZ 1.120. The group welcomes everyone, no matter beliefs or stance. “We want anyone and everyone,” Hamborsky said. “We want different opinions and different backgrounds.”
schoolwork is finished, then that’s an indication they may be depressed. About 16 percent of the population experiences depression at some point, but that doesn’t mean they get the help they need. “[Only] about a quarter of people who are depressed get adequate treatment,” said Christopher Beevers, psychology professor and director of the UT Institute for Mental Health Research. “There are a number of reasons. Access is a big one. There are some cultural differences, too, in terms of what kinds of treatment are acceptable.”
As of right now, watching 14 consecutive episodes of “Parks and Recreation” is not a warning sign of depression. Even the study’s authors admit to bouts of binge-watching — Kang likes “Prison Break” and “CSI,” and Sung watches Japanese dramas and “House of Cards” — but they advise moderation in everything. By all means, enjoy season three of “House of Cards” at the end of the month, but, if every weekend turns into a bingewatching session, then it might be time to ask yourself if there is something more serious going on.
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Cowboys take Longhorns for a ride By Evan Berkowitz
Sopomore point guard Isaiah Taylor missed a crucial free throw to help Oklahoma State knock off Texas at home in overtime. The Longhorns have now lost four straight conference games.
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Sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor toed the free-throw line with 3.2 seconds left and a chance at a come-frombehind victory. No. 25 Texas (14–8, 3–6 Big 12) had just clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit behind Taylor’s aggressiveness and sophomore guard Demarcus Holland’s perfect 3-point shooting. Oklahoma State (15–7, 5–5 Big 12) bricked the front end of consecutive oneand-ones. Taylor drove to the lane as time expired, drawing contact as he flipped the ball in. But the refs waved the shot off, and Taylor faced a pressure-filled one-and-one. He short armed it, and Oklahoma State pulled out the 65–63 win in overtime for its first road victory in conference play. “That free throw … that’s something I can’t get back,” Taylor said. “We fought — had the chance to win the game. Blew it. It was tough.” In overtime, Texas controlled the pace, finding its way to the line and making Oklahoma State play catch up. But in the end, Texas found itself on the losing side. Down 1 point, junior forward Connor Lammert grabbed a big offensive rebound and drew the foul. He
Biggest signees for Texas: Malik Jefferson was Texas’ most highlighted recruit as the nation’s top linebacker. But Jefferson wasn’t the only monumental recruit for head coach Charlie Strong’s first official recruiting class. The Longhorns signed two tall receivers who can provide playmaking abilities in 6-foot-2 John Burt and 6-foot-4 Gilbert Johnson. Texas’ starting quarterback next season — whether it be sophomore Tyrone Swoopes or redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard — can have the confidence to throw the deep ball when either receiver has a height advantage on a cornerback. Texas also signed Chris Warren, a 6-foot-2, 239-pound running back who is ranked the No. 8 running back in the nation, according to 247Sports. Warren has the ability to run strong up the middle and to gain a significant amount of yards after
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only hit one, however, giving junior guard Phil Forte, Oklahoma State’s leading scorer, the final chance in a tie game. Forte drove on Holland and got junior center Cam Ridley up in the air, where he drew the foul with 2.1 seconds left. He sunk both the free throws and the Longhorns’ chance to end the losing streak, which now rests at four games. While Texas played well in the second half and overtime, the first half was a dud. Behind 13 turnovers because
of sloppy ball handling and careless passes, the Longhorns gave themselves an uphill battle. They had more turnovers than made field goals (10) as they entered the half down double digits. “Eighteen points off turnovers,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “Most of those in the first half. That’s what’s disappointing” They “fixed it” in the second half, however, to give Oklahoma State a game. But early that half, senior
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In mid-December, Texas’ recruiting class didn’t look promising. It had solid players, but nobody stood out. That was the case until fivestar outside linebacker Malik Jefferson and his high school teammate, four-star wide receiver DeAndre McNeal, verbally committed to the Longhorns on Dec. 19. “Anytime you’re in a recruiting process, there has to be a marquee player,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “And that is Malik Jefferson.” Since then, Texas has had momentum on its side. Over the past few weeks, the Longhorns saw a slew of big names visiting campus: defensive tackle Daylon Mack, quarterback Kyler Murray, running back Soso Jamabo and wide receiver Damarkus Lodge. Although Texas didn’t land these four guys, their presence on campus created a positive buzz around a program that concluded its most recent campaign with a losing record. Although signing day has
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forward Jonathan Holmes went down after bumping heads with Oklahoma State forward Le’Bryan Nash before wobbling off to the locker room. There is no word yet, as Barnes said he was taken out for precautionary reasons. Junior guard Javan Felix missed the game with a concussion. “We still have a lot of confidence,” Holland said. “We know we have a lot of games remaining. I trust my teammates. We aren’t panicking.”
We still have a lot of confidence. We know we have a lot of games remaining. I trust my teammates. We aren’t panicking. —Demarcus Holland, Sophomore guard
Running back Chris Warren from Rockwall High School smiles with his family after signing with Texas. Warren is one of 28 recruits in Charlie Strong’s first recruiting class
Biggest disappointment for Texas: The question the Longhorns face — a question as big as Texas — is who the quarterback will be next season. Swoopes wasn’t consistent enough when it came to getting the ball to his receivers, and Heard has not yet been tested. Although Texas signed Kai Locksley, who, according to Strong, will play quarterback, he isn’t a marquee name in the quarterback position. After four-star quarterback prospect Zach Gentry flipped
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his commitment to Michigan, five-star quarterback Kyler Murray was the Longhorns’ last hope to get a top-ranked quarterback recruit. However, Murray ended up sticking with his original commitment at Texas A&M. The last time the Longhorns found consistency at the quarterback position was with Colt McCoy. Texas now has to work on developing
come and gone, the positive buzz still remains. While the recruiting class is highly ranked, Strong and the coaching staff will look to use this class as its cornerstone squad. The coaching staff will expect a lot from this class. A good portion of the recruited players will see early action. Jefferson, Texas’ highest-ranked recruit, will play at the weakside linebacker position next year and might even start, if he has a productive spring. Additionally, Texas may turn to its new linebackers — Anthony Wheeler, Cameron Townsend and Cecil Cherry — for help next season. The Longhorns also added depth to the defensive backs. Texas signed five defensive backs — three corners and two safeties. All five of the signees will have an opportunity to fight for playing time from the very beginning. Texas will also get help on its offensive and defensive lines. Four-star JUCO offensive lineman Brandon Hodges, four-star lineman Patrick Vahe and three-star lineman Connor
Williams are expected to make immediate impacts on the offensive line, and three-star JUCO defensive end Quincy Vasser will see time on the field next season. The biggest concern for Texas is the quarterback position, and the Longhorns managed to get at least one prospect by flipping four-star quarterback Kai Locksley from Florida State. Finally, each skill position player could see playing time in 2015. As Texas attempts to open up the offense, expect wide receivers McNeal, John Burt, Ryan Newsome and Gilbert Johnson to showcase their skills. Running back Chris Warren will be the most likely freshman to get plays in 2015, but don’t underestimate the other running backs as changeof-pace backs. Despite Texas’ awful finish to the 2014 season, the 2015 recruiting class is just the boost Texas needed. The foundation has already been lain, the cornerstone was added Wednesday, and now the Longhorns need to finish building the house in 2015.
Locksley, Swoopes or Heard in order to improve on last season’s quarterback play. Texas wins the Big 12 in recruiting: Texas has the No. 11 recruiting class in the nation, according to 247Sports. Oklahoma’s No. 15-ranked recruiting class was second among Big 12 schools, followed by Texas Tech at No.
33. That leaves the Longhorns with the No. 1 recruiting class in the Big 12. Texas signed 14 recruits ranked in ESPN 300, and the rest of the Big 12 combined for 20 such recruits. Strong alluded last year he wanted to put the “T” back in Texas, and the results of his first recruiting period at Texas is a big first step toward that statement.
SIGNING continues from page 1 UCLA over Texas on Jan. 23. Newsome is a small but explosive receiver who racked up 21 total touchdowns in his senior year. His speed is something the Longhorns lacked at the skill positions this past season, and his agility should make him an immediate contender for playing time this fall. Strong was also successful in converting Beaumont’s three-star safety PJ Locke, who committed to Oregon last July. Although Locke is a little undersized at 5 feet 10 inches, 189 pounds, he showed his playmaking ability with seven interceptions in his senior year. He takes the place of three-star safety Jamile Johnson, who decommitted from the Longhorns on Sunday. Newsome and Locke were two of nine commits to sign with Texas after originally committing to other schools. “You can’t take no for an answer until the paper or fax comes across your desk,” Strong said. While the Longhorns added three key
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contact because of his solid frame. In addition, the Longhorns found success at the tight end position, signing of Devonaire Clarington, the No. 7 tight end in the nation, according to 247Sports. Clarington’s athleticism, combined with his height and strength, will stretch the field for the Longhorns because of his ability to run down the seams and be a mismatch for most linebackers.
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prospects, the Longhorns missed on some big-name targets. Both five-star targets — Plano West running back Soso Jamabo and Gladewater defensive tackle Daylon Mack — listed Texas as a finalist after visiting the school together on Jan. 23. After the Longhorns seemingly gained momentum with the pair, the two prospects decided to take their talents elsewhere, with Jamabo selecting UCLA and Mack choosing Texas A&M. Texas also missed out on Demarkus Lodge, fourstar Cedar Hill receiver, and failed to sign potential three-star targets cornerback Deandre Baker and JUCO wide receiver Dominique Reed. However, Strong added a variety of talent and addressed several areas of need in his first official recruiting class. More importantly, the Longhorns are confident the recent recruiting success will translate to on-field results. “This whole team will be a lot better than it was last year,” Strong said.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas swimmers and divers make a splash
Three members of the Texas Swimming and Diving programs received Big 12 Conference recognition Wednesday after a successful weekend competing against No. 11 Arizona and SMU. The Big 12 named All-America sophomore swimmer Madiysn Cox as the Women’s Swimmer of the Week, her first such selection as a Longhorn, after winning all three individual events. Cox posted lifetime bests in two events and Big 12-leading times in all of her events during the two-day, double-dual wins, including a 4:06.37 time in the 400 IM — the nation’s fifth-fastest time. With that record, Cox is now the second-fastest in school history behind two-time Olympian Kathleen Hersey. On the men’s side of the pool, The Big 12 also named All-America sophomore swimmer Jack Conger as the Men’s Swimmer of the Week and All-America sophomore diver Mark Anderson as the Men’s Diver of the Week. The selection was a first for Conger and the fourth consecutive for Anderson. Conger swam the nation’s fastest time and became the NCAA’s fourthfastest all-time competitor in the 200-yard butterfly. Conger helped UT win three relays and defeated NCAA champion Bradley Tandy of Arizona in the 100 freestyle. Anderson won the one-meter event and took second in both the three-meter and platform events. This meet marked the fourth consecutive in which Anderson has won at least one event. The Longhorns will host TCU at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday. —Claire Cruz
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CAMPUS
Student group seeks to influence drug policy By Mackenzie Palmer @thedailytexan
Twenty-three states have legalized some form of marijuana, and, if Students for Sensible Drug Policy have their way, Texas will be next. The group seeks to educate the student population about the federal government’s War on Drugs. Stephanie Hamborsky, biology and Plan II junior and the club’s president, said many drug policies do not make sense. “Drug policy is inherently contradictory and is not based on objective information,” Hamborsky said. “It’s unscientific, and a lot of it is based off of social stigma. Because we are demonizing these drugs, we are rejecting the idea of drug education, which gives the misrepresented idea about drugs, facilitating the increase rates of addiction.” Hamborsky said the group discusses how issues of race determine drug policy. “Drug use among all
ethnic groups is about the same, whereas we see black people being arrested five to six more times than white people,” Hamborsky said. “We’re not in a post-racial world; people aren’t color-blind. We’re discriminating against people, and our laws are facilitating that.” Andrew Hood, biochemistry and mathematics sophomore and the club’s vice president, said the group does not advocate the use of drugs. Rather, it focuses on how to create policies that would keep the community safe. Hood said a good example is the medical amnesty policy, which protects minors from legal consequences if they need medical attention after consuming alcohol. “[Overdose] can be prevented if we had an amnesty policy that extended past alcohol into other drugs,” Hood said. “Why is it that alcohol gets special treatment?” Every meeting starts with an educational
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Members of Students for Sensible Drug Policy — Natalie Cerna (left), advertising freshman and the group’s outreach coordinator, and Stephanie Hamborsky, biology and Plan II junior and the club’s president — want to educate students about drug policies.
HEALTH
Study: Binge-watching linked to poor mental health
By Robert Starr @robertkstarr
When the “Are you still watching ‘Glee’?” message pops up on your TV after 10 straight hours of
powering through the second season, it’s hard not to think Netflix is judging you. But maybe the movie-streaming service is just concerned. UT advertising graduate students Yoon Hi Sung and Eun Yeon Kang decided to study phenomenon of binge-watching. After surveying 316 people, they found that binge-watching behavior correlates with depression, loneliness and problems with
self-regulation — the ability to tell yourself “enough is enough.” “Sometimes you’re focusing on the programs without eating,” Sung said. “Or maybe you’re eating too much. Sometimes you’ll forget an appointment or lose your social interactions with friends and families.” Sung and Kang said the data don’t show whether depression causes the binge-watching or if
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binge-watching leads to worsening depression. During an interview, the researchers acknowledged a third possibility: Depression causes someone to bingewatch, which then deepens that depression. It is tricky to differentiate between causes and symptoms of depression — a disease recognized as both extremely debilitating and potentially deadly — and that makes treatment difficult.
In the past, psychotherapists thought depression stemmed from past traumas and the only cure was years of drawn-out therapy to reveal the specific cause. It is now understood that, although environment plays a role in depression, there are also genetic factors. Some of the most exciting research in the field today compares the genes of unrelated people in an attempt to find genetic clues that will aid in future
diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Technically speaking, proper diagnosis can only come from a professional psychologist working from the definition of depression the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition” (DSM-V) provides. According to the DSM-V, there are two major warning signs
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