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Report: Massive rise in bias reports
Party guests wear ‘border control’ garb to Fiji event
By Josh Willis @joshwillis35
The Campus Climate Response Team (CCRT) saw an increase of 713 percent in the number of “bias incidents” reported in the 2013-2014 school year as compared to the 2012-2013 school year, largely as a result of two events hosted by the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT). According to the report, the CCRT received 670 reports in the 2013-2014 school year, compared to 94 reports
in the previous school year. “The sevenfold increase stems in large part from reports on two high-profile events sponsored by a student group,” the report said. According to the report, 89 percent of the incident alerts made to the CCRT in the past school year were a result of the two events — YCT’s “Affirmative Action Bake Sale,” which they held in Sept. 2013, and the group’s “Catch an Illegal Immigrant,” which was planned for a month later and
ultimately cancelled. Students, faculty, staff, parents, visitors and alumni can file reports to the CCRT. “Another reason for the number of reports could be increased awareness on campus of the CCRT and its reporting function,” the report said. According to the report, the “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” led to 25 individual reports. Club members sold baked goods at different prices to students of different races and genders to protest UT’s race-conscious
admissions policy. YCT’s planned “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” event in November 2013 led to 572 reports of bias. In the event description, students were told they would win $25 gift cards if they could catch individuals walking around campus who were wearing “illegal immigrant” signs. President William Powers Jr. condemned the event, which also sparked a protest. “Our students, faculty and the entire University work hard both to promote
diversity and engage in a respectful exchange of ideas,” Powers said. “This Wednesday event does not reflect that approach or commitment.” Ultimately, YCT cancelled the event. “[Club members are concerned] that the University will retaliate against them and that the protest against the event could create a safety issue for our volunteers,” thenYCT Chairman Lorenzo Garcia said in a statement.
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UT does not track measles vaccinations By Samantha Ketterer @sam_kett
Despite a national spike in measles cases, the University does not require that U.S.born students be vaccinated against measles. Documentation of a measles vaccine is required for international students. In the first 30 days of the year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 102 cases of measles in the United States. Ninety-two percent of those were traced back to one outbreak, stemming from a case at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Over the course of the month, the disease spread through 14 states, including Texas. Texas state law requires all children entering elementary schools to have two doses of the measles vaccine, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. By college, all students from
THE MEASLES WERE CONSIDERED ELIMINATED FROM THE U.S. IN 2000.
THERE WERE TWICE AS MANY MEASLES CASES LAST MONTH THAN LAST YEAR’S MONTHLY AVERAGE.
THE VACCINE IS 97% EFFECTIVE AND LASTS A LIFETIME. IN TEXAS, VACCINATION IS REQUIRED FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
THE MEASLES VACCINATION RATE FOR UT STUDENTS IS UNKNOWN.
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By Julia Brouillette @juliakbrou
Texas Fiji hosted a party guests said had a “border patrol” theme Saturday night, where attendees wore construction gear, ponchos and sombreros. Other guests wore army camouflage outfits. According to Fiji fraternity president Andrew Campbell, the party was this year’s annual Fiji Marshals event, a “western-themed party which focuses on the traditional old west.” Multiple attendees said the party’s theme was communicated as “border patrol.” Among the several hundred attendees, many wore construction hard hats with the names “Jefe” and “Pablo Sanchez” written on them, as well as reflective vests and work gloves. Decorations included painted photo cutout boards of people dressed in traditional Mexican attire. The bar was painted to resemble a Mexican flag, with the shape of Texas in the middle. Campbell said fraternity members intended to make sure the party theme was not offensive. “We notified our chapter prior to the party via email that the theme was Western — not south of the border or anything Mexican related,” Campbell said in an emailed statement. “It was our intention to monitor and enforce this policy
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City plans to add lights, widen sidewalks By Wynne Davis
Civil engineering sophomore Lean Bennett walks through West Campus. The city is implementing improved lighting throughout West Campus as part of a parking benefit program between the city and University Area Partners. West Campus
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TSM Board President Mary Dunn speaks at the TSM Board meeting Friday afternoon in the Belo Center for New Media.
TSM projected to finish fiscal quarter in the black By Samantha Ketterer @sam_kett
For the first time since 2007, Texas Student Media (TSM), now under the domain of the Moody College of Communication, will not have to pull from its reserves at the end of the fiscal year. TSM, which manages five student-produced media
properties — Cactus Yearbook, Texas Travesty, Texas Student TV, KVRX 91.7 FM and The Daily Texan — has been under severe financial constraints for the last several years. In a TSM Board meeting Friday, director Gerald Johnson said TSM will receive an allocation of up to $250,000 an-
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City officials are planning to add lighting, trees and wider sidewalks to West Campus as part of a parking benefit program between the city and University Area Partners, a West Campus neighborhood association. The project, which began in 2012, first replaced free two-hour parking spots with metered parking spots. The profit from the parking meters goes toward initiatives intended to benefit the neighborhood, according to Steve Grassfield, the city’s parking enterprise manager. “The revenue from the parking meters — minus the city costs, which are the costs of the pay stations, enforcement, paper, back office support … and then whatever is left — over 51 percent of that money goes to the neighborhood,” Grassfield said. Since the start of the project, the city has
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already spent approximately $250,000 on improving sidewalks in West Campus, according to Grassfield. The initiative also includes benches for the sidewalks, as well as more lighting. Grassfield said after the city widened sidewalks along Rio Grande and 23rd streets, pedestrian traffic tripled in the area. Cathy Norman, president of University Area Partners, said the project began as a way to handle increased pe-
destrian traffic and regulate parking. “When we had two-hour parking, or no regulation on the parking, people would park there for an entire semester,” Norman said. “The car would never move. But now with paid parking it really does turn over, and people think about if they want to pay to have a car.” Linguistics junior Sandra Reyes said she wishes there was more free park-
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ing, but she supports the project and thinks West Campus sidewalks need more maintenance. “[The sidewalks] aren’t even, so some spots flood when it rains, and it makes it hard to walk through,” Reyes said. “We have too many people in the area for how big the sidewalks are.” Grassfield said other cities, such as Houston, have implemented similar
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continues from page 1 Texas should be vaccinated, making measles contraction less likely, said Charlotte Katzin, nurse manager of the Allergy Immunization Clinic. “That documentation has already happened before students get to us,” Katzin said. “It’s not that we don’t think it’s important that people are immunized, it’s just having to make them show proof seems like a lot of work to have them prove something that’s already happened before they got here.” Other countries, such as Italy, Vietnam and the Philippines, have lower vaccina-
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continues from page 1 Due to the high number of reports regarding the two events, members of the CCRT separated bias incidents into two categories based on how many reports they received. The report said 67 other incidents garnered a total of 73 reports. Those who reported incidents were asked to choose a response they would prefer. For incidents that attracted
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fewer than 10 reports, 36 percent of respondents asked for diversity education and 26 percent asked for increased awareness and information gathering. In response to the “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” and “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” events, 94 percent and 92 percent of respondents, respectively, expressed a preference for disciplinary action. According to the report, of the 67 incidents with less than 10 reports, 42 percent were in response to concerns
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rubella vaccine is 97 percent effective. Measles is considered highly contagious, infecting 90 percent of non-immunized people who come into contact with someone who has contracted measles. David Vander Straten, medical director at University Health Services, said students who have not received the vaccine can do so at the Allergy Immunization Clinic. “The first step [is] that we would still want to encourage students to see if they’ve got their immunization record, either with family or friends, or some sort of documentation,” Vander Straten said. “That solves the question if they need
[the vaccine] or not.” The U.S. declared the elimination of measles in 2000, but numbers spiked in 2014, when there were 644 recorded cases. Although 95 percent of infants between 19 and 35 months old received at least one vaccine in 2013, according to the CDC, certain “pockets” of communities, including several in California, have lower rates of vaccination and are more susceptible to the disease. This lower vaccination rate can often be attributed to religious, philosophical or scientific concerns, specifically with inaccurate reports that vaccines are linked to autism in children. Caroline Starling, College
continues from page 1 parking benefits in neighborhoods after hearing about the project in West Campus. “Typically what you see in paid parking, [money] goes in and nothing really goes back to the community and this does, which is something we like because there’s only so much city money, and this goes right back into neighborhood where the revenue was produced,” Grassfield said. Each project takes several years to finish, but sidewalk expansion also occurs with private development in the area, including the construction of new residential complexes. Norman said private development helps the project continue because it offers more opportunities for funding. Norman said the project mainly focuses on streets that run east to west. The city will begin making improvements to 21st, 22nd and 25th streets next. “It’s important to fix that up, so it can bear the traffic and is comfortable and safe,” Norman said. of Natural Sciences representative, wrote a piece of legislation in support of Public Health Week at UT, which could include promotion of vaccinations. “I am in support of public health initiatives on campus,” Starling said. Katzin said there have been no reported cases of measles at UT in her 11 years with UHS, but said all students should be cautious and get vaccinated. “I would hope that people would be reminded of the importance of getting their kids vaccinated,” Katzin said. “It’s really been in the news, which I think is a good thing.”
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tion rates, as well as more instances of measles. Because of the higher number of cases internationally, international students at UT are required to provide documentation of receiving two doses of a measlescontaining vaccine, most commonly known as the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. “Historically, most cases of measles in the United States are what’s called imported cases, so it’s someone coming from another country, or they’ve traveled to another country, been exposed to the measles and they bring it back to the United States,” Katzin said. The measles, mumps and
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nually from the office of President William Powers Jr. to help cover anticipated deficits in the next three years. The allocation, which Johnson called a “budget mitigator,” will come at the end of the fiscal year. “The collective financial assistance that we’re being given really stops the organization from having to continually pull from our reserves at the rate we’ve previously had to do every year,” TSM Board President Mary Dunn said. “It allows us to focus more on innovation and creating a better educational experience rather than focusing on stopping the financial bleed that was potentially going to kill the organization.” Dunn said TSM’s reserves, or savings, are currently sitting at under $200,000. If TSM is under budget at the end of the fiscal year, then the organization can pull from the budget mitigator allocation. In recent years, TSM has had
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of race and ethnicity bias. 48 percent of reports involved verbal harassment/slurs. The report included examples of incidents reported to the CCRT. The examples include, “faculty and student commentary in the classroom perceived as derogatory and insensitive,” “graffiti/vandalism on and off campus based on race, religion, and/or sexual orientation” and “hostile and insensitive treatment or interaction with a campus department/unit.” to withdraw close to $200,000 annually from its reserves. “It’s definitely not all solved,” Dunn said. “This is the very crucial first step, and it’s a significant first step in the right direction. So going forward, it’s imperative that we continue to figure out the most effective and efficient way of spending money and making money.” Johnson also announced utility costs for the William Randolph Hearst building, which houses TSM, are now covered by the Moody College. This will save TSM an estimated $70,000 annually.
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continues from page 1 to the best of our ability.” Campbell said the chapter did not endorse insensitivity. “If any individual or cultural groups were offended, Texas Fiji apologizes for any insensitivity that our guests or members may have portrayed,” Campbell said. “It is never Texas Fiji’s intent to alienate or demean any “This is fantastic news,” Dunn said. “This is exactly the kind of information we’ve been hoping and begging for.” Additionally, in a few years, TSM will begin receiving 4.5 percent interest from a $1 million endowment earmarked by Moody dean Roderick Hart, according to Johnson. The endowment is part of a $50 million donation to the college from the Moody Foundation. “Having that endowment creates a vehicle for which other people can contribute, and there’s an establishment down the road that, if we find
ethnic group.” In fall 2012, the UT Fo chapter of Alpha Tau don Omega fraternity can- oppo celed its “a border to cans cross” event follow- by p ing online negative re- cused sponses from students. ing r In the 2013-2014 school accor year, the Campus Cli- histo mate Response Team profe received four reports versit of race or ethnicity- Ze themed parties, accord- the h ing to the CCRT report Johns released Monday. a col
the 1 nate other donors, we can ask them justic to enhance the endowment,” Strau Johnson said. “And over time, natio it could potentially grow to the hoste point where it’s providing a “Th substantial portion of the sup- of Ly port we need.” seen Arjun Mocherla, vice pres- over ident of the TSM Board, said hover the $1 million endowment ers, a and financial support from cajole the Office of the President into could be the end of TSM’s fi- wante nancial woes. “I think this is a good year for TSM,” Mocherla said. “It pretty much signifies the beginning of upward momentum for Texas Student Media.”
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Lecturer predicts capitalism’s demise by turn of the century By Zainab Calcuttawala @thedailytexan
Technological development and the weakening of the middle class will lead to the demise of capitalism by the year 2045, said Randall Collins, sociology professor at University of Pennsylvania. Collins said capitalism has historically used five “escapes” — new technology, globalization, financial industry expansion, government investment and educational credential inflation — to prevent the collapse of the system. These escapes are no longer viable, he said. “Capitalism depends on having an income-earning population that can buy its products,” said Collins. “Displacement of workers by machinery is the formula for the self-destruction of capitalism.” Higher levels of educational attainment will no longer serve an as “escape” because the marketability of a particular educational certificate in a job market declines when more people obtain them, Collins said. “In the U.S., the high school diploma was comparatively rare before World War II. Now high school degrees are so commonplace that their job value is worthless,” Collins said. “University attendance is now over
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Randall Collins, sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, speaks at the College of Liberal Arts on Friday.
60 percent of the youth core and is now on the way to the same fate as the high school degree.” According to Collins, this phenomenon could become an endless cycle, as workers seek further education as “the best response” to the diminishing value of their previous degrees. Collins said educated workers from other countries who are willing to work online are another factor increasing the competition for middle class jobs in the U.S. “The Internet creates a much wider pool of workers who can access available jobs, especially if they do not have to move to a distant place of work,” Collins said. Sociology associate professor Alexander Weinreb disagreed with Collins’ theory of the collapse of capitalism because it “glosses over”
cultural and national economic diversity. “Capitalism may look different in 30 years, but it ain’t gonna be dead, and it ain’t gonna smell funny,” Weinreb said. Government professor David Edwards also said the current “anti-government” political culture seems to undermine Collins’ theory because it does not allow for a strong public sector to form after the private sector collapses. “Most of what [he] said about the possible way out of this depends on a dramatic growth in the role of government. But what’s most striking about discourse today is the strength of the anti-government movement, which has infected some of the left, as well as most of the right,” Edwards said.
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Professor presents impact of LBJ By Caleb Wong @thedailytexan
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson increased opportunities for Americans of all social classes by passing legislation focused on civil rights, voting rights and health care, according to Julian Zelizer, history and public affairs professor at Princeton University and author. Zelizer spoke about the history and impact of Johnson’s “Great Society,” a collection of programs in the 1960s set up to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, during a lecture the Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted Thursday. “The most iconic image of Lyndon Johnson that I’ve seen … is where he hovered over opponents, where he hovered over his supporters, and he seduced them, cajoled them, lobbied them into voting for what he wanted to do,” Zelizer said.
Today, Americans underestimate the struggles Johnson faced to pass his historic pieces of legislation because liberal and conservative forces polarized politics in the 1960s, Zelizer said. “Congress was dominated from the late ’30s to the early ’60s by a conservative coalition of Southern Democratic committee chairs and Midwestern Republicans, who teamed up on committee and who teamed up on the floor to block everything that was liberal,” Zelizer said. Johnson maintained close relationships with members of Congress and understood the limits of presidential power, according to Zelizer. The president carefully cultivated his relationships on the Hill, and he would even instruct his cabinet staff to call members back within five minutes of receiving a phone call. “We don’t put Johnson in the context of the times,” Zelizer said.
Ellen Scholl, global policy studies graduate student, said she thought the relationship between the president and interest groups was the most interesting part of Zelizer’s talk.” “There is a tendency in the post-George Bush era to talk about the presidency as an all-powerful, dominating institution,” Scholl said. “As LBJ thought, there were actually some real limits on the presidency, and I think it’s important to remember those limits.” Congress is an important part of the government, but, throughout history, the legislative branch has been difficult to work with, according to Jeremi Suri, public affairs and history professor. “The most important part of the lecture is … how extraordinary it is that in a particular moment, Congress and President Johnson were able to work together for civil rights the way they did,” Suri said.
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Nanotechnology may aid solar energy By Trevor Heise @thedailytexan
Researchers at UT are working to improve the efficiency of solar panels, which could lead to lower energy costs in Texas, according to chemical engineering professor Brian Korgel. Korgel spoke at the UT Energy Symposium on Thursday about increasing access to solar and nanotechnology in Texas. Korgel’s team is replacing silicon slabs in solar panels with cadmium telluride ink, a new synthetic material made of crystals, because the material is smaller and the crystals absorb sunlight better. “In order to absorb light with silicon, you have to have layers of more than 50 microns [on the panel],” Korgel said. “A single junction cell is limited to 31 percent efficiency at most.” Nanotechnology had not been used in the solar energy field before, Korgel said.
“At the time [we started], it wasn’t obvious you could actually make this material,” Korgel said. “Nobody had used nanomaterials to make solar cells. It was a really interesting synthetic challenge.” According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, California leads the nation in solar power production, while Texas ranks eighth. The oil lobby’s presence in Texas makes securing funding for solar technology advancement difficult, Korgel said. “The challenge in our state is the oil and the oil lobbying,” Korgel said. Varun Rai, public affairs assistant professor and the organizer of the UT Energy Symposium, said his goal for the symposium was to encourage dialogue between people throughout the University and city about pressing environmental issues. “The seminar has great reach,” Rai said. “When my colleagues have someone
important in mind, they’ll put [the potential speaker] in touch with me and I put them in.” The symposium will help increase communication between professors across the University, according to Trevor Udwin, a public affairs and energy and earth resources graduate student. “I think in a large college like this, I think a lot of people in different colleges who should be talking to each other, don’t,” Udwin said. Korgel said he is optimistic about the prospects both for developing new nanotechnologies for solar power production and expanding research at UT. He said he believes the students at the University have the potential to fix environmental issues themselves. “One of my students started his own nanotech company from our research,” Korgel said. “He went from being a student at UT to creating his own job.”
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Campus Climate Auto and payday loan industries need reform Response Team hopes report will reduce bias By Chuck Matula
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By Katherine Green, Ryan Miller, Ixchel Rosal, Susan Somers-Willett and Audrey Sorrells Campus Climate Response Lead Team
On Monday, the University of Texas at Austin Campus Climate Response Team released its second annual Campus Climate Trend Report detailing bias incidents reported during the 20132014 school year. Just as in the previous year, bias related to race/ethnicity tops the list in terms of types of bias reported, followed by reports citing sexual orientation and gender. The trend report also presents data about two high-profile bias incidents on campus and the role of social and digital media in bias reporting. Like hate crimes and sexual assault, bias incidents are grossly underreported, which we believe makes trend reports like these all the more important. The annual report is published in the spirit of transparency and is meant to help us understand the nature of bias occurring at UT Austin. In doing so, we can better address bias on campus through policy and programming. In addition to gathering data about bias incidents at UT Austin, which it has done since its inception in 2012, the CCRT responds to reports of bias affecting the campus community through a University-wide committee. The CCRT is not a disciplinary or judicial body. Instead, we work to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors by connecting them to resources for support when bias incidents occur. We serve as a volunteer committee composed of staff across the University, and we initially respond to reports of bias made in person, by phone and through our website within two business days.
Microagressions may read as friendly banter to some. But to the targets... the subtext... can be devastating. Bias incidents at many universities — including ones targeting students of color and the LGBT community, investigations of racial and ethnic discrimination and reports of exclusion based on gender or disability — have brought national attention to the subject of the social climate on many campuses. Bias incidents are defined by a range of behaviors, including threats, degrading language, slurs, harassment and verbal or physical assault. Often overlooked in this spectrum of bias are microaggressions: brief, everyday exchanges that disparage or malign a marginalized group. Women, people of color, religious minorities, people with disabilities, immigrants and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals are frequent targets of this kind of bias. Microaggressions often contain hidden or overt messages that stereotype others, serving to devalue a person or group even when it is not the speaker’s intention to do so. (One example is when an individual uses the term “gay” to describe a movie that they did not like. The hidden message: Being gay is associated with negative characteristics.) Microaggressions may read as friendly banter or harmless jokes to some. But to the targets of such statements, the subtext of these messages can be devastating. Feeling unwelcome or excluded, they may search for and associate larger meaning with these incidents and feel anger, anxiety and exhaustion, thereby creating the sense of an unwelcoming or even hostile environment for these individuals. Our University has always been dedicated to the principles free speech and free expression. Yet realizing the consequences of our speech and actions on others is also the responsible thing to do for our campus community and benefits us all. Research shows that discriminatory environments can significantly influence the educational outcomes and productivity of students, faculty, administrators and staff. Words matter, and for all of us to assume an attitude of respect toward others is, we believe, an important step in helping UT Austin fulfill its core values and “serve as a catalyst for positive change in Texas and beyond.” The annual trend report is evidence that UT Austin is not immune to bias — nor could it be, given that bias is a much larger cultural issue. But we can help foster a more inclusive, welcoming environment here at UT Austin, and the most effective way to achieve that environment is when each of us takes a role in making it happen. The CCRT is committed to supporting those who experience bias at UT-Austin, and we entreat all campus community members to adopt a personal pledge to make every Longhorn welcome, both in word and in deed.
If you’ve watched daytime basic cable, you’ve probably seen their commercials. With bright colors and gimmicky sound effects, they’re hard to miss, offering you “$2,000, $3,000, even $5,000 for your auto title!” The flashy marketing behind auto title and payday loans hints at their true target demographic — low-income consumers desperate for money to finish out the month. While some cities in Texas have set limits on the terms of these loans, there is no statewide legislation addressing them, leaving a broad gap for consumers to fall into. It’s time the Texas Legislature addressed the payday and auto title loan industries so consumers won’t have to resort to financial products that are designed to draw them into debt. Maybe car title and payday loans aren’t a concept you’re familiar with, which is probably for the best. They’re short-term loans from a lender that specializes in these kind of small loans. The interest rates on these loans can be exorbitantly high, forcing consumers to roll over loans from one month to pay off the last, creating a cycle of debt. If consumers can’t pay off a title loan, the lender will collect the car as collateral. For payday lenders some other asset, like a bank account, usually stands behind the loan. These features are in some ways necessary for the industry to continue to operate — high default rates and small loan amounts mean that the lender might need interest rate spreads to ensure a continuous cashflow. These features of the loan are problematic because the consumers who take them out can often least afford it. According to a 2013 paper by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the median annual income of a payday loan borrower is $22,476, and the median loan size was only $350. The paper noted that consumers were more frequently unemployed or on public assistance than the average population, which is to say these loans are typically for small amounts and taken out by people trying to make ends meet during that tough stretch before the next payday. This is all completely understandable and entirely fair — after all, a free-functioning credit market is one of capitalism’s primary underpinnings. The trouble is with these loans’ egregiously high interest rates, which average 339 percent annually on a 14-day loan, according to that CFPB
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paper. Ideally the loan would be paid back before the interest really started to accrue, but because of the population to which these products are marketed, the lenders are perfectly aware that won’t always be the case. The lenders play an important role in supplying high-risk individuals with shortterm capital, but people driven to a 400 percent annual percentage rate loan by desperation will necessarily lose out in this business model. These lenders have faced a flurry of criticism by consumer advocates for years now, but they have enough powerful friends that they are still relatively unencumbered by state legislation. Auto title and payday lenders wield significant political clout, with major auto title lender Rod Aycox, his family members and his business giving around $1 million to Texas legislators since 2004, according to a recent post by the San Antonio Current. The list of recepients of campaign funds from auto title and payday lenders is long, including powerful players on both sides of the statehouse. These lenders and allied policy groups defend their loan practices, saying that they’re only responding to a demand for credit from risky individuals in a realistic way. Rob Norcross, a spokesman for the Consumer Ser-
vice Alliance of Texas, an industry group, told the New York Times last year that “a lot of the criticism of the industry is because of the numbers. Folks really don’t understand how you arrive at the numbers.” Additionally advocacy groups like the Texas Public Policy Foundation have come out in the past, defending the practice as responding to consumer demand. The groups and businesses that advocate for payday and auto title lending have a point. Shortterm credit is a tool, like a mortgage or a small business loan, that ideally will serve a constructive purpose for the borrower. Taking short-term loans away from consumers won’t solve their woes, but only force them into worse options like finding another lender somewhere else or bouncing checks. An appropriate legislative response won’t close these kinds of businesses, but put into place common-sense reforms to protect consumers who might otherwise be biting off more than they can chew. When it comes to money, there will always be good times and bad times, and the credit instruments ordinary Americans use to get by shouldn’t ensure that they never see those good times again. Matula is a finance senior from Austin.
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White House within reach for UT alum Bush By Daniel Hung
Daily Texan Columnist
With the 2016 campaign for president already underway, you’re likely to hear people say, “ I do not want a third Bush presidency.” In fact, I have heard this argument made many times now, but it is naive to judge a person by his or her last name. Each individual is his or her own person, with a past and ideas that are uniquely his or her own. It would be ignorant to refuse to even consider the idea of supporting Jeb Bush based on the actions of his brother and father. Many of the same people who criticize the Bushes do not know a thing about Jeb Bush besides the fact that he’s the son and brother of former U.S. presidents. Many UT students may not know that Jeb Bush actually graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UT with a B.A. in Latin American Studies in just two-and-a-half years. If elected president, he would be the first UT alumnus to become president. Even though Jeb Bush served as governor of Florida, he has substantial ties to Texas, from being born in Midland to growing up in Houston and attending UT. While some may argue that he cannot win the Republican primary, I would argue he
is actually the front-runner. Generally, at least in recent years, the establishment Republican candidate has won the primary (i.e. Romney in 2012, McCain in 2008 and George W. Bush in 2000). I believe there are two main reasons for this. First, there are simply more mainstream (establishment-supporting) Republicans than tea party or tea party-type Republicans. Polls have shown that the tea party is the minority in the Republican Party — only two in 10 Republicans self-identify as very conservative, according to Gallup. Second, the establishment candidate will be able to raise the necessary sum to win in the primary and general election. A Republican candidate will likely need at least $150 million to win the primary, Ed Rollins, a former Mike Huckabee adviser, told the Washington Post, and then the general election can cost upward of $1 billion. Bush can and would likely defeat Hillary Clinton, as long as we realize that Clinton is not invincible, as evidenced by her 2008 primary loss to Barack Obama. Not to mention in the last six open-seat presidential races, where a sitting president was not running, the party that held the presidency has only won once. Interestingly enough, that one lucky man was George H. W. Bush when he succeeded Ronald Reagan. American voters get tired of a single party holding the presidency for a long time, and eight years
is a long time for most people. What may add the younger Bush to that list is that he can appeal to Hispanic voters since he is fluent in Spanish, and his wife Columba is a first-generation immigrant from Mexico. George W. Bush won 44 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2004, while Romney won just 27 percent in 2012. Republicans will need to do a lot better with Hispanic voters to win in 2016, and Jeb Bush is in a very good position to do just that. What also helps Jeb Bush is that he has a message, and you will know exactly what he stands for. He will likely run as a “reform conservative” focusing on making sure everyone has the right to succeed. Clinton supporters, on the other hand, can’t say quite as much. To win the general election, there has to be a compelling message, such as Obama’s hope and change or George W. Bush’s compassionate conservatism. Clinton does not have anything like that. Plus, while Clinton may be sitting pretty out of office, as soon as she comes into the spotlight, the Republican Party’s full attention will be on her. Once the Republicans begin to attack, her favorability ratings will decrease as will her chance of winning the presidency (a repeat of 2008). All these factors will make it exceedingly difficult for Clinton to win 2016 and will give Jeb Bush the upper hand. Hung is a first-year law student from Brownsville.
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Chocolate brownies to sweeten Valentine’s Day By Elisabeth Dillon @ElisabethDillon
Chocolate, like Valentine’s Day, is a powerful force that demands attention — no matter how much you might want to ignore it. A thick, fudgy brownie topped with swooping chocolate frosting is the ultimate expression in the language of love. Artisanal chocolate bars with flavor combos such as smoked bacon or sea salt and almond also make pretty sweet serenading options. Chocolate comes in a variety of strengths, ranging from milk chocolate to semi-sweet to dark. Milk chocolate typically has added sugar, fats or cream, whereas dark chocolate has more of the original cocoa in it. When cooking or baking with chocolate, you can use cocoa powder, melting chocolate, chips or chunks and cocoa nibs. Be sure to check the labels of the chocolate, however, as some of the cheaper brands add extra ingredients and little to no cocoa. The good news for chocoholics everywhere is that dark chocolate in small quantities has been found to lower blood pressure and increase circulation. The antioxidant compounds found in cocoa, called flavonoids, occur in higher rates in dark chocolate, making it the “healthiest” option for those looking to indulge. This definitely does not mean we’re endorsing downing a pint of dark chocolate gelato; a small chunk of chocolate is all you need to make your arteries and veins more flexible. Still, we like to think that everyone should be eating more chocolate. It’s basically a fruit. So, what to do this Saturday? Homemade options include
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chocolate chip cookies or a less decadent smoothie with cocoa powder blended in. Of course, rich brownies with raspberries stirred in definitely score you some points. Regina Brett, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, once wrote, “When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.” I think we can all agree she is right. Valentine’s Day and chocolate go hand in hand, and they’re not calling it quits anytime soon.
Brownie Ingredients: –1 cup unsalted butter –1 cup granulated sugar –1/2 cup dark brown sugar –1 tablespoon vanilla extract –2 eggs –1 teaspoon baking powder –1/2 teaspoon salt –1/2 cup cocoa powder
–1/2 cup all-purpose flour –1 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen Frosting Ingredients: –8 ounces cream cheese –1 1/2 cups powdered sugar –1/4 cup cocoa powder
Directions: – Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside. – Place butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl and microwave until fully melted. Let cool slightly before adding sugars. Stir until completely smooth. – Add vanilla extract and eggs and stir until fully incorporated. Add baking powder, salt, cocoa powder and flour
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and stir until completely smooth. Fold in raspberries. – Spread batter into the pan in an even layer and bake for 32-35 minutes until a tester comes out clean. – Remove from oven and let cool completely. Once cool, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and cocoa powder together with an electric beater. Spread in an even layer over brownies. Serve and enjoy.
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Longhorns tame Wildcats in wild finish By Peter Sblendorio @petersblendorio
With senior forward Jonathan Holmes and junior guard Javan Felix both out with concussions, No. 25 Texas desperately needed someone to step up offensively in its game against Kansas State Saturday. Sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor did just that, turning in one his best performances of the season to lead Texas to a 61–57 road victory over Kansas State and breaking the Longhorns’ four-game losing streak. Taylor made a living near the basket, connecting on a series of layups and short jumpers on his way to a game-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Even when he wasn’t finishing from the field, Taylor succeeded in drawing foul after foul to get to the free throw line, where he went 11-of-15. With 1:15 remaining in the game, the Longhorns led 57– 50, but Kansas State tightened its deficit to two with under 30 seconds remaining behind a quick 7–2 run. Taylor missed two free throws with 0:25 remaining to give the Wildcats a final chance to tie or win
the game, but senior forward Thomas Gipson couldn’t finish his late layup attempt, and Taylor redeemed himself with a pair of free throws to end the contest. Given the temporary loss of Holmes and Felix, who had combined for 49 percent of the Longhorns’ 3-point makes coming into the game, Texas had to change its offensive approach. Instead of relying on shots from beyond the arc, as they had unsuccessfully done in recent contests, the Longhorns focused on getting shots near the basket. Taylor was at the forefront of this offensive game plan, and he consistently weaved his way into the paint to get easy looks or draw fouls. Texas did an especially strong job of dominating inside in the first half, outscoring the Wildcats 14–2 in the paint before halftime. The Longhorns finished the game with a combination of eight dunks, layups and tip-ins. Junior forward Connor Lammert and junior center Prince Ibeh both played major roles in the Texas victory. Lammert led the Longhorns
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Sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor scored 23 points in Saturday’s win over Kansas State. With the win, Texas ends its four-game losing streak and improves to 15-8 on the season.
with nine rebounds and went 3-of-6 from beyond the arc on his way to 12 points, and Ibeh contested shots near the basket all game and tied his season high with four blocks. Behind Ibeh, Texas played far better on defense than it had during its four-game losing streak. In those four
games, the Longhorns’ previously stout defense surrendered an eye-popping average of 78 points per game. On Saturday, the Wildcats struggled to find a rhythm against the Texas zone, shooting 31.9 percent while making just seven shots inside the 3-point arc. With their victory, the
Longhorns’ record improved to 15–8 on the season and 4–6 in conference play. They have a chance to continue making up ground in the Big 12 standings in the upcoming week, as they have a very winnable pair of home games coming up — against TCU on Wednesday and Texas Tech on Saturday.
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Texas started off its season strong with three wins in five games at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona, this weekend, including a final win against No. 16 Arizona State. In the season opener, Texas kick-started the year with a 15–0 win over UC-Santa Barbara, including 13 fifth-inning runs to boost the Longhorns to their first win. Texas connected on nine hits, while junior center fielder Lindsey Stephens went 2-for-3, including her third career grand slam. Freshman pitcher Erica Wright took the mound and recorded a shutout with five strikeouts in her first collegiate victory. Texas didn’t fare as well against No. 2 Oregon. With just two hits, the Ducks shut out the Longhorns on their way to a 9-0 win. Sophomore pitcher Tiarra Davis struggled through
three innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits. In its third game of the tournament, Texas powered through to beat Northwestern 5—4 in a matchup that came down to the final swing. In the bottom of the seventh, with Texas down 4-3, Davis stepped up to the plate as a designated player. In a role reversal from her usual spot on the mound, Davis drew a lead-off walk and became the tying run on first. She then advanced on a sacrifice fly by sophomore second baseman Kelli Hanzel and waited on second, ready to run. With two outs and a full count, junior catcher Erin Shireman connected on a pitch from Northwestern starter Amy Letourneau, sending it over the left field wall for a walk-off, two-run homer. Sophomore Lauren Slatten started the game in the circle for the Longhorns, allowing three earned runs while
striking out four in four innings, but it was freshman Kristen Clark who completed the game. Letting up just one hit and walking two in the final inning, Clark earned her first collegiate win. Despite a hard fought game full of lead changes and 10 hits for Texas, the Longhorns fell to Stanford, 10-9, Saturday. Texas battled back late in the game down 10–7 but could only cut the lead to one. With two outs and one runner on base in the bottom of the seventh, sophomore shortstop Devon Tunning sent a long ball to left center that looked like it might clear the fence, only to fall into the glove of Stanford left fielder Tylyn Wells just short of the wall. Wright recorded her first loss, letting in three unearned runs on four hits and walking one in two and two thirds innings. To round out the weekend,
With two minutes remaining in the game, and down by 5 points, Texas found itself in a position to end its losing skid. But Baylor proved to be too much once again — and the Longhorns fell to the Bears for the second time this season, 70-68. Three pointers from freshman guard Brooke McCarty and junior guard Brady Sanders cut the deficit to 4 points in the waning minutes for Texas. After a missed Baylor field goal, sophomore guard Brianna Taylor’s mid-ranged jumper made it a 2-point game, and, with less than a minute remaining, Texas had the opportunity to tie, or even win. But Baylor forward Nina Davis blocked McCarty’s floater, and it was all over. “It was a play that I felt like
we were comfortable running,” head coach Karen Aston said. “I did think we could get to the next portion of the play, which would have been an odd ball with [sophomore center Kelsey Lang] coming out the setting one with [freshman guard Ariel Atkins], which would have gotten them in a two-man game.” Sanders said she felt the failure of the last play. “I missed Ariel coming off the screen, and I should have tried to definitely get it to her,” Sanders said. “But I shouldn’t have had that mistake.” Sunday’s match is the 10th straight time the Bears defeated the Longhorns, who now sit at 4–7 in the Big 12. Baylor found holes in Texas 2–3 defense in both halves finding quality looks for 3-point shots and penetrating the lane.
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Junior outfielder Lindsey Stephens eyes a pitch headed her way. Stephens hit a grand slam in win over UC-Santa Barbara.
Texas faced its second ranked opponent of the tournament in No. 16 Arizona State. After starting out 2–2 on the weekend, the Longhorns scored six runs in the first inning to contribute to the win. On 11 hits, Texas concluded their time in the Kajikawa Classic with a 9–4 victory over the Sun Devils. Stephens went 3-for-4 with
a double, triple and a home run, and, throughout the weekend, she hit a team-best .471. Wright earned her second win with seven strikeouts, walking three and allowing just four earned runs and eight hits in seven complete innings. Texas plays Friday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in Austin.
Aston said despite the team’s shortcomings, she felt encouraged by their performance. “Obviously there are no moral victories in this game at all, but I’m pleased with the way we played the game today,” Aston said.” I think if we can build on this then we can get back on track.” Lang picked up a doubledouble, scoring 20 points with 11 boards. Sanders led the team with six assists, joining double-digits club with 14 points, and Taylor ended with 11 points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Empress Davenport returned to action and played 22 minutes with two points, but ultimately fouled out. She had missed the last two games after injuring her right shoulder. Despite the loss, Aston said she felt this was the first game where the team was
ready to move forward from the adversity it has faced this season. Lang also said she thinks the team is starting to understand how to move forward without senior forward Nneka Enemkpali. “No one person is going to fill what she was, because she
of energy and fire to the match tonight. It was contagious.” On Sunday, Rice traveled to Austin and the Longhorns took care of the Owls in easy fashion, getting out to a fast start and never looking back. The Longhorns gained control of the match early, with All-American senior Søren Hess-Olesen’s dominant 6–1,
6–2 victory. The Longhorns now look ahead to next weekend’s ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago. If the Longhorns can keep their momentum going and have a quality showing at the championships, they will prove to be one of the preeminent programs in the nation.
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Freshman guard Brooke McCarty drives past the Baylor defense. McCarty had her game-tying shot blocked at the end.
was an amazing player,” Lang said. “But we are all starting to realize we need to take on a little part of her role. Hopefully that will help fill the void.” Texas returns to action Wednesday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, against Oklahoma State.
WEEKEND RECAPS
TENNIS| MICHAEL SHAPIRO No. 9 men’s tennis continued its undefeated season this weekend with two convincing victories over No. 62 Washington and Rice. The Longhorns began the weekend’s play by defeating Washington 6–1 in matches highlighted by strong doubles play, especially from sophomore George
Goldhoff. Goldhoff, the ITA Texas Region Rookie of the Year, returned from injury Friday and won both the No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles matches. “It was nice to see George out there get two wins — that added to our team’s overall effort,” head coach Michael Center said. “He brought a lot
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Picking up three wins in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and one in South Bend, Indiana, the Longhorn track and field team returns to Austin with heads held high. At the Meyo Invitational on the campus of Notre Dame, sophomore Sandie Raines represented Texas, winning the 3,000m race with a time of 9:15.73. Fellow 3,000m runner, senior Craig Lutz, recorded a time of 8:01.71, placing second in the men’s section of the race. These two times rank sixth and fifth on their respective alltime lists at Texas and put the runners in position to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. In New Mexico, the Longhorns’ men’s and women’s teams swept the 60m finals and, in the process, set top-12 NCAA times. Sophomore Senoj-Jay Givans set the pace with a time of 6.62 seconds, the 12th best time in the NCAA after altitude adjustment. And in the women’s bracket, junior Morolake Akinosun set the fourth best time in the NCAA this season with a mark of 7.20 seconds. Jumping past the field, senior hurdler Morgan Snow finished with a time of 8.13 seconds in the 60m hurdles en route to picking up the win for Texas. Her time puts her second on the NCAA season leaderboard and was just .02 off her personal best. Finally, Bowerman award finalist Courtney Okolo took home a time of 51.35 seconds in the 400m, the best college mark this season by nearly half a second. Teammate and sophomore Kendall Baisden finished immediately behind her with a time of 52.91 in the event. Next weekend the Longhorns will split up again, this time between the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Husky Classic in Seattle. -Bradley Maddox
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UT teen’s post on social media garners 830,000 views By Marisa Charpentier @marisacharp21
Ever since his mom let him get a Facebook his freshman year of high school, management information systems sophomore Andrew Watts has been addicted to trying out new social media platforms. He swipes open his phone to check Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Cyber Dust and Yik Yak notifications all throughout the day. Unlike the millions of teenagers who tweet and post every day, Watts’s experience recently earned him national attention. Watts posted a story called “A Teenager’s View on Social Media” in January on the blogpublishing platform Medium. He discussed his opinions on social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Yik Yak, Snapchat and Tumblr. Watts wrote the post after reading numerous technology articles attempting to describe teenage social media habits — none of which were actually written by teenagers. “I was trying to distinguish in my article that this is a teenager’s point of view written by a teenager,” Watts said. “This isn’t a teenager’s point of view written by somebody that’s 40.” The post went viral. In one day, the page views jumped from 2,000 to 120,000. The page now has 830,000 views. “My phone was constantly buzzing with tweets about it, and I could tell this was becoming something,” Watts said. Less than two weeks after posting the blog, the news site TechCrunch flew Watts out to San Francisco for an interview. While in California, he toured Medium’s offices. Louis Gray, a tech blogger and Google analytics advocate, also drove
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Management information systems sophomore Andrew Watts wrote a blog post that has gained national attention in recent months. The blog post, titled “A Teenager’s View on Social Media,” is different from other blog posts about a teenager’s view because a teenager wrote it.
out to meet Watts for lunch in San Francisco, where the two discussed technology. “It’s been mind-boggling,” Watts said. “Seeing people in the technology community who I really respect comment on something I wrote and have people follow me on Twitter that I have been following for years is insane.” The post received mainly positive reviews at first. Watts said he thinks people read his piece because it describes social media in a simple way.
For example, the post calls Facebook “dead” like an “awkward family dinner party.” Business sophomore Anthony Garibay, who uses apps such as Instagram, Twitter and Cyber Dust, said he thinks Watts’ analysis was accurate. “Honestly, I believe that a lot of people in our age group have the same views,” Garibay said. “The article became popular because it’s the first time someone really was honest about what a lot of people our age think about
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Artists to listen to in February that encapsulate every mood By Kat Sampson @katclarksamp
If you are going to have a bad month this year, make it February. It is the shortest month, often Austin’s coldest month and — for certain lonely singles — the saddest month. Whether you are celebrating love or sulking in isolation this Valentine’s Day, these artists have songs that touch on any emotion you might experience. HAIM This sister-turned-rock trio is right where they need to be. Despite having only one album under their belt, the Los Angeles natives had a year that would make any successful musician proud. Haim spent 2013 and 2014 headlining musical festivals, such as Coachella, Austin City Limits and Glastonbury, and traveling for their Days are Gone tour. 2015 looks even brighter for Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. For starters, the band was nominated for its first Grammy in the Best New Artist category, though they ultimately lost to Sam Smith. Haim’s latest fan? Taylor Swift. Swift recently announced via Instagram that Haim will open for her on the 1989 tour. The trio’s album is loaded with ’80s pop-rock breakup songs perfect for a Valentine’s Day spent alone and perfect for contemplation generally. Artists you might like — MS MR, Stevie Nicks, alt-J
SUFJAN STEVENS Not many musicians can pull off releasing psychedelic Christmas remixes or performing an hour-long set while donning fairy wings. The Detroit-born Sufjan Stevens did both and did them well. Next month, Stevens releases his seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, under his stepfather’s record label Asthmatic Kitty Records. It’s been five years since Stevens’ last non-Christmas album was released and fans are ravenous for his return. The 39-year-old has a strong following in Austin and tickets for his Bass Concert Hall show on May 12 sold out in minutes. At his best, Stevens’ songs are heavily instrumental and take a poetic and original look at topics of love and faith. Artists you might like — St. Vincent, Iron & Wine, Grizzly Bear BOB DYLAN Tuesday marked the release of Bob Dylan’s thirty-sixth studio album, Shadows in the Night. Now available with an AARP discount on Amazon, Dylan’s album compiles ballads considerably slower than the songs that made him famous, such as “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Hurricane.” Some have argued that the slower, quieter pace of this album emphasizes Dylan’s weak vocals, but I’d argue the opposite. His voice is sweet like a grandfa-
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ther’s who sings lullabies to his grandchildren (although at his worst, Dylan sounds like a tired Frank Sinatra or a Leonard Cohen cover artist). Luckily, the enigmatic crooner still has music in him, and, in an industry marked with record company debacles, Dylan still makes music with the label that put out his first album — Columbia Records. Artists you might like — Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell
these networks.” Tiffany Zhong, business developer and marketer for Product Hunt — a website where people can post and rank products and apps — read the blog before it went viral. “Andrew’s writing is fantastic,” Zhong said. “It grew in popularity because there haven’t really been any recent pieces written by teens diving into a deep analysis on current social media.” The blog also attracted its share of criticisms. People ar-
gued that Watts’ age, 19, made him too old to accurately give a teenager’s perspective. They also claimed that Watts’ views do not apply to all teenagers and should not have gained so much popularity. “They thought I was speaking for everyone, but I wasn’t,” Watts said. “These were just my own opinions.” Watts still continues to share his opinions on the blog. He recently wrote a post encouraging other teens to showcase their
thoughts through blogging. He said people in the teenage bracket are often told their thoughts are not valid, but the reaction to his post certainly proves otherwise. “I think we’re in a really prime data set that companies try to go after,” Watts said. “I think people should capitalize on that and create content that expresses what they’re experiencing at this time – whether it’s technology or not.”
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CHAZ BUNDICK Chaz Bundick simply doesn’t stop. The 28-year-old formed his first indie band in high school and has since performed consistently under the stage names Toro y Moi and Les Sins. After releasing a number of albums as Toro y Moi, he took a break and spent the second half of 2014 touring and promoting Les Sins’ first album, Michael. The side project allowed him to explore electronic dance music without alienating his Toro y Moi fans. Last month, the South Carolina native announced his fourth studio album as Toro y Moi. The album, What For?, featuring groovy, British ’60sstyle pop song “Empty Nesters,” drops April 7. Bundick has hinted at eventually returning to his job as a graphic designer. For now, we should take all we can get from the indie-popchillwave-funk wunderkind. Artists you might like — Metronomy, Washed Out, Blood Orange
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