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Mellow Mushroom and Manju’s are leaving Guadalupe Street because of Urban Outfitters’ upcoming expansion across five neighboring stores. Urban Outfitters bought out the leases of five stores on Guadalupe Street, including Manju’s and Mellow Mushroom. Austin-based BHF Guadalupe LLC, a business service company, owns all of these stores except for Mellow Mushroom, which the Washoe Company of
Luling, Texas, owns. “Starting in March, we will begin a renovation where we will add two restaurants, a larger selling space and some other great features,” said Andy Schmidt, Urban Outfitters store merchandiser. “We hope to be 100 percent complete with the additions by fall.” Chase Bank’s lease did not expire in January, so Urban Outfitters’ expansion will not affect it. Urban Outfitters has bought the lease for its back parking lot, though. Urban Outfitters is currently
applying for a wine and beer retailer’s permit with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, according to a sign posted on the abandoned Texadelphia building. The permit would allow the store to sell alcohol on its premises and require it to provide seating for customers. The company plans to expand its retail space and add areas for food and drink. There are no definite design plans as of yet for the expansion, Schmidt said.
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. bought out the expired leases of five stores lining Guadalupe Street.
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‘Campus carry’ to cost System $39 million By Eleanor Dearman
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The UT System estimates “campus carry,” if passed, would cost UT campuses $39 million in additional security measures, but a UT-Austin fiscal note said the bill would have no significant fiscal impact for the school. According to UT-Austin’s fiscal note, which estimates expenses associated with campus carry, the policy would not cost the University any additional funds. The System gathered the documents and submitted them to the Legislative Budget Board for review. UT-Austin spokesman Gary Susswein said the note operates under the assumption that students would fund any storage costs for guns in residence halls. Susswein said it is early in the
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The mystery surrounding the death of one of Argentina’s top officials illustrates the flaws in the Argentine justice system, according to law clinical professor Ariel Dulitzky. Alberto Nisman, the official, was investigating a 1994 terrorist attack on the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. He died hours before he was scheduled to present evidence accusing current Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of playing a role in covering up the attack. A majority of the Argentine society has a deep mistrust of the judicial system because of its previous track record, according to Dulitzky, who spoke at the College of Liberal Arts on Wednesday. “Argentina is very deeply polarized,” Dulitzky said. “We cannot understand everything that’s published about Nisman, and we have to take [differing attitudes] into account.” Norberto Zylberberg, a native Argentine and senior vice president at LatinWorks, an Austin-based advertising company, said he was frustrated with the judicial system’s inability to be impartial in the past. “Why do we expect justice [in cases like these] when it is
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UT sabbatical program funds local nonprofits
Bob Ross’ accessible art inspires lecture
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Three local nonprofits will have the opportunity to improve their organizations and increase community outreach through funded research because of grants from a UT Humanities Institute program. The Community Sabbatical Research Leave Program awards $5,000 each to three nonprofit organization members in Central Texas every year, giving each recipient a month to research potential solutions for organizational obstacles, according to institute director Pauline Strong. On Monday, the institute awarded the grants to the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, which works to increase literacy in schools across Central Texas, Texas Folklife, which seeks to preserve traditional Texas culture, and the Telling Project, which tries to help veterans tell their stories
through community performances. One representative from each organization will work with a UT professor to complete the research. The grant program began 10 years ago after nonprofit representatives met with UT officials to explain ways the University could help such organizations succeed, Strong said. “Nonprofits tend to be understaffed and underfunded,” Strong said. “Nonprofits provide their time and expertise to help educate our students [through internships], so we asked what we could do in return, and they said … they really felt that time and research collaboration would really be helpful.” Max Rayneard, senior writer and producer for The Telling Project, said he will use the money from the grant to raise awareness of the work his organization does.
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The late Bob Ross, artist and host of the TV show “The Joy of Painting,” made painting accessible to millions of viewers, according to two visiting lecturers. Doug Blandy, art education professor at the University of Oregon, and Kristin Congdon, film and humanities professor at the University of Central Florida, spoke at a lecture in the Art Building on Wednesday about how Ross’s PBS show touched the lives of viewers in more ways than painting. “The most important part of Bob’s work is how he became a master of relational aesthetics,” Congdon said. “Bob Ross brought together all kinds of individuals … across classes and educational backgrounds all over the world.” The television show was therapeutic for many viewers, Blandy said. “People credited him with introducing them to going to art school, and people said he saved their lives,” Blandy said. “He got them through divorces.”
Ross’s commercial success also came from his structured lessons about artwork, according to art education associate professor Christina Bain. “[He] wanted to provide encouragement through his art instruction,” Bain said. “Anyone can pick up a paintbrush, and he was leading them
through very structured lessons and demonstrating, ‘This is how you do it, but you can also make your own alternations.’ He was just trying to motivate people and make them feel that art was accessible.” Ross’ encouraging personality and a carefully stylized public image helped him earn millions of dollars in
the television industry, according to Blandy. “Every aspect of the series was well-thought-out in advance,” Blandy said. “This included the clothes that Bob Ross wore — he wanted to always look current, no matter how many series would
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Doug Blandy, a professor from the University of Oregon, and Kristin Congdon, a professor from the University of Central Florida, lecture on artist Bob Ross on Wednesday evening.
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CORRECTIONS In the Feb. 25 edition of The Daily Texan, the story “Safe Ride at UT lacks ADA compliance” contained a factual error. The Safe Ride program requires that students with disabilities give advance notification that they need a ride and therefore does comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the Feb. 24 edition of The Daily Texan, the caption for the story “Panel considers flaws in European security” contained a misspelling. The professor’s name is Jeremi Suri.
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continues from page 1 legislative session, and the University budget for campus carry is not official and may change as the session continues. “If our decision ends up different than our assumption, there could be some costs to the University,” Susswein said. Sen. Brian Birdwell (RGranbury), author of SB 11, which would implement campus carry, said in a statement he thinks these additional funds are not necessary expenses. “It is patently absurd to suggest that additional security resources would be needed to accommodate faculty, staff or student [concealed handgun license (CHL)]-holders on Texas campuses,” Birdwell said in a statement. “I think it is bordering on offensive to suggest that t[CHL-holders] will conduct themselves any less
thoughtfully or lawfully the moment they set foot inside a university building.” A recent UT/Texas Tribune poll found that Texans are split on campus carry. Forty-seven percent of those polled are in favor of the policy, whereas 45 percent are opposed. “UT leadership on the University level and the System level has been very clear in their opposition to the idea of campus carry, and I think that remains the case,” Susswein said. Susswein said there are currently not any anticipated additional costs for UTPD. “There would be some new training that is added, but that would be part of their ongoing and regular training,” Susswein said. There might also be additional costs associated with enhanced security systems, Susswein said, but it is not clear whether these measures will be required. The majority of the UT
UT leadership on the University level and the System level has been very clear in their opposition to the idea of campus carry. —Gary Susswein, UT-Austin spokesman
System’s $39 million estimated cost comes from its six medical branches. Most significantly, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center estimated it would require $22 million dollars to increase staff size and training for its police department and to install security systems, such as card readers, UT System spokeswoman Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said. “It’s clear that there are inherent safety risks in a medical setting that present specific challenges, such as medical equipment, the presence of chemicals held under high pressure, safety concerns for patients and providing necessary storage for
handguns that doesn’t currently exist,” LaCoste-Caputo said in an email. UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso and UT-Rio Grande Valley have also requested additional funds to accommodate campus carry if the bill were to pass. Combined, the institutions requested about $630,000 for security measures. “The total UT System budget is $15.6 billion,” LaCoste-Caputo said in an email. “Still, $39 million is a substantial amount of money that would have to be covered through existing funding. It’s too early to say where that money would come from, but it would have an impact.”
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continues from page 1 be broadcast. He had the minimalist set, the mock acting-ness as if he were only talking to a single viewer.” Ross’ unusually positive legacy partly stems from his company’s reluctance to make his family members available for interviews, Blandy said. “We were clearly shut out from interviews with family members who were associated with Bob,” Blandy said. “No one would talk to us except Bob’s second wife’s sister.” Art education graduate student Marie Petersen said Ross inspired her to become an art teacher. “I used to watch Bob Ross on TV, and I cannot make art to save my life, but I love art and learning about art and teaching about art, so he really got me interested in how can I teach in a cool, inspiring, fun way,” Petersen said.
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“I think it’s good for the block,” Schmidt said. “It needs a little love.” Mellow Mushroom manager David Torres said the only thing he is sure of is that the restaurant’s lease will expire in June. Urban Outfitters’ expansion into alcohol and food parallels an Urban Outfitters in Brooklyn, New York, called Space Ninety 8. Described as “a unique retail concept” by its website, Space Nintey 8 offers a bar, restaurant and gallery in the same area as its
is applying for permits [for] the six stores down this way. [Texadelphia] has been closed for a while.” Sajnani opened the clothing store 37 years ago with her husband after moving to Austin from India. BHF Guadalupe LLC originally told Sajnani to close at the end of February, but the company gave her a three-week extension to close out. Aerospace engineering senior Francisca Jaramillo has been working at Manju’s since last May. She applied for a job at Tyler’s when she heard Manju’s
was closing, but said she would miss Sajnani as a boss. “I just wanted a job for the summer,” Jaramillo said. “It’s a good place to work, and [Sajnani is] really nice. She’s like a mom. She really cares about us. She treats us like daughters. She keeps snacks for us in the back, stuff like that.” Mellow Mushroom may relocate to Round Rock, Torres said, but that move is not definite. Manju’s will not relocate unless a location near campus opens up, according to Sajnani.
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Activists urge UT to act against sweatshop labor By Rund Khayyat
UT students light candles during a vigil in front of the Littlefield Fountain. The activists encouraged students to petition against UT to cut its contract with the VF brand, which refuses to sign an accord to insure workers’ safety and pay living wages.
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Two Bangladeshi-sweatshop-eradication activists urged students to petition for UT to cut its contract with the VF brand — which owns clothing lines such as The North Face, Wrangler and Vans. Kalpona Akter, executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, and Mahinur Begum, a survivor of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed more than 1,130 Bangladeshi garment workers in 2013, spoke Wednesday against factory working conditions. The conditions in the sweatshops were inhumane, according to Begum. The workers worked from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and coped with a lot of physical and verbal abuse, Begum said. “When the company people came to do the auditing, the factory managers trained us on what to say,” Begum said. “We had to claim we were not abused and conditions were safe.” The Rana Plaza factory collapse was entirely preventable and was a result of negligence by the brands and corporations, Begum said, 1 “If companies thought we were human, these acthe mockcidents would not happen,”
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Begum said. “The responsibility was on the factory owners, my government and the brands sourcing those factories.” The collapse led to a legally binding contract called the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, according to United Students Against Sweatshops member Andy
Flores. The accord holds brands legally accountable for insuring worker safety and paying workers living wages. Twenty-one million people are victims of forced labor, a label that includes sweatshop workers, according to the International Labour Organization. The organization also reports
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Former Texan adviser, journalist Richard Finnell, 70, died Saturday
t out fame as- By Jordan Rudner andy @jrud talk cond Richard Allen Finnell, journalist and long-time print duateadviser for The Daily Texan, saiddied Saturday at the age of 70. come Finnell, a UT alumnus, was a mainstay of support Rossfor Texan staffers over the ke artcourse of his 17-year tenve arture as adviser, according andto former managing editor he re-Jennie Kennedy. how “When I told Richard I nspir-wanted to be managing ediaid. tor, I was dumb, and 20, and had all these beautiful ideas — and he supported me in every direction I wanted to go,” Kennedy said. “The thing I loved about Richard is that no matter what we wanted to do, he had our backs.” Finnell worked long hours, reading each article before publication until his retirement in 2009. Erin Inks, who served as managing editor in 2004, said the staff appreciated his dedication — especially when technical delays meant the workday extended long past deadline. “When I was managing editor, we had some difficulty implementing new software, so we were having tons of technical issues,” Inks said. “He was always the only adult there, sitting with us [and] finishing the paper. We were there so late, and he didn’t have to do it,
but he stayed there with us. He was there to help.” Finnell had an extensive background in journalism. Before working at the Texan, he served as the editor and manager of Hill Country News from 1983–1993 and as the managing editor of Taylor Daily Press for four years. Despite his experience, he let Texan staffers make their own mistakes, Inks said. “For someone who had as much experience and knowledge as he did, I’m sure at times it was hard to pull back and let us be a truly student-led newspaper,” Inks said. “But that’s what he did. He was there for us to give advice, to circle something in red [and] to tell us what was really bad — but he was never overbearing.” Finnell was known for his honesty, Kennedy said. “Richard pulled no punches,” Kennedy said. “When he thought something was crappy, he told us. When he thought something was good, he told us.” Kennedy, who was managing editor for three semesters, said she couldn’t imagine a better adviser. “There was nobody better in the world to support a bunch of college kids trying to write a paper,” Kennedy said. “At the end of the day,
ence could be useful in terms of providing some legitimacy to whatever is the result of the investigation,” Dulitzky said. Kirchner is unlikely to be indicted because analysts cannot find any evidence she planned to cover up the attack, sociology professor Javier Auyero said. “In the 290 papers that he wrote, there is not even one clue to prosecute the
“We need to seek out more ethical and moral apparel brands who will uphold worker safety,” Flores said. United Students Against Sweatshops clubs have pushed universities across the country to cut their contracts with brands that use sweatshop labor. As a result, the companies began to work with the workers and
make improvements, according to Flores. Students and workers have power to improve labor conditions when they show solidarity, Akter said. We create a power sandwich that puts pressure on universities and corporations,” Akter said. “We are only asking administration to do the right thing.”
NONPROFIT continues from page 1 “I hope to be able to get conversations started about the kind of projects that we’re undertaking and the benefits thereof and ways in which we can improve,” Rayneard said. Sylvia Gale, associate director of the Bonner Center for Civil Engagement at the University of Richmond, said her work at the UT
sabbatical program has led her to create a similar program at her university. “We are crafting the program … around creating space and infrastructure for the visiting local leaders to engage in reflective dialogue,” Gale said in an email. The UT program, which is working to expand its influence, has helped non-
profits in the fields of health, housing, immigrant services, sexual violence, legal aid and the arts, Strong said. “Each year, we are able to broaden the range of nonprofits that we serve,” Strong said. “What I’d like to be able to do to is extend the program … to grow our budget so that we can serve even more organizations.”
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A Visitation will be held, Saturday, February 28, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CookWalden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. he taught us to use our good judgement. He taught us that no one was the boss of us.” And Finnell, known for stroking his carefully cultivated mustache — and occasionally leaving the office basement to help his son run a fireworks stand — was funny, too. “There’s just something about having an adviser that will look at your stuff at midnight and still crack up about it,” Kennedy said. “I advise everyone to get one of those.” Finnell is survived by his sister, Carmen Shinn, and his son, Cory Finnell.
RESEARCH continues from page 1 not well-deserved in Argentina?” Zylberberg said. The mystery surrounding Nisman’s death — whether it was a suicide or a murder — adds to the public’s mistrust of the government, Dulitzky said. Some Argentine citizens are encouraging their government to seek international intervention to solve the case, according to Dulitzky. “An international pres-
that the U.S. generates $150 billion in illegal profit from forced labor each year. UT has a contract with the VF brand, one of the biggest apparel brands in the world, Flores said. VF refused to sign the accord, so United Students Against Sweatshops is fighting for UT to cut the contract with the corporation.
president,” Auyero said. The outcome of the investigation has the potential to affect the future political landscape of Argentina because Kirchner will be up for re-election in six months, Dulitzky said. “This issue will define how the Argentine democratic society is able to handle these very difficult matters in the context of a presidential campaign,” Dulitzky said.
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UT students find ways to plagiarize, but at the To honor former expense of the value of their college education Texan adviser’s By Katherine Brookman Daily Texan Columnist @Kbrookman13
I am sure that we are all familiar with a somewhat daunting word in the world of writing: plagiarism. Since lower school, we have been warned about the consequences of using another person’s words without proper attribution. The repercussions of such an act can result in anything from a failing grade on an assignment to suspension or expulsion. But what if you could pay someone to write your papers for you without getting caught? Recently, I was surprised to find out that there are fliers on campus advertising an easy out in academics: services that allow students to purchase essays with a simple phone call. While I am sure that we have all heard about online websites that allow students to buy papers, seeing a flier for
Recently, I was surprised to find out that there are fliers on campus advertising an easy out in academics: services that allow students to purchase essays with a simply phone call.
this on campus gave me an uneasy feeling. Apparently, in the course of one phone call or 10 minutes online, students can save themselves hours of work and potentially earn a better grade on an assignment than if they had done it themselves. For students who are overloaded with coursework or aren’t doing well in a class, this might seem like an appealing offer. It also seems to be the perfect solution for those students who don’t like writing. But I feel strongly that these reasons do not justify claiming another person’s work as your own. UT defines plagiarism as “[representing] as your own work any material that was obtained from another source, regardless how or where you acquired it.” Unfortunately, a solution to this problem seems rather out of reach. Professors and TAs are typically faced with a large number of students in each class. This, along with the fact that our courses last only a semester, makes it nearly impossible for them to learn the writing styles of each student. Therefore, it would be difficult for a teacher to identify work completed by someone other than the student who turned it in. While there are programs that allow professors to check written works for plagiarism, these only work if the writer has copied or closely paraphrased words from another essay, a website, etc. If the person being paid to write the essay produces an original piece, it would be undetectable by this software. While the school outlines a series of ac-
ademic consequences for students caught plagiarizing, I believe the personal consequences of such actions, especially for the students who do not get caught, are far greater. Each time we choose to give less than our full effort, we are sacrificing the value of our education. Not only does this apply to buying assignments, but also to skipping classes and failing to complete assigned work. When students choose to purchase assignments rather than completing them themselves, they learn nothing. It is impossible to improve your writing if you do not write — it is through our mistakes that we learn. It concerns me that it is possible for students to get away with graduating college without writing at least one paper. What happens to these students when they get jobs and can no longer take such an easy way out? Students today should be empowered by the amount of information so readily available to them — we should not use it as an excuse to give the minimum effort possible. While it might help you through a test, SparkNotes can’t replace a book for your literature class. Binge watching House of Cards won’t help you study for government. And Breaking Bad can’t teach you chemistry. Going to class and getting to know your professors is the only way to take advantage of the four years we have here. Most importantly, submitting another person’s work as your own will only impede your education. Brookman is a pre-public relations sophomore from Fort Worth.
legacy, college should clean up TSM dysfunction By A.J. Bauer
Former Daily Texan Editor
I am saddened by the passing of Richard Finnell, mentor, friend*, possessor of grizzled wisdom, proponent of no bullshit, long caretaker of, adviser to and tireless advocate for The Daily Texan. Richard didn't teach me how to write a lede, or how to edit a news story, but I learned more from him about the ineffable qualities that make a good journalist than from pretty much anyone else I ever worked with in the field. He encouraged me to run for editor of the Texan. He encouraged me, once editor, to pick my battles and to fight like hell to win them. He encouraged me not to fear authority, but to always conspire against it.
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Net neutrality evens online playing field for all players By Jazmyn Griffin
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Finally, the left and right wings can agree on something. Recent bipartisan and presidential support behind net neutrality, in addition to the FCC chairman's sudden announcement of full support Feb. 4, brought the U.S. several steps forward in the battle over the Internet, but stirred up controversy within the government and much debate online. While the discussion over what Internet service providers can and cannot do to users’ Internet access might not be on every student’s radar, net neutrality should be enforced to promote free speech and take strides toward equality. For those who don’t know, net neutrality is the term used to describe a limit on companies’ control of what Internet users have complete access to. As of now, large ISPs like AT&T and Comcast can make access to certain sites faster or slower depending on their popularity and how much sites are willing to pay for a faster speed. This leaves smaller pages stuck with a slow connection when users attempt to gain access. It may not seem like a pressing issue to all until the question of who actually benefits from this deal is examined. Large companies in opposition want to give the benefit of speed to those backed by money and leave behind those who may not have the ability to pay. That leaves everything from social justice blogs try-
As of now, large ISPs like AT&T and Comcast can make access to certain sites faster or slower depending on their popularity and how much sites are willing to pay for a faster speed. This leaves smaller pages stuck with a slow connection...
ing to make a change in the world to independent labels attempting to start up their career unable to reach those they aim to. When giving a voice to the voiceless or even attempting to stop injustice, paying extra for people to go to a site can be a burden. Under Obama’s proposal, the Internet would have utilitystyle regulation under Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1934. With regulations against paid speed prioritization, Internet conditions would improve as the FCC would have more legal control over the discriminatory actions of Internet companies. Section 202 of Title II prohibits any "discrimination in charges, practices, classifications, regulations, facilities, or services for or in connection with like communication service." This would prohibit ISPs from creating fast lanes, leveling the playing field for all sites, no matter their budget. This means any business or person, from startups to bloggers, can get their name out there with no trouble or restrictions from ISPs. Opponents argue that net neutrality would be a step backward from the freedom Americans have gained over the years. In a point made by UT alumna Chelsea McCullough on the Texas Enterprise blog, she claims, “Title II means that apps like Instagram, your Kindle, anything that transmits Internet connectivity could be subject to an intense level of regulation, taking us back 80 years.” What really takes us back, though, is a situation wherein powerful people side with the rich, trivializing the customers' experience. Limited access to sites not backed by money
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causes a shortage in what individuals are exposed to, again meaning those using their First Amendment right to freedom of speech to call out wrongdoings or expose crooked corporations may not be heard — or heard after an unnecessarily slow buffering time. Slowing small sites down if they can’t pay up could make a huge difference in income and job opportunity. Nowadays, most Americans access information and ideas online — circumstances different from when the Internet was originally created. With this shift in popularity, laws and regulations need to be modified in order to protect users and keep the Internet free and open. ISPs don’t have the right to control how much or what knowledge their consumers have access to. In order to win the fight for equality, ISPs shouldn’t be able to provide their services with bias. Griffin is a journalism freshman from Houston.
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When last I spoke to Richard, in the late summer of 2009, he was on the verge of retiring from Texas Student Media, a place that he somehow seemed to love just about as much as it infuriated him. Richard saw and railed against the mismanagement that turned the once profitable Texan into a shadow of its former self. In 2009 he aptly described TSM as “absurd and tragic.” As the Moody College of Communication takes the lead in saving TSM from itself, I do hope they honor Richard's legacy by granting the Texan the autonomy it has so long deserved. Nothing would be a better tribute to Richard than to resolve the bureaucratic dysfunction that brought him such angst. *I am using “friend” a bit ironically here because one of the last emails I ever received from Richard was back in August of 2009 and titled “Facebook signups." That email read, in full: “There has been a flood of people signing up to be my ‘friend’ on Facebook. Do you know why this flurry has occurred right now?” For Richard, there always had to be a motive. — A.J. Bauer, Daily Texan Editor, 20052006
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This year’s Texas Union Film Festival submissions include a thriller about a Minotaur, a documentary following the UT Quidditch team, and a comedy about a troublesome cat. The festival, now in its sixth year, is a screening that features 11 short films UT students of all majors made. Each film last 10 minutes and will play back to back for about an hour and a half. Blaine Brezina, radiotelevision-film and studio art sophomore and co-director of the festival, said the quality of the submissions was much higher than he’s seen in previous years. He said the festival committee chose 11 films based on the merit of the cinematography and engagement level of the story line. Brezina said the festival gives student-filmmakers a chance to show their work to a live audience. “This is like an incubator for the directors to kind of see where their films lie and what they need to work on for making them more audience friendly,” Brezina said. Radio-television-film junior Thomas Houser’s short, “And if I Die,” one of the festival’s picks, is a non-dialogue narrative set in 1942 about
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Gonzales, Texas. Fendelman, who grew up in Miami and has lived in large cities for most of his life, said filming “Auction” offered a chance to explore a topic that was alien to him. “I generally stick with the theme of exploring things I don’t know about,” Fendelman said. “I feel like I was able to glimpse a receding way of life.” Fendelman said he focuses on exploring different cultures and customs in his films to show people they are all the same at the core. “I try to focus on my strengths by tapping into the subtleties and subtextual things, diving into worlds and having a very anthropological look,” Fendelman said. “The underlying objective being that we connect with people — these are people just like us.” The festival takes place Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Texas Union Theatre. Brezina, Houser and Fendelman said they are eager to engage with the community of young filmmakers. “This is a way for the students that are interested in film that are not from the radio-television-film department to come and see films that they wouldn’t otherwise see and support their fellow longhorns in their artistic endeavors,” Brezina said.
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on integration. “Segregation is the right way to end this whole mess,” Tausch said. “Proprietors have the right to refuse admittance to whomever they want to. I believe that segregationists are now the minority group.” In spite of the opposition, students continued their demonstrations, eventually receiving support from former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. As UT students returned from winter break, they opened up their copies of the Texan to see Roosevelt’s approval of the protests. “I admire so much the stand which the students at The University of Texas have taken,” Roosevelt said. “I am personally grateful to the Texas students for making the effort to bring about the end of this kind of segregation.” With Roosevelt’s support, the protests continued until Masters, the theater manager, agreed to a one-month trial period during which African-American students were admitted into the theater. At the end of the trial period, the theater threw out its old policy and opened its doors to all students.
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two World War II soldiers. “It’s a story about an internal battle with your emotions as opposed to it being a war film,” Houser said. Houser, a self-proclaimed history buff, said he had to conduct research for the film in order to be historically accurate. To stay true to his vision, he rented World War II costumes and guns and then decided to film on a ranch. “As students, I feel like we limit ourselves to sticking with modern-day times because that’s easier for us,” Houser said. “So this was a really fun experience for me because I got to do something I’m really interested in as opposed to doing something kind of normal.” Houser said his acceptance to the festival has not only enhanced his college and film experience, but it assured him that his career is on the right path. “It’s a really good feeling to know that other people are going to see your work ’cause you can post it online, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anyone’s going to see it,” Houser said. “And with this industry, the more exposure that you have is really what’s going to separate you.” Radio-television-film graduate student Joel Fendelman wrote and directed “Auction,” which centers around a cattle auction in the small, rural
Fifty-four years ago, the CVS on the Drag was the Texas Theatre, a popular place for students to go, as long as they were white. With its doors closed to African-American students, the theater became the site of a series of peaceful protests in an effort to integrate. In December 1960, more than 100 UT students lined up outside the Texas Theatre to purchase tickets. According to an article published in the The Daily Texan, the students began their first of many peaceful protests by repeating the same mantra as each approached the ticket booth. “I would like to buy a ticket if everybody is being admitted,” the students said. Ticket sellers denied the request repeatedly, and the group of African-American and white students would return to the end of the line only to try again. In response to the policy they deemed unfair, a group of people came together to protest in December 1960. Despite inclement weather and the Texas Theatre
manager’s efforts to keep them at bay, the students were persistent in their efforts to make a change. The “stand-ins,” which continued through May 1961, lasted anywhere from one to four hours. In response to the demonstrations, theater manager Leonard Masters moved the ticket selling operation indoors. “I’m not going to have arguments going on in my theater,” Masters said. “We (Trans-Texas Theaters) have a policy and I have to enforce it. My feelings have nothing to do with it.” In light of the stand-ins, UT student Gwen Jordan spoke to the Texan about student life as an African-American. “I came to UT very naive, looking for more oneness,” Jordan said. “I would rather say ‘no thanks’ [when white friends invite her to the theater], than explain over again to them why I can’t go. They just forget sometimes.” Students such as Jordan fought to integrate the theater and other establishments on the Drag, but they found the disapproval of more than just business owners. Upset by these efforts, student Egan Tausch shared his thoughts
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After a strong start to the season, the Longhorns offense fell silent for the first half of Wednesday night’s 5–4 win against UT-Pan American. Down 4–0 after four innings, the Longhorns began their comeback. With runners on first and second and two outs in the fifth, junior shortstop C.J Hinojosa drilled a single back up the middle to get the Longhorns on the board. Two innings later, senior right fielder Collin Shaw recorded Texas’ first extra base hit of the night — an RBI double to cut the deficit to 4–2. In the next inning, Texas senior second baseman Brooks Marlow led off the inning with a walk and scored on freshman third baseman Bret Boswell’s double. Two batters later, Boswell came home to tie the score on a single by sophomore center fielder Zane Gurwitz. Brones starting junior pitcher junior Parker Gallegos held Texas (8–2) without an extra base hit for just over six innings. His defense played a big role in that, including sophomore first baseman Victor Garcia Jr., who made a diving stop in the sixth inning to rob Marlow of a hit. Trailing 4–1 in the seventh, No. 6 Texas scored on a double by Shaw. The Longhorns then tied the game in the eighth with an RBI double by Boswell and an RBI single by Gurwitz. With runners on the cor-
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Freshman third baseman Bret Boswell hit a walk-off single Wednesday night to help the Longhorns come back from a 4-0 deficit to beat UTPA, 5-4. Boswell finished the night with three hits and two RBIs.
ners and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Boswell singled up the middle to bring in Shaw and give Texas a 5–4 win. “I thought I was going to get a hit, and I was just looking to hit it up the middle and get a good swing on it,” Boswell said. Texas’ early difficulties at the plate didn’t come from failing to get the bat on the ball — the Longhorns were sent down on
strikes only twice in the game. The issue was getting the hits past the defenders. After escaping a jam in the top of the ninth when UTPA had runners at first and third with two outs, the Longhorns found themselves in the exact same position. However, with a full count, Boswell just sneaked the ball past the shortstop to win the game. Head coach Augie Garrido said that’s what Boswell does.
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“He’s a big-game player and a big-game performer,” Garrido said. Freshman starting pitcher Connor Mayes struggled in his second collegiate start. After posting a perfect first inning, Mayes allowed two runs in the second inning, including one that came after he dropped the ball while covering first base. He then allowed another run off a blooper single before being pulled from the game.
Two of those runs for UTPA (5-3) came on errors by the defense, which had its struggles during the night as well. Freshman catcher Michael Cantu allowed his first passed ball of his career and Hinojosa bobbled a ground ball — both of which led to runs. Texas returns to action Friday night at 7:30 p.m. to start off a three-game series against San Diego at home this weekend.
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Junior guard Empress Davenport led the Longhorns with 15 points in Texas’ 59-42 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. The victory takes Texas’ win streak to four games.
Bench players help Longhorns get fourth consecutive victory By Jeremy Thomas @JeremyOBThomas
With the help of its bench, Texas found its fourth consecutive victory Wednesday night. The Longhorns tallied a total of 22 points from its bench players and recorded a 39 percent shooting percentage in its 59-42 win over Oklahoma State. “The last two games, our bench production has been really the difference in the games,” head coach Karen Aston said. “So them coming in and us not losing anything, and in fact gaining with them coming off the bench, has probably been a positive thing for us.” Junior guard Empress Davenport, who received a standing ovation coming out of the game, led the Longhorns with 15 points, tying her career-high mark. While she started earlier in the year during non-conference play, Davenport learned a lot from her time on the sideline. “Coming off the bench, you can see things,” Davenport said. “You can see
openings like from the sidelines that they can’t really see running the game, so, from the sidelines, coach tells me to guard [players], and that’s what I tried to do.” Despite Texas’ lack of boxing out and rebounding, the Cowgirls still had trouble on offense. Oklahoma State grabbed 14 offensive boards accounting for 11 second chance points. The Cowgirls out-rebounded the Longhorns 43-39, becoming just the second Texas opponent all season to accomplish that feat. The Texas defense held Oklahoma State to just 29 percent shooting. Despite Oklahoma State junior guard Brittney Martin and senior center LaShawn Jones combining for 34 points, star senior forward Liz Donohoe struggled throughout the game. Being heckled by the crowd with “airball” chants every time she touched the rock, Donohoe recorded only 2 points Wednesday night. “[Junior center Imani McGee-Stafford] and [sophomore center] Kelsey [Lang] picked it up a lot in the second
half,” Aston said. “I thought all the big guards did a good job of neutralizing Donohoe, who I think has been playing really well for them.” Wednesday’s victory positions Texas (19–8, 8–8 Big 12) in a tie with Oklahoma State for third place in the Big 12. The Longhorns are now in position to have a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Aston said the team will shift its focus to its upcoming game against West Virginia on Sunday. When the team returns for senior night Tuesday, seniors Nneka Enemkpali and Krystle Henderson will be back on the court to formally end their careers. “It should mean something to our fans to show up for [Enemkpali] because it is her final walk on the Erwin Center floor,” Aston said. “[Henderson] has accepted a role and been a big part of our program. These games mean something. We’re not just playing to be playing. I would like for everyone to understand that the crowd makes a big difference for us, and we need the win.”
Few people are good enough and devoted enough to become consensus All-Americans while pursuing a petroleum engineering degree. Doug Dawson, a former Texas offensive lineman, managed to succeed in both. Dawson, an academic and consensus All-American who played from 1980– 1983, became a starter by sophomore year. But managing his full-time studies and full-time football career wasn’t easy. “It means you have no life,” Dawson said. “The old college experience, you know, ‘Hey we’ll meet you out on one of the lakes,’ or ‘We’ll meet you out at Barton Creek’ — that was not my college experience. My college experience was studying and playing football.” But the sacrifices Dawson made on the 40 Acres paid off. His accomplishments across the board at Texas caught the eye of teammates and general managers alike. “Doug excelled at the fundamentals,” said Vance Bedford, current Texas defensive coordinator and a collegiate teammate of Dawson’s for two years. “He did the little things extremely well. The work ethic; you couldn’t say enough good things about Doug.” The St. Louis Cardinals, currently known as the Rams, took Dawson in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Dawson played in eight seasons in the NFL. But what set Dawson apart from other NFL players is the way he prepared for his career after football. Always wanting to stay a step ahead of the curve, Dawson began thinking
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about life after football as soon as he joined the NFL. After his rookie season, he passed the test to become a licensed stockbroker. Not long after that, he signed on with Northwestern Mutual and found himself balancing two careers at once. “I had a couple of injuries about halfway through my career that kept me out of a couple of seasons during that 11-year span,” Dawson said. “That is when I decided to become a financial adviser.” In the final season of his career, Dawson started as offensive lineman for a playoff-bound Cleveland Browns, which Bill Belichick coached. But he soon found out he was making more money working in his new job in his spare time. When the 1994 season ended with a secondround playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dawson, then-33, decided to retire from football and become a full-time financial adviser. “I kind of hit the ground running,” Dawson said. “When they start offering you less to play pro football than you make in your regular business … you start thinking it’s time to grow up and get a big-boy job.” Although the careers are on opposite spectrums, Dawson finds many similarities between his former and current career — they have the same basic principles. “As an offensive lineman, my job was to serve my quarterback and to block, and it’s a role where you’re not in the limelight,” Dawson said. “The more you learn to serve other peoples’ needs, the more successful you’ll become. In business and in work, you have got to serve other people’s needs to be successful.”
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Texas All-America sophomore Jack Conger broke the American 200-yard butterfly record Wednesday morning at the Big 12 Championships trials session. Conger swam the event in 1:39.31, eclipsing the record Michael Phelps previously held and setting a new NCAA, American and U.S. Open record. Conger is the first Longhorn to set an American record while swimming at the college level since Olympic gold medalist Dave Walters did so in 2008. The Texas swimming and diving teams will compete until Saturday in the Big 12 Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin. —Claire Cruz
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‘Blackademics TV’ explores black society By Katie Keenan @keenanarroyo
TEDxAustin was nearly everything Kevin Foster, associate professor of African and African diaspora studies, expected it to be — informative, thought-provoking and intriguing. The only problem: Nearly all the speakers were white. Foster said TEDxAustin lacked a wide range of minorities’ perspectives, such as those of African-Americans. This left the audience with an incomplete understanding of educational research, American culture and academic opinions. He decided to create “Blackademics TV,” a 30-minute TV show that features black scholars and professors from across the nation. The program tapes in front of a live audience at the KLRU-TV studio on the UT campus. The show’s third season premieres in the fall. “I don’t see anything on the landscape that looks exactly like what we’re doing,” Foster said. “This is just the early 21st-century version of black studies. People like W.E.B. Du Bois, like Carter G. Woodson — all of these folks were scholars who lived in action.” Gabe Whitaker, UT alumnus and “Blackademics” volunteer, said the show “Blackademics” is similar to a big brainstorming session in which influential leaders from different African-American communities come together to educate people on the need for positive change. “You have people talking about these heartfelt emotions and causes and
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Kevin Foster, associate professor of African and African diaspora studies, said he believes that TedxAustin lacked diversity in its speakers. Therefore, he decided to create “Blackademics TV,” a 30-minute TV show featuring black scholars and professors from across the nation.
problems that we have in society,” Whitaker said. “Last year was tough regarding minorities in this country because of police brutality, incarceration rates and drop-out rates — and that’s all the negative stuff. But also you have the rise of professionals that are people of color.” “Blackademics” aims to carry on the legacy of African-American pioneers from years past. The television show is part of a larger
organization, the Institute for Community, University and School Partnerships, which provides academic tools and programs for students who want to obtain higher education. Kendra Chambers, UT alumna and associate producer for “Blackademics,” found out about the TV program through a high school engagement event. Chambers said “Blackademics” is a much-needed resource that teachers in
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Blacks underrepresented within STEM workforce By Paepin Goff @paepin
Imagine investing $100 into a bank account that grows with interest over time. If the account had the same growth rate as the number of black people in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, it would gain just $2 in 45 years. A 2013 survey the U.S. Census Bureau carried out found that only 6 percent of the STEM workforce identifies as black — a 2 percent increase since 1970. The census defines black as any person having origins from a black racial group in Africa or identifies as African-American, Sub-Saharan African or AfroCaribbean. Additionally, there is an option for people who identify as a personal definition of black or African-American. In the U.S. population, there is one black person for every six white people, but, within STEM field, this jumps to one in 12. Entering a STEM field is difficult, regardless of race, and many students drop off before earning their degrees. Not everyone who is aiming for a career as a scientist makes
it. However, the percentage of black students dwindles at a faster rate than that of their white peers. According to the census data, black students represent 15.4 percent of enrolled college students — and these students only earn 7.1 percent of STEM degrees. Additionally, only 6 percent of STEM jobs go to black workers, and those people end up earning 15 percent less than their white peers. Research attributes underrepresentation within STEM fields to negative stereotypes about blacks, a limited number of black role models because of historical barriers, a knowledge gap between parents who did not attend college and college-bound children, and even unintentional discouragement by mentors. Additionally, black women face double jeopardy because they encounter both racial and gender biases. The American Association of University Women, with the backing of the National Science Foundation, researched the social basis for gender discrimination in STEM fields. The study found home and
school environments to be leading predictors for academic achievement, specifically stemming from unconscious beliefs about gender. A new study by the American Psychological Association, which sampled more than 1 million incoming college freshmen over 10 years, showed an increase in the number of black women entering college who expressed interest in STEM fields. The survey found that black women tend to be more interested than white women in pursuing degrees in STEM fields. Black women are less likely than white women to associate STEM fields with masculinity, and they are more likely to major in STEM fields. If the underrepresentation of black people in STEM fields seems daunting, it should. The American Association of University Women makes eight recommendations to bring in and retain more students, including active recruitment, education for educators about stereotypes, and revision of admissions policies to help work toward equal representation.
high school and college settings use. “[‘Blackademics’] ignites perspective; it ignites conversation; it ignites discussion at a scholarly level,” Chambers said. The first two seasons are available online at www.klru.org. Chambers said the show creates an alternative path to education because the program is free. From university professors to people who are curious to know more,
“Blackademics” provides a way for traditionally marginalized groups to have a chance to share their views on trends in society, Whitaker said. Foster said he views easily accessible media as an opportunity to present content that can supplement current education. He said Texas schools don’t offer a full picture of black history or the history of racism in America. Programs such
as “Blackademics” aim to close the gaps that traditional educational institutions have left open, according to Foster. The challenge is that anybody with a computer can generate content, and it might be inaccurate,” Foster said. “So it’s incumbent upon scholars, particularly scholars of color, to speak about marginalized groups and to generate high-quality content so they don’t get drowned.”
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