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Candidates work to remove statue By Samantha Ketterer @sam_kett
Xavier Rotnofsky and Rohit Mandalapu, candidates in the Student Government Executive Alliance runoff, filed a resolution to SG on Friday that would support the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue on campus. Braydon Jones, who is running against Rotnofsky for the presidency, was one of the resolution’s three co-sponsors. “We might be one of the
first candidates to author a resolution that will go to Assembly,” Mandalapu said. “We want to leave our mark, regardless of whether we win.” The statue’s removal was one of Rotnofsky-Mandalapu’s original platform points. Rotnofsky said the team did not want to wait until after the election to start lobbying for the statue’s removal. “To put him on a pedestal, quite literally, is wrong,” Rotnofsky said. The statue’s presence on
campus has sparked controversy in the past because of Davis’ status as a Confederate leader. Last weekend, the statue was temporarily defaced with the word “CHUMP” written on the statue’s base in blue chalk. “Whereas, Jefferson Davis argued vociferously that the institutions of American slavery were beneficial; and ... whereas, The University of Texas at Austin as a public institution of the State
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also,” Aston said. “You can’t start but five, and those two have accepted their roles, and they’re really the difference in our team right now. And you have Celina and Krystle coming off
Darren Walker, UT alumnus and president of the Ford Foundation, will deliver the keynote address at the spring commencement ceremony on May 23, University administrators announced Friday. Walker began his work in philanthropy at the Rockefeller Foundation. Before that, he spent time as a corporate and international finance lawyer and as chief operating officer of the Abyssinian Development Corporation in New York City. He started his work at the Ford Foundation, the second largest charitable organization in the U.S., as vice president in 2010. He became its president three years later. Walker said he never set out to end up working in philanthropy. “I was working in Harlem at the Abyssinian Development Corporation, and one day my phone rang,” Walker said. “Someone I knew at a foundation said she’d given my name to the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and that’s how I got into philanthropy. It was a total happenstance.” Walker, who lives in New York City, said he’ll always consider himself a Texan at heart. “I think I would say that I have always had a connection to Texas and to Austin and the University,” Walker said. “The University was so seminal in my own personal development. I feel such a personal connection to the Institution and to so many people who are still on campus. My UT networks still today are a foundation for me.” Walker received a bachelor of arts in government, a bachelor of science in speech
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Student Government Executive Alliance candidates Xavier Rotnofsky and Rohit Mandalapu filed a resolution to SG on Friday supporting the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue on campus.
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Junior center Imani McGee-Stafford lays the ball up against Oklahoma. McGee-Stafford finished with 11 points and 10 boards as Texas advances to the Big 12 tournament conference finals.
baskets. Texas shot a seasonhigh 50 percent — 6-of-12 — from behind the arc. The Longhorns used their depth to open up the game. The Texas bench scored 32 of the team’s 59 points. Junior center Imani McGee-Stafford came off
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Junior guard Brady Sanders tied the team high with 11 points, going 2-of-2 from the 3-point line. In the second half, junior guard Celina Rodrigo and senior guard Krystle Henderson could not miss from the perimeter, combining for four 3-point
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A stifling defense is what wins the Longhorns games — and possibly even championships. In the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship semifinal against Oklahoma on Sunday, Texas held the Sooners to 26 percent shooting — their worst shooting percentage all season. The Longhorns scored 18 points off 22 turnovers and defeated their rival, 59–46. Despite an injury-filled season, Texas, the preseason favorites to win the Big 12, now sits in the final game tomorrow with a chance to fulfill that prophecy. “I would say that this was just a team effort defensively,” head coach Karen Aston said. “A lot of players made some plays for us, but I thought the difference in the game was our team defense.” The Texas defense held Oklahoma to just 8-of-30 shooting in the second half, while the offense ended the game converting eight of 10 baskets in the final 10 minutes. Despite boasting more underclassmen, Texas’ experienced players paved the way for Texas.
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the bench to collect a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. “We have [junior guard Empress Davenport] coming off the bench, who has been a three-year starter, and we made the decision to bring Imani off the bench
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Satirical campaigns take humor seriously
Undocumented workers’ children subject to stress
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Executive Alliance running mates Xavier Rotnofsky and Rohit Mandalapu are the first Texas Travesty candidates to participate in a runoff election — but they are not the first humor campaign to earn a significant percentage of the votes. In 1982, a satirical campaign won the Student Government election with 3,013 votes — attracting more votes than the second and third place candidates combined. The punchline: The winning candidate, Hank the Hallucination, was a fictional character in The Daily Texan cartoon “Eyebeam” by Sam Hurt. Hank “announced” his
candidacy through an Oct. 19, 1982, cartoon strip in The Daily Texan and he quickly gained a following. In the first week of campaigning, over a thousand students signed a referendum so that Hank’s write-in votes would be counted and announced with the rest of the candidates’ results. Steve Patterson, UT’s current men’s athletic director, was Hank’s campaign manager and referred to him as a “dream candidate.” “He’s the perfect candidate for the illusion of student government,” Patterson said in an Oct. 27, 1982, article in The Daily Texan. “He’s vague on the issues. You can see right through his bullshit – and practically
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everything else.” As election season went on, the University Election Commission said Hank could not officially run for the Students’ Association, UT’s newly reinstated student government organization, because he was not a
human candidate. Regardless, Hank continued to campaign on the pages of The Daily Texan’s comics section. Students also held a “Hank for President” rally, dubbed “Hankstock.”
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American-born children of undocumented parents experience elevated levels of anxiety, according to a study conducted by professors from UT’s School of Social Work. If those children’s parents have been detained or deported, they are more likely to report depressive symptoms and emotional problems, the study found. The study compared three groups of children: one group of Americanborn children living in Mexico with their deported parents, one group living in the United States
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whose parents had been deported, and one group living in the United States with parents who were undocumented but had not been deported. Depressive symptoms and negative self-esteem were reported in all three groups. Hyunwoo Yoon, social work graduate student and co-author of the study, said she feels the results of the study indicate more support services are needed for children of undocumented parents in all situations. “When undocumented parents are detained, they don’t have any, as far as I know, any support to deal
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On election day, Hank beat out the other candidates in a race with “an unusually high voter turnout,” according to a Nov. 11, 1982, article from the Texan. Because Hank was fictional, the next highest-polling candidates, Paul Begala and Pat Duval, went into a runoff election. “We are very pleased with Hank’s victory,” Hank campaign worker David Weber
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said in the Nov. 11 article. “He’s gratified, and wants to make all University students extremely happy, assuming he won’t have to take up arms to gain his rightful office.” Begala, the winner of the runoff election, would eventually experience political success as one of the central campaign advisers for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. Today, Begala is a political commentator for CNN. “I’m not one to make a “I have gone through several types of emotions in my eight months at UT and having undocumented parents doesn’t play a negative role in my emotions,” Diaz-Torres said. “In fact, since my parents are undocumented people, it actually motivates me to strengthen my mind for the future for them.” Business freshman Steven Yen said though his immigrant parents were not undocumented, the immi-
broad philosophical statement on a joke, and that’s how [Hank’s victory] ought to be taken — as a joke,” Begala said in the article. Joke campaigns have evolved since then – since 2009, most election seasons have featured a ticket backed by staffers from UT’s satirical publication Texas Travesty. Aaron Walther and Lara Grant, the Travesty’s 2010 candidates, posed as Soviet dictators with the aim of striking fear into the hearts gration process still posed plenty of difficulties. “You can’t read the signs, you can’t order food and it’s really hard to be independent because it’s hard to know what’s going on,” Yen said. “Making people aware that this kind of stuff happens, and that it’s nothing to be frowned upon, is important. A cultural change about how we think about the issue might be helpful to students struggling with the problem.”
of students. In 2011, David McQuary and Hannah Oley ran as two time travelers who were coming back from the future to save humanity. The two urged students not to vote for the front-running candidate, who they said would cause Austin to turn into a nuclear wasteland. Until Rotnofsky and Mandalapu’s campaign this year, no Travesty candidates had ever earned higher than 12 percent. Rotnofsky and Mandalapu became the highest-
polling Travesty candidates in history when they garnered 26.9 percent of the votes in Thursday’s Executive Alliance election. Braydon Jones and Kimia Dargahi, the executive alliance team that placed highest, received 46.34 percent of the votes. Voting for the Executive Alliance runoff will take place Wednesday through Thursday, and results will be announced at 6:30 p.m. on the Main Mall in front of the UT Tower.
STATUE continues from page 1 of Texas that represents a diverse student population should not condone or promote Jefferson Davis’ values that are offensive to the student body … be it further resolved, the University of Texas at Austin Student Government fully endorses the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue from campus,” the resolution read. Rotnofsky and Mandalapu, who wrote the resolution with Chris Gilman, editor-in-chief of the Texas Travesty, and Plan II senior Ciaran Dean-Jones, also cited historical precedent for altering campus symbols that “do not align with the values and ideals of the student body.” In 2010, at the request of UT President William Powers Jr., the UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted to rename Simkins Residence Hall to Creekside Residence Hall. The hall was originally named for William Simkins, a UT law professor and Confederate solider who was also a Florida Ku Klux Klan leader. After three pages of factually-based arguments in favor of the statue’s removal, Rotnofsky and Mandalapu also cited former Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh.” “Be it resolved, that Drake
and Josh was one of Nickelodeon’s most celebrated TV shows … they would have never supported a Jefferson Davis statue on the program,” they wrote. Jones, who is currently speaker of the SG Assembly, said the resolution ties into his campaign, although it was not a part of his and his running mate Kimia Dargahi’s official platform. “I think it’s a perfect example of what our campaign stands for,” Jones said. “I think it’s a great example of listening to students. Now we’re going to look into what students want. … I’m looking forward to the conversation.” Dargahi is not currently in SG but served as the federal relations agency director in 2013. Neither Rotnofsky nor Mandalapu are currently involved in SG. Any University student is allowed to author a resolution. The resolution will be presented to the SG Assembly on Tuesday and then sent to a committee. If the committee approves the resolution, the Assembly will take a vote in the coming weeks. “With all the talk that has been going on, with all the attention that [Rotonfsky and Mandalapu] brought to this issue, I think this is a great time,” Jones said.
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SPEAKER continues from page 1 communication, and a law degree from UT. President William Powers Jr. said in a press release Friday that Walker was an ideal choice for the keynote speaker. “Darren is an inspirational alumnus whose life embodies the ideals we as a university strive to teach,” Powers said. “I’m delighted that our graduates will be getting the benefit of his deep wisdom.” UT spokesperson Gary Susswein said Walker was an easy choice for the members of the speaker selection committee. “He has got a phenomenal
story to tell,” Susswein said. “If you look at his background, the adversity he overcame, everything he achieved at UT and the fact that he uses that UT education to help the world in so many ways, it’s just a great choice.” Susswein said the University generally selects speakers who are UT alumni or have deep connections to the University. “It’s something we look for,” Susswein said. “If [our students] see other people who are UT students [and] have gone on to change the world, it’s a powerful message to our graduates.”
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Shabbat 500 gathering signifies Jewish community’s strength By Jason Epstein
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Over 600 Jews gathered in the Recreational Sports Center for Texas Shabbat 500, an annual event promoting Jewish unity with students and organizations on the Forty Acres on Feb. 27. A night of services, programming and a free meal drew a large crowd to the Recreational Sports Center. Texas Shabbat 500 aims to bring 500 people together to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath and this year, over 600 arrived in solidarity. From Austin to San Antonio and even College Station, attendees travelled distances to attend this annual outing and compare experiences about Jewish life in college. Unfortunately, not all experiences are always blissful. In blatant and subtle forms, anti-Semitism appears on college campuses
globally. In South Africa, the Student Representative Council and Progressive Youth Alliance called for all Jews at Durban University of Technology to be expelled from the university. The vice chancellor quickly rejected these requests, yet it prompted an uncomfortable atmosphere for such students. In America, these anti-Semitics are contemporary. At U.C. Davis, just over a month ago, students of Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity, awoke on the Jewish Sabbath to three swastikas spray painted on the fraternity house. A few months prior, swastikas in chalk appeared on Yale’s pavement in its Old Campus, just outside a freshman residence hall. Following the incident, the school could not physically remove all of the images nor the troubling awareness of such hatred on campus. A recent survey conducted by a research group at Trinity College found that 54 percent
of Jewish students experienced anti-Semitism in their first six months of college in America in fall 2013. This worrying statistic suggests that anti-Semitic acts exist beyond those reported to the school and in the media; they exist in students’ ordinary lives. Though organizations can only propose estimates of the number of Jewish students at UT due to religious anonymity, an estimated 4,000-5,000, or nearly ten percent of the total population, scatter the campus. Four Greek organizations sprout predominantly Jewish involvement, though remain open to all, and Jewish students have been represented in UT athletics as well as top positions of student organizations, including UT’s Student Government. Jewish organizations around campus also attract students and UT even offers a major called Jewish Studies, a field of interdisciplinary study in the Liberal Arts and Social Science.
Integrated in the Longhorn culture, one cannot generally discern a Jewish student from any other due to UT’s thriving diversity in religion, heritage and culture. Nonetheless, Jewish students are present and where Jewish students are present, so is some form of anti-Semitism. But that won’t stop students from representing themselves and their faith. Students of dissimilar political views, color, interests and even religion walked just past the stadium from north, west and on-campus dwellings on their way to the event just before sunset. People congregated at Texas Shabbat 500 for varying reasons—to socialize, to eat or even to just see the event itself. Yet they all came together in accord to celebrate culture and practices for a common cause: American Jewry. Epstein is a Plan II and journalism freshman from Dallas.
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Mischaracterization of GSA Bill of Rights and Responsibilities ignores bill’s potential
AP score bill good, but needs revisions
In a recent editorial blog post, Associate Editor Xing Liu asserted that the Graduate Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities had “lost its original purpose.” The Graduate Student Assembly Executive Committee believes this statement to be categorically false. This would only be possible if the original purpose of the BORR was to increase graduate student stipends. As the BORR committee set out to make life better for graduate and professional students as a whole, money was not the defining issue. Therefore, we believe the editorial has missed the true intention of a BORR. More importantly, this editorial mischaracterizes the journey this legislation has taken and the very hopeful future we see for it. The new BORR is visibly different from earlier versions. However, as with any collaborative piece of legislation, the current product involved the work and input of University Administrators, GSA executives and GSA voting and non-voting members alike. We now assert that not only are these rights that should be guaranteed to graduate and professional students, but that graduate and professional students have the responsibility to be stewards of these rights and upstanding members of the University community. The scope of the new BORR is now able to apply to all graduate and professional students, not just those earning a stipend from id. “If UT. For example, in some degree programs d, the (e.g., MBAs, MS in Nursing, JDs), graduate very- students do not receive any sort of assistantT and ship but still must pay tuition. How, then, t UT can we fight for the right of our University world guaranteeing the standard of a living wage to ust a graduate and professional students who currently receive no wage? niver- We acknowledge that the word’s “housing,” peakni or ns to LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in
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We now assert that not only are these rights that should be guaranteed to graduate and professional students, but that graduate and professional students have the responsibility to be stewards of these rights and upstanding members of the University community. “living-wage,” or “health insurance” do not appear in the current draft, and we acknowledge they were removed after conversations with administrators. We argue, however, that the phrase “basic standard of living” encompasses those ideals and more as our society, university culture and needs progresses. We also argue that to reduce the purpose of the BORR to money and confrontations with University administration is a irresponsibly narrow-minded and mischaracterized view of the UT-Austin graduate experience. We happily acknowledge that the language has changed throughout the process of the development and passage of the BORR. The GSA is a deliberative body that represents 13,000 diverse graduate students. We take pride in listening to the multitudes of opinions provided by graduate students, administrators, faculty and staff. We strive to incorporate those into our actions. Collaboration is not capitulation, but rather a way in which governance should work. The BORR passed March 3 is not the final version. The GSA has just begun down this long road of codification. Changes will be made, approved, negotiated and approved again so that graduate and professional students can count on this BORR to encourage, inform and safeguard them. We encourage all
graduate students to watch these changes going forward in hopes that they see the scope and gravity of the rights we hope to establish for a community of the 12,000+ brilliant minds calling UT Austin home. Finally, with regard to representing the graduate student body, we feel the process of the BORR and the passage speaks to the commitment the GSA has to representing all graduate students at the university. With increased participation throughout the year, a well-attended and -reviewed Graduate and Professional Development Week, over $7,800 distributed to graduate student organizations, travel grants, multiple social events and an increased presence on University committees, we believe we have worked hard as an assembly to make the graduate and professional student voice loud, resolute and united on this campus. — Brian Wilkey, president of the Graduate Student Assembly and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, and the GSA Executive Committee, a group of directors that represent the divisions of the Graduate Student Assembly, in response to Liu’s Thursday blog post titled “Graduate Student Bill of Rights has lost its original purpose.”
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A bill is sitting in the Texas House right now that would require all state public schools to accept a minimum score of 3 on an Advanced Placement exam for college credit. Advanced Placement allows high school students to take college-level classes and exams for college credit. The legislation, introduced by Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond, would change the system currently in place at the University, where 4's and 5's are needed to gain credit for a majority of exams. We generally support this bill, but only if certain precautions are taken. The University stresses the importance of graduating in four years to its students, and accepting 3's on all AP exams would certainly help that process. The University accepts 3's for 12 of the AP exams, 4's for 17 more and only 2 exams need to be 5's. A 2 on the German Language and Culture AP Exam counts for UT credit. However, we don't think that all 3's should be accepted. Mellanie Patterson, Student Testing Services coordinator for the University, is concerned a score of 3 will not prepare students for the rigors of their course sequences. "If they are scoring a 1 or 3, in some instances, they are not very prepared," Patterson said. Instead, we think that 3's should be accepted for courses that are either University core requirements outside their major or do not relate specifically to a student's field of study. A biology or pre-med student should not be allowed to skip UT biology courses with just a 3, but they should be able to easily test out of American History courses, for example, if they so choose. If a student changes majors, we believe they should have to change their AP credit allowances, too. Overall, the acceptance of a score of 3 on AP exams across the board for credit at UT would be beneficial to its students. However, it would be important for the University to make sure students use this privilege wisely and don't abuse it. We think that this bill should pass and be implemented in a manner that wouldn't compromise the education of students.
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Longhorns shine bright in the Golden State By Nick Castillo
Junior left fielder Ben Johnson had a career day on Sunday. Johnson went 5-for-5 with two RBIs and raised his batting average to .443 on the season.
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Led by junior left fielder Ben Johnson, No. 12 Texas secured a 12–4 win and a series split against Stanford (9–8) on Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto, California. Johnson hit a perfect 5-for5 and finished the game with two RBIs. “Ben has worked really hard at his game. … He’s worked very hard in the weight room,” head coach Augie Garrido said. “I think this is really leading towards a level of confidence … that feeling of confidence he has, it’s almost magical. He got five [base hits] today, which is a pretty good season for a lot of people.” The Longhorns (10–6) got off to a hot start in the first inning, scoring five runs. Johnson led off the first with a single to center field. After Johnson’s leadoff single, Stanford was able to get two outs, but Texas answered with four straight walks to score two runs. Redshirt junior designated hitter Taylor Stell smacked a two-run single to extend the Longhorns’ lead to 4–0. The Longhorns capped off the inning with an additional run to push the lead to 5–0.
Boom. Boom. Pow. In a span of 82 seconds late in the second half Saturday, senior forward Jonathan Holmes nailed a pair of 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and sophomore guard Kendal Yancy found junior center Cam Ridley in transition for an and-1, alleyoop dunk. The rapid 9–2 run stretched the Longhorns’ 2-point lead to 9 with under seven minutes remaining in the game to help guide the Longhorns to a much-needed 62–49 victory over Kansas State. The impressive run was big for Holmes, who entered the game mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. He hadn’t scored more than 7 points in any of his previous seven games, connecting on just 10-of-42 shots over that stretch. But in what was Senior Day at the Frank Erwin Center, Texas’ lone scholarship senior came up huge. “It was great for him,” head coach Rick Barnes said. Holmes finished the game with 10 points, two rebounds and a career-high four blocks. His 3-pointers earned loud cheers from the fans, and by the end of the Longhorns’ 82-second rally, the Erwin Center was louder than it had been all season long. “That was a lot of fun,” Holmes said. “It’s pretty much all you can ask for your last game here. My teammates really picked up their game, and it made me really pick up my game. I love those
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Texas continued its offensive explosion in the second inning. Sophomore catcher Tres Barrera ripped a ball past the left-field fence for a two-run home run to put the Longhorns up 7–0. Stanford tried to fight its way back into the game, scoring two runs in the third and sixth innings. The Cardinal got the game to within three, but Texas quelled the Cardinal comeback in the seventh inning with a pair of RBI singles from Johnson
and senior right fielder Collin Shaw. In the ninth inning, sophomore center fielder Zane Gurwitz hit a two-run home run to push the Longhorns’ lead to 11–4. Johnson followed Gurwitz’s homer with a triple and scored on Shaw’s single. Stanford couldn’t find a way to score in the bottom frame and Longhorns finished the game with a 12–4 win. While the offense was on
display Sunday, sophomore starting pitcher Josh Sawyer (2–2) had a solid outing, allowing two runs on four hits. “[Sawyer’s] improved each time he’s been out there,” Garrido said. “He’s got a little perfectionist in him, which is part of what makes him good. He practices right, takes his bullpens and really works at them game-like. He’s an up-and-coming star pitcher for us.” After dropping the first
two games of a four-game series, splitting the series was important for the team’s RPI, Garrido said. “If you split 50-50, you’re coming out of it with a pretty good score,” Garrido said. “But if you go three losses and one win, it really adds up in the wrong way quickly.” Texas returns home to play Incarnate Word (7–9) at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The game will air on Longhorn Network.
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guys for that.” Before Holmes’ late outburst, Texas frontline’s defense kept the Longhorns in the game. Texas tied a school record with 14 blocks in the game, and it essentially took away the Wildcats’ ability to score in the paint for most of the first half. The Wildcats missed 17 shots in the first half. 10 of those were blocked. In addition to Holmes’ four blocks, Ridley and junior center Prince Ibeh each added three. With the victory, the Longhorns improved to 19–12 on the season and 8–10 in conference play. They enter next week’s Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, on the bubble for a spot in the NCAA tournament. After two consecutive victories to end the regular season, they are in much better shape than they were a week ago. Texas now has the chance to improve its résumé even further at the conference tournament, in which it will take on Texas Tech in the first round Wednesday. Barnes chose not to speculate on whether his team has done enough to earn a spot in the Big Dance. “Are we good enough to be [in]? Absolutely,” Barnes said. “We still got games out in front of us. If we’ve done enough to be in it, we’ll be in it.” “Right now, everybody’s feeling good about the last two games,” junior guard Demarcus Holland said. “We feel like everybody’s coming along. We still trust the system, and we still believe that we can win and play in the tournament.”
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Sophomore shortstop Devon Tunning went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Texas’ blowout victory over Ohio University on Friday.
Tournament ends on a ‘Wright’ note By Claire Cruz @clairecruz5
The first day of play in North Carolina was cancelled because of weather, but storm clouds couldn’t stop the big bats in Texas’ lineup. The Longhorns (15–8) collected 30 hits and scored 19 runs through three games at the Carolina Classic, and overall went 2–1 on the weekend. Texas used 12 hits and three three-run home runs to defeat Ohio University early Friday, 11–0. Sophomore shortstop Devon Tunning notched one of the long balls — her first of the season — and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Junior catcher Erin Shireman also hit a home run and went 3-for-3 with a career-high five RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Tiarra Davis hit the other home run. On Friday afternoon,
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Texas goes for second straight victory
The No. 3 Texas men’s golf team takes the course this week at the 2015 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in pursuit of its second straight victory. Fresh off a team win last week at the Johnny Hayt Collegiate Invitational, the Longhorns enter their third tournament this spring among a strong field, including No. 1 Illinois, No. 7 USC and No. 11 Texas Tech. Tackling the par 72, 7,510-yard course Monday will be senior Kramer Hickok, sophomores Beau Hossler and Gavin Hall, and freshmen Scottie Scheffler and Doug Ghim. The 54-hole tournament is set to tee off at 10 a.m. Monday and will conclude Wednesday. Live scores and statistics can be found online at golfstatresults.com. —Caroline Hall
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Senior forward Jonathan Holmes locks in on his man. Holmes finished with 10 points and a career-high four blocks.
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the bench, so our bench is strong.” Despite a 4–8 start to conference play, Texas has won seven of its last eight games. The team seems to have caught a groove and the players have grown familiar with their roles. Well, the journey has been tough, but we overcame the adversity that was
the Longhorns dropped a late game to North Carolina, 8–3, despite outhitting the Tarheels. Texas had eight hits in the game, led by sophomore left fielder Stephanie Wong, who went 2-for-3, and sophomore first baseman Kelli Hanzel, who also went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. But the Longhorns pitchers walked three batters and hit two, allowing North Carolina to come out victorious. Freshman pitcher Erica Wright took the loss, giving up three earned runs on four hits over two innings of work. Five runs on 10 hits powered the Longhorns to a 5–0 victory over Charlotte on Saturday morning. The Texas offense was led by Davis, who had two RBIs, and juniors Lindsey Stephens and Stephanie Ceo, who both went 2-for-3 with a combined
three runs. Wright was the highlight of Saturday’s win, tallying a career-high 11 strikeouts with just two hits allowed over six innings of work. Wright gave up four walks in the game, but she was able to adjust and keep baserunners from crossing the plate. The small downside to Wright’s strong line exemplifies the inconsistency the Texas pitching staff has struggled with throughout the five tournaments to open its season. The staff has a collective 2.82 earned run average and has granted 83 runs in 23 games. The Longhorns will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, this weekend for a three-game set with the Razorbacks. Only five games separate Texas from its first Big 12 series against Kansas at the end of the month.
put upon us, and I think that’s what it’s all about,” sophomore guard Brianna Taylor said. “Basketball is a game of up and downs, and it’s how you handle it, so I think that we’re handling it pretty well now.” This is the first time since 2004 that Texas will play in the conference championship final. Texas faces Baylor, who won both regular season matchups against Texas,
on Monday. “It’s going to be a good game, a fun game, and we’ve been waiting for this chance, so we’re going to redeem ourselves,” Henderson said. The game is set for 8 p.m. at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. “I think third time’s a charm, so we’re going to get them [and] we’re going to beat them,” Taylor said. “That’s my mindset.”
Texas attempts to qualify for NCAA Championships
Texas divers begin preliminary competitions in Iowa City, Iowa, on Monday as part of the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Meet. Three men — sophomore Mark Anderson, junior Cory Bowersox, and senior Will Chandler — will dive, with Anderson and Chandler competing in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform dives. Junior Bowersox competing in the 1-meter and 3-meter. Chandler and Bowersox went 1-2 in the 1-meter and 3-meter events at the Big 12 Championships, and Anderson is the reigning Big 12 platform diving champion. The women are sending four divers to Iowa City, and each figures to have a shot to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Murphy Bromberg, the Big 12 3-meter and platform champion, will attempt to qualify in all the events along with juniors Meghan Houston and Kristina Hoffman. Senior Emma IvoryGanja, fresh off her win in the 1-meter event at the Big 12 Championships, will also compete in all three events. The new zone meets allow divers to compete for a spot in the NCAA Championship meet in two weeks. In order to qualify for the NCAA Championships, the Texas men must finish in the top four in their events, while the women must place in the top five. —Brooke Daily and Rachel Wenzlaff
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UT gospel choir celebrates 40th year on campus By Rebecca Fu @thedailytexan
When Almetris “Mama” Duren, the namesake of Duren Residence Hall, founded Innervisions Gospel Choir in 1974, it was one of the first black, non-Greek organizations on campus. This year, the choir celebrated its 40th year as an official campus organization. Duren founded the choir after she noticed a group of AfricanAmerican girls singing around the Jester Center piano. Allison Stinnett, health promotion senior and choir president, said the choir was originally called “Innervisions of Blackness,” but it was changed to be more inclusive and welcoming to all UT students. “We are the first black, nonGreek organization here on campus,” Stinnett said. “I think that having that amount of weight to carry as part of UT’s history makes us really significant, and being a student-run organization that can survive that long on campus is really powerful.” Today, the choir is a studentrun, Christian organization that aims to minister to its audience through song. In addition to performances at University events, such as Gone to Texas and Black Student Orientation, members of the choir sing at weddings and other outside events. Stinnett said she feels she strengthens her relationship with God through the choir. “I love music; I always have,” Stinnett said. “When I’m singing gospel with our choir, I feel [God’s] presence, and I feel closest to him when I am singing because that’s the talent he gave me.” Cherise Lee, journalism and physical culture and sports sophomore, said singing with
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The Innervisions Gospel Choir is a student-run organization that aims to minister others through song. The choir was one of the first black, non-Greek organizations on campus.
the choir is especially powerful because music impacts people on a different level. “We can get up and preach every Sunday and talk to people,” Lee said. “But when we sing, we know what we’re singing about. Music speaks to me a lot more than someone standing up there [talking].” The choir ministers to others during the events the group hosts beyond the boundaries of UT. Aside from the group’s Christmas special “O Holy
Night,” one of the choir’s biggest events is College Day — an annual gathering of college gospel choirs across Texas for a day of singing and performance. Johnnie Adkins, economics senior and choir vice president, said he always planned on singing in college, and Innervisions Gospel Choir gave him that opportunity. “I’ve always sang in a gospel choir, so I had my eye set on joining even before I came here,” Adkins said. “It’s always been a part
of me — being part of a gospel choir.” Innervisions singers said the choir community often resembles a tight-knit family. In addition to creating lifelong friendships and becoming spiritually stronger, Valencia Campbell, social work senior and choir director, said the lessons members learn and the personal growth they experience are what make the choir such a memorable experience. “I’ve had a chance to watch myself grow,” Campbell said.
“I’ve learned a lot about myself and who I am as a person, and that is the most powerful thing — to see how an organization can impact you and how it becomes part of your life.” Campbell said she tries to spread her passion to group members, so they can experience the joy that comes from singing. “As a director, I’m always pushing [the choir] to ‘sing with soul’ and ‘give it 100 percent’ because I know what it does for me,” Campbell said.
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Citrus often brings to mind memories of warm summer days. But luckily for us, citrus is actually in its peak season during winter — and its jewel-colored tones brighten up the darkest of days. Grapefruits, lemons and oranges are all part of the citrus family and are grown in warmer climates such as Texas, California, Florida and Arizona. Beyond being beautiful in every variety, citrus fruits also provide plenty of health benefits that make them worth eating and cooking with. Lemons contain more potassium than apples and are loaded with vitamin C, calcium and iron. However, they are highly acidic, which hurts the enamel on your teeth and your taste buds in general. The best uses for lemons include squeezing fresh juice over avocado toast or salad. Citrus, which includes grapefruit, lemons and oranges, is in its peak season right now.
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Green juice recipes often call for lemon juice, which works to overpower the bitterness of the greens. Lemons are also great to cut up and place in your water bottle, infusing your beverage with a zesty lemon taste. They help detoxify the body by amping up enzymes that work with the liver to rid your body of toxins. This time of year, you’ll find many types of oranges in the produce section, including standard navel oranges, blood oranges, kumquats and satsumas. Each variety packs roughly the same nutritional and vitamin C-filled punch. So skip the sugar-filled “natural” orange juices lining grocery store shelves, and juice the real thing yourself. With their red coloring, blood oranges make for an especially beautiful morning juice. If you’re in need of a sweeter option, save the peels from the oranges you eat and make candied orange peels. First, place the peels in cold water and bring to a
boil several times. Then, add the peels to a sugar water mixture, and cook for nearly an hour. Lastly, roll them in sugar, and dry them for the final time. If you want an extra sweet treat, dip them in chocolate. It’s a bit of a process, but in the end, you have a completely natural candy to snack on for a bit of extra energy. Grapefruits are the largest citrus variety available. Worth special notice are Texas ruby red grapefruits, the Lone Star State’s prize winter fruit. Lycopene, which causes the pink and red colors found in red grapefruits, has been found to contribute to cancer prevention. Grapefruit, which has also been found to lower bad cholesterol, makes for a delicious breakfast to get your metabolism going. Eat it raw if you can handle the sharp flavor, or broil it for optimal taste. Roasting and broiling citrus brings out the sweetness in the fruits and makes for a surprisingly healthy treat.
Recipe for Honey Broiled Grapefruit Ingredients: – 1 large grapefruit – 2 teaspoons raw unfiltered honey – 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: – Slice grapefruit in half and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a knife to slightly cut out segments, but leave them in place. – Spread a teaspoon of honey over each half, then sprinkle cinnamon overtop. – Place in oven under the broiler for about 5–10 minutes until the edges start to caramelize. Watch it carefully, as it can quickly burn. – Remove from oven, let cool slightly and eat warm with a spoon.
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Louis Black, co-founder of South By Southwest and The Austin Chronicle, is bringing something new to SXSW — “Made in Texas.” Made in Texas is a program of six short films with topics as wide-ranging as aluminumclad aliens, Jim Morrison and a mother and daughter lost on a road trip — but what all the films share in common is that they were, indeed, made in Texas. The movies were originally filmed around Austin in 1980 and premiered in New York in 1981. They will re-premiere at SXSW on Friday at the Marchesa Theatre and again the following Friday at the Alamo Ritz. The program’s films — “Death of a Rock Star,” “Invasion of the Aluminum People,” “Speed of Light,” “Fair Sisters,” “Mask of Sarnath” and “Leonardo, Jr.” — were influenced by the punk and new-wave scenes that took Austin by storm in the early ’80s. Black, who directed “Fair Sisters” and produced “Mask of Sarnath,” said he believes the films act as a kind of time capsule for the Austin film community. “In restoring these films, we get to restore honor to these people,” Black said. “The talent in this town at that time was extraordinary, and they all worked together. When you see the credits for one of these films, you’ll see that a lot of those people are on the credits for one of the other films.” After director Jonathan Demme, who helped assemble the original collection of films, was honored at SXSW last year, he and Black began discussing the possibility of a rerelease. Black said they were sure the films would still
hold meaning. “The great thing about this program is that young and old filmmakers who have seen these films are blown away by them,” Black said. “Watching them now, you would still think of them as something that nobody’s done before.” Paul Collum, UT alumnus and writer of “Speed of Light,” said his film — set in 1963 — placed historical events in the modern context of the late ’70s, when he first started planning his project. “The film takes place in this moment of optimism before [President John F. Kennedy’s] assassination,” Collum said. “People were making these shock waves that resonated with everyone, and that was something we heard in punk rock then.” Both Black and Collum said the “do it yourself” attitude of punk-rock bands served as motivation for them to start making their films. Black said their shared passions pushed them forward, even though many of the filmmakers were living in cramped apartments near campus and were without much money. “To me, Texas has always been a place where you can create yourself,” Black said. “If you were here, it was because you wanted to be here. We didn’t want to make movies that were just like everyone else’s, and if we did, we’d have been in New York or [Los Angeles] instead.” As the films return to the screen, Black said he hopes they will connect modern audiences with the creative spirit of Austin in the late ’70s. “I know that it’s a long program and that some people will walk out,” Black said. “But at the end of the day, I want people to celebrate these films and celebrate this microcosm that kept Austin weird.”