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Student-led movement UTDivest will propose legislation to Student Government asking for the University of Texas Investment Management Company to pull investments from corporations the group believes facilitate the oppression of Palestinians. Unify Texas, another campus movement, has expressed disagreements with UTDivest and has garnered support through social media and an

online petition. UTDivest, which the Palestinian Solidarity Committee founded, is part of a larger boycott-divestmentsanctions (BDS) movement started by Palestinian civil society organizations. Katie Jensen, SG graduate student representative, sociology graduate student supporter of UTDivest, said the movement is fighting for human rights and equality. “I don’t want my tuition money going to the corporations that have produced the infrastructure that enables

the segregation, inequality and painful uncertainties that subjugate Palestinian people,” Jensen said. Brandon Mond, government senior and one of the founders of Unify Texas, said divestment divides pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups and cuts off dialogue. “Dialogue and the free exchange of ideas is sacrosanct at a university,” Mond said. “Where the people who are bringing this divestment movement refuse to engage in dialogue with groups that

have opposing ideologies, we think that’s wrong, and we oppose that.” Mohammed Nabulsi, SG law school representative and supporter of UTDivest, said Unify Texas does not understand the BDS movement. “Unify Texas relies on a mischaracterization of BDS and our goals here on campus in order to make a straw man argument,” Nabulsi said. “BDS is a step towards leveling the negotiating playing field so that the Israeli government is

forced to take Palestinian demands seriously.” The BDS movement has gained traction at other American universities, such as DePaul University and University of California-Davis. Student groups at these schools have been successful in passing student legislation asking for the divestment of their universities from corporations that the groups believe help to oppress Palestinians. Nabulsi said UTDivest

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Survivors unite at Take Back the Night By Vinesh Kovelamudi @trippyvinnie3

Voices Against Violence hosted “Take Back the Night” at the Main Mall on Wednesday to provide an open forum for survivors of sexual violence to share their stories. Take Back the Night is an annual event that Voices Against Violence hosts as part of Sexual Violence Prevention Month. Sexual violence survivors publicly spoke about their personal experiences at the event. Katie Burran, women’s and gender studies junior and volunteer for the event, said some survivors keep their experiences private because of society’s perception of sexual violence. “There is very rarely a platform in society for people to share their stories, especially because it’s such a taboo

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A young woman reads a card from the Visual Voice Project at the Take Back the Night event at the Main Mall on Wednesday evening. UT Voices Against Violence held the event to highlight the movement to end sexual violence and support survivors.

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EdX and the United States Department of Justice reached a settlement to make edX’s online courseware more accessible to students with disabilities after the company allegedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. EdX publishes collegelevel massive online open courses and was created by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The UT System, an edX charter member, has contributed 12 courses to edX. EdX did not caption and transcribe videos to meet industry standards, according to Coleman Tharpe, the communications coordinator for edX’s Energy 101 course and anthropology and radio-television-film senior. Energy 101 is a course the Cockrell School of Engineering published on edX. “It hinged on video,” Tharpe said. “They were producing and publishing video that [they] were including in courses essentially without captioning and [transcribing] the videos or separating the transcripts and the captions from the video. [The time lag between the captions and video] was far away, and that’s not a best practice.” Juan Garcia, a media production services manager at

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Future UT expansion could displace gardens Samantha Ketterer

As the University’s needs increase, the Concho Community Garden, located just east of campus, faces an uncertain future. The student-run garden along with the Microfarm are home to various fruits, vegetables and a wide array of flowering plants.

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Robert Duke, professor from the Butler School of Music and director of the Center for Music Learning, received a $25,000 award for the Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.

Robert Duke wins Friar Centennial Fellowship By Eleanor Dearman @ellydearman

The Friar Society, the oldest honor society on campus, selected music professor Robert Duke as the recipient of the Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship (FCTF) on Wednesday. Each school year, the Friar

Society asks the student body for nominations of professors they think are deserving of a $25,000 award from the society. Duke was one of 179 professors nominated by students this year. Duke has taught at UT for

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Campus construction plans will currently not displace the UT Microfarm and Concho Community Garden, but future campus expansion could put their locations in question, according to Jim Walker, director for the Office of Sustainability. UT student-volunteers manage the garden areas, which produce vegetables, fruits and herbs. Since the community garden and Microfarm were initially built as temporary locations in 2011 and 2012, respectively, the areas were viable options for 2015 campus development plans that could have relocated the gardens, Walker said. “The University administration has definitely seen that the gardens are popular and a positive experience for our students to have access to,” Walker

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said. “We are committed to helping the garden experiences. … However, whenever we build buildings, it’s going to take precedence on [the gardens].” The campus development plan outlines the expansion of campus and locations of new facilities, mainly into East Campus. In the initial planning stages, Walker said there was a possibility new

tennis courts would be built in the current locations of either the Microfarm or the community garden. Lily Nguyen, geography junior and Concho Community Garden director, said fall 2013 was the first time she heard about the possibility of relocation. Walker said the University ultimately found a way to expand campus as part of

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the plan without jeopardizing the gardens’ locations. Audrey Nguyen, philosophy and plant biology junior and assistant manager at the Microfarm, said the group has been told there is a possibility the Microfarm and the garden will now be incorporated into the development plan and will be able to

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continues from page 1 30 years. Currently, he is head of the Music and Human Learning program in the Butler School of Music and director of the Center for Music Learning. Led by a trumpet player performing “The Eyes of Texas,” members of the Friar Society, former students, fellow professors and family members walked into Duke’s 10 a.m. class to present him the award. “I have won a number of teaching awards on this campus, but this is the only one I’ve won that was presented in a room full of my

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remain where they are. “If this ends up being the case, [the Microfarm] would love to be involved in development talks,” Nguyen said. “Future plans for the area will directly affect us [and] our operation.” Audrey Nguyen said the Microfarm leaders discussed developing land at the Pickle Research Campus, located in north

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Sai Gourisankar, FCTF co-chair and chemical engineering and Plan II senior, said he sat in on one of Duke’s classes to see his teaching firsthand before making the decision to present the award. “He cares about his students deeply,” Gourisankar said. “He knows how to get across to students, and he’s invested in the undergraduate and graduate population.” Past recipients of the award include social work professor Lori Holleran Steiker, sociology professor Sheldon Ekland-Olson and mathematics professor James Vick. Duke said he is honored to

receive the award, especially given its past recipients. “What a wonderful thing,” Duke said. “I was surprised. The thing that’s nice about this is that the previous recipients of this award are all the people I respect most on this campus. And to be in their company is a real privilege.” Music studies senior Courtney Ham, one of Duke’s current students, said Duke stands out among her other professors. “I think that he’s really tenacious,” Ham said. “[He has us] think about how we can learn as individuals and how we can make other people learn.”

Regents vote to allow investigation review

The UT System Board of Regents voted at a meeting Wednessday to allow Regent Wallace Hall to review information collected during an investigation into UT admission practices. The Board released the results of the investigation in question, conducted by Kroll Associates, an external investigation firm, in early February. In early March, Hall requested to see “any and all information” gathered in the investigation before it was to be destroyed. The external investigation found that a small number of unqualified students were admitted to UT at the direction of President Williams Powers Jr. UT System Chancellor William McRaven said no disciplinary action was needed because no rules or laws were broken. Hall defended his request of the information on the grounds that he would use the information for admission policy decisions in the future, according to the Texas Tribune. While the regents voted to allow Hall to look into the information, they warned him about overstepping the rules and conducting investigations on his own, according to the Tribune. Earlier this week, UT System spokeswoman Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said the meeting was called as a result of new rules regarding information requests. The rule, adopted in February 2014, specifies that all information requests must go through the chairman and chancellor. If either person finds concern, the request is discussed in a meeting with the other regents. —Josh Willis

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students, and that makes this the best in the world,” Duke said when presented the award. According to Nicole Kruijs, FCTF co-chair and public health and Plan II senior, the society selected Duke because he received multiple student and staff recommendations and demonstrated excellence as a professor. “I reached out to some professors that I know, who I’d already known, and I asked them, ‘Hey, who deserves the award this year?’” Kruijs said. “They all pointed to Dr. Robert Duke. They all said he’s just incredible, [as are] the things he’s doing.”

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Austin, when they were told they might have to relocate. Audrey Nguyen said the group still wants to keep its location in East Austin, although the leaders are still considering expanding to the Pickle Research Campus. “We’ve put a lot of work into the land over the last three years, and we love how close we are to Main

Campus,” Audrey Nguyen said. Lily Nguyen said the Concho Community Garden, founded in spring 2011, has also looked into relocating. The main option was to disperse the gardens into multiple smaller areas on campus. She said that would have made the gardens more convenient for students. Lily Nguyen also said she was surprised the two groups

were not consulted about the possible move. “I wish that community gardens were a priority for the University, and I wish we had a say in the conversation deciding whether they should stay, or the permanence of them,” Lily Nguyen said. Walker said the UT System Board of Regents will vote on the campus master

plan in May, but it cannot be released until then. With the new plan, Walker said the garden and Microfarm should remain where they are, but continual campus growth could put their current locations in question at some future point. “We’re hopeful that they can stay where they are,” Walker said. “I can’t guarantee they’ll always be there.”

understanding that comes from the direct experience.” The event also allowed for campus organizations that deal with the topic of sexual violence to voice their own concerns and opinions. Not On My Campus, a student-led sexual-assault-prevention movement that has gained widespread support at UT, laid out large boards for people to sign and pledge against sexual violence. “We are a student-led organization to stand up against sexual violence, and it was important for us to be

represented here in order to show survivors that we do support them,” said Sydney O’Connell, corporate communications freshman and a supporter of Not On My Campus. Plan II freshman Laura Zhang said she enjoyed the informative and interactive environment that the event created. “The environment of the event created by the band and all of the people at the organization booths encouraged me to stick around and learn more about the issue of sexual violence,” Zhang said.

the time to make this course, as it is, the best practice for a university.” Garcia said UT-Austin can draw upon resources such as the Center for Teaching and Learning and other course support staff to comply with accessibility laws. Other institutions, Garcia said, may struggle to revise their courses to comply with the terms of the settlement.

“Not everyone has a network or capabilities of putting this into place, and so, now, the institutions are going to be looking to the states and the states are going to be looking back at the institutions,” Garcia said. “The benefits extend well beyond compliance, but the hard part is figuring out who has the time and the money to do this.”

conflict,” Mond said. “We have pro-Israel students who are against it for obvious reasons. We have pro-Palestinian students who are against divestment also because they don’t think it’s the place of Student Government to decide this.” University spokesman J. B. Bird said the Office of the President is aware of the two groups, although they have

not been approached about the situation. The UT System Board of Regents would make the ultimate decision to divest, according to Bird. “We have not been formally approached about this question, and we do not have any formal response,” Bird said. “It hasn’t been brought up, so we don’t have a position on it.”

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subject where victimblaming is so prevalent,” Burran said. Erin Burrows, prevention and outreach specialist for Voices Against Violence, said her favorite part of the event was the open forum that helps audience members understand the severity of sexual violence. “[The event] is a time for people to break stigma, to erase shame, and to really come together as a community to say that we will not tolerate sexual violence on our campus,” Burrows said.

Keynote speaker Paula Rojas emphasized during her speech the importance of finding creative solutions to sexual violence that don’t rely on public institutions. Rojas said sexual-violence survivors have the advantage in developing solutions that work toward ending sexual violence. “Each person who is directly affected has a certain level of insight around the problem that the researchers and writers do not have,” Rojas said. “There is a whole different depth of insight and

EDX continues from page 1 the engineering school, said edX prioritized the timely publication of content over accessibility concerns. “If you’re really under the wire and trying to get content to an organization, to an institution [and] to students, it’s much easier to do that as a process,” Garcia said. “In many cases, having these transcripts can take double and triple

the amount of time than it actually takes to produce a video.” Tharpe said he did not receive any complaints about accessibility issues when collecting feedback for the Energy 101 course. “From what I heard, the student experience was overall very positive,” Tharpe said. “The production was beautiful, but they did took

DIVESTMENT continues from page 1 plans to introduce its legislation in support of divestment at the SG Assembly meeting Tuesday. The legislation states that investing in companies with Israeli associations compromises the University’s core values. “The University of Texas fails to uphold its values of ‘improving the human condition at local and global

levels through programs that advance equality’ by investing in companies that facilitate and profit from the illegal occupation of Palestine and systematic human rights violations,” Nabulsi said. Mond said their cause has no political affiliations. “You don’t have to be of a certain mind-set to oppose BDS in the Israeli-Palestinian

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Diverted HIV funding would put Texas at a disadvantage By Lauren Ferguson Daily Texan Columnist @LaurenFerg2

The state of Texas is under fire after the state House of Representatives passed Rep. Stuart Spitzer’s, R-Kauffman, amendment to divert $3 million from programs designed to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections to abstinence-only education programs. The action is criticized for taking away muchneeded funding for sexual health education and giving it to abstinence-only education. And the criticism is rightly placed, for abstinence-only education continues to fail the state of Texas. Texas currently holds the fifth highest teen birth rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the eighth highest STI rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Abstinence-only education has proved to be ineffective. In a federally funded 2007 report, it was found that adolescents were no more likely to abstain from sex if they had participated in the programs. Furthermore, in a study published by Hannah Brückner and Peter Bearman in the Journal of Adolescent Health, it was found that, while taking virginity pledges could delay adolescent intercourse for up to 18 months, the vows were broken by 88 percent of pledgers. The study also found that once the pledge was broken, adolescents were less likely to use contraception. Abstinence-only education does not protect Texans. However, comprehensive sexual education has proven to be effective in reducing issues related to sex. A 2008 study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health concluded that “adolescents who received comprehensive sex education had a lower risk of pregnancy than adolescents who received abstinence-only or no sex education.” It also dispelled long-standing anxieties that comprehensive sex education

would inspire sexual activity, stating “teaching about contraception was not associated with increased risk of adolescent sexual activity or STIs.” Unfortunately, Texas cut funding for vital aspects of sex education: STI and HIV prevention education. Texas had the third highest rate of HIV diagnoses in the country in 2013, and by cutting funding, Texas has just assured its citizens that the issue will not be resolved soon. During Spitzer’s introduction to the amendment, other Texas representatives voiced similar concern for Texans’ sexual health. “Is it not significant that Texas has the thirdhighest number of HIV cases in the country?” Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said, according to the Texas Tribune. “Does it bother you to know there are people walking around with HIV, undiagnosed?” It seems that Spitzer aims for lower rates of HIV and STIs as well. “Abstinence education is HIV prevention,” Spitzer said on the House floor March 31. “They are essentially the same thing.” Spitzer may be off the mark. In a 2007 study performed by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, it was found that not only did abstinence-only education not reduce HIV and STI rates, it didn’t affect them at all. The representative’s main aims are not to further Texans’ sexual health knowledge. “My goal is for everyone to be abstinent until they are married,” Spitzer said in defense of his amendment. When state leaders focus on preventing sex rather than providing sexual health education, Texas’ youth is put at risk. They miss valuable disease and pregnancy prevention education in favor of abstinence-only education. Ultimately, we all want the same thing. We want fewer unplanned pregnancies, lower rates of sexually transmitted diseases and healthier Texans. So, it is time for the Texas government to do what is proven to help its citizens: leave abstinence-only education behind and promote effective sexual education. Ferguson is an English and art history junior from Austin.

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United Muslim Relief gives back while connecting to community By Khadija Saifullah Daily Texan Columnist

The concept of giving back to the community has been reiterated so much that it has become redundant to the point of triteness. We are rarely reminded that “only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile,” to use Albert Einstein’s words, as we cross through the West Mall with rushed footsteps and lowered eyes. A chunk of UT’s 1,276 organizations, from Lions Club to GlobeMed, are dedicated to relief and service to the less fortunate either locally or abroad. Members of the United Muslim Relief Texas Chapter, for example, hand out food to the homeless in downtown Austin at least once a month. On March 29, the team hosted a game day and distributed baked goods at Front Steps Shelter, a homeless shelter in downtown Austin, making this a more interactive event than monthly food distributions. As one of the volunteers, this was the first service event of my freshman year. The initial nervousness and the dreadful feeling of stepping out of my comfort zone gradually disappeared as I served muffins, chatted with my teammates, played games and learned card tricks from one of the men at the shelter. It was rewarding to see that we offered help to people who just need someone to talk to, someone who could listen to their stories. They all had their own unique paths and aspirations, hopes of becoming stable and inde-

pendent, and I felt like our brief presence made them feel like they weren’t completely alone. The organization has committed to end this spring semester strong on April 12 with its last Project Downtown, where members make and distribute sandwiches to the homeless. “The volunteer coordinator at Front Steps Volunteering stated that what shelter inhabitants need more than food is hygiene kits and company,” Project Downtown Coordinator Sidrah Shah said. Because of this suggestion, UMR has incorporated the distribution of hygiene kits along with sandwiches at their upcoming Project Downtown. To me, leaving an impact is a gradual process. Although I am only at the beginning of my journey at UT, at the end of my undergraduate career, what I’ll leave behind is the impact I left by distributing food as well as the number of people I helped who were in need. What sets UMR apart is its focus on fundraising and directly helping the local community with clothing drives, canned food drives and monthly Project Downtowns. UMR publicity director Saleha Ali emphasizes the importance of being part of a service organization in college. “In college we’re so busy acquiring knowledge and taking advantage of resources, and it’s important to stop and think about what impact we want to make on our community,” Ali said. “It’s also important for self-development because we’re acquiring so many resources from this school that it only makes sense to distribute resources ourselves.” Saifullah is a neuroscience sophomore from Richardson.

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Texas legislators should not use budget as tool for political aims By Chuck Matula

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University ranking oversimplified As a proud alumna of the University of Texas, I am disappointed in the article published by The Daily Texan, written by Daniel Hung, which I would argue misconstrues the role race plays in the top 10 percent admissions policy. African-American and Latino students currently account for roughly 24 percent of the student population at UT. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, African-Americans and Latinos are 51 percent of the Texas population. Furthermore, African-American and Latino students represented 59% of high school graduating seniors in the state of Texas. If race is an admissions factor, it is certainly not disproportionately benefiting the races and/or ethnicities Hung mentions. The source that Hung utilized to quote UT as being ranked 17th is U.S. News and World Report. In researching the methodology used by the publication when ranking universities, I discovered that several

factors are considered. The range of academic offerings, cost and availability of financial aid, activities and sports, “feel of campus life” and the school’s mission are a few of the variables evaluated. To simply attribute the University’s ranking to the top 10 percent rule, or more specifically, Latino and African-American students admitted under this rule, is not only a misuse of deductive reasoning, but a gross generalization Hung fails to support. While retention and graduation rates are a factor, I would like to draw attention to the accountability report released by UT, which highlights that it currently has the highest four-year graduation rate in the state at 55 percent, the highest ever in the University’s history. Given this, I’d like to think we are a positive contribution to the university’s numbers. — Ashley Hickson, alumna, in response to Daniel Hung’s Monday column titled “Nix the top 10 percent rule, affirmative action.”

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Every legislative session in Texas, taxes are a pretty big deal. A legislator’s position on how the state spends and collects money can have huge implications for their future as an elected official, and certain legislators who return to their districts with reputations as “fiscal hawks” are frequently greeted with a hero’s welcome. This has led to several distinct fiscally conservative developments within Texas state government. One of these features is spending caps, a provision passed 37 years ago within the Texas Constitution that stipulates that the growth of state spending may not grow beyond the state’s expected economic growth. That means that state spending can’t grow faster than its taxes come in. Although Texas may have its fiscal issues from time to time, this provision has served the state well in preventing quick growth in tax rates. Unfortunately, this provision is being undermined this year by the exact kind of people who herald themselves as “fiscal conservatives” during election season. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan last month to circumvent the cap, effectively allowing certain types of spending to not count against the cap. Issuing debt is an important tool for the state to use to pay for things that are necessary but aren’t in the budget this year. The spending cap holds legislators responsible by ensuring that in future sessions the payments on that debt aren’t somehow magically not considered spending. Additional provisions within the Senate budget and its accompanying legislation, SB 1 and SJR 1, would cut property taxes, typically collected by school districts, and compensate the school districts with state money that is similarly not counted toward the spending limit. If these legislators were arguing in good faith that spending needed to be increased and the spending cap compromised, they could make a very good argument. Instead they are trying to herald their status as fiscal conservatives while actually adding tax cuts to the budget that the state isn’t prepared to pay for. Changing the definition of “spending” is good

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practice for writing a budget, but cutting taxes without changing spending just for the sake of political favorability is shortsighted. There is tremendous pressure in the Capitol for tax cuts every biennium, but part of the hard work of governance is deciding whether or not you can deliver on that. Cutting taxes isn’t inherently bad — a comparatively low tax burden is part of the reason the state is so popular for business and individuals — but cutting them just to say you did it is disingenuous. Texas faces a litany of issues related to money every year that might be more deserving of tax cuts. It ranks 46th out of the states and D.C. in spending per pupil and ranks first out of every state in percentage uninsured. Whether or not the state will choose to fully fund the pension systems is a big question mark. Texas seems to be constantly embroiled in lawsuits over school finance, and just last August was found to be in violation of the Texas Constitution for failing to “provide a constitutionally adequate education for all Texans,” according to the AustinAmerican Statesman. Most notably, a group of six trade organizations, representing entities like the Texas Association of Business, the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association and the Texas Oil and Gas Association, signed a letter calling for investing in Texas infrastructure and education before cutting taxes. In light of ongoing problems like these, it is imperative that legislators take note. When the state grapples with health care, infrastructure and education problems, all Texans bear the costs. The Senate needs to reconsider its shortsighted bid to cut taxes before they’ve taken care of the difficult business of addressing ongoing fiscal problems. Tax cuts have a special place in the hearts of Texans, but trying to redefine “spending” to bring about those cuts is irresponsible. Senators are elected to do the people’s work in the Capitol, not cravenly manipulate the budget as a kind of political tool. The legislature should pass a budget that will help Texas stay the great place it is long into the future, where students leave public school ready for the world and sound infrastructure creates an environment where businesses can thrive. Maybe that’s a naïve thing to want. Maybe I have a bias as someone born and raised in Texas, who’s seen the boundless frontier of opportunity that this state has to offer, but I want legislators intent on fixing problems, not selfishly laying the groundwork for future ones. Matula is a finance senior from Austin.

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Texas swimming center lifeguard Hannah Lerner has never taken an official swimming lesson in her life — but the exercise-science freshman and her co-workers are tasked with protecting the world-class swimmers at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Most of the athletes who swim and dive under Lerner’s watchful gaze are part of the 11-time NCAA National Champion Texas men’s swimming and diving team or the nine-time champion women’s team. Professional swimmers and Olympians also use the facility. Lerner said it’s easy to feel unnecessary on the stand. “They’re probably like, ‘You can go home,’” Lerner said. So what do they do? “At my old pool, it’s mostly kids, so a lot of it is, ‘Hey don’t push them in, stop running, don’t throw rocks at that bees’ nest,’” said lifeguard Liam Lockwood, who is also on the men’s swimming team. “But here at the swim center, all the groups are organized and here to do training.” Lifeguarding at the TSC is by no means the sexy or exciting job that it is in movies. Guards spend much of their time setting up for meets, moving lane lines, scrubbing deck mats and wiping down appliances. “Some people call us the

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pool janitors,” Lerner said. Lerner, Lockwood and Casey Shomaker, head lifeguard and biochemistry senior, have never had to save someone from the pool at the TSC. Shomaker says that although they have been fortunate to never have an emergency, there’s always the chance that something could go wrong — especially at practice. In practice, teams and athletes often do hypoxic, or breath-control, training. The exercise usually

requires athletes to limit their breathing during strokes, which can potentially cause athletes to pass out. But the most dangerous culprit is the diving board. “Off the 10-meter, smacking is equivalent to hitting concrete,” Shomaker said. Most of the time, it’s not a smack against the water but a smack into the board that sparks a response from the guards. Lockwood, who tries to avoid the awkward

moments when he has to watch over his teammates, remembers being off-duty at a college meet where he heard a deafening bang. “I was like, ‘Did some sort of machinery explode or something?’” Lockwood said. “I turned around and saw the board was way in the air, and I was like, ‘Oh crap. Somebody hit the board really, really hard.’” But before Lockwood had even finished turning around, his on duty co-workers had already jumped off their stands

to respond. “It was cool to see them respond so fast,” Lockwood said. “It made me really proud.” Although active response situations are rare and sitting on a stand watching people swim back and forth can be dull, the lifeguards have their fair share of excitement. “Michael Phelps was just here a few weeks ago,” Lerner said. “He was standing by the lifeguard stand for a long time, and I was just like this is so cool.”

Texas slams Islanders for consecutive sweeps By Michael Shapiro @mshap2

Texas swept its opponent Wednesday for the second time in as many matches, defeating No. 53 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4–0. The No. 9 Longhorns came into the match on the heels of a 4–0 victory over unranked UTSA, highlighted by a strong performance by junior Nick Naumann, who won both his singles and doubles matches in straight sets. Wednesday’s match featured a different lineup for the Longhorns, as No. 44 senior Lloyd Glasspool replaced senior Søren Hess–Olesen at the No. 1 singles spot. Coming into the match, Hess–Olesen was looking to reach his 100th win at the singles position for the Longhorns, but head coach Michael Center benched him in order to give him some rest before the high-profile match against No. 2 Baylor next Wednesday. The Longhorns got off to a hot start once again Wednesday, winning both doubles lines in straight sets. The team of Naumann and junior Michael Riechmann finished first for Texas, winning at the No. 3 doubles by a score of 6–3. The pair of senior Adrien Berkowicz and sophomore

George Goldhoff followed with a victory at the No. 2 doubles line with a score of 6–2. Texas’ dominance continued at the singles position, as the team rallied off three consecutive victories, all in straight sets. The underclassmen on the Longhorns’ roster shined at the singles positions, as Goldhoff claimed victory at the No. 3 singles line with a score of 6–2, 6–1, and freshman John Mee won at the No. 6 singles line with the same score. Mee’s victory was the fourth — second against a ranked team — in his past five singles matches. The match was the Longhorns’ last nonconference competition of the season. Texas finished the season with a 16–2 record against nonconference opponents and was 5–2 against nonconference opponents ranked in the top 20 of the ITA rankings. The Longhorns have two matches left in their season before the Big 12 Men’s Tennis Championship, which takes place April 24–26 in Waco. Both matches will be against Big 12 opponents, starting with a battle of two of the conference’s best teams. Texas concludes its home schedule against Baylor next Wednesday at the Caswell Tennis Center in Austin.

Daulton Venglar| Daily Texan file photo Junior Nick Naumann helped the Longhorns beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday night for their second-straight sweep.

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Oklahoma State, TCU lead Big 12 Conference rankings By Claire Cruz & Aaron Torres @thedailytexan

The Big 12 was something of a powerhouse in 2014. The conference saw two teams reach the semifinals of the College World Series, three play in the quarterfinals and four ranked in the top 10 of all four national polls at the end of the regular season. But with the season well underway and the conference tournament just over a month away, only two Big 12 teams find themselves fulfilling national expectations. The ranked teams Baseball America has TCU (25–6, 6–3 Big 12) tabbed as the fourth-best team in the country. The Horned Frogs are fueled by their pitching staff, which boasts a 1.98 ERA — the best in the nation. They aren’t explosive offensively — as a team, the players have hit just nine home runs — but they are consistent. Senior outfielder Cody Jones leads the offensive production with a .347 batting average. Oklahoma State (23–9, 7–2

Big 12) currently sits atop the conference and is No. 15 in Baseball America’s latest poll. The Cowboys have the nation’s seventh-best team ERA at 2.42 and lead the Big 12 in runs scored with 227. While Oklahoma State’s pitching is impressive, its offense is even better — just ask Oklahoma. Oklahoma State eviscerates Oklahoma As previously mentioned, the game between the Cowboys and the Sooners displayed just how dominant the Cowboys offense can be. They didn’t just beat Oklahoma — they beat them down. Behind a 20-hit effort, the Cowboys won with a final score of 24–2 in the nonconference matchup. It was the largest margin of victory in the history of the Bedlam series. The loss ended the Sooners’ five-game win streak, which included a three-game sweep over conference opponent Kansas. Oklahoma (22–13, 6–3 Big 12) is currently tied for second in the Big 12 standings. On a losing skid Since its 2–1 series win over Kansas at the end of

March, Texas Tech has lost four of its last five games. As a result, Texas Tech, which was ranked No. 19 last week, fell out of Baseball America’s weekly rankings this week. Baseball America ranked the Red Raiders No. 5 in the preseason following their College World Series appearance, the first in program history. Tech returns 22 players from last season’s roster, including its entire starting infield, two starters in the outfield and eight pitchers who started games last season. Texas snapped a sevengame losing streak, which included a sweep to Oklahoma State, with a win over Wichita State on Tuesday night. Weekly Awards Oklahoma junior first baseman Anthony Hemelyn earned the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week award on April 6. The Pitcher of the Week award went to Texas Tech senior lefthander Cameron Smith. Kansas freshman third baseman Matt McLaughlin and West Virginia junior right-hander Blake Smith shared Newcomer of the Week honors.

Texas’ women’s soccer team ended its spring season Wednesday night with a 1–0 win over St. Edward’s University. Even though the match came down to junior Kelsey Shimmick’s goal in the 78th minute, the Longhorns were in attack mode the whole game. Texas out-shot St. Edwards by a margin of 15–3, but Texas turned it on during the second half, out-shooting the Hilltoppers, 11–2. The Longhorns had many chances to score throughout the game. In the fifth minute, junior Chantale Campbell’s shot ended up being wide right. In the 39th minute, St. Edward’s saved junior Brinkley Field shot at goal. In the 52nd minute, freshman forward Olivia Brook crossed the ball to the far right post, but Shimmick couldn’t capitalize, and her attempt to finish the cross ended up going into the side net. In the 78th minute, Shimmick received a lob pass and basically backheeled the ball past the keeper for what ended up being the game’s only score. Texas finishes spring soccer with a 2–2 record. —Aaron Torres

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Cryonics provide possibility of immortality By Ellen Airhart @ellenairhart

Cryonicists do not believe in the word death. These scientists prefer the word deanimation, a term that implies reanimation is possible. Cryonicists believe cryonics, the preservation of humans and animals by freezing them, is the key to an extended life. Human bodies do not decompose as long as they are frozen in liquid nitrogen. However, freezing wreaks havoc on the body. If the cell cools down too quickly, and the freezing rate is faster than the rate of water loss through the cell membrane, ice crystals will form, and the cell might burst. Even if the cooling is appropriately gradual, ice could still form between cells. To protect cells during the freezing process, scientists use cryoprotectants. Glycerol, the most common of these cryoprotectants, decreases

ice formation and reduces tissue damage but not enough for the tissue revival. To further fight injuries from ice formation, scientists also use a process called vitrification, or the process of turning a substance — in this case, humans — into glass. Vitrification prevents damage that freezing causes but, for reasons scientists don’t understand, it is toxic to the human body. Biomedical engineering professor Kenneth Diller, president of the Society for Cryobiology from 1994– 1995, said cryopreservation poses serious problems for scientists. “There’s no problem with freezing somebody,” Diller said. “The real issue develops when you try to thaw them out.” Cryonicists struggle with logistical issues involved with preservation. If the human body is deprived of oxygen and nutrients for more than 12 minutes, patients are considered to be irretrievable, according to the American Heart Association. Cold temperatures prevent this problem, but patients who are not frozen quickly suffer irreversible damage. Despite these challenges, the Cryonics

Institute believes advances in bioengineering and nanotechnology will make cryopreservation a viable option for the future. Some organs can be cryopreserved and rewarmed to their original capacities. Researchers at UT work on the preservation of kidneys for transplants. Yuri Pichugin, director of research for the Cryonics Institute from 2001–2007, detected electrical activity in a previously frozen rabbit brain. Many people don’t agree with the idea of cryonics for moral or religious reasons — and even plain skepticism. UT students had differing opinions as to whether they would volunteer as cryopreservation candidates. “I’m open to the idea,” human biology senior Cristian Sandoval said. “Seeing the future would be very cool.” Chemical engineering junior Luis Limon said he disagrees with cryonics for religious reasons. “I believe when it’s our time to go, it’s the right time to go,” Limon said. While individual cells and some tissues can be cryopreserved and revived, the complete freezing of every tissue in the human body causes irreversible damage with

modern technology. Candidates for the freezing process can choose to preserve their entire bodies — from the head to just DNA. Diller said cryonics is still a distant goal in the field of temperature research. “I wouldn’t hope for immor t a l ity in your lifetime unless something unforeseen develops,” Diller said. “We have no mechanistic understanding of how that could happen, but that doesn’t guarantee that something we don’t understand is going to come along.”

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Fans debate merits of cell phone use

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A weekend at Austin City Limits Music Festival costs $250, but it only takes a $20 piece of equipment to ruin the experience. A selfie stick is a monopod used for taking self-portraits, or selfies, with a smartphone or camera by extending the device beyond arm’s length. People use them everywhere, from historical sites to music festivals. Critics of the stick have dismissed the device as an obnoxious and potentially hazardous fad. Attendees of music festivals have started using selfie sticks to record performances. This can block the views of others, and it breaks rules about recording concerts. On March 30, Coachella and Lollapalooza, two major music festivals in the United States, announced a ban on selfie sticks in an effort to reduce the number of obstructions between fans and the stage. In the announcement, the festivals said the move could be an improvement in the overall experience for everyone involved in the event. But are selfie sticks the root of the problem, or is it cell phones that actually ruin the experiences of fans? Musicians have been “banning” cell phone use at concerts for years, expressing concerns that cell phones reduce the musicians’ performance quality. And data may backup that claim. A study by T-Mobile shows that in 2012, 66 percent of concert attendees used the cameras on their phones to take pictures during the performance. Artists such as Prince, Beyoncé and She & Him try to reduce this percentage by placing restrictions on cell phone use.

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Sold out — two words a concertgoer dreads most. With bands coming in and out of Austin all the time, it’s hard to keep track of shows. Without realizing it, you can even miss your favorite band. Here are four concerts to check out this month to save you from the sadness of missing out.

Chester Omenukor | Daily Texan Staff

Since 2012, rock musician Jack White has led the movement to prevent cell phone use at his concerts. He claims that the devices prevent him from using the energy of the crowd to determine his next song. “People can’t clap anymore, because they’ve got a fucking texting thing in their hand,” White said in an interview with Rolling Stone. “Some musicians don’t care about this stuff, but I let the crowd tell me what to do. There’s no set list. … If they can’t give me that energy back, maybe I’m wasting my time.” Recording concerts without permission has never been legal and was once preventable with simple bag checks. Cell phones with recording capabilities made recording concerts easier, and selfie sticks only complicate the issue. Festivals have attempted to combat the problem by filming the events and releasing the video to the public.

Some musicians don’t care about this stuff, but I let the crowd tell me what to do. There’s no set list. … If they can’t give me that energy back, maybe I’m wasting my time. —Jack White Musician

Geophysics freshman Logan Hashmi said he attended an Arctic Monkeys concert last semester where cell phones ruined part of the experience for him. Hashmi said devoting one’s full attention to the event would create a better experience than anything a video could recreate. “It would make you actually watch the concert and let you enjoy the real-time view of the event rather than see it through a screen,” Hashmi said. “It would promote being in the moment.” While Hashmi said he supports a complete ban of recording devices, electrical engineering sophomore

Matthew Tan said the decision should be based on the venue size. “It depends on the context,” Tan said. “I wouldn’t be averse to attending a concert where cell phones were banned, but I don’t understand the supposed harm they have.” Tan said he sees no harm in taking a 10-second video or a quick picture, but recording an entire performance does reduce the experience. Efforts to reduce cell phone use may be in vain, but, with the recent ban on selfie sticks, there will at least be fewer cell phones suspended in the air, blocking people’s view.

Hozier Austin Music Hall, April 21, 7 p.m. After Hozier had to cancel his performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival last year, his fans will have another chance to see him when he returns to Austin. For those who only know “Take Me to Church,” the rest of Hozier’s self-titled album might come as a shock. Despite juggling different styles, such as folk, blues and pop, the album remains cohesive but still displays Hozier’s versatility as an artist. There’s no doubt he’ll keep things interesting for concertgoers by transitioning between upbeat crowdpleasers, such as “Jackie and Wilson,” to more thoughtful songs, such as “Like Real People Do.” The Ting Tings Emo’s, April 22, 8 p.m. If you’re in the mood for a high school throwback, this is the concert for you. The Tings Tings, a British duo, became famous in 2009 for their song “That’s Not My Name,” and with the release of their third album, Super Critical, they’ve evolved into a more mature band. On this album, lead singer Katie White trades out her bubblegum-pop voice for a funkier, more grown-up sound.

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With songs such as “Only Love” and “Wrong Club,” the band hasn’t lost its ability to make fans sing along in a matter of seconds. Matt and Kim Stubb’s, April 23, 7 p.m. On its fifth album, New Glow, this pop duo branches out into a different style. Fans know the band for its simplistic, do-it-yourself approach to music, and that hasn’t lost in its lyrics. In terms of the sound, the band is more electronic and dance-heavy than simplistic. Songs such as “Can You Blame Me” and “Hey Now” will feel more familiar to the fans who have been around since day one, whereas “Hoodie On” might attract new fans. Either way, Matt and Kim fans know they’ll put on a show that will get everyone dancing. The Kooks Emo’s, April 28, 7 p.m. For those who love musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles, The Kooks have always been solid knock-offs. While ’60s rockers remain huge influences for the band, their fourth album, Listen, is more independent than their previous work. While still be recognizable to fans, the band presents more energy on this album than ever before. Jazzy guitar riffs and bluesy vocals mark uncharted territory for the band, but firsttime listeners would never have guessed based off its seamless transition. Two songs you’ll definitely want to check out before the show are “Bad Habit” and “Around Town,” which showcase the band’s change in style.