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SG debates divestment resolution By Samantha Ketterer @sam_kett
Students debated a Student Government resolution that would support divestment of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) from corporations that supporters said facilitate in the oppression of the Palestinian people. The legislation, introduced Tuesday, states that UTIMCO’s investments in these corporations violate University values. The legislation asks UTIMCO
to divest from five specific companies in which UTIMCO holds shares: Alstom, Cemex, HewlettPackard, Procter & Gamble, and United Technologies. “UTS continues to hold securities in — and thereby profits from — companies which have an active role in the human rights abuse and institutionalized structural violence perpetrated against the Palestinian people, consequently making it a complicit third party,” the legislation states. Collin Poirot, Plan II and communication studies senior
and an author of the document, said the investments directly affect students despite the overseas distance of Palestine and Israel. “This resolution has direct implications for a number of UT students,” Poirot said. “These companies that our tuition dollars are supporting are directly responsible for the persecution and oppression of family members of UT students.” Rebecca Hanai, an advertising junior who spoke in opposition to the legislation, said the
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Collin Poirot, Plan II and communications studies senior, voices his opinion of the divestment legislation.
Campus dining gets a taste of local foods By Marisa Charpentier @marisacharp21
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Heaps of brisket, chickenfried portobello mushrooms, cowboy beans, cornbread, and macaroni and cheese filled Kinsolving and J2 dining halls Thursday for Homegrown Local. The Division of Housing and Food Service hosted the event, during which dining halls showcased locally grown, organic and sustainable food. Guests listened to a live bluegrass band while eating a Texas-themed meal, most of which was grown within state borders. Since 2009, DHFS has worked to increase the amount of local food served on campus. The University allocates $8 million to DFHS for food each year. DHFS sustainability coordinator Hunter Mangrum said DHFS has increased the amount of money spent on these foods
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Rodolfo Lujan, display cook at the Division of Housing and Food Service, inspects brisket Thursday afternoon. The brisket, although not locally raised, was served during the Homegrown Local event, which highlighted Texas food, at Kinsolving Dining Hall.
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Last week, a UT System executive vice chancellor announced he will step down from his position. Pedro Reyes, UT System executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, will step down once a replacement is found, according to a statement released Thursday. Reyes joined the UT System in 2003 after being a faculty member at UT-Austin since 1991. Aside from some special projects with the UT System, Reyes will return to the UT College of Education to teach full-time, according to the statement. UT President William Powers Jr. said Reyes’ move is not surprising, considering he, himself, is planning to teach after he steps down from his position as president in June. “I think it’s quite typical of administrators to come back to teaching — that’s what I’m going to do,” Powers said. Wanda Mercer, associate vice chancellor of student affairs, said she knows Reyes well after working with him for the past five years. “What I really appreciate is his dedication to students, his commitment to UT and his work ethic,” Mercer said. “There is no one that works harder than Pedro Reyes. I come in every day early to do morning workout, and he’s there by seven in the morning and seldom leaves before six.”
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DHFS removes recalled products on campus Univeristy area gets Amazon Prime Now By Vinnesh Kovelamudi @trippyvinnie3
Blue Bell Ice Cream and Sabra have issued recalls for many of their products because of a possible contamination with Listeria Monocytogens, a food bacterium. The Division of Housing and Food Service said it removed all possibly contaminated food items from campus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium commonly known as listeria. Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever and muscle aches, headaches, stiff necks, confusion, loss of balance and possible intestinal problems. University Health Services medical director David Vander Straten said students should not become worried
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if they recently ate any Blue Bell or Sabra products. “Students might have listeria, but if [they] don’t have any symptoms, there’s no need to worry about it,” Straten said. All Blue Bell products have been recalled from the main markets on campus, including Jester City Market and Cypress Café, according
to DHFS food service director Rene Rodriguez. The CDC encourages individuals to check the code date on the bottom of Blue Bell ice creams in order to find out where the ice cream was produced. If the code date ends in an S, T, O, P, Q or R, the CDC recommends placing the ice cream in a sealed plastic bag and
throwing it away. Sabra hummus products remain in markets on campus because the recall did not include any of the products in the University’s inventory. “At no point were any of the affected hummus products stocked in Housing
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Amazon Prime customers in West Campus can now have items delivered to them in one hour, thanks to the expansion of Prime Now to several Austin zip codes. Prime Now, a service accessible to Amazon Prime users, delivers items such as laundry detergent, grocery items and electronics to customers in two hours for free and in one hour for $7.99. The new, fast-paced delivery system has been in progress for a long time, according to Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman. “Since day one, we have been building the infrastructure to support superfast delivery,” Cheeseman said in an email. “This is our fastest delivery
method yet and is fueled by Amazon’s growing network of fulfillment centers.” Amazon introduced Prime Now in Dallas before it came to certain Austin zip codes, including central and north Austin, and the program plans to expand to more areas in Austin over time. Kevin Gwen, biology freshman and Amazon Prime user, said when he first heard that he could order items and get them delivered within one hour, he thought it was a joke, but said he plans on putting the service to good use. “It should be really exciting because I think I can just get whatever I need in an hour, which is good, especially being a college student,” Gwen said. “The
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Mercer said in his time at the UT System, Reyes has established a policy of helping the System universities without necessarily exerting complete control. She said this approach is unique to the UT System. “He is just trying to provide support to the campuses without directing what they do,” Mercer said. “He is trying to help them achieve their goals.” At a conference in March, UT System Chancellor William McRaven said, like Reyes, he supports the System universities in their own aspirations. “I’m going to support the [University] presidents,” McRaven said. “What I learned over my years in the military is it’s not about the higher headquarters, it’s about how the higher headquarters support the individual institutions.” Mercer said students remained Reyes’ primary focus throughout his career. “What I think is most important is the commitment
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to students, trying to do what’s right for students, even at the System level,” Mercer said. “Whether he’s setting up [UT Rio Grande Valley] or leading us to establish student success efforts, at every endeavor, students are at the heart of his commitment.” Mercer said she understands why Reyes would want to step down to return to teaching. “The job as executive vice chancellor is very demanding, almost all-consuming, so I was quite understanding of the intention of going back to something he still loves to do that might help him achieve a little more balance in his life,” Mercer said. In his time at the UT System, Reyes has continued to teach part-time in the College of Education. Mercer said Reyes has always been passionate about teaching. “He’s always been teaching — he’s hardly given that up,” Mercer said. “I think he’s enjoyed his job at the System, but he truly loves teaching and research.”
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Amy Nabozny, College Republicans president and history and government junior, said she thinks the resolution would target Israel. “This piece of legislation would be responsible and deliberately singles out and demonizes the only Jewish state and few democracies in the Middle East,” Nabozny said. Law student Mohammed Nabulsi, a law school representative and author of the resolution, said Unify Texas, an organization opposed to divestment, has misrepresented UTDivest, the movement that supports the resolution. “It’s not asking for a divestment from businesses who do business in Israel; rather it’s asking for divestment from a little, limited amount of companies … all whom do business in the Occupy [Palestine] territories, participating in illegal activity and also participating in a violation of human rights,” Nabulsi said. The legislation will be sent to the Government Affairs Committee this week.
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NEWS BRIEFLY Open carry bill delayed in House because of technical error
The Texas House’s open carry bill, originally scheduled for a review on the House floor Tuesday, was delayed in the Senate because of a technical error. The bill, which Rep. Larry Phillips (R-Sherman) proposed, would allow licensed handgun carriers to openly carry handguns in a belt or shoulder holster. The bill initially passed through House Homeland Security and Public Safety committee last month with a 7–2 vote. According to several reports, Rep. Trey Martinez Fisher (D-San Antonio) brought the point of order to the attention of the House before the discussion’s start, citing technical errors in how committee testimonies were recorded. The bill quickly passed back in and out of committee Tuesday, but it is not clear when the full House will hear HB 910 because of the delay. The Senate approved its version of the policy in March. —Eleanor Dearman
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Panelists stress importance of social media skills By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
Transferable skills — skills people learn in one place and can apply to another position — are vital when looking for a job in social media, according to a panel of graduates working in the field. A group of panelists spoke about the importance of social media in the job hunt at a career info-session, which the Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling hosted Tuesday. Knowing how to use a variety of platforms and understanding website analytics are important parts of many entry-level jobs after graduation, the panelists said. Megan Jackson, social media strategist at 360training. com, an online learning company, said having internship experience and gaining transferable skills while still in school are the biggest things she has learned looking back on her career. “Social media skills are something that you can definitely use — [even] if you don’t necessarily want to go strictly into a social media sphere, you can definitely use it in other regards,” Jackson said.
If you don’t necessarily want to go strictly into a social media sphere, you can definitely use it in other regards” —Megan Jackson, Social media strategist
Katie Stone, marketing associate at CATCH Global Foundation, a children’s health care charity, said she suggests candidates teach themselves transferable skills before they need to start looking for a job because it makes candidates more marketable. “Something that … I [wish I had] studied more, is graphic design and basic HTML,” Stone said. “Those are things that I’ve really valued teaching myself and continuing learning about.” Stone said working for small nonprofits helped her discover her love for marketing and fundraising, and the excitement of developing the voice of an organization through social media. “Something that I found really great about working
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Katie Stone, social media strategist at 360training.com, gives career advice to students at a career info-session, which the Vick Center for Strategic Advising & Career Counseling hosted Tuesday evening, about social media.
for small nonprofits is they are chronically understaffed, which can be stressful, but it can also mean you get to do everything,” Stone said. Andy Moore, community management lead at Main
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School of Social Work will partner with McAllen ISD By Katie Keenan @thedailytexan
UT President William Powers Jr. met with McAllen ISD Superintendent James Ponce to announce a partnership between both educational institutions last Thursday. The partnership, which involves sending UT social work students to South Texas to assist McAllen ISD students with personal and scholastic challenges, marks the first time UT has partnered with a school district in the Rio Grande Valley. UT spokesman Gary Susswein said this partnership is intended to benefit both UT students and South Texas residents. “It’s intended to help the students and the families in the Valley who deal with unique sets of issues,” Susswein said. “There are many students who specifically want to work with Spanishspeaking populations, immigrant populations.” According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, approximately 93 percent of the Valley’s population is Hispanic or Latino. Luis Zayas, dean of the School of Social Work, said the unique culture that exists in this region of Texas, which Mexican culture heavily influences, can provide a new kind of learning experience for UT students as opposed to staying in Austin. “We see this as an opportunity for our students to learn an awful lot,” Zayas said. “It’s a community that’s different from Austin; it’s on the border; it has a very different cultural environment. It’s very fluid between Mexico and Texas. That would be different for a student coming from Dallas or even San Antonio.” The two social work students chosen to work with McAllen ISD students this year are seniors Karina Ramos and Marta Morataya. The program plans to increase the number of social work students in the
partnership each year, Zayas said. The students will work closely with after-school children and families who are at risk because of educational or financial challenges. Ponce, who focused on potential benefits of the UT -McAllen ISD alliance at a press conference Thursday, said the nature of partnerships requires teamwork. “We recognize in order to meet the needs of all students and families — that we need to have partnerships,” Ponce said. “It’s win-win to partner with other institutions of higher education.” If McAllen ISD students are exposed more often to UT students, barriers of educational accessibility might start to break down, Zayas said. “Our students can influence kids in the Valley who will follow and come to UT Austin. It’s a way for us to have them feel that UT is more accessible to them,” Zayas said.
Street Hub, an online marketing company, said showing candidates can be successful in creating a brand and engaging followers via social media is what separates potential job candidates.
“I think a common misconception amongst people looking for jobs in social media is that they come into the interview and say, ‘I have Facebook; I know Facebook. I’ve been on Twitter, so I
know it, I know how to do it.’” Moore said. “But do you know the ends and outs of it? Do you know how to create your own type of brand or how to have a purpose on any of these sites?”
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UT instates scholarship program for children of fallen service members By Rund Khayyat @rundkhayyat
Starting next year, the University will grant a full scholarship to a child of a police officer or a firefighter killed in the line of duty through the New York-based Silver Shield Foundation. The foundation, established in 1982, sets aside an education fund for each surviving child in order to guarantee support with tuition payments and educational services, such as tutoring. “We are honored to offer this opportunity to a top student, whose family has given so much to their city and country,” UT President William Powers Jr. said in a press release. “The Silver Shield Foundation has helped so many families, and we are proud to join them with this scholarship.” While the organization has teamed up with New York schools to provide students with $20,000, the
University is the first postsecondary institution to join a new initiative. This initiative allows the foundation to work with universities to pay a qualified New Yorkarea student’s full college tuition, according to William Walter, co-chairman of the Silver Shield Foundation. Tuition and related expenses can add up to more than $35,000 a year for non-Texas residents. “We are trying to partner with better schools so that students work and try harder to get into these institutions,” Walker said. “What UT has done for these children, who just lost their father, is provide them with hope and broaden their horizons.” UT pioneered the initiative, granting the organization hope that it will now be easier to get other schools on board, Walter said. “It’s overwhelming — the generosity and kindness that it took to get this started,” Walker said. “Because of UT, we will be able
to get many more schools to grant scholarships to these children, and give them the opportunity to go wherever they want.” Approximately 800 students have already gone to school with money from the foundation, or have the money set aside for when they do go, Walter said. “We always receive heartwarming letters from students who have graduated and are now pursuing their careers,” Walter said. “They tell us they wouldn’t have had that opportunity if it weren’t for us.” This scholarship is a way for the school to give back to those who have heroically given their lives to save others, UT spokesman Gary Susswein said. “The foundation has a profound impact on these kids — they often don’t have financial means to go to college,” Susswein said. “It helps students get on the right track to succeed after having suffered these incredible losses.”
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The phrase ‘personal is political’ must return to democratic discourse By Jeremi Suri
Daily Texan Columnist @JeremiSuri
One of the great accomplishments in recent American society was the recognition, during the 1960s and 1970s, that the “personal is political.” For civil rights activists; this meant that racial prejudice was not just a matter of individual preference but a national issue requiring government intervention to protect the entitlements of citizenship and civilization. For women, “the personal is political” meant that mistreatment at home and in the workplace was no longer acceptable but instead a topic for intensive debate and correction. For gays, lesbians and transgender citizens, “the personal is political” became a foundation for exposing suffering and claiming equal access to public institutions and privileges. Making the personal political opened American power to people long denied access. It created a national dialogue about fairness, equality and the nature of a free society. During the 1960s and 1970s; intensive debates about rights and identity disrupted American society, with countless protest movements on city streets and across college campuses. The intensive debates and protests made our country more diverse, more open, more innovative and ultimately more successful. We would never want to reverse those accomplishments. In recent years, however, the personalization of politics has turned in a new, destructive direction. Instead of opening opportunities for expanded participation and exposing the mistreatment of individuals, the contemporary focus on personality denies serious political analysis. Too much of our rhetoric is “anti-Obama” or “anti-Bush” without real discussion of what matters: their policies. For all the shouting about the Affordable Care Act, for example, there has been very little public discussion about the problems of our terribly costly and
inefficient health care system and the possibilities for improvement. For all the controversy about the recent agreement between the United States and Iran, there has been limited analysis of productive alternatives, if this deal is not accepted. Instead of policy, talking heads pronounce strong judgments around positive and negative portrayals of personality — why we should “support” or “distrust” President Barack Obama. Overwhelmingly, citizens are told to decide on policy based on strong judgments of the leader’s personality, not the other way around. If you hate Obama, you hate the Affordable Care Act and the U.S.-Iran agreement. If you love Obama, you support those policies. This is not how democracy should work. The complexities of policy should inspire people to embrace different and inconsistent positions on various issues. In the 1960s and 1970s, for example, many thinking citizens supported rapid civil rights reforms (a largely Democratic position) and hardline Cold War foreign policies (a traditionally Republican position). Many who hated President Lyndon Johnson for prosecuting the Vietnam War also revered him for promoting more equality among citizens. The same in reverse: Many who supported President Richard Nixon on Vietnam differed from his expansion of the federal government at home. Our society made progress, because citizens debated the big issues of fairness and foreign intervention on their own terms, not purely around the personality of the president. That is, of course, how both Johnson and Nixon were able to elicit bipartisan support for big, new initiatives. The opposition to them was also bipartisan, at times. In earlier decades, the “personal is political” opened discussion of long-ignored issues, and it created opportunities for creative solutions. Today, the “personal is political” means that personal judgments of people are so deep and so vengeful that we cannot discuss anything else. All evidence is filtered through the question of who proposed a giv-
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en policy, not what they proposed. Imagine, just for a minute, how partisan statements would flip on Iran if George W. Bush, not Obama, negotiated the current agreement — very similar, in fact, to the Bush administration’s pursued agreement with North Korea in 2008. The personal is really political because our life choices are largely determined by political decisions made far from our families and our homes. Educational policies determine the kinds of schools we attend and what we learn. Zoning and transportation policies influence where we live and how we travel. Economic policies shape the jobs we hold and the money in our bank accounts. Policing and defense policies determine our safety and the protection of our rights. All political policies have deep and enduring personal effects. Personal needs demand political attention. That is the positive lesson of the 1960s and 1970s.
Attention to the personal, however, is not a substitute for serious policy analysis. Since the 1970s we have gone much too far in that lazy and simplistic direction, contributing to the stagnation, hyper-partisanship and public ugliness of our current day. It is time to return our concentration to the personal effects of policy. Do not support the presidential candidate you “like,” please, but research the issues you care about, and follow the figures who offer the best ideas. Who will improve our educational system and open better opportunities for young people? Who will make our society more humane, prosperous and safe? When you answer these questions, then you know which candidates to support and how to make the personal truly political for a new era of democratic accomplishment. Suri is a professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Department of History.
EDITORIAL
Memory of Holocaust must persist By Jason Epstein
Daily Texan Columnist @jwepstein96
Similar to the sound of a tornado warning in the states, two sirens will pierce the air in Israel in the next 24 hours, bringing traffic and society to a standstill. But these will not be calls of warning. These two sirens, one Wednesday evening and one Thursday morning, will call for a moment of silence, solemnity and reflection on Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, Israel commemorates each life lost in the mass murder of over 6 million Jews. In Israel, the sirens prompt civilians to recognize the holiday and observe it appropriately. Public entertainment shuts down for the day and radio and television programs switch over to oral accounts from the camps and similar Holocaust programs to re-educate viewers on the appalling events that occurred throughout Europe. International Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated by many countries including America, occurs in late January. But on April 8, thousands of people on the 40 Acres took flowers in commemoration. Organized by the White Rose Society, volunteers from different organizations distributed 10,000 white roses — representing the number of people killed in Auschwitz each day during the Holocaust. The war ended nearly 70 years ago and the number of Holocaust survivors left decreases by the year. These survivors, well into their seventies or eighties at the very least, may not physically be around for our children and grandchildren to meet. But their memories will live on. Just last year, I did not observe Yom HaShoah in the comfort of my home or even my hometown. Instead, I marched. I marched among 15,000 others from countries ranging from Brazil to the United Kingdom to Panama and even Germany. We marched almost two miles from Auschwitz, a work camp, to Birkenau, the largest extermination center built and operated by the Nazis. Standing in the middle of Birkenau, I decided no sane human could ever fathom the extremity of the mass murders committed during the war. The deaths of Jews, Roma, homosexuals and other oppressed minorities amount to about 11 million, according to the El Paso Holocaust Museum. UT is a large public university, but
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Fifteen thousand march in solidarity from Auschwitz to Birkenau last April in the annual March of the Living.
this death toll totals over 200 times the number of undergraduate and graduate students on campus. And when you try to put the millions into perspective, one number cannot define the individuals who perished. Rather, try to use basic arithmetic to add one plus one plus one plus… until you inevitably give up out of frustration. As I stood alongside a survivor of 86 years old and listened to his stories, I became a witness. I became a source of information to make sure that the stories live on, that his story lives on. Like everyone holding a rose last week, we must continue to preserve the memories of the survivors — not just for the future, but for today. We live in America, a first-world country with freedoms unimaginable to citizens in most places around the world, but we need to recognize and address genocides happening worldwide. History is repeating itself, and we cannot stand idly by, like many did during the Holocaust. While we will not be able to hear the sirens in Israel nor experience the camps from our dorm room, one is encouraged to seek out such videos and articles online. And still today, in the 21st century, the everlasting message persists: Never forget. Epstein is a Plan II and journalism freshman from Dallas.
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Texas bats go quiet in recent stretch By Drew Lieberman
Junior shortstop C.J Hinojosa is one of many Longhorns struggling at the plate. He is hitting just .206 with eight extra base hits.
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As Texas attempts to build a run to Omaha for the College World Series, it has struggled lately in piecing together a large part of the equation — its offense. The Longhorns went 8–2 in February by scoring 6.8 runs per game and batting .305 as a team. Also, Texas’ bats produced more than just singles, drilling 37 extra base hits in the first 10 games, and the team finished the month with an on-base plus slugging percentage of .847. This skill helped the Longhorns finish February on a seven-game winning streak as seven regulars in their starting lineup were batting .300 or better. Texas appeared poised to have one of the most potent offenses chalked full of hitters who would be able to produce plenty of runs. But the Longhorns then began March on a four-game losing streak, managing to score just nine runs and batting .158 as a team. Texas only managed six extra base hits over the four games, dropping their season slugging percentage from .445 to .403. But the Texas offense would not remain dormant, flexing its muscles over the next 11 games by scoring 62 runs and
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continues from page 6 produce a walk-off, twoRBI single against UTSA. “I’m just going out there and getting my job done,” Krpec said. “It’s nice that my team has faith in me in those kinds of situations, and it makes it a lot easier because they have all the confidence in the world in me.” The consistency of Krpec’s production earned her a spot in the starting lineup as a designated player in two of Texas’ Big 12
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smacking 37 extra base hits. The Longhorns hit 11 home runs during this span, an average of one homer a game, and that doubled their rate in the first 14 games when they hit seven. Statistically, this was one of the most effective stretch by the offense this season, as the squad slugged at a .455 clip. And, not surprisingly, the Longhorns had success in the win column with a 9–2 record. But a subsequent trip to
Lincoln, Nebraska, marked the start of a seven-game losing skid, as the Texas offense once again disappeared. It scored just three runs on 12 hits in 95 at bats over 33 innings against Nebraska, and those struggles would carry on outside of Lincoln. The series against Nebraska marked the beginning a 2–10 stretch for the Longhorns, during which the team’s batting average sunk from .270 to .243. The Longhorns scored
conference series matchups. She started in two games against Kansas and in the final game of the series against Oklahoma. Krpec approaches her atbats the same way whether she’s in the starting lineup or coming off the bench. Although she doesn’t see the pinch-hitter role as an ideal one to have, she looks at her job with an open mind. “I guess there are pros and cons,” Krpec said. “Pros are that you get to watch everyone else and see how they do, and you
get your chance to go up there with all of the information they’ve given. And when you’re in the starting lineup, you’re the one that has to give the information to other people and learn to adjust. Both roles are difficult, I think.” Texas will take on UTArlington on Wednesday in a game Krpec has dubbed a confidence booster after Texas’ tough series against Oklahoma. The Longhorns (27–12) have had success following defeats, boasting a 7–4 record in games following
only 28 runs over this time, while recording just 15 extra base hits. The Longhorns are now on pace to be the worst offensive ball club in program history. Their .243 team batting average would be the worst team batting average since Texas’ batting statistics were first recorded in 1967. Meanwhile through 36 games, the 2015 Longhorns currently hold the lowest on-base percentage in program history
at .336. While Sunday’s 11-hit performance does provide a glimmer of hope for the Longhorns to heat up offensively, they followed that up with a three-hit showing against Sam Houston State on Tuesday. With only four conference series remaining and a sub-75 RPI, the Longhorns will need to start hitting drastically better if they are to make the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons.
I’m just going out there and getting my job done. It’s nice that my team has faith in me in those kinds of situations, and it makes it a lot easier because they have all the confidence in the world in me. —Mickenzi Krpec, Sophomore pinch-hitter
a loss. The Mavericks (26– 19) will use their .335 team batting average to try and defeat Texas, who holds a 22–2 record in games between the two programs.
First pitch will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Red & Charline McCombs Field, and the game will be aired on Longhorn Network.
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continues from page 6 the leadoff batter on base once — in the ninth inning — something the team had been doing early in the season. “It causes us to put pressure on ourselves,” junior center fielder Ben Johnson said. Texas finished the game going down in order five times. Sam Houston State junior reliever Jordan Church needed just 10 pitches to retire the side in the seventh and only eight in the eighth. Texas pitching, which had kept the team in most of the games in the slump, also had a bad night. Sophomore starter Josh Sawyer labored through the first three innings on 56 pitches and then gave up two runs in the fourth, one of which came on a wild pitch. The bullpen then ran into trouble in the seventh. With two outs in the inning, junior pitcher Travis Duke gave up four-straight hits, allowing Sam Houston State (20–19) to plate another three runs. “When [Sam Houston State] got the two that was one issue, but when they got the three other ones, it made it a different game,” Garrido said. The loss is Texas’ 10th defeat in the past 12 games and the first time the Longhorns were shutout at home since April 18 last year against TCU. That loss came at a similar point for the Longhorns, who at that time lost three straight Big 12 series. Garrido said the trick this season is for the team to experience success again. “They’re still that same person,” Garrido said. “We’re trying to get them to be the ball players that they are.” The Longhorns will hit the road for a three-game series at Kansas beginning Friday. Even with all of the recent struggles at the plate, Garrido said that he still believes in his players going forward. “I think it’s in there, and it can come out,” Garrido said. “I think it’s a matter of confidence.”
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Freshman pitcher Connor Mayes came in for an inning as one of six Longhorn relievers of the night. Sophomore starter Josh Sawyer lasted just four innings against Sam Houston State. Whereas the Longhorns struggled on the mound, the Bearkats had no problems, holding Texas to just three hits.
Bearkats prey on struggling Longhorns By Jacob Martella @ViewFromTheBox
For two weeks, the Longhorns have been looking for a spark to get on track. Instead, they got more of the same against Sam Houston
State on Tuesday night. The Longhorns failed to score for just the second time this season, only managing three hits. Meanwhile, the Bearkats took advantage of their opportunities with big innings in the fourth and
seventh to leave Austin with a 5–0 win. “We were flat,” head coach Augie Garrido said. The struggles began early for the Longhorns (19–18), who were coming off of a rough showing against
Oklahoma this weekend. Texas batters went down in order in the first three innings, which included two strikeouts looking. Senior second baseman Brooks Marlow made sure the Longhorns wouldn’t fall victim
to the perfect game with a oneout double in the fourth, but his team left him stranded after the next two batters each grounded out to first base. The Longhorns only got
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Prices rise for basketball season tickets By Evan Berkowitz
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To watch new head coach Shaka Smart and his signature “havoc” style of play, it is going to cost a little bit more. All basketball season tickets have risen by an average of 7 percent with this latest price increase. Consistent with the 6-percent pricing increase at the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for football season tickets, the biggest increase in prices will be for those at center court. Seats in these sections will cost $715 for renewing ticket holders and $750 for new customers, in addition to a contribution of at least $2,500 to the Longhorn Foundation. “What we’re trying to become is consistent across all our sports,” Steve Hank, Texas’ senior associate athletic director and chief revenue officer, said to the Austin American-Statesman. As the seats become less desirable, the prices become cheaper. A person can pay $485 without a contribution to sit in the lower bowl and $465 after contribution to renew upperdeck seats near midcourt. “In the areas where we have the greatest demand, we are asking those who have the
Total price per seat (regular) Courtside $4,350–$5,850 Lower Bowl Midcourt $1,750–$3,50 Student Sections Included with Big Ticket Baseline $500–$750 Lower Bowl Corners $945–$1,195 Upper Deck $99–$475
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most valuable seat locations to invest accordingly,” Hank said to the Statesman. While there is a significant hike in prices for better seats, Texas will also offer a new entry-level season ticket in the upper deck behind the baskets for $99 without a contribution.
This is similar to the $199 option in the top deck of the north endzone for football games. Although there are new contribution requirements, longtime season ticket holders locked into a lower contribution requirement will be grandfathered in.
Last year, Texas averaged more than 11,000 fans a game, as athletic director Steve Patterson made significant efforts to improve the atmosphere at the Frank Erwin Center. Parking is not included with the season tickets and is available for purchase only for
Longhorn Foundation members with annual contributions of at least $50. The deadline to order is May 21 and can be done at TexasSports.com/mbbtickets, where there are also specifics ticket prices and contributions for all sections.
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An asset off the bench, Krpec thrives in pinch-hitter role By Claire Cruz @claireecruz5
It’s a stressful situation, stepping into the batter’s box with fans and teammates shouting your name. When it’s the bottom of the seventh, your team is trailing and you’ve been on the bench the entire game, the pressure multiplies. It’s not easy stepping into that situation and doing exactly what half the stadium expects and the other half hopes you won’t achieve. That’s why sophomore
Mickenzi Krpec is an asset to the Texas softball team, head coach Connie Clark said. “It takes a special person to be able to come in and pinch hit,” Clark said. “It’s very much a different role than being a starting [player] or being on defense and offense at the same time, and I really think she’s a tremendous pinch hitter.” Krpec has appeared in 26 games this season, and she came off the bench as a pinch hitter in all but seven games. With a .286 batting
average and a .468 on-base percentage, Krpec has developed into Texas’ go-to pinch hitter when someone in the lineup is struggling. Krpec notched her first career home run in late February against Lamar. A few weeks after, she blasted a pinch-hit, three-run home run against Arkansas to spark a comeback that resulted in an 8–6, eight-inning Texas victory. Shortly after, she came off the bench once again to
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Sophomore pinch hitter Mickenzi Krpec has been effective coming off the bench for the Longhorns, hitting .286.
SPORTS BRIEFLY Men’s tennis set to take on No. 2 Baylor
Following back-toback sweeps against out-of-conference opponents, No. 10 men’s tennis will square off against No. 2 Baylor at the Caswell Tennis Center in Austin on Wednesday. Both teams are currently 2–1 in the conference and trail No. 1 Oklahoma by one match in the Big 12 standings. Wednesday’s match will feature two of the preeminent tennis players in the nation as No. 5 Søren Hess-Olesen will take the court for Texas against Baylor’s No. 2 Julian Lenz. Lenz, a junior from Giessen, Germany, won four of his previous five matches before falling to Oklahoma’s Axel Alvarez on Friday with three of those wins coming against ranked opponents. Texas’ contest against Baylor will carry extra weight for Hess-Olesen. The match will provide him an opportunity to secure his 100th victory at the singles position as a Longhorn. Hess-Olesen, who is looking to become the ninth player in the Longhorns’ history to reach 100 singles victories, has been stuck at 99 wins since his victory over Texas Tech on April 4. With two matches left before the Big 12 Championships on April 24, Texas will look to secure its position near the top of the conference standings. —Michael Shapiro
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EVENT PREVIEW
fLAWLESS Surrealist Ball is the ‘surreal’ deal By Emily Gibson @emgeemtee
Offstage, the man’s name is Brady Faucett. Onstage, it’s CupCake – winner of Austin’s Next Drag Superstar season one and Miss Austin Pride 2013 and the poster girl for the fLAWLESS Surrealist Ball. This is CupCake’s second year performing in the fLAWLESS Surrealist Ball, in which drag queens pair up with local Austin designers to create custom gowns and perform. The event is an official showcase for Austin Fashion Week and will be held in the Scottish Rite Theater at 9 p.m. Thursday. “I am beyond excited for the fLAWLESS fashion show,” CupCake said. “Last year’s club-kid-themed show was a huge success and the opportunity to work with professional designers is always exciting.” The fLAWLESS Ball will feature drag performances, classical piano music played by Russell Reed, and aerial dancers from Sky Candy. Sym CoronadoProle of the Austin dragcollective Poo Poo Platter and Valeri “Jinxy” Abrego, founder of Jinxedaposed Clothing, created the event to push the boundaries of runway by combining drag performances with fashion and art. “Even working with the drag queens as performers to have something that’s
more conceptualized gets things out of the box by letting creativity take precedence over the process,” Coronado-Prole said. Coronado-Prole said the show celebrates fashion and expression without restraint. They stylized the name fLAWLESS to accentuate that idea of freedom. “We’re going with fLAWLESS because it’s the term of being flawless but we emphasize being lawless,” Cornado-Prole said. “It’s the concept of focusing on the queer community and how it correlates with fashion and art and expression.” Last year’s event celebrated the history of the club kids, a glam-punk movement in 1980s and 1990s New York City. “We wanted to have a drag show that focused more on art as fashion and focus on people who didn’t really play by the rules and took fashion to new levels by doing so,” Coronado-Prole said. Abrego said this year’s event aims to recreate the Rothschild Surrealist Ball, a famous party thrown by an elite Parisian family in 1972 where attendees wore long dresses with animal-head masks. The creators encourage guests to channel the ball’s bizarre attire. Coronado-Prole said the creators wanted to use their position as an official Austin Fashion Week showcase to bring something different to the fashion week’s
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scheduled events. The queens are going to perform in their outfits, meaning they will lip sync and dance to songs of their choice. The show is the Austin drag community’s chance to represent itself during fashion week. CupCake,
ALBUM REVIEW | ‘NEW GLOW’
who has been performing in drag in Austin for four years, said the drag scene in Austin is “incredible.” “When I started four years ago, there was such a stagnation in the drag scene,” CupCake said. “It was very ‘out of the coffin and onto the stage.’
Now it is a beautiful, open scene that provides access and opportunities to anyone who expresses interest.” Abrego said the show is more than a fun event — a chance to represent the often-overlooked queer community.
“Some veer away because it is too controversial, or they’re worried that they will be categorized in a negative way,” Abrego said. “But this is not the day or age that such ignorance should exist. I prefer to be on the right side of history.”
ALBUM REVIEW | ‘CHERRY BOMB’
Matt and Kim miss the mark Tyler, The Creator moves toward with fifth album, New Glow independence in third solo album By Megan Kallus @megmayumi
Matt and Kim, a Brooklynbased indie-pop duo, released their latest album, New Glow, on April 7. In their fifth LP, the pair experiments with additional EDM and hip-hop elements that add to their signature high-energy dance music, but the resulting blend feels like less than the sum of its ingredients. On New Glow, Matt and Kim scrub the production squeaky-clean, creating a synthetic feel to the songs. There’s little variation between tracks, with one quirky dance beat drifting right into the next. The sugar rush of Matt and Kim’s signature dance music quickly fizzles out because of the repetition. Matt and Kim attempt to shake up their usual keyboard and lo-fi drum combo, adding horns to the opening number, “Hey Now,” and swapping out the traditional piano sound for funky synths on some tracks, such as “Killin’ Me.” Underneath the new production elements, though, the music remains defined by the simple melodies and cutesy delivery that made the band successful. New Glow offers the occasional shot of energetic dance music. The bumping, grinding beat of “Hoodie
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from 9 percent in 2009 to 23 percent today. “We still have major goals to increase [the percentage] as much as we can as long as it makes economic sense for us and for our customers,” Mangrum said. DHFS has made changes to afford more of these food options because purchasing these types of food costs more than buying commercial products. In an effort to save money, dining halls now offer plastic wrap for leftovers instead of
On” stands out among the album’s more generic tracks. Enthusiastic songs, such as “Make a Mess” and “Stirred Up,” channel Matt and Kim at their lively, irreverent best, but these songs are the exception. Much of New Glow sounds as if it were written on autopilot. Matt and Kim’s music has always been proudly immature. They’re more interested in putting out upbeat music than introspection. Their resistance to pretension can be refreshing in a music scene filled indie groups bent on becoming this generation’s Morrissey. But New Glow lacks Matt and Kim’s original exuberant bounce and joy. The lyrics have never been the point of Matt and Kim’s music, but New Glow’s rhymes feel particularly phoned-in. Lines such as “live every day like it’s your first” and “we don’t want to go home” fill verses that sound as if they were designed to be pasted over inspirational stock photos. The duo attempts to switch up the pace with the album’s closing track, “I See Ya.” They address their personal relationships with friends and family in the uncharacteristically slow, emotional song. But, following the previous nine tracks, “I See Ya” sounds like an afterthought rather than a new direction for the more expensive coverings previously offered. Reusable metal utensils have replaced disposable, more expensive ones. “We’re always looking for ways that we can reasonably change things from the status quo to move things more towards that sustainable goal,” executive chef Robert Mayberry said. DHFS hosts special dinners, often complete with music and a unique name, such as “Homegrown Local,” about once per semester. Dining halls serve local, organic and sustainable food options throughout the
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NEW GLOW Artist: Matt and Kim Tracks: 10 Rating: 5/10
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the band. Matt and Kim tend to focus on live performances and fill their shows with improvisation and raunchy stage antics. They spent much of the nearly three-year gap between their last album, Lightning, and New Glow on tour. Matt and Kim’s upcoming show next Thursday at Stubb’s BBQ will likely be memorable. Despite New Glow’s generic sound and repetitive tracks, the cheerful lyrics and strong beats of the album will be sure to please a crowd. Matt and Kim’s commitment to putting out energetic, danceable music is admirable. But as a standalone listening experience, New Glow lacks depth. year as they are available, but DHFS hosts meals like Homegrown Local to educate students about the benefits from eating these types of food. “A big part of what we are trying to do is educational,” Mayberry said. “We’re here to supply food and housing, but part of our mission is to assist in the educational process.” DHFS considers locally grown food to be food grown within 300 miles. Buying this food supports the local economy and reduces the environmental effects of shipping food across long distances. Sustainable and organic food
For all the flak Tyler, The Creator takes from critics claiming he is turning the nation’s youth into hellacious demons, his albums have made millions. Cherry Bomb, released Monday, portrays a slightly more mature version of Tyler but maintains the energetic production and exciting features of his previous releases. After reading over the track list for the first time, it’s notable that there was no production work or features from other Odd Future members. Odd Future released a mobile app, a magazine and continues with its Adult Swim show, but its focus on music has wavered. As Odd Future’s self-proclaimed sergeant, Tyler, The Creator could have worked on a group mixtape or album, but instead he chose to pursue his own interests. Odd Future has become a brand with each individual member left to find their own way, occasionally collaborating on miscellaneous projects. Cherry Bomb proves Tyler, The Creator is capable of having a successful career apart from the group. are also beneficial for the environment. Sustainable food is grown in a way that does not damage the natural resources needed to grow the food, and organic food is grown without being sprayed with chemical fertilizers or pesticides. At Homegrown Local, pitchers of horchata, cartons of vanilla ice cream and pans of warm peach cobbler greeted students. While they weaved through the all-youcare-to-eat buffet lines, patrons could read the black square placecards that sat beside each meal option, explaining where in Texas
This independence from Odd Future has forced Tyler to mature a bit. He started out on his career rapping about rape and murder fantasies. His lyrics on Cherry Bomb have found the perfect blend between his lackadaisical delivery style and more serious subject matter. To start the album, Tyler raps seriously about his disdain for the publicity and press that comes with the fame he has earned. Seconds later, he claims he was “so special the teacher asked if I was autistic” and tells his critics to go “butt fuck your opinion.” When J. Cole referenced autism in one of his verses, he was forced to apologize. It’s safe to say Tyler, The Creator won’t be apologizing to anyone any time soon. Tyler has never been afraid to offend people, but, for the first time in his career, his playful teasing concerns important topics, showing his growth as a person. When it comes to the production of Cherry Bomb, Tyler still incorporates a variety of influences in his music. Citing Stevie Wonder as inspiration, Tyler goes from soothing saxaphone on “FIND YOUR WINGS” to
synthesizers on “BUFFALO” and heavy-handed drum machines on “OKAGA, CA.” As the producer of the majority of tracks, Tyler made a few questionable decisions. His relentless pursuit of the proper representation of his thoughts leads to an overbearing backing track every now and then. This makes his lyrics difficult to hear and understand. The deep drum machines on “PILOT” and the distorted guitar on “CHERRY BOMB” may have been intended as statements on Tyler’s cluttered thoughts, but the experimental noise ruins the songs. The latter half of the album hosts verses from the likes of Schoolboy Q, Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson. One of the most anticipated tracks off the album, “SMUCKERS,” features Kanye West, who delivers an unsurprisingly boastful but powerful verse, and Lil Wayne, who reverts back to his roots by incorporating his signature humor into his rap. These features might not take over a track, but their subtle support benefits the album as a whole. Although Tyler occasionally slips up on the album, he harnesses his childish personality and serious subject matter to create his best solo project yet.
the food item came from. Some of the options included mushrooms from Gonzales, corn meal from San Antonio, honey from Burleson and sausage from Austin. “When we receive local products, it may have been picked the day before at most,” Mayberry said. “If we get it from California, it’s a week old at the least.” Some of the locally grown food served in dining halls that night and throughout the year come from campus itself. Herbs from the campus gardens behind Jester and in Kinsolving were used
in salad dressings at Homegrown Local. A group of students called Green Corps maintains the two gardens. Stacey Thomas, human development and family sciences senior, said joining Green Corps in 2014 changed her perspective on food. “It’s really cool growing your own food and seeing other people eat what you’ve grown and it being the same or better than what you buy at a grocery store,” Thomas said. “I’ve been more conscious of what I put in my body.”