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APD plans to recruit 410 more officers in next 5 years

By Matthew Adams @thedailytexan

Within the next five years, the Austin Police Department plans to add 410 officers to increase its goal for more community engagement.

Announced July 19, this plan to add 82 police officers a year will be a 40 percent increase from the 59 officers added last year. Over the last five years, APD only added 177 policemen, with 64 of those officers brought on mid-year in 2011 and 2012.

Assistant Police Chief Troy Gay said the department has worked for more than a couple of years to improve its methods to staff more officers. Gay said the standard policy was a ratio of 2 officers per 1,000 citizens, but, going forward, ratios will no longer be used.

A 2012 report completed by the Police Executive Research Forum stated APD’s ratio can provide dependable increases in the police staff appropriate to the city’s population but does not provide “an objective assessment of policing needs in Austin.”

Based on the department’s assessment, APD is also working to increase

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Summer stories: news in review From controversy surrounding the Jefferson Davis statue to same-sex marriage equality, the University and Austin have experienced a busy summer. Here is a look back at some of the bigger events that took place.

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Sports stories to look Nursing school to launch DNP program for in the coming year

By Selah Maya Zighelboim

By Aaron Torres @aaron_torres95

As summer ends and fall begins, another round of Texas sports will start. Here are a couple of things to look forward to this fall: Texas Football: Head coach Charlie Strong sat dapper at Big 12 Media Day in Dallas and articulated what Texas fans hope to be true for the upcoming season.

“We have to have a winning season,” Strong said.

In his first season at Texas, Strong went a disappointing

6–7, and, in the Texas Bowl against Arkansas, the Longhorns received a 31–7 drubbing courtesy of the Razorbacks.

Strong looks to improve on last year, but questions surround the upcoming season.

Can quarterbacks Tyrone Swoopes or Jerod Heard command Texas’ offense? Will the wide receivers prove to be play makers?

Can Texas go back to being a national contender?

The answers to those questions?

Only time will tell.

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Shaka Smart will begin his first season as Texas head basketball coach when the season tips off in November.

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On July 23, the School of Nursing received final approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to launch a new doctor of nursing practice program for the upcoming spring semester.

The University will begin accepting applications for the first class August 15, said Jane Champion, nursing professor and director of the new program. The first class of the program will have 12 students, with the program expanding in the fall of 2016 to add 15 students each year. UT’s DNP program will be first such program in Central Texas and the 12th in the state, according to a press release.

“With our strong cadre of tenured and clinical faculty to lead the research and education efforts, I’m confident our DNP program will help meet the demand for more nurses who are able to provide leadership at the highest levels of health care in Central Texas and across the state,” Alexa Stuifbergen, Dean of the School of Nursing, said in a press release.

The University’s program will offer two concentrations

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The School of Nursing will launch a new doctor of nursing practice program in the upcoming spring semester. The University will begin accepting applications for the first class August 15.

for students: advanced practice and executive leadership, the press release said. The advanced practice concentration prepares students to deal directly with patients, while the executive leadership concentration deals with health care from a more general perspective, such as through policy.

“These focal areas fit well with the expertise at the School of Nursing, as we have a variety of faculty with many years of experience

I’m confident our DNP program will help meet the demand for more nurses who are able to provide leadership at the highest levels of health care in Central Texas and across the state.

—Alexa Stuifbergen, Dean of the School of Nursing

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its amount of community engagement activities, Gay said.

“In our methodology, [we] looked at what the common practice is for a department that is community policing based,” Gay said. “Thirty to 50 percent is what we call community engagement time — when the officers are not on an emergency type call but working to build relationships within the community.”

Gay said APD’s community engagement is currently 13–14 percent. He said, for the department to reach the 30 percent mark, it will take five years to have the appropriate number of staff properly trained for the plan to be effective.

One example of this philosophy, Gay said, has been working on the Restore Rundberg project in North Austin. Gay said more officers on bikes, along with officers in squad cars, would be able to engage with the community and

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gather information to deal with the problems in the community.

Gay said the plan to add more officers this year would cost the City about $10 million dollars. While the plan still needs approval from the City, Gay said he expects it to pass.

“We just recently provided our justification for our budget to the city manager and staff,” Gay said. “This will be going towards council so this looks like the plan likely going forward.”

David Green, media relations manager for the City of Austin, said the budget department and the city manager will propose this budget

to the Austin City Council on July 30. Once the plan has been presented to the council, more information will be released to the public.

Ora Houston, Austin City Council member for District 1, said she hopes to get some questions answered to have a better understanding of how community engagement will be handled going forward.

“We have talked about community policing for a long time,” Houston said.

“We have already raised salaries and increased the number of people, but the majority of our police don’t even live in the city. You can’t do community policing while

you are riding in your car … or going from call to call.”

Kenneth Casaday, APD detective and president of the Austin Police Association, said he does not expect to see any changes made in selecting officers and training them for duty.

On July 24, Police Chief Art Acevedo fired APD officer Vontrey Clark after he was involved in the murder of Kyle Police Department worker Samantha Dean. Regarding this incident, Casaday said the department will use it as a learning opportunity for the young officers.

“Going forward, APD will continue to hold more rigor-

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ous background checks and use this as a learning opportunity,” Casaday said. “We take every termination seriously, and we will use this to show younger officers going forward what they cannot do.”

Casaday said he is excited to see officers added, but there are still other departments that need a larger staff.

“APD still needs more detectives investigating sex crimes, family violence and the burglary unit,” Casady said. “For example, it is not fair to these detectives in the sex crimes or family violence [departments] who have 30 or 40 cases to work on, but they are limited to choose only a handful they know can be solved quickly.”

NURSING

continues from page 1 program in response to a study done in 2010 by the Institute of Medicine, as well as a report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, which both noted an increasing need for nurses with doctorates.

“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing first identified the need over fifteen years ago for a practice doctorate for advanced practice nursing due to the growing complexity of the health care system, the growth in scientific knowledge and sophisticated technology and the need for clinical career paths which would attract outstanding students and retain nurses in a clinical career in nursing,” Champion said in an email.

The Institute of Medicine’s study, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” called for the number of nurses with doctorates to double by 2020.

“Schools of nursing, with support from private and public funders, academic administrators and university trustees, and accrediting bodies, should double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020 to add to the cadre of nurse faculty and researchers, with attention to increasing diversity,” the study from the Institute of Medicine said.

In January and February 2014, the University surveyed nurses from several major health care providers in Central Texas, Champion said. Of the 1,400 respondents, 247 said they wanted a DNP, including 94 nurses who had the necessary prerequisites to be eligible for the University’s program.

“Hearing the news that the School of Nursing is able to offer more to all of us wanting to further our education is actually very exciting,” third-year nursing student Sandra Vega said.

“Knowing I can complete and pursue all of my nursing education in one place that I love and with the people I’m learning with is something greater to be happy and proud about.”

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After six semesters of attempting to summon the ghost of Vladimir Lenin, Brett Donohoe is finally leaving the basement. Brett worked as a copy editor, associate copy desk chief, copy desk chief, associate managing editor and managing editor.

Managing editor teaches love of Russia, grammar

By Brett Donohoe @brettdonohoe1

Whenever people ask me why I work at the Texan, I always respond that it’s the only place where it’s socially acceptable for me to talk about a comma for 30 minutes. While it may not actually be OK in any context, the Texan has always allowed me to be myself — strange interests and all.

When I applied for copy my freshman year, I shouldn’t have been hired. I missed

second tryout and resigned to not joining. But then, at 10 p.m. that night, the copy chief texted me about my tryout, and I scurried over to the office. Ever since, that basement has been a home for me.

Working at the Texan helped me to grow as a person. I’ll always remember that abortion headline — as I’m sure everybody who worked in the basement at that time does — but I’ll also remember, in less specific terms, the countless facts I

fixed and names I corrected.

The Texan taught me to learn from my mistakes and relish in my successes.

While the Texan has its fair share of critics, the people working seemingly endless nights in a dirty basement truly believe in their work.

Seeing the dedication of my friends — not coworkers — inspired me every day.

Working in copy showed me that I’m not the only one who wants to think about grammar for hours on end.

My copy cats, though, taught

me more than anything else.

They showed me what real dedication is and that doing a thankless job is still a worthwhile endeavor.

As associate managing editor, I learned how to relate to people different from me. As I’m sure most department heads know, I know nothing about how to make a video, and I can’t draw to save my life.

Nevertheless, the department heads helped me learn and indulged me for my ignorance.

As managing editor, I learned that hard work is the

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most valuable trait to have.

Time and time again, I was impressed by the dedication of my team — from sprinting across town on a tip to spending hours on FaceTime to edit a story.

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To all my friends from that basement — both there now and already out in the real world — я люблю вас всех.

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Five issues to watch this fall EDITORIAL

UT Student Government: This past year, the student body made the novel choice of electing President Xavier Rotnofsky and Vice President Rohit Mandalapu to lead Student Government. The two — outsiders to SG, with positively no experience — are in a fine position to understand students’ frustration with the organization that is meant to represent our interests (which may indeed be a large part of why they were elected). Their positions, past and present, have created a unique opportunity to change the way SG operates on campus.

Since their election, Rotnofsky and Mandalapu have begun coordinating several improvement efforts on campus and have served on the task force examining Confederate statuary on campus. Now, as the two enter their first full semester in office, students should keep on eye on how SG grows to better serve them.

Confederate Symbols: Any day now, a task force, which President Gregory Fenves quickly assembled, will make a decision on what to do about the Jefferson Davis statue on campus. Having previously editorialized against the statue, we have observed the student body roundly repudiate the offensive monument. Now, all eyes will be on the University administration, and whether it does the same thing. But the issue won’t end with the task force’s decision: Students needs to decide how we are going to confront race on campus in ways other than the removal of Confederate statuary, and the fall semester is the time to start.

Campus Carry: Over the course of the 2015–2016 academic year, Texas public universities will be planning how to deal with the imminent implementation of campus carry, which extends the right of concealed firearm licensees to carry on campuses. UTAustin will soon announce a committee to make campus-specific protocols for dealing with the controversial new law. We hope to see the committee maintain frequent updates on progress as well as correspond with faculty and student leaders as the protocols begin to take shape.

UT Athletic Department Issues: This upcoming semester will be a contentious one for Texas Athletics. Engulfed in controversy since the athletic department came under third-party review for potential academic misconduct from student-athletes in June, as well as backlash against Athletic Director Steve Patterson and increased ticket prices, the department will have no shortage of headlines. According to NCAA policies, the University will also be required to pay student athletes, which will create further financial constraints for the department but will compensate them for their work. Additionally, alcoholic beverages will be introduced at football games this semester.

Overall, this semester will present new challenges, exciting changes and hopefully more revenue for what Fenves has called the “front door” of the University.

HORNS UP, HORNS DOWN

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Admissions: Controversy involving unqualified students gaining admission to this university because of political connections has continued even after former President William Powers Jr.’s departure from office.

Regent Wallace Hall has recently — and con-

tentiously — filed suit against the University to discover the extent of such practices, straining the relationships between major administrative branches. These issues will develop slowly but could lead to serious changes in the relevant departments.

COLUMN

Everyone talks about medical marijuana, but what about LSD?

By Jacob Schmidt @heyjakers

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HORNS DOWN: LEAVING BEVO AT HOME A new football season is always a time of great optimism, but we have a reason not to smile at the first game of the season. While the Longhorn football team is looking to start the season strong against Notre Dame in early September, an invaluable member of our team was unacceptably not extended an invitation. With the news that Bevo will not be allowed to attend our game against the Fighting Irish, all good Longhorns should feel a personal sense of betrayal. Our emblematic mascot will have to content himself with catching the game on the couch with his buddies in Austin.

HORNS UP: SEEKING JUSTICE IN SANDRA BLAND CASE On July 30, the House County Affairs Committee rightfully grilled representatives of the Department of Public Safety following the controversial death of Sandra Bland in a Waller County Jail. Bland was pulled over and arrested from a traffic stop, stemming from failure to use a turn signal while changing lanes. Both Democrats and Republicans unified in the meeting to criticize the capricious and possibly racist policies that lead to this tragedy.

HORNS UP: BLACKBOARD PLAYED OFFSTAGE After a long and arduous countdown spanning multiple years, this will be the first full semester at UT in the postBlackboard era. From now on, the only online tool that professors may use to conduct and supplement their classes will be Canvas. Obviously, we have had some trepidation concerning this bold move, but we believe it will ultimately be in the University’s best interests to make such a big leap – after all, it sure took them long enough.

Native Amazonians have used Ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew, to promote spiritual healing and growth for hundreds of years. Steve Jobs — among many others — stated that his experiences with psychedelics were among the most important moments of his life. That these chemicals can be of lasting value to tribesmen and tech titans alike is a remarkable indication of their potential value to humanity at large, yet our government labels them as both more dangerous and less medically beneficial than methamphetamine.

The shaming and subsequent outlawing of psychedelics in the 1960s killed the promising research being made at the time. Vestiges of this outdated sentiment still influence drug policy and limit our understanding of psychedelics. But, the global scientific community is challenging this longstanding reservation. Renewed study of psychedelics is improving their tarnished reputation by debunking old myths and discovering new health benefits.

Such research shows that “classic” psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin and DMT can have lasting, positive psychological effects on most users. Even a single dose of LSD can promote robust healing in cases of alcoholism and depression. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can lessen end-of-life anxiety for the terminally ill. Many other studies demonstrate similar findings.

LSD and psilocybin can benefit healthy people too. These drugs have a reputation for profoundly improving creativity and outlook on life. “Bad trips,” flashbacks and other negative phenomena are actually quite rare, and are preventable with responsible, supervised use. And no, you cannot overdose or develop a physical dependence on classic psychedelics. In fact, they are less addictive and less harmful than many legal intoxicants like sugar, caffeine, alcohol and nicotine.

Despite an abundance of new research on psychedelics, their bad reputation still makes them difficult to study.

“Even marijuana, which is essentially legal now, is for the most part a black box [to

That [psychedelics] can be of lasting value to tribesmen and tech titans alike is a remarkable indication of their potential value to humanity at large, and yet our government labels them as both more dangerous and less medically beneficial than methamphetamine. researchers],” says Olaf Bjornstal, a graduate student in the UT School of Pharmacy. “I think we have a lot more science to do before we know enough to use [psychedelics] therapeutically.”

Although more research may indeed be required to fully understand psychedelics’ full breadth of usefulness, organizations such as the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies are making progress but are still hindered by the strict federal classification of psychedelic compounds.

To clarify, psychedelics are not for everyone. They are powerful hallucinogens that must be employed properly, and outright legalization for recreational use is unwise.

However, relaxing the federal restrictions placed on psychedelics to allow supervised clinical administration and research could initiate a wave of new discoveries.

We need to reevaluate our opinions about psychedelics. Our unjustified fear, exacerbated by Reagan-era drug education programs and outdated legislation, limits research of these drugs. It is unfair to researchers, those with mental health issues and everyday people for our government to sustain such decades-old, reactionary policies governing what could potentially be one of the most revolutionary classes of chemicals since antibiotics.

Schmidt is a physics sophomore from Austin.

Follow him on Twitter @heyjakers.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Fall preview: Welcome home to campus, welcome back to your campus newspaper Welcome back to the 40 Acres. Your time here will prove to be one of the most formative experiences of your life. I hope you will share your time here with us, the staff of The Daily Texan.

The Daily Texan has been in operation for 115 years. It has trained generations of journalists, thinkers and problem-solvers in Texas. The Texan has 20 Pulitzer Prize winners among its alumni and more awards to its name statewide, regionally and nationwide than any other student newspaper in the country. Countless issues of the Texan have

circulated campus, and countless more students have contributed their time, energy and hearts to our pages. Our coverage never stops.

The Texan is in tune with campus life. It is no rare occurrence for fellow students, staff, faculty, alumni and community leaders to engage with and provide feedback to our work. In such instances, Texan staffers understand that their words, ideas and opinions carry weight, which drives us to produce our best work daily.

The opinions on this page have great potential to effect change on this campus, drive

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Every semester, we look for talented writers and artists to join our staff and help us create a sharp opinion page that reflects the diverse opinions on campus. Our columnists and reporters often produce work that is syndicated state- or nationwide, and every issue of the Texan is a historical document archived at the Center for American History. You have a voice, and we want you to use it in our office and on this page.

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Fenves must make sexual assault prevention a priority Editor’s Note: This column appears in a series regarding the implementation of Title IX at UT.

By Jori Epstein @JoriEpstein

Since its enactment in 1972, the Title IX amendment has been a hot topic on college campuses. Its goal has not changed: to prohibit exclusion, discrimination and unequal treatment on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” But its scope has increased significantly since its enactment.

From fighting overt discrimination against women to promoting gender equity in athletics, Title IX has evolved over four decades.

Now, its policies take a new focus: sexual assault awareness, prevention and response.

“Our community and society are [becoming] more informed,” said Krista Anderson, director of Student Emergency Services and Title IX deputy coordinator. “People are more comfortable coming forward because the universities take it seriously.”

Campus statistics demand this university take notice. Between the 2012–2013 to 2013– 2014 academic years, Title IX complaints increased fivefold. As of May 11, Student Emergency Services had worked 150 Title IX cases during the 2014–2015 academic year, but many cases remain unreported.

Class of 2015 graduate Blair Robbins said she experienced gender discrimination while in class. She did not report her discomfort because she was unaware that it constituted a Title IX case. Robbins explained her confusion over her options.

“Right now, it’s either: Yes, it’s serious and someone should be fired or sued, or it’s

Campus statistics demand this University take notice. Between the 2012–2013 to 2013–2014 academic years, Title IX complaints increased fivefold. Student Emergency Services worked 150 Title IX cases this academic year, but many cases remain unreported. a non-issue,” Robbins said. “There needs to be more middle ground. If you’re only looking at [sexism] that can be proven in court, then you’re ignoring all the conditions that led to this moment.”

University President Gregory Fenves, who began in June, understands the need to change campus culture before seeing results.

Fenves has discussed plans to form task forces on several pressing topics, and he should consider forming a Title IX and sexual assaultspecific task force as well. And Fenves’ experience since taking office — which includes tenets of collaboration, promoting wellness and aligning care with society’s interests — should shape his approach to sexual assault awareness and prevention.

Forming task forces is essential to uniting UT’s fractured efforts at combating Title IX issues. Linda Millstone, UT’s interim institutional Title IX coordinator, said “the University operates in silos and often doesn’t communicate across silos,” but Title IX requires coordination and mutual understanding.

Fenves should also apply his goal of promoting

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wellness to a conversation about Title IX on campus. UT has many expansive health services. But it must redefine wellness, as Robbins said, to go beyond eliminating the sexism that requires the large burden of proof demanded by courts. University administrators must address the broader category of “sexual misconduct” to improve prevention tactics and campus understanding.

Finally, aligning initiatives with societal needs is crucial. In partnership with 27 universities around the country, UT distributed a campus survey last spring that aimed to improve both local and national sexual misconduct policy.

The survey’s generalities, however, precluded it from helping our campus effectively, Millstone said. To address this, the UT System has since committed $1.7 million to study sexual assault and related issues through surveys and focus groups over the next four years.

These data and subsequent actions are

unlikely to seriously improve problems for months, if not years. Distributing surveys, then creating initiatives in response, requires extensive time, effort and resources. But, the potential to minimize harm and change our culture makes it all worthwhile. As such, Fenves must be willing to embrace a long-term approach to these issues and cooperate with the systemwide process now.

As students feel more comfortable reporting sexual misconduct, campus Title IX incidents will only increase at the staggering rates of recent years unless we all take responsibility for our actions and the actions of those around us. The System began the fight for Title IX. Fenves, too, must prioritize it amid a demanding presidency. And the entire campus needs to join him.

Epstein is a Plan II and journalism major from Dallas. Follow her on Twitter @JoriEpstein.

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Pop ‘til you drop: Examining the prominence of soda on campus

By Xing Liu @liuox

Jack DuFon | Daily Texan file photo

SG President Xavier Rotnofsky and Vice President Rohit Mandalapu attend an SG meeting on April 16. Rotnofsky and Mandalapu plan to implement several changes based on student needs.

SG should adopt referendums

By Daniel Hung With the task force on Confederate statuary about to make a decision about the future of the controversial Jefferson Davis statue, and others, this university continues the good practice of soliciting student opinions on issues of importance. For a university with more than 50,000 students, it is imperative for students to be able to express their views on issues which will sigificantly affect them, such as these. This is undoubtedly good for students, but a referendum on such issues would represent them even better.

If the University wants to better measure the student body’s view on certain issues, such as the Jefferson Davis statue or tuition increases, for example, it should have these issues put on the ballot concurrent with Student Government elections as a student referendum. If the issue is time sensitive, there’s no reason why the referendum should not be allowed to be held on its own, as voting is online and easy.

Currently, SG’s main legislative power comes from passing resolutions that are nonbinding; likewise, these referendums would be non-binding. However, the latter would have a greater force of persuasion as they are voted on directly by the students.

“I’m a huge advocate of student referendums, and I think it’s a terrific idea for students to be able to vote on campus issues concurrently with SG elections,” Universitywide Representative John Falke said.

However, the referendum is rarely used

by SG. This must change.

Traditionally, SG has strived to be the voice of the student body, but, as the recent SG presidential election suggests, that may not be true. Election turnout was 18 percent of the student body in 2015. While this rate is higher than 2014, it is too low for this prestigious University.

The reason turnout is so low is inextricably tied with students’ belief that SG does

little to represent their views and actually take actions according to those views. In this year’s SG presidential election, Xavier Rotnofsky, who had no prior SG experience, defeated SG veteran Braydon Jones, former speaker of the SG assembly. This extreme example exemplified the discontent that students have felt with SG. Referendums would change this dynamic, both by allowing SG representatives to listen to their constituents and put issues on the ballot about which their constituents care. By having these referendums, students would have a better reason to vote during SG elections.

SG should employ this technique more often and put contentious issues on the ballot instead of spending countless days having debates and protests over issues that they may or may not be qualified to represent students on.

“Many students do not feel SG truly represents their views as a student body, and frankly, many do not care what SG has to say, which is obvious in voter turnout.” said Madison Yandell, president of the College Republicans at Texas, an organization for which I formerly served as president. “In recent years, it has become apparent there is a disconnect between SG and the student voice.”

This occurs, for example, when SG passes resolutions claiming to represent the views of the student body despite having no proof the majority of students support those views.

Student leadership has even supported tuition increases in the past, despite the student body’s consistent opposition.

In employing referendums more often, this University will benefit from getting more accurate student feedback on important issues.

SG will also benefit by listening to their constituents and proposing issues to be put on a student referendum. Students will surely benefit as well from being able to vote on issues they care about in a direct manner.

Hung is a second year law student from Brownsville.

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Last month, the University of CaliforniaSan Francisco stopped selling sodas and other sugary beverages on campus. While drastic to some, this move is a clear administrative choice about prioritizing student health over business benefits.

Many universities hold sales agreements with soda producers, which leads to its prevalence on campus. A 2006 study found that 95 percent of undergraduates in a particular region consumed at least one soda in the past month. A 2008 study also found high rates of energy drink consumption.

This is startling, because soda consumption contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. It potentially contributes to 184,000 deaths per year.

According to the Division of Housing and Food Service, the retail dining operations sold 973,690 total pre-packaged or bottled beverages since last year. Of this number, more than a third were sugary.

This issue is particularly prevalent during stressful times of the academic semester, such as finals and midterms. These beverages are often consumed by students to stay alert during long study sessions. However, what students do not realize is the sugar, caffeine rush and steady intake of high fructose, which is contained in soft drinks, slows the brain, hampering memory and learning abilities, according to a UCLA study.

Universities are not the only teaching institutions to enable the consumption of sugary drinks and the accompanying health and academic problems. Sales agreements between beverage companies and schools make it easier for students to purchase these drinks. In 2005, nearly half of all public elementary schools and about 80 percent of public high schools had contracts with Coca-Cola or Pepsi.

Some might argue that sugar-added beverages may not be the cause of chronic diseases,

since other factors can also contribute to one’s well-being. According to Lindsay Wilson, a registered dietitian on DHFS staff, health issues may correlate to the consumption of sugary beverages but may not be the cause of them.

“The studies out there haven’t been able to specifically pinpoint sugar-sweetened beverages as the cause for any health-related conditions,” Wilson said. “That’s not saying that they are not a potential contributor to some of those conditions, but they can be included as a healthier diet. It’s about how much and how frequently you consume it.”

Given this, it would be unfair for institutions to restrict consumer choices based on an incomplete understanding of how sodas affect health.

“We are not telling [our students] they can’t [drink soft drinks], but we are giving them other options they can refer to,” said Rene Rodriguez, the director of food service.

However, providing healthier alternatives to students’ beverage selection is really just giving students more choices, not fewer, and minimizing harm from unhealthy beverages. To promote alternative choices, DHFS keeps a registered dietitian on staff and offers nutritional courses in campus dining halls to educate students about what a healthy diet looks like.

These education programs are a good start to lowering campus consumption of soda.

But DHFS can still do more. According to Rodriguez, DHFS ranks the top drinks to determine who gets the best spot on their shelf. While that makes sense from a business standpoint, it is simply wrong to market sugary drinks on campus given the widely known health risks. Healthy alternatives should be placed at the most obvious location on the shelf for promotion.

Banning soda outright may not be the answer, but promoting alternatives will be a first step in reducing consumption of sugary drinks and associated health risks.

Liu is an advertising graduate student from Beijing. Follow her on Twitter @liuox.

What students do not realize is the sugar, caffeine rush and steady intake of high fructose, which is contained in soft drinks, slows the brain, hampering memory and learning abilities, according to a UCLA study.

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Texan journalist bids farewell to basement

By Amanda Voeller @amandavoeller

I started college as a neuroscience student who’s never been good at science. I’m still not good at science, and after a few weeks of learning about axons and neurons, I switched to journalism because, as I told my dad, “I’ve always liked writing.”

In my first journalism class, a tall guy with red hair named Bobby Blanchard stood at the front of the room and told us about a student newspaper, The Daily Texan. I wandered over to the basement after class, circled the building three times before finding the entrance, and filled out an application.

Since then, I’ve worked at the Texan each semester, and it’s challenged me more than anything else has. I’ve learned that journalism isn’t just about being decent at writing; that the students at the Texan make up the most dedicated group of people I’ve ever met; and that this 100-year-old newspaper will continue to bring not only stories to the student body, but also incredible friendships to the people who work to create it every day.

The Texan has been my family at UT. It’s a family that changes each semester, and it’s a family that essentially lives in a large basement underneath campus.

Writing and editing news stories was a never-ending process I sometimes hated but usually adored. The multiple-hour interviews balanced out each ignored phone call, the perfect quotes balanced out each “I don’t know,” and the camaraderie between the Texan staffers balanced out each “your deadline was two hours ago.”

After four semesters in news, my semester on the editorial board taught me about compromise and about writing totally differently. My time in special projects, with the tech and social media teams, gave me an informed perspective on where journalism is going, teaching me about collaboration and problem-solving.

The Texan presents itself as a learning opportunity, and that is 100 percent accurate. However, you don’t just learn about clarity, Oxford commas or which questions to ask. You learn about the power of a team that regularly works until 2 a.m. to create a daily newspaper —

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Amanda Voeller served as a general reporter, senior reporter, associate news editor, podcast co-host, associate opinion editor and special projects manager. She worked at the Texan for six semesters and still isn’t tired of the office’s strange fluorescent lighting.

pages and pages of words, photos and illustrations all laid out in a gorgeous and practical design.

Each aspect of the Texan

is important, and it has been for a century. The Texan will change, but it will always continue to grow, granting hundreds of students the

chance to grow along with it.

I’ll really miss the basement, but I know that driven young writers, photographers and editors are walking down

those stairs each semester, ready to give everything they have to this wonderful, passionate place.

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Associate managing editor thankful for the Texan

By Danielle Brown @danobrowno

I think for the first time in my short editing career I don’t know where to start.

Usually stories come to me already written, and I don’t have to take on the difficult task of actually writing a story — I just snip, cut, reword, curse, ask a billion questions, Google search, remove oxford commas, repeat and move on.

Already I would say, “This lede is too long” and “Streamline the lede and put the rest in the nutgraph,” but this is my column and dammit I will do what I want.

As a copy editor, I saw myself as a vigilante factchecker, who would not rest until I found confirmation that yes, this person exists, and that is indeed the job title they had in 1989.

As an associate news editor, I used fear tactics and threats

until my reporters gave me a story with at least 390 words and at least three sources.

Finally, during my time as the associate managing editor, I got to take a step back and admire the good work done by the hardworking people at The Daily Texan. And also play a lot of ping pong.

I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the people that make The Daily Texan possible.

To the reporters: Thank you for letting me throw you to the wolves time and time again. Thank you for running towards the bomb threats instead of away from them, especially when you had a test that morning.

To the photographers: Thank you for biking, running, driving and illegally parking your car to get the perfect shot.

To the editors: Thank you for missing out on sleep, for keeping your cool

Danielle Brown worked as a copy editor, associate news editor and associate managing editor. Brown will be remembered by several nicknames: Funston, boss lady, and “do you still work here?”

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when a story falls through or when you’d wake up to 200 text messages from reporters.

To the advertisers: Thanks

for giving us your money.

To the readers: Thank you for reading our stories.

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Grand jury indicts Paxton on felony charges

By Matthew Adams @thedailytexan

A grand jury indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton on August 1 on accounts of fraud and failing to register with the state securities boards.

These charges will be presented August 2 by the grand jury in McKinney, Texas, where Paxton is expected to turn himself into the Collin County jail. Paxton faces a third-degree charge for failing to register with the state securities board and first-degree security frauds.

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In Paxton’s first-degree security frauds, he is accused of misleading investors in McKinney-based technology company Servergy. According to the accusation, Paxton in 2011 led the investors to put more than $600,000 in Servergy and failed to tell them he was making a commission on their investment and misrepresenting himself as an investor in the company.

For the first-degree sentence, Paxton could serve a life in prison or a sentence of 5–99 years. A third-degree sentence is a punishment of 2–10 years.

Texans for Public Justice Director Craig McDonald said this is a time to make sure state laws are being protected.

“It’s time to determine in a court of law if Attorney General Paxton violated the very state laws that he is supposed to uphold and defend,” McDonald wrote in a public statement on the group website.

Anthony Holm, spokesperson for Paxton, wrote an op-ed July 27 for the Austin American-Statesman discussing his concerns of the legal system and fairness under the law.

“If society continues to

overlooks this witches’ brew of jury tampering, media leaks, and freshman prosecutors, we may wake up to find the office of the Attorney General of Texas at the mercy of two criminal defense attorneys who take checks from the very drug cartel leaders and child molesters the attorney general tries to imprison,” Holms said in his op-ed.

While Paxton prepares for a criminal trial, he does not have to step down from his statewide position. He can continue working, just as then-Gov. Rick Perry did after facing two indictments in August 2014.

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To Brett: Thank you.

To the people who will replace me: There is great

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Former Midnight Rodeo dance hall reopens

By Matthew Adams @thedailytexan

After Midnight Rodeo, a dance hall located on East Ben White Boulevard, closed suddenly May 23, the building’s owner, Rosemary Follis, plans to bring back her own dance hall.

Midnight Rodeo has been in Austin since 1999 but closed unexpectedly last spring.

Carolyn Taylor, resident manager of AA storage @ Ben White, which is located close to the location, said she is glad to see it gone. During the time the dance hall has been gone, Taylor said she hasn’t had to deal with some of the past problems.

“When [Midnight Rodeo] was open, drunks use to throw their beer bottles on my property and scamper across it at night,” Taylor said. “[The managers] did not contain their parking lot.”

Taylor said she spoke with the owner about the issue but nothing was accomplished.

Follis, owner of the building since 1990, said she bought the property after 84 Lumber Company moved because she always wanted to have a dance hall in South Austin.

“Growing up, I always loved to dance,” Follis said.

“There were a couple of places in North Austin to go to but nothing was closer in South Austin. Those two things pushed me to buy the property.”

Follis said she ran Dance Across Texas before getting rid of it and leasing the space to other companies. In 1999, she said she started renting to Midnight Rodeo until the company moved out without giving Follis any notice. “[Midnight Rodeo] always paid rent on time, but I don’t know why they moved,” Follis said. “The first phone call

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After the sudden closing of dance hall Midnight Rodeo last spring, the building’s owner Rosemary Follis reopened the location as “Dance Across Texas.”

I received about leasing the building was odd, and I told the person Midnight Rodeo was there. It was weird because I received several more calls and workers started showing up asking what happened.”

When she saw the condition of the place, Follis said it made her sick. Midnight Rodeo took everything but one kitchen sink. Plumbing, copper wiring, ice machines and air conditioning parts were taken. Follis said the ceiling in the men’s and women’s restrooms and the upstairs office had collapsed.

The dance floor and stage had puddles of water that

had leaked from the air conditioners above. Follis said she found this upsetting because the stage had been used for performances by singers such as Marty Robbins and Elvis Presley when it was previously used at the Crestview Lumber Company.

In 1991, the film “Wild Texas Wind,” starring Dolly Parton and Gary Busey, was filmed at the location before the dance hall opened.

“They claimed the reason for leaving was because of a leaking roof and the owner wouldn’t do anything about it,” Follis said. “There was no communication and no cooperation between us.

Any problems could have been fixed if they just talked with me.”

Mark Easterling, marketing director for Associated Club Management, said Midnight Rodeo was trying to find an Austin location but the market is tough. “[Midnight Rodeo] is looking for a new location in South Austin,” Easterling said. “Right now, it has been difficult because it is not a buyer’s market right now.”

Follis said the dance hall, renamed Dance Across Texas, opened July 30 for college night. They plan to be open from Wednesday to Sunday evenings but will see how it

goes before adding Tuesdays, Follis said.

Follis said she and the staff for Dance Across Texas have worked to open sooner because they do not want to lose their liquor or parking licenses. When the dance hall opened in 1991, Follis said it had the proper zoning permit for liquor sales but got away with inadequate parking because the license was “grandfathered.” However, Follis said they have worked to open before losing both licenses.

“If the building is vacant for 90 days, we would lose the ability to sell liquor and the ‘grandfather’ on our

parking,” Follis said.

Lance Zenkner, manager for Dance Across Texas, said he previously worked for the company in the 1990s. Zekner said he believes the group can rectify their mistakes from long ago and make it a special place again.

“There are many of [us] here that were young when we worked here in the ’90s,” Zenkner said. “Back then, we learned a lot of things, but we also made mistakes. This time, we have a better understanding of what to expect to make this a success. We want this place to be more than four walls and a bar.”

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Gregory Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement, speaks to media at a press conference held in front of the Jefferson Davis statue after it was vandalized on June 23.

Confederate statue vandalism prompts formation of task force The Jefferson Davis statue, located on the Main Mall, was vandalized for a third time in 2015.

Early on June 23, the Davis statue and statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and

Albert Sidney Johnston were spray-painted with the phrase “Black Lives Matter.”

The Davis statue was also marked with “Bump All The Chumps.”

The same day, Fenves announced he would form a task force to discuss the future of the Davis statue.

Twelve members of the task force were appointed the following day and expected to make recommendations for Fenves by August 1. However, the committee asked for an extension and now have until August 10 to complete its report.

University spokesman

Gary Susswein said the committee asked for an extension to make sure they have reviewed all options and information received.

“They need extra time to go through all of the options and review all the public input that has been submitted,” Susswein said.

Texas Athletics Student Services under review after reports of athletes’ academic dishonesty UT announced July 8 Gene Marsh, a national expert on collegiate athletics and academic integrity, and the firm Jackson Lewis PC will conduct an independent review of Texas Athletics Student Services.

UT System Officials and the state Attorney General’s office agreed to the investigation on June 15 to inspect top-

ics such as academic guidance for student athletes, advising, tutoring and ways to interact with University faculty.

The Houston Chronicle reported June 10 that the University launched an investigation into the men’s basketball program after players were accused of cheating on tests and receiving improper assistance on homework assignments.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported three separate allegations of cheating since 2006. The basketball players mentioned in the report included P.J. Tucker, J’Covan Brown and Martez Walker.

Soon after this news, UT President Gregory Fenves ordered an independent review of all athletic programs.

Griffin Smith | Daily Texan file photo

UT President Gregory Fenves took office on June 3. The beginning of his tenure has featured a review of University athletics and a task force concerning the Jefferson Davis statue.

Fenves begins tenure as president with eventful summer

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Athletic Director Steve Patterson responds to media questions after basketball coach Shaka Smart’s introductory presser. Texas Athletic Student Services is currently under review.

Gregory Fenves, formerly University provost, officially took office as the 29th president on June 3.

“Today, the University of Texas is in great shape,” Fenves said in his first press conference. “But to continue building our excellence and become an even greater university, we are always evolving as the landscape for higher education changes.”

Starting his tenure as president, Fenves turned

down a $1 million contract and instead accepted a base salary of $750,000.

Shortly into his presidency, Fenves launched a review of University athletics programs on June 15 after the men’s basketball program was accused of academic violations.

“Academic integrity is the core of everything we do,” Fenves said. “I take these allegations very seriously.”

After the Jefferson Davis statue and confederate

generals on campus were vandalized June 23, Fenves announced a task force would be formed to review the future of the statues June 24.

On June 29, Fenves announced the Dell Medical School received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. With this announcement, the medical school began accepting applicants for its inaugural class, which is expected to start June 27, 2016.

Supreme Court upholds same-sex marriage as a right, Travis County begins to issue marriage licenses On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled samesex marriage as a right in a 5-4 decision.

Despite this decision, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the day before the verdict that regardless of the outcome Texas county clerks should hold off on issuing marriage licenses until receiving word from his office.

“But whatever the ruling, I would recommend that all County Clerks and Justices of the Peace wait for direction and clarity from this office about the meaning of the Court’s opinion and the rights of Texans under the law,” Paxton said in a statement.

Travis County justices of the peace started issuing marriage

licenses immediately after the court’s decision. Ronald Morgan, chief deputy clerk of Travis County, said the clerk’s office would extend its hours that day to serve people in line by 6:30 p.m. and continue this policy the following week.

Newly married couple, Darin Upchurch and Ted Burton, celebrated the moment on Fourth Street with other newlyweds.

“I married my love, my best friend, and I never thought it would happen in my hometown — my home state,” Burton said. “Texas, fuck you! We are married!”

Starting July 1, University staff and faculty would be eligible to add their same-sex spouse and dependent children onto their benefit plan.

I married my love, my best friend, and I never thought it would happen in my hometown — my home state. Texas, fuck you! We are married!

—Ted Burton, Newlywed

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Timo Xzavier, left, and Mike Topel, a couple of 16 years, were married at the Travis County Courthouse on June 26.

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Controversy surrounds Board of Regents

By Jackie Wang @jcqlnwng

UT System Board of Regents member Wallace Hall filed a lawsuit against System Chancellor William McRaven on June 22 with the Travis County District Clerk for withholding information about “influencepeddling” in admissions.

The Board urged Hall to drop the lawsuit after holding a closed-door meeting without Hall on July 8, according to the Texas Tribune. The Board said the lawsuit “carries the potential to be costly and an unnecessary distraction.”

Hall left the meeting frustrated and told reporters he “[didn’t] think it was appropriate” to be excluded.

The lawsuit was a result of Hall’s request to access thousands of Kroll Associates, Inc. documents used in the admissions process. He began asking for access in early March to hotopursue his own investigation n after an initial investigation conducted by Kroll reported then-President William Powers Jr. had admitted underqualified students to the University.

The initial Kroll investigation found the president could and had overridden decisions made by the admissions office of the University. On February 12, Powers admitted to intervening on 73 students’ behalf over a five-year period.

The investigation also

found that legislators’ recommendations for students held more impact because the legislature controls funding.

“Hall is concerned about the thoroughness of the Chancellor’s quick, unilateral adjudication, and Hall continues to have concerns about the University’s admissions process,” the suit stated.

The Board of Regents voted 5–1 during its closed session July 8 in favor of keeping students’ information private, determining it to be protected by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act. “I further move that the board direct the chancellor, the vice chancellor and general counsel, and outside counsel, to vigorously defend the position of the board, as articulated in this motion,” Vice Chairman Steve Hicks said.

McRaven did not mandate any disciplinary action after receiving the findings. He also refused to grant total access to the Kroll documents to Hall.

“Where federal or state law makes confidential information that relates to a specific individual, whether it is private health information or an individual student’s protected information, it is our duty to ensure that we strictly comply with those confidentiality requirements,” McRaven said in a statement June 23. “I regret that Regent Hall believes the lawsuit is necessary or

Tess Cagle | Daily Texan file photo UT System Regent Wallace Hall filed a lawsuit against the UT System and Chancellor William McRaven on June 22. If Hall wins the suit, the court would order McRaven to grant him access to all admission-related documents he sought.

appropriate, but I am confident that my actions are in compliance not only with what the law requires, but also with what is in the best interest of our students, patients, and employees across the U.T. System.”

Hall’s lawsuit petitioned the court to rule McRaven’s refusal as outside his legal authority and mandate

educational interest, citing a regent rule mandating each regent to understand operations, management, finances and effectiveness of academic, research and public service programs of the UT System.

Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed Hall had legal grounds to sue for access to admissions-related documents

and approved his request to hire outside legal counsel.

If Hall wins the suit, the court would order McRaven to grant him access to all admissions-related documents he sought. And under the exceptions of FERPA rules, the UT System would have to “comply with a judicial order or lawfully ordered subpoena.”

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Fine Arts Library crowdfunds to add new recording studio

By Selah Maya Zighelboim @thedailytexan

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McRaven to grant him access to the Kroll documents.

“As a matter of law, System officials lack the authority to restrict a Regent’s access to information that he deems necessary for the performance of his official duties,” the suit read.

Hall asserted his independent investigation into admissions was driven by legitimate

UT to continue developing campus sidewalks, bikeways

By Jackie Wang @jcqlnwng

While the rest of the city struggles to find funding to build necessary pedestrian infrastructure, UT is on track to continue to build more sidewalks and bikeways on campus.

The 2012 Campus Master Plan included recommendations for 10 streets on the UT campus, including Speedway, Inner Campus Drive and Dean Keeton, to improve pedestrian and cyclist quality of life.

While parking is coveted on campus, it does not enhance its environment, said David Rea, associate vice president for Campus Planning & Project Management.

“A key reason why the 40 Acres is so pleasant has to do with the spaces between buildings being primarily given over to pedestrian and bicycle use, not parking for cars,” Rea said. “As the campus continues to add more buildings, the master plan suggests new growth be accomplished using the 40 Acres as a guide.”

Parking on campus 20 years ago consisted almost entirely of surface parking, which made up 90 percent of total available parking. Since then, UT constructed six garages and has two more under construction right now.

One of the most common recommendations in order to improve pedestrian and cyclist quality of life calls for removing parking spots on these streets to make room for wider walkways and bike

lanes. This follows the trend of moving surface parking to structured parking and allows campus to expand, Rea said.

“The vacated surface parking lots have allowed campus to add new buildings in the area of campus to the north and east of the 40 Acres, which has increased campus density in those areas to a level equal to the 40 Acres — without removing green space,” Rea said.

Sidewalks in Austin have recently gotten attention when KUT reported the city has only built half of the sidewalks it planned to since 2009. John Eastman, project manager of the Sidewalk and Special Projects division in the Public Works Department, oversees the implementation of Austin’s Sidewalk Master Plan. A project of this scale requires prioritizing where sidewalks are needed using factors such as population density and transit location, Eastman said. “[Austin] is similar to most Southwestern cities who experienced a significant amount of growth in the postwar period,” Eastman said. “Up until the 1940s/’50s, sidewalks were built as a new development in most cities. In the postwar era, that stopped in a lot of cities. Not all, but the ones that grew really fast — Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix.”

The growth coincided with a time when the automobile was viewed as the new, modern form of transportation that would take over pedestrians, Eastman said.

“We’re coming back to the

realization that walking is an integral mode of transportation,” Eastman said. “We need to do it to be healthy and have healthy and vibrant cities. Now sidewalks are always required as a part of new development, but there’s a backlog from where they weren’t. So half of the sidewalks are missing.”

The Sidewalk Master Plan takes into account streets adjacent to the University.

Although UT has no jurisdiction over streets like Guadalupe and Dean Keeton, they are integral to student quality of life. Students showed interest in participating in the city’s transportation corridor study of Guadalupe.

Austin’s Sidewalk Master Plan also includes West Campus improvements. The West Campus area, one of the most traveled by pedestrians in the city, was designated a parking benefit district a few years ago. The City allocated funds for improvements in the area — which is currently generating $100,000 a year — and plan to continue improving the area through funds raised from the parking benefit district program.

“Improvements in that little pedestrian plaza [on 23rd Street] were funded through that parking benefit district and we’re looking for improvements on 25th that would likely include filling in missing gaps,” Eastman said. “But also the other big part of the equation is fixing existing sidewalks and making them ADA compliant. There are sections on 25th without curb ramps.”

Beginning in January, students from all departments will be able to record music, podcasts or other audio recordings using a new recording studio in the Fine Arts Library.

The Fine Arts Library will add a recording studio as part of a plan called “The Foundry,” which aims to renovate the Fine Arts Library with more technology. To fund this, the library raised more than $15,000 through HornRaiser, a University crowdfunding platform.

“Having a place to have access to more equipment, like 2 mics, different kind of mics, instruments, workstations, really awesome sound monitors, would make the biggest difference in the world,” music production sophomore Alex Smith said on the HornRaiser campaign page. “Having a professional area adds a level beyond hanging up egg cartons and stuffed animals to help reduce room noise. The possibilities are endless.”

When the library began the campaign in March, it had intended to raise $10,000 to build the recording studio. A month into the campaign, the crowdfunding campaign surpassed the $10,000 goal before the deadline, and the library

decided to increase its goal to $15,000.

Marsha Reardon, University Development Office program coordinator, said the success of the Fine Arts Library’s campaign came from how proactive the library was in raising funds for the recording studio.

“This library project in particular, they were very proactive in their fundraising, so they asked a bunch of people — they had faculty, staff, students giving gifts,” Reardon said. “There were a lot of hands in that project and a lot of people that really cared about the project, and that’s why it was such a huge success.”

According to Reardon, in order for someone to start a crowdfunding campaign on HornRaiser, they must be affiliated with the University.

HornRaiser also cannot be used to fund endowments, scholarships or salaries.

Reardon said the person or organization behind the crowdfunding campaign must then fill out an application, which the University Development Office will evaluate. According to Reardon, because of the layout of the HornRaiser site and bandwidth issues, the ideal number of crowdfunding campaigns HornRaiser will host at a time is 12.

Natalie Moore, University of Texas Libraries

chief development officer, said the library has plans to eventually add several more studios to the Fine Arts Library, such as a games and playable apps studio, an animatronics and robotic workshop, and a video production and editing studio.

The Fine Arts Library is not planning on using HornRaiser to fund these other studios at the moment, Moore said.

“HornRaiser really served its purpose, and now, we’re hoping to promote the funding of these studios and look for support through individuals and corporations,” Moore said. “I don’t think [using HornRaiser] is completely off the table, but I think we want to make sure we have a diverse approach to ensure we’re successful going forward.”

According to Moore, the extra $5,000 will be used to give the recording studio better soundproofing. Right now, the Fine Arts Library is in the process of working on the design of the recording studio, David Hunter, Fine Arts Library music librarian, said.

“We’re right in the middle of upgrading the design because we ended up with more money than we thought we would,” Hunter said. “It’s actually going to be even better than what we thought.”

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UT students go for a swim around Austin

By Reanna Zuniga @reannasioux

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Jordan Spieth won the U.S. Open to make him the youngest golfer in history to win two majors. Spieth, 21, was unable to become the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win the first three legs of the calendar grand slam.

Sports recap: summer 2015 A look at Texas sports over the past couple months

By Aaron Torres @aaron_torres95

From the baseball team and the track and field teams to athletes’ careers at Texas coming to an end and one Texas alumnus dominating a sport as few others have ever done, here are the key sports events that happened over the summer.

Texas baseball The Longhorns went into the Big 12 tournament with disappointment in their hearts but a goal in mind: survive and advance.

Texas needed to win the Big 12 tournament to

make the NCAA Tournament. Three straight complete games from senior pitcher Parker French, junior Ty Culbreth and freshman Connor Mayes launched Texas to the Big 12 title game.

The Longhorns upset Oklahoma State 6–3 in the Big 12 title game to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Their Cinderella run was in full effect, and midnight didn’t appear to be close.

And then it was.

In the Dallas region of the NCAA Tournament, Texas lost a back-and-forth game against Oklahoma State. In the following game, Dallas Baptist pum-

Winning is going to continue to happen at the University of Texas.

—Mario Stegna, Head coach

meled the Longhorns 8–1, eliminating Texas from the NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns’ magical run had ended.

Track and field In the NCAA Championships, Texas had strong performances from both the men and women.

The men finished tied for seventh place and had two All-American performances from senior throwers Ryan Crouser and Clint Harris.

The women finished tied for ninth in the NCAA Championships.

Junior Morolake Akinosun set a school record and a personal record on the final day to help boost the Longhorns to a ninthplace finish.

“Winning is going to continue to happen at the University of Texas,” head coach Mario Sategna said after the NCAA Championships.

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I enjoy [Barton Springs] because it’s a staple to Austin, and it’s all such a cool environment — literally — to be in on a hot summer day.

—Zach Lozano, UT senior

days during the summer.”

But Lozano said every once in awhile he goes to Barton Springs.

“I enjoy it because it’s a staple to Austin, and it’s all such a cool environment — literally — to be in on a hot summer day,” he said. “I like how refreshing the water is and how you can sit on the grass and really appreciate the city from the shade of a tree on a lawn.”

Although the pools on campus pose a convenient distance to travel, for some

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The temperature in Austin has averaged 100 degrees several times this summer. Whether a swimmer is doing laps or just lounging, Austin pools offer local swimmers a place to cool off, but still enjoy the summer weather.

Austin is covered in places to swim, from public pools to swimming holes along the river.

On campus there are multiple indoor and outdoor pools, the most popular is located in Gregory Gym. Even though the outdoor lap pool at Gregory is being renovated until late August, students can still get their time in the pool at other spots around campus.

Senior Zach Lozano said that convenience plays a big role in deciding where to swim, especially for West Campus pools.

“I really like 26 West’s pool,” Lozano said. “It reminds me of something you would find at a resort as it’s almost always cold, which is nice during 100-plus-degree

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Caddies, golfers share special bond beyond the greens

By Reanna Zuniga @reannasioux

Many don’t think of golf as a team sport. The golfer stands alone on the green, putter in hand, focused on the path to drop the ball into the hole — it all seems very solitary.

But just a few yards away, another set of eyes are also glued to the ball, waiting in anticipation for the strike that could determine over or under par. That shot means just as much to the golfer as it does to the other part of the team: the caddy.

Caddies not only carry the clubs but take on different roles to create the best dynamic they can with a golfer. For Carl Jackson, who has caddied for Ben Crenshaw, UT alumnus and two-time Masters champion, for the last 39 years at Augusta, his role on the course is to be the bottomless suggestion box and mental stabilizer for Crenshaw.

“You know, he has to execute.

And I have to be a professional and let my experiences come out of me,” Jackson said. “I could not be afraid. I could not show any doubt in what I was suggesting because that would cause him to show doubt.”

Jackson said his goal as a caddy is to make sure his golfer is comfortable with his next shot.

“It begins with mutual respect for one another. The caddy feels the pressure too,” he said. “We look out for each other out there. Even on a rainy day, he’ll look back, and I’m walking gingerly trying not to fall down, and I tell him, ‘Watch that area there,’ or ‘Be careful over there.’ I have to stay focused on what my duties are and not make a mental mistake.”

Barbara Puett, six-time Austin City Golf champion and UT golf instructor, said the golfer and caddie relationship works a lot like a coach’s and a player’s relationship would; it’s all about teamwork.

“It’s a relationship that works off of support,” she said. “

Illustration by Jason Cheon| Daily Texan Staff

Anytime you have support in any endeavor you do, you’ll do better because you have support backing you up. It’s an important relationship for the success of the player.”

Much like Crenshaw found his support in Jackson, another famous Austin golfer, Tom Kite, found what he was looking for in his long-time caddy, Sandy Jones. Kite has won multiple major championships since turning pro in 1972 after being in the Texas golf program under legend Harvey Penick.

Jones is unique. She is in the minority, being a woman

caddy, but said it’s helped her have an edge. Jones has been with Kite for the past 14 years but said she’s changed her approach over the years.

“When he got out on the champions tour, he was down low, and he needed somebody to bring him up. He wanted his new caddy to be able to pep him up so that’s kinda how we started,” Jones said.

“Over the years, of course, it’s changed, and I’m not so much a cheerleader anymore.

I watch his swing and tell him what I think he did wrong.”

It’s the caddy’s job to learn

the course and read the signs whether it be from watching others or watching the weather.

Jones said the key is to make sure her suggestions sound confident, so she can instill that same confidence in Kite.

“Yes, of course there is knowing the yardages and everything, but that just becomes second nature when you go out and walk the golf course,” she said. “But when he asks me what club to use, I’m going to be precise and say the 7-iron instead of wiggle-wobbling around.”

Both caddies, Jackson and

Jones, have grown to be a part of the families of their golfers.

“Our friendship has led to something more than a friendship. [Ben and his wife] have treated me beautifully,” Jackson said. “I remember when each one of those kids was born, and when they see me they hug me like I’m their uncle or something.”

Jones still has Friday dinners with Kite even though his wife passed away earlier this year.

“I’ll say, ‘I’m just a caddie,’ and Tom will tell me, ‘Don’t say that. You’re not just a caddie,’” Jones said.

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continues from page 12 Athletes leaving A number of athletes left the 40 Acres and set out to find success in different places.

Baseball players Parker French, Ben Johnson and C.J Hinojosa were drafted in the 2015 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants, respectively.

Both Johnson and Hinojosa decided to forgo their senior seasons to pursue careers in the major leagues.

From the basketball team, freshman center Myles Turner was drafted by the Indiana Pacers as the 11th pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Senior forward Jonathan Holmes went undrafted, but he played with the Boston Celtics summer league team in July.

Jordan Spieth Spieth was the golfer chasing history this summer.

He won the Masters in April, and in June, he went out and won the U.S. Open at 21 years old, making him the youngest golfer since 1923 to win two majors.

He walked into The Open Championship looking to become the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win the first three legs of the grand slam and also hoping to become the first golfer in history to win a calendar grand slam.

Spieth entered the final day chasing the golfers ahead of him and the history that would immortalize him.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t catch either.

In the final hole of the final day, Spieth missed a birdie putt that would have forced a playoff, and he finished tied for fourth.

He was chasing history, but he couldn’t catch it.

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well, and, in the end, that’s the team that I wanted to go to, and it worked out.”

Johnson started 56 games for Texas this past season. He lead the team in stolen bases with 16; a number which would rank him fifth in the Big 12.

Johnson said he thinks his transition from Texas to the Royals will go smoothly because of the similarities in their playing style.

“They love to run and love to steal bases,” Johnson said. “In the outfield, they said they’re going to play me [at] centerfield, and they kind of like me as a lead-off two guy, and that’s what I hit here. My game

here could translate nicely over to them.”

Johnson and teammate infielder C.J Hinojosa are both forgoing their senior year at Texas to pursue their professional baseball careers.

in Austin my whole life and going to Westwood, which is just right down the road,” Johnson said. “It’s one of those things where [you’ve] got to do what’s best for your career, and I’m ready to get my profes-

Every single game feels like Game 7 of the World Series playing here with [head] coach [Augie] Garrido ... every game is a do-or-die situation.

—Ben Johnson Junior outfielder

Johnson said leaving Texas a year early was not an easy decision.

“It’s really tough for me; this has been a dream come true to play here, especially living

sional career started.”

As a Longhorn this past season, Johnson led the team with a batting average of .332, a slugging percentage of .498 and had five home runs. Aside

from bettering his baseball skills, Johnson said being under the pressure of playing for Texas has helped prepare him to join the MLB. “Every single game feels like Game 7 of the World Series playing here with [head] coach [Augie] Garrido, and you just know that every game is a do-or-die situation, and I think that’ll help me going into my professional career,” Johnson said.

The details of Johnson’s salary were still being worked out, but he said he doesn’t regret potentially losing out on more money by turning down the earlier round offer.

“It’s more about the opportunity than money,” Johnson

said. “I’ve always been told to go to the place where you feel like you’re getting the best opportunity to better yourself as a player, and, in the end, I felt like the Kansas City Royals were the best fit for me, and the money will come later, hopefully.”

Johnson said he has had his sights on the minors,but is hoping to join the major leagues.

“Ever since being a little kid, you dream of this opportunity, and it doesn’t matter where you’re playing, you’re just playing the game you love,” Johnson said. “It’s bittersweet to know that that dream has come true, but I still have a long ways to go in order to reach the ultimate goal, which is to make it to the major leagues.”

PREVIEW continues from page 1 Texas basketball After six full-court-pressing, steal-producing, havocwreaking seasons at VCU, head coach Shaka Smart left the East Coast for Texas.

Smart replaces Rick Barnes after Barnes’ 17-year tenure at Texas came to an end in February.

Smart will try to incorporate the “havoc” system that catapulted his VCU teams to national contention and led them to the Final Four in 2011.

Texas loses last year’s Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Myles Turner, as the Indiana Pacers drafted him, and it loses former senior Jonathan Holmes after his graduation.

But, with Isaiah Taylor and most of last years team returning, and new recruits arriving, this could be an exciting year for Texas basketball as it looks to do what Smart does best: Wreak havoc.

Texas volleyball Gregory Gym is no longer home to the iconic “pop” of Haley Eckerman’s serve or the emotional leadership of Khat Bell, but the Longhorns don’t expect a drop off from last year’s run to the Final Four.

Texas brings back all but three players from 2014, including senior outside hitter Amy Neal, who was

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second on the team with 22 aces, and sophomore Cat McCoy, who led the team with 394 digs in her first season on campus.

The Longhorns bring in the No. 2 recruiting class, according to PrepVolleyball. com, with five freshmen to replace the holes left by the departures. Texas also bring in All-American outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu, who transferred from USC and is eligible to play this season.

The Longhorns start their road back to the Final Four at home with matches against Rice, UC-Irvine and LSU on August 28–29.

Jordan Spieth Jordan Spieth has taken the year by storm.

From being the youngest golfer to win The Masters to setting records at the U.S. Open, Spieth almost won the first three legs of the grand slam for the first time since Ben Hogan in 1953.

Now, Spieth sets his eyes on the PGA Championship and a third major win. If he wins the PGA championship, he will be the first golfer to win three majors in one calender year since Tiger Woods in 2000 and only the third golfer to do so, along with Woods and Hogan.

The PGA Championships will take place from August 13–16.

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For local residents in search of a refreshing swim, Deep Eddy Pool provides that luxury. The oldest swimming pool in Texas, Deep Eddy features a kid-friendly shallow swimming pool in addition to walking trails.

POOLS continues from page 12 getting out on the outskirts of town provides an experience unlike any of the other pools can offer.

For junior Brandon Ramirez, a longer drive is worth it to go to his favorite spot: the Greenbelt.

“The water is great, and spots are perfect,” Ramirez said.

“There is one spot off of Lamar where you can go cliff diving.

I prefer it over Barton Springs for sure.”

Ramirez said he goes at least twice a week to swim.

“My roommate was a swimmer in high school, so we’re always swimming somewhere,”

Ramirez said. “Twin Falls also gets really packed; it’s an Austinite favorite.”

Sophomore Katie Henderson said her uncle got her a book containing locations of cool places to swim in Texas and said she likes traveling to them.

“It has all these places to swim in Texas, and so many of them are in the Austin area,” Henderson said.

Henderson said the book has the historical information of all the pools, and the book has helped her find some of her favorite places to swim in the local area.

I’ve been to Hamilton pool before and it was absolutely gorgeous, but my personal favorite spot to cool off from the sweltering heat is Deep Eddy.

—Katie Henderson UT sophomore

“I’ve been to Hamilton pool before and it was absolutely gorgeous, but my personal favorite spot to cool off from the swelter-

ing heat is Deep Eddy,” Henderson said. “It’s not as cold as Barton Springs, but still very refreshing, and I don’t have to drive that far.”

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Legislature reduces grants to film, television media

By Danielle Lopez @ldlopz

Since the Paramount Theatre welcomed its first audience in 1915, Austin has become home to many blockbuster movies, major production studios and award-winning filmmakers.

A century later, though, the city’s film scene may be coming to a standstill.

In May, the Texas Legislature reached an agreement to provide the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program with $32 million, a dramatic reduction compared to the $95 million awarded last session.

“It’s disappointing,” said Richard Linklater, Austin-based director and founder of the Austin Film Society. “Our program had really been successful, and we’ve all worked so hard to get it to this place. Then, in one session, [legislators] threaten the survival of it.”

The program, established in 2007, allows the Texas Film

Commission to administer grants to films, television programs, commercials and video games produced in state. Projects don’t receive funding before their completion. For a film to qualify, it must meet specific standards, such as shooting 60 percent of the film in Texas and having a crew made up of at least 70 percent Texas residents.

Legislators focused on cutting incentives across the board this session after last year’s release of The Texas State Auditor’s report.

According to The Texas Tribune, the audit revealed “weak oversight policies, including more than $170 million awarded to recipients that never formally applied for the funds.”

Freshman state Rep. Matt Rinaldi (R-Irving), who proposed the budget amendment to defund the film subsidies, said in an email the incentive program is a bad use of taxpayer money. He said he hopes to use the funds for more pressing priorities, such as

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MUSIC

Sailor Poon keeps punk alive, shakes up Austin music scene

By Emily Gibson @emgeemtee

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Punk-rock band Sailor Poon formed because they wanted to shake up the overly male Austin music scene.

Punk-rock enthusiasts have grieved the genre’s death since the early ’80s, but Austinbased Sailor Poon are reviving punk dreams of the ’70s.

The band is composed of seven members — Billie Buck, Ursula Barker, UT alumna Tilde Snyder, Mariah Stevens-Ross, Sarah Cuk, Shea Selby and Anna Murray — who perform under different names on stage. The allgirl punk outfit plays at least

one show a week, but, sometimes, that number reaches four or five shows.

“Some weeks get really crazy and are pretty much show after show,” Selby said. “Then other weeks, we’re just chilling and trying to write new songs.”

The band members said they constantly find new material, describing the band’s sound as “post-sincerity” and “garage punk.” But, because they don’t want to conform to one genre, they said they write songs with a variety of sounds.

“We have our hit country

song, ‘Ol’ Bessie,’ and we have a Slayer-esque song called ‘Butt Gush,’” Snyder said. “So, a funk song will probably be our next endeavor. We want to be every genre.”

Although they grew up playing music, the members didn’t decide to form a group until a little over a year ago after they finished school. They said they wanted to shake-up the overly male Austin music scene.

“A big reason why we started [Sailor Poon] is because we were tired of seeing all dicks on stage all the time,” Buck said.

The band members said they are satirizing the occasionally self-indulgent music scene. Stevens-Ross compared their lyrics to the influential punk-artist Patti Smith. She said, similar to the way Smith fused her poetry and music to find her voice, Sailor Poon use the words to express itself.

“Most of our lyrical stuff is stuff that we want to say,” Selby said. “And all of our lyrics are kind of a joke but are also the truth at the same time.”

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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION’

‘Rogue Nation’ packs a powerful punch

By Charles Liu @charliendahaus

Within two decades, the James Bond franchise had already run through three leading men. It’s been 19 years since the first “Mission: Impossible” came out, yet Tom Cruise, now 53, is headlining the series’ fifth film, “Rogue Nation.”

Released Friday, “Rogue Nation” is the most confident entry in the “M:I” series, perfecting the formula that 2011’s “Ghost Protocol” nailed. It’s a slick action picture that makes a statement about what audiences can expect from the franchise from now on: outrageous stunts, thrilling espionage, all-out action and a closeknit team of spies doing what they do best.

The film opens with the Impossible Missions Force attempting to steal bioweapons from a terrorist plane. IMF super star Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is forced to cling onto the plane as it takes off and retrieve them — yes, that’s the stunt advertised so heavily on the film’s posters. The big moment audiences have been conditioned to expect comes in the first five minutes before the actual story even begins. It’s a bold act that tells the audience more impressive, death-defying acts lie in store.

After the opening credits, CIA Chief Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) convinces the U.S. government to dismantle the IMF and absorbs it into his own agency. This forces Hunt to go rogue as he continues his pursuit of an evil organization called the Syndicate. The Syndicate has been orchestrating catastrophes around the world in secret for years, but the CIA does not believe it exists.

Hunt’s mission, which he accepts without hesitation, is to prove that the former is

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“Allowing the government to pick winners and losers in the marketplace through targeted subsidies is anticompetitive and discriminates against small businesses,” Rinaldi said.

“Also, the money does not come out of thin air. It comes from hard-working taxpayers.”

According to the Texas Association of Business, film incentives have directly and indirectly created more than $1.5 billion of the state’s economic activity despite allocating roughly $221 million for incentives since the program’s inception.

Mike Blizzard, president of the Austin Film Society, said there was a chance for healthy incentives, but discord between the different industries also created the opportunity for these subsidies to be cut.

“When you bring people here [for films], they’re rent-

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“Rogue Nation,” the fifth installment in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, is the series’ most confident release yet.

really a threat to world security and destroy it.

Cruise owns the role of Hunt, although let’s not pretend it’s a meaty one. The character’s defining traits are his excellent skills at deception and brawling, both of which Cruise does exceptionally well. He is, after all these years, still the action star to beat. Plus, his smile is simply winning.

Most of Hunt’s team members are returning characters. There’s the tech geek, Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), who plays a larger role this time around and draws the most laughs. Two other old favorites, Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), join up as well.

The team’s new member is the mysterious Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson). Charismatic,

charming and deadly, Faust is a quintessential femme fatale whose loyalties are constantly in question. Ferguson imbues the character with sophistication and tackles her action scenes with a balance of grace and brutality. She’s the best female character the series has offered so far, and, hopefully, she’ll make a comeback in the next film.

“Rogue Nation”’s set pieces are all top-notch in conception and execution. From a cleverly-staged fight at the Vienna opera to a high-speed motorcycle chase in Morocco, “Rogue Nation” never ceases to impress. Cruise does all his own stunts, which ramps up the tension to 11. The danger looks and feels real because it is real. By forgoing green screens and relying on practical effects, “Rogue Nation”

ing hotel rooms, going out to eat and flying on planes,” Blizzard said. “They’re putting a lot of people to work and all those things bring a variety of economic benefits to the state, but some of these visual effects houses aren’t bringing the same level of activity.”

As Texas incentives decrease, Blizzard and Linklater said filmmakers face pressure to take their work to other states with more promising rewards. Linklater said legislators fail to think about the individual people they’re affecting.

“Who it affects the most isn’t me or the famous actors — it’s the crews that work on movies, raise kids here and live here,” Linklater said. “Our industry is, by definition, freelance temp jobs. That’s what makes it vibrant. It’s just really disappointing when you’re so fundamentally misunderstood by lawmakers.”

After the legislature announced its decision on May 21, Scott Ricamore, Dallas-

native and television series developer, created a Change.org petition asking Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to debate film incentives. Of the 10,000 signatures Ricamore requested, the petition currently has 9,339 supporters.

“A lot can be done between now and next session,” Ricamore said. “I want to provide jobs to my friends and people in the industry here. I don’t want to take [my work] to other states, but the financial reality is production companies don’t have a choice.”

To prepare for the next legislative session, Blizzard, Linklater and Ricamore said workers in the industry need to become more involved in the legislative process.

“The biggest hope is that we can get a decent level of incentives restored in the next legislative session,” Blizzard said. “That way, instead of an industry spiraling downward, this just becomes a little bump in the road.”

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becomes the most effective action picture of the year.

It’s unfortunate that the film’s weakest link is the Syndicate itself. Director and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie doesn’t spend enough time establishing the threat of the villains. He tells the audience about all their evil deeds but never allows them to truly flex their might on screen. The leader of the Syndicate, which Sean Harris plays, does not possess the menace required to make him a credible opponent to Hunt.

In spite of an underwhelming bad guy, “Rogue Nation” bears more in common with the James Bond films of old than Daniel Craig’s movies have so far, but it also forges a path of its own. It’s a mostly light-hearted adventure that lets the darkness

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The band members said they feel treated differently than their male counterparts.

When venues are looking to book female artists, they said being an all-girl band works in their favor. Although being a female band seems to make people more interested in them, they said they wish it wasn’t such a spectacle.

“When we’re setting up, guys will always come up to us and say, ‘Wow, an all girl band,’” Barker said. “But it shouldn’t be a surprise. We’re like, ‘Cool, but why do you give a shit that we’re women?’ We’re people; it doesn’t matter.”

Selby said the lack of female musicians in Austin inspires the members to seek out other women to collaborate with, such as the female-fronted Three Bones, who helped Sailor Poon record its EP. They said they are excited about the number of up-and-coming Austin bands with female members.

“More women and more screaming are what we’re going for,” Selby said.

The members said being in a band has provided them with many positive experiences, including the opportunity to inspire other female artists and hang out with their “Squad Fam,” or other bands they have become close to.

For Snyder, being a musician has made her become more outgoing and comfortable in front of crowds.

“It’s great to be forced to not give a shit what people think about you,” she said.

“Cause you’re like, ‘You might hate me; you might love me, but it doesn’t change anything at the end of the day.’”

Looking forward, the members of Sailor Poon said they hope to continue writing and recording music and spend some time on tour.

They also said they want people to buy the novelty underwear they have for sale.

“I just really want to see a guy wearing Sailor Poon granny panties,” Barker said.

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creep in at appropriate moments, and it never forgets that practical stunts offer the best thrills of all. Then there’s the charismatic centerpiece himself — Tom Cruise — who proves once again that he’s still got it.

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Exercise promotes health, but benefits plateau

By Ellen Airhart @ellenairhart

Scientists have shown exercise can help people avoid depression, make higher grades and live longer. However, students who are constantly at the gym may be experiencing fewer health benefits per hour than those who exercise at a more leisurely pace.

Everyone knows exercise is good for them, but, in several large, recent studies, scientists have tried to identify how much exercise is necessary for health benefits to begin, plateau and end. These scientists are also trying to identify if too much exercise is unhealthy.

By building habits in college that stick through adulthood, students who exercise in college are more likely to lead healthier, happier and longer lives, according to a study in the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

College is an important time for students to develop

healthy routines, and students should know as much as possible about how to establish these habits.

Students could refer to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the first-ever government exercise recommendation, as a baseline for their research. These guidelines advise at least three hours a week of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, or an hour and 15 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as running or jogging.

Researchers investigated whether health benefits per hour decrease as exercise increases, as well as whether people who exceed the government’s recommendations have negative health consequences.

These researchers defined health benefits as a decreased risk of dying – not weight loss or a gain in muscle mass.

They found small amounts of exercise are better than none. According to a study in

The Lancet, people who exercised 15 minutes a day, or an hour and a half a week, lived an average of three years longer than non-exercisers.

As people exercise more, the health benefits continue up to a point. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine found the benefits of exercise increased far past the government-recommended level of exercise time — up to a total of five times the advised amount per week. After about two hours and 15 minutes of moderate exercise every day each week, the health benefits of exercise begin to plateau.

Students who balk at this time commitment may want to consider their twice-a-day commute from Hyde park, the four walks between lessthan-efficiently spaced classrooms and the casual frisbee game after dinner. Moderate exercise adds up, especially with a few easy lifestyle choic-

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es that maximize exercise and enjoyment, such as riding a bike instead of a car to school.

Both this study and one in the Journal of Preventative Medicine did not find the point at which too much

exercise caused people to have shorter lifespans. This research comes as a relief to marathoners and triathletes, who push their bodies to their limits.

Whether UT students decide to exercise for 14

minutes or four hours, research indicates there will be some benefit. Paying attention to the latest research, as well as to how their bodies feel, can help students live longer, healthier lives.

MUSIC

Songwriter James McMurtry discusses longtime Austin music career

By Matt Robertson @thedailytexan

Local singer-songwriter James McMurtry couldn’t describe what Austin’s skyline looked like 25 years ago — but he could describe what the city’s music scene was like.

“We’d go out on the road, come back, and the skyline would have changed,” McMurtry said.

The Americana musician moved to Austin in 1989, following his first record deal. He began playing local venues, such as the Saxon Pub and La Zona Rosa, winning album and song of the year at the Americana Music awards in 2006. He

performed July 16 as part of the KGSR Unplugged at the Grove series.

“I’ve been doing Shady Grove since they started up,” McMurtry said. “Austin is so diverse that I can play whatever comes to mind when I’m here.”

Although he drew material from his past 11 records, McMurtry said the venue will be a good fit for his latest 2015 release, Complicated Game. The album follows a more acoustic direction — a shift from his usual rock and roll focus.

“It’s just what I do,” McMurtry said. “I write songs and put out records and play shows. I don’t

One of the things about a club gig is you don’t get a soundcheck. You just come in, throw your stuff on stage and play, and that kind of toughens you up.

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know that my writing has evolved much, but we were doing the bar band thing for so long, I was repeating myself stylistically.”

The album has received critical acclaim from publications such as Rolling Stone, but McMurtry said he cares most about making new music he can share.

“A lot of people are saying it’s a masterpiece and that [the new sound] brings out

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the songs better,” McMurtry said. “I don’t know if I’m that interested in if it’s acoustic or electric — just whatever puts the songs across is fine with me.”

For McMurtry, live shows have always been the most important part of his career. Since 2002, he has played shows at the Continental Club whenever he was in town and said it has helped his live shows.

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Local Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry has been part of Austin’s music scene since 1989.

“It keeps our chops up,” McMurtry said. “One of the things about a club gig is you don’t get a soundcheck. You just come in,

throw your stuff on stage and play, and that kind of toughens you up. It makes

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ALBUM REVIEW | ‘WHITE REAPER DOES IT AGAIN’

White Reaper’s latest album does it again

By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc

With White Reaper’s latest album, the four-piece punk band has done it again.

Before the release on July 17 of White Reaper Does It Again, the Louisville, Kentucky-natives joined the new wave of punk acts, making their niche in creative, quick and enjoyable music with their first selftitled EP in 2014. Now, on WRDIA, the punk band continues to carve its way through the scene by creating a sound that foregoes a more artistic and innovative approach for an inyour-face aggression.

Although WRDIA is more than double the length of the band’s 16-minute EP, White Reaper successfully manages to keep up the energy in each song. The production work by Kevin Ratterman can be clearly heard in lead singer and guitarist Tony Esposito’s vocals.

Ratterman’s choice of effects, specifically the more echoed style, build Esposito’s voice, fluidly combining

with the instrumentation to avoid a potentially muddy mix of sounds.

Each song isn’t exactly what most punk purists would love. The White Reaper sound blends garage rock with punk to make what many potential fans feel is a more palatable album. Some might see this as a concession to a record label, but the combination of the two genres provides some truly relentless and hard-hitting music that can be enjoyed by almost anyone.

“Make Me Wanna Die,” the first song on the record, epitomizes the entire experience of this — and so far all — White Reaper releases. A speedy pace is established quickly, guitar progressions are simple but powerful, and the drumming by Nick Wilkerson drives the song to reach its full potential, which usually comes to an abrupt halt.

This general pattern flexes at points. The album’s concluding song, “B.T.K.,” whizzes past at a ridiculous BPM but still manages to translate properly. “On

Your Mind” opens with Esposito’s distinct guitar riff, sounding a bit like “Jesse’s Girl.” “Friday the 13th” has an intriguing keyboard intro from Ryan Hater.

All of these subtleties work together to keep the listener curious and on their toes but also to show White Reaper’s wellroundedness. When any one member can be called upon to establish a song’s identity, it’s clear the group has its act together.

The influences of ’70s punk are clear. Overall, the entire album feels as if it could have been a long-lost Ramones project remixed and released 40 years later.

All that’s missing is the famous Ramones beginning count-off.

The main argument against WRDIA and White Reaper is their general lack of artistic vision and ingenuity. The album doesn’t carry any particular theme, with most songs sticking to the traditional girl problems and drug and alcohol use most punk bands cover. Plus, Esposito doesn’t enunciate par-

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Four-piece punk band White Reaper fills its latest album White Reaper Does It Again with energy and non-stop fun.

ticularly well, and that might deter some listeners.

It’s obvious the members of White Reaper don’t take themselves very seriously. They approached this LP with an attitude that didn’t concern itself with what other people wanted to hear; the band just wanted to make music its

members enjoy.

In terms of messages and song construction, variety could help propel the band to the top of punk and possibly even the upper-echelons of rock music, but, for now, White Reaper’s adrenaline-fueled raw sound will make listeners happy for a year and a half.

ALUMNI

UT alumnus, Berlin dancer make autobiographical film

By Danielle Lopez

UT alumnus Alex Holdridge, left, and Linnea Saasen are the directors and stars of “Meet Me in Montenegro,” a semiautobiographical feature-length film that draws from their first night together.

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With their recent film “Meet Me In Montenegro,” UT alumnus Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen have done what most couples can only dream of — they’ve recreated their love story.

Five years ago, when Holdridge was a budding filmmaker, he traveled to Europe in hopes of producing a new movie. One night, during his visit to Berlin, he met Saasen, a dancer headed for art school, and the two fell deeply in love. That same evening, they made a spur of the moment decision to board a train and head for the Balkans.

“When you meet and fall madly in love and you’re traveling, you have this crazy connection,” Holdridge said. “Everything you own is on your back but you’re with somebody, and it seems totally emotionally unstable, but it feels good.”

During their stop in Croatia, Holdridge’s film fell through and Sussen received a rejection notice from her art school.

Left with no commitments, the pair continued to travel and began writing “MMIM,” a semi-autobiographical feature-length film that draws from their first night together. Now available for rent on iTunes and on demand, “MMIM” will begin playing in Austin theaters over the next few weeks.

“It’s a nice little mix [of us],” Holdridge said. “It is a

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fiction film, but it’s so close to home it became blurry.

Things became more true to life as it went along.”

Made over the course of four years and in five countries, the film follows the tumultuous love story of Anderson and Lina, who make a promise to meet one another in the country Montenegro — a place Holdridge calls “heaven.”

In addition to co-directing, writing and editing “MMIM,” Holdridge and Saasen acted the parts of the two main characters. They said portraying themselves was difficult, but, with limited funds and intensive traveling, it was their most practical option.

“Emotionally, it’s terrifying,”

Holdridge said. “Because it isn’t you — it’s a version of you that you’re working in a story.

Sometimes you’re more of an asshole or sometimes you’re more this or that than you would be in real life.”

Interspersed with Holdridge’s narration and home footage of his and Saasen’s travels, the film also observes another couple, Stephen and Friederike.

Played by Rupert Friend and Jennifer Ulrich, the pair avoid discussing their dying relationship by going to a sex club.

“They’re people that haven’t been dealing with their real issues,” Saasen said. “They instead focus on their sexual boundaries.”

In one scene, Holdridge’s

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“We were tackling having the confidence to experiment and try something that may end in failure but embracing it anyway,” Holdridge said.

The film first premiered in September 2014 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Since then, Holdridge and Saasen have screened it all across Europe. On July 28, the couple held a special screening in Austin at the Violet Crown Cinema.

“I love [Austin], it’s in my fucking blood — it’s like a glove that fits your soul to a T,” Holdridge said. “This

was the best because you’re not just showing to random people, you’re showing it to your friends, colleagues so I was really nervous. But it was really fun.”

Although Holdridge and Saasen said they would never take on as many roles in future projects, they are already working toward their next film.

Saasen said she hopes the film encourages audiences to live their lives fully.

“It sounds silly, but go follow your dreams and if you want to do something you’re scared of doing, go ahead,” Saasen said. “And with love, I hope they know that it’s ok to be vulnerable and to open up. I hope [‘MMIM’] is inspiring.”

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McMurtry said he values his time playing on Austin stages but questions the Continental Club’s and other venues’ fates as people move to areas that were once populated with bars and music venues.

“No one seems to mind all the noise coming from the freeway, but people will move into apartment or condo next to an existing club and then bitch,” McMurtry said. “It’s not really a good development for the music scene. If you’re gonna come to a music town, you ought to be prepared to put up with a little bit of noise.”

Despite his love of Austin’s culture, McMurtry said spending more than half the year on the road is necessary. With the increasing prevalence of digital content, McMurtry said selling records has become difficult.

“That’s the only place money comes from. We have to tour to make a living,” McMurtry said. “It used to be the other way around. Now, we put out records so you guys will write about us and people will know we’re coming to town and fill up the seats.”

Although McMurtry said relentless touring has made it hard to remember what Austin looked like when he first moved, he always comes back.

“It’s more expensive to live here now,” McMurtry said. “But the food and the wine selection have gotten a lot better.”

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UT club brews insight into crafting beer

By Thomas Boswell @thomasboswell11

For most college students, refreshing ice-cold beers mean a good Friday night — but for the members of UT’s Future Brewers Club, the frothy brews mean a life-long career.

Chemistry senior James Sutton co-founded the Future Brewers Club with two other friends in an effort to unite students of all ages interested in beer. Started in December 2014, the club hopes to provide an opportunity to learn more about the brewing process, business and culture that surrounds the craft beer community. aper “When I turned 21, I started developing a heavy interest in beer and brewing specifically,” Sutton said. “It was multi-faceted and the only alcohol related club at UT. I had a lot of room and a large niche to fill that I wanted to fill with my club.”

The club focuses on the social aspects of beer drinking but also educates its members in fermentation processes, brewing mechanics and entrepreneurship, which Sutton said was important to include in the club’s core purpose.

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something where we just go get drunk. It was important to me that there was an educational link.”

Club meetings feature guests from local craft breweries, such as Zilker Brewing and Oasis, who discuss topics that range from their experiences starting a brewery to the finer points of making tasty beer. Will Cravens, psychology and liberal arts honors junior and an active club member, said the caliber of speakers attending the meetings impressed him. “[Sutton] is getting all the top dogs in Austin to talk about their daily routine,” Cravens said. “Each speaker is totally different; they have a totally different perspective on what they do.”

Aditya Mukerji, club co-founder and chemical engineering senior, said he enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for craft beer with the other members.

“I really love that someone can walk in there and not know the difference between any style of beer, and, after the meeting, everyone walks away having learned more,” Mukerji said.

In order to give members industry insight, and because UT policy prevents the club from drinking beer on campus, the Future Brewers Club frequently

Jesús Nazario | Daily Texan file photo UT Future Brewer’s Club, which chemistry senior James Sutton, second from left, founded, was started in an effort to unite students of all ages interested in learning more about beer, from the brewing process to the business and culture surrounding the craft beer community.

organizes tours in some of Austin’s 20 craft breweries as unofficial meetings.

Sutton, who has worked in several of these breweries, said he hopes the tours will inspire club members to pursue careers in beerrelated fields.

For the founders, the club’s true mark of success

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will be the organization’s ability to continue growing once many of the original members have graduated.

“I think that’s actually really exciting — the club existing after I graduate,” Mukerji said. “It’s nice knowing that people are there to fill our shoes.

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thousands of years.”

With the upcoming fall semester around the corner, members of the Future Brewer’s Club look forward to welcoming new members and incorporating new ideas into its agenda. The club said they plan to offer more variety, such as private meetings in a brewery’s tap room, to

those attending.

“We are everything from fermentation science to starting your own business, to drinking and tasting beer — that kind of foodie culture,” Sutton said. “Even for the most casual beer drinkers, I think this is a good place to meet people who like drinking better beer.”

BOOK REVIEW | ‘GO SET A WATCHMAN’

Harper Lee’s new novel is somber yet profound tale

By Kat Sampson @katiesamp7

Courtesy of Mark Metts

English and Plan II senior Nelson McKeown, back left, and English honors senior Rachel Abbott, second from left, perform Shakespeare’s “Pericles” for Shakespeare at Winedale’s summer program.

Summer program offers alternative way to experience Shakespeare plays

By Sara Neaves @sara_neaves

Out in the Texas countryside, in a quiet 19th century barn, birds chirp and trees rustle as a group of UT students perform Shakespearean plays into the midsummer night.

UT’s year-long Shakespeare at Winedale program, housed in the College of Liberal Arts, offers students the opportunity to explore William Shakespeare’s works. During the summer, the program offers an intensive course in which students study and perform Shakespeare’s texts. On Aug. 14, the program will perform the summer’s final play — a rendition of Shakespeare’s “Pericles” — at the SAC Black Box Theatre.

The program, established in 1970 as an undergraduate English course, is open to students of all disciplines.

The program aims to push students to take risks and commit themselves to understanding a demanding style of performance. Throughout the summer, the program features three Shakespeare plays and one play by John Webster.

UT alumnus James Loehlin, Shakespeare at Winedale regents professor and program director, said Winedale’s barn, which has been transformed into an Elizabethan theater, helps the students use the outdoor atmosphere to their advantage. During their rendition of MacBeth, he said they were able to point to the west at twilight proceeding a

significant murder.

“Shakespeare lived in a time when people were closer to nature than we are now,” Loehlin said. “The elements in the plays are more likely to be encountered [in Winedale]. There are moments where we use the time of day and sounds of nature which are relevant to the play.”

English and Plan II senior Nelson McKeown said the performers make many of the costumes seen on the Winedale stage themselves.

“Like most of the class, I had no idea how to sew going into Winedale,” McKeown said. “It was really intimidating seeing the beautiful costumes made by past classes, but we all learned together.”

After several tries, McKeown said the students were able to create costumes they feel proud to wear on stage.

She said the students also make their own props and set pieces.

“At this point, we’re making dresses to wear in our daily lives and whipping out hats and doublets just for fun. It’s an excellent and surprisingly fun life skill,” McKeown said.

“Contributing so much to every part of [each] play gives a wonderful sense of ownership and pride.”

English honors senior Rachel Abbott said the program aims to help spread Shakespeare’s stories through play.

Instead of reading Shakespeare in a classroom setting, she said audience members can experience his stories in a more captivating way.

We’re big on community outreach. It’s very rewarding to help teach others about Shakespeare.

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“We’re big on community outreach,” Abbott said. “It’s very rewarding to help teach others about Shakespeare.”

Abbott said the program’s success depends on a high level of dedication and teamwork from the students.

“I was expecting how hard it would be, but I was still surprised at the intensity,” Abbott said. “The first week was especially hard since we had five days to put on one play. We were constantly rehearsing, but we pushed through. It’s wonderful and very rewarding.”

McKeown said her experience at Winedale has helped her to understand how to help others appreciate Shakespeare’s words and to better understand herself.

“We are first and foremost a team,” McKeown said. “The paradox is that out here, the group comes first, but, at the same time, you can truly be yourself and discover who you are. It’s a wonderful place for self-discovery — all you need to do is be you.”

If one thing should be made clear, Harper Lee’s long-awaited second novel “Go Set a Watchman” is not a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

While a number of the same characters remain, the story is not a young person’s firsthand account of a singular event, as “Mockingbird” is. The point of view shifts from a story to a person, making “Watchman” a coming-of-age character study of the beloved protagonist, Jean Louise Finch.

At 26 years old, Finch returns to Maycomb, Alabama, on a vacation from her current residence in New York City. Over the course of a number of days and 300 pages, the reader will witness a deep psychological shift in the central character.

“Now [Finch] was aware of a sharp apartness, a separation, not from Atticus and Henry merely. All of Maycomb and Maycomb County were leaving her as the hours passed and she automatically blamed herself,” Lee writes.

Lee exposes Finch’s evolving world by drawing the reader into different plotlines, regardless of their place on the story’s timeline. One minute the reader is sitting in the backseat of a car listening to a conversation between Finch and her longtime boyfriend Henry Clinton, and the next they’re watching a game

among Jem, Scout and Dill.

Lee wants the reader to experience stories that take place in the distant past, recent past and present. These history lessons inform the reader and explain exactly how Maycomb is changing.

Each tale adds itself to an immense patchwork quilt that symbolizes small-town Southern life in the 1950s.

Lee uses Finch’s familiar quick wit and newfound city-girl perspective to highlight the South’s peculiar society rituals. Her descriptions aren’t devoid of ridicule, but the narrator rarely condescends her hometown.

Flashbacks often drip with nostalgia quintessential to a coming-of-age novel.

It’s not surprising that Lee’s publisher asked her to expand on the flashback portions of the text, which ended up becoming “Mockingbird,” as they are arguably the most fun passages to read.

Lee determines astonishingly well what quirky Southern ritual should be experienced through the eyes of a 7-yearold versus those of a progressive, sometimes cynical adult.

Critics were quick to point out the clear differences between patriarch Atticus Finch in “Mockingbird” and “Watchman” — most distinctively, his racist attitude toward African-Americans.

There are sides of the aging patriarch Atticus Finch that readers have not seen before, but his personality remains much the same. The 76-year-old is humorous,

introspective to the point of introversion, patient and giving to those closest to him. This makes the chapter when Jean Louise finds out her father has been attending anti-integration meetings painfully visceral.

After discovering a pamphlet titled “The Black Plague” sitting among Atticus’ Sunday paper, she follows her father and her boyfriend to the courthouse, where a local citizen council meeting is being held. Jean Louise sits in her usual balcony spot as she listens to the middle-aged segregationist leader spew hateful speech that will make the reader’s stomach turn just as it does to the narrator, who eventually leaves the courthouse to puke.

The scene reads like a nightmare, and Jean Louise’s quickening heartbeat can be felt through the pages. What follows is a chapter of deep introspection in which Jean Louise searches for the man she thought her father used to be — although she quickly realizes he never was.

Despite a disgruntled reader or two, “Watchman” is a lovely addition to the literary world. Lee’s gift at nailing the middle-class lifestyle in a small Southern town is Austenian and a joy to read.

Readers should rejoice if “Watchman” becomes a landmark novel, teaching future generations of the Brown v. Board of Education era — even at the risk of losing Atticus Finch.

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