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Judge: UT can remove Davis statue By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Representatives from UT and the Sons of Confederate Veterans gathered for a hearing at the Travis County Court on Thursday, where a temporary injunction regarding the removal of the Jefferson Davis and Woodrow Wilson statues was denied. Judge Karin Crump denied the temporary injunction to the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, who filed a temporary restraining order to keep UT from moving the statues after University President Gregory Fenves decided Aug. 14 to remove the statues from the Main Mall. Gregory Vincent, vice president of diversity and community engagement and chair of a task force that made recommendations to Fenves regarding the statue, said the University would start working on removing the
statues within the next couple of days. Kirk Lyons, attorney for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, said he does not know whether the group will appeal the decision. Lyons said if the statues are removed, it would lead to the removal of all of the statues, except for Barbara Jordan and Martin Luther King Jr. “When you start cleansing statues from a center of
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Kirk Lyons, attorney for the Sons of Cofederate Veterans, speaks to reporters after the hearing at the Travis County Court on Thursday.
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Litlefield Patio Cafe che Ernest Owney chef came to Austin with his family and began a job with the University as a prep cook, before being promoted to chef management position.
plans, but by then, it was too late,” Owney said. While his family evacuated to different states, Owney found himself in the midst of the storm. He spent about a week in the Superdome,
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stayed behind to make sure the students who remained were fed and taken care of. At the last minute, the staff was told they would no longer be needed. “We needed to make other
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Ten years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, forcing Littlefield Patio Cafe chef Ernest Owney to relocate from New Orleans to Austin. But to Owney, Texas still doesn’t feel like home. He misses the city where he was born and raised. He misses Bourbon Street and Mardi Gras. He misses the food — jambalaya, blackened catfish and gumbo. Most of all, Owney misses spending time with his mom, who didn’t make it out of the storm in time. “They were trying to get out, and she had a massive heart attack and didn’t make it,” Owney said. “The last thing I remember her telling me was she was proud of me and she loved me. It was all gone that day.” At the time, Owney was working as a chef at Loyola University New Orleans. While his wife and six kids were able to evacuate in time, Owney and other members of the University’s essential personnel staff
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Students, faculty and staff gathered on the West Mall on Thursday, demonstrating against campus carry legislation passed in May during the Legislative Session. History professor Joan Neuberger decided to host the event with several other faculty members after SB 11 passed, allowing the concealed carry of guns into college buildings with an appropriate handgun license. The law allows universities to create specific policies regarding concealed carry, including the creation of certain gun-free zones. Neuberger said she felt the issue needed to be addressed toward the start of the school year. “Many faculty and staff feel strongly that concealed weapons have no place on a college campus,” Neuberger said in an email. “The suspicion that someone might have a weapon is a real threat to freedom of speech in the classroom and in daily interactions between faculty and students, and students and students.” Max Mills, government and American studies senior, said he walked across the demonstration during a passing period, where he saw several professors voicing their opinions on campus carry. “A lot of UT faculty were actively participating, and I thought that was
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Career-family balance differs Dell Med School names first between women in US, Europe chair of population health By Mikaela Cannizzo @mikaela16
American women rely on government support less than women in European countries, according to a recent study of working mothers in four countries. Caitlyn Collins, doctoral sociology student and a graduate fellow in the Urban Ethnography Lab, said she interviewed 135 women balancing employment and child-rearing for her dissertation. According to Collins, she became interested in work-life balance for Western women while living abroad in Germany.
Through her investigation of the dual responsibilities working mothers experience, Collins said she found a vital difference between women interviewed in the U.S. and those interviewed in Germany, Italy and Sweden. Although more exhausted and stressed than their European counterparts, women in the U.S. never suggested the government should provide them with critical support, according to Collins. Collins said this pattern reflects the cultural view of families as private responsibilities in the U.S. and the “new liberal welfare state,”
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as dubbed by sociologists. However, the study found German women experience different circumstances within their welfare system. In Germany, the taboo of
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The Dell Medical School announced William Tierney will chair the newly formed Department of Population Health. Tierney will begin his tenure as the chair of the department in January, according to a Monday press release. Since 2010, Tierney previously served as the CEO and president of the Regenstrief Institute, an Indiana-based nonprofit that seeks to improve public health in the Indianapolis area. “Tierney’s got three decades of experience in research and clinical work
here, and he is setting up the Department of Population Health,” said Thane Peterson, executive operating officer for the Regenstrief Institute. “He’s going to be recruiting faculty and staff to help run the department. I really think he’s going to keep following the agenda that has already been set by Dean Clay [Johnston].” According to the Dell Medical School website, the Department of Population Health studies and researches epidemiology, biostatistics and other preventative health programs to improve Travis County public health services. “[Tierney] has expressed, appropriately, that his first
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priority is to get to know the people, issues and leaders across this community,” said Clay Johnston, inaugural dean of the Dell
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Medical School. “That’s a vital The people of Travis first step, obviously. I expect that in short order, as Bill gets County have made a a full picture of our commu- visionary investment in nity, you’ll see a number of initiatives that leverage our this medical school. faculty and residents, as well —William Tierney, as our partners and stake- Inaugural Chair of Department of holders, to focus on people’s Population Health overall lives as much as their stay healthy.” immediate illnesses.” Peterson said staff and facTierney said he plans on using his expertise as a health ulty with the nonprofit are services researcher to en- saddened by Tierney’s deparhance public health activities, ture but said they know Tierincrease access to primary ney will excel as chair of the care facilities and strengthen new department. “I’ve had the opportunity community-based participatory research, among to work with [Tierney] for two years, and I wish I had other initatives. “The people of Travis a longer tenure to be able County have made a vision- to work with him,” Peterary investment in this medi- son said. “So the good thing cal school,” Tierney said in a for me is [Tierney] has bestatement. “The Department come an exceptionally good of Population Health will friend, and we are already provide dividends on that looking for ways of how we investment by creating in- can collaborate with Bill novative, collaborative mod- Tierney in his new role at els to help people get and the University.”
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continues from page 1 just super rad,” Mills said. “[Campus carry] directly affects them and can affect their safety.” Robert Guerra, communications director of College Republicans, said College Republicans supports campus carry. “We will definitely make our position clear as the process continues,” Guerra
said. “I am confident that the enactment of SB 11 will result in safer college campuses throughout the state.” Mark Sheridan, an English graduate student, is an international student from Ireland and said he was aware of gun violence on college campuses in America. “Coming to America, this was definitely an issue that I thought about,” Sheridan said. “It was quite
alarming that I saw in the news that this legislation was put forward and was passed. I think of college campuses as safe spaces — spaces for the free exchange of ideas.” University President Gregory Fenves created a working group to put forth recommendations on campus carry last week. The group, made up mostly of students, faculty and staff, does not have a set date to make their decision.
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mothers returning to their careers before completing the optional three years of paid maternity leave makes them a target for criticism, according to the study. Swedish mothers reported the highest levels of support from the state in regards to work-life balance, according the study. However, the study found Swedish mothers felt more progress needs to be made to reach full gender equality. The study said Italian mothers felt the least supported as mothers and workers because of a lack of job security and childcare resources. In the process of contextualizing her research, Collins spent the past five summers traveling, collaborating with scholars and interviewing sources for the study. Often, she said she visited women at their houses or apartments and met their children and colleagues. In January, Collins submitted her paper to the American Sociological Association 110th Annual Meeting, Collins said. Out of 90 submissions, the association chose her to serve with five others on a panel at their annual conference in Chicago, according to Collins. As she finishes her last year in the PhD program, Collins said she plans to write a book based on her research from this study.
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‘Keepers of the Maces’ maintain UT tradition By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
At UT, the Facilities Services staff doesn’t just maintain campus buildings — they care for a cherished part of UT’s history: ceremonial maces. The maces, decorative staves used primarily for commencement ceremonies, are the largest known collection in existence, according to Sally Moore, associate director of Facilities Services. The ceremonial maces are as much a part of UT’s history as the old Main Building. They were made with materials, such as wood and bronze, from parts of the building when it was torn down in the 1950s, according to Moore. Entrusted with their care, the facilities staff is known as the “Keepers of the Maces.” Moore, who calls herself the primary “Keeper of the Maces,” said the main job description of a “Keeper” is maintenance, which only requires on-the-job training. “I’ve been doing this for probably over 25 years, and I inherited the job from my boss way back then,” Moore said. “I’ve kind of carried it on ever since. It’s one of the responsibilities that I kind of cherish about the job that’s sort of special to our unit.” One very important mace is the presidential mace — created specifically for Lyndon B. Johnson when he spoke at UT’s 1964 commencement. The mace was carried in honor for George H.W. Bush when he spoke at a 1990 commencement ceremony. Building Services supervisor Mary Riddle said the history carried with these staffs is why
ensuring their care is a priority for Facilities Services. According to Riddle, the maces are securely wrapped and cleaned whenever they are transported outside of the case. “They’re like our kids,” Riddle said. “We protect them, take care of them, make sure they’re handled in a proper manner as far as getting them to the area and location they need to be at.” All 47 maces, which are displayed at the Perry–Castañeda Library, represent different moments in UT’s history and different academic departments, said Charles King, building attendant leader for Facilities Services. “It’s pretty cool because they all represent each department in the schools, and it’s pretty neat to be able to work with them,” King said. “We’re proud to be able to take care of the maces.” Moore said plans for future maces are currently in the works. The next mace will be created for the LBJ School of Public Affairs since it doesn’t have a mace of its own. “The usage of the maces in the ceremonies has increased over time,” Moore said. “As the University has grown, we are now needing additional maces to add to the collection.” Being a “Keeper of the Maces” isn’t easy, but it is an important job because of the ritual, history and academic ties it holds, Moore said. “They’ve just become a tradition and part of the University,” Moore said. “I think it’s kind of special that Facilities Services can be tied to the academic portion of campus in some respects through the maces.”
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(Top) Sally Moore, associate director of Facilities Services, center, and her fellow “Keepers of the Maces” care for UT’s ceremonial maces. (Above) Weighing 32 pounds, the University of Texas Mace, front, features an eagle, the University seal and a map of the state of Texas. UT has a collection of 47 maces, including the Torch of Truth Mace and the Mace of Authority.
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Queer People of Color and Allies host ‘Bloq Party’ By Josh Willis @joshwillis35
The Queer People of Color and Allies (QPOCA) held a welcome event in front of Gregory Gym on Thursday to connect queer students with supportive organizations. Bloq Party, an annual event put on by QPOCA, an agency of the UT Multicultural Engagement Center (MEC), is an event to welcome new and returning queer students, 1 according to linguistics junior Noli Chew, an event their organizer. eting Microbiology senior Jayears vier Rivera said the event leave connects queer students t for and allies to a variety of to like-minded organizations across campus. re“The most important evels thing [about Bloq Party] is state to connect first-year stuk-life the study thers needscontinues from page 1 full higher learning, it’s just aliana dangerous precedent,” sup-Lyons said. and David Littlefield, a former lackadministrator in the School hild-of Pharmacy and the third cousin of George Littlefield con-who testified in favor of the arch,Sons of Confederate Vetert fiveans, said the statues should col-remain on the Main Mall. olarsGeorge Littlefield formerly urcesserved as a University regent , sheand gave significant funds to en atestablish statues at UT. ments “I think it is just absolutely ldrenoffensive to move those statues based on someone being sub-offended by those statues,” o theDavid Littlefield said. gical Although David Littlefield An-is a descendent of George said.Littlefield, the lawyers from ions,the attorney general office e herrepresenting UT pointed thersout that David Littlefield nnualis neither a trustee nor a o, ac-beneficiary established in George Littlefield’s will. r last Lyons also presented Glen gram,Umberger, a recent grad ns tofrom Savannah College of n herArt and Design and witness, dy. who said the statue should
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dents or transfer students to resources on campus, to groups of campus, groups they can identify with — especially queer-related groups,” Rivera said. According to Marisa Kent, marketing and sociology senior, organizations represented at Bloq Party were diverse and wished to show support and help create a network. “We pulled a lot of different organizations from a lot of different areas of campus,” Kent said. “A lot of these are queer organizations, whether it be specifically for advocacy [or] all the way down to social organizations that are for our students to meet and engage with other students to get a better understanding of the community that we’ve created for the queer population on campus.” remain where it is due to the fragile nature of the statue. “You are dealing with 82-year-old bronze,” Umberger said. “Naturally, bronze is fragile, and because [the statues] have not been maintained, they are more fragile. There are a lot of unknowns about the state of materials.” According to Umberger, it could cost about $100,000 to relocate each statue, and the operation could result in cracks on the figures of Davis and Wilson. Patrick Sheehy, co-founder of Vault Fine Arts, said the company has removed over 1,000 art pieces and sculptures throughout the years and has worked with UT in the past. Sheehy said the removal process should be relatively quick and inexpensive. “The process will not cost $100,000,” Sheehy said. “I would expect around $19,000. Once we start rigging [the statues], lift them and put them on a trailer, it will take about two hours.” Lyons said the relocation of the Davis statue to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History would
Kent said a variety of cultural communities tabled at the event, including the Native American Indigenous Collective, Afrikan American Affairs, Students for Equity and Diversity, Asian Pacific Islander American Collective, among others from the MEC. Other UT organizations like Voices Against Violence, the Gender and Sexuality Center and the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center also attended Linda Serna, women’s and gender studies and sociology senior, said she feels QPOCA holds a very important role in connecting a community that sometimes feels disjointed. “Being a part of QPOCA is important to build a community with new students, returning
I think it is just absolutely offensive to move those statues based on someone being offended by those statues. —David Littlefield, Former administrator in the School of Pharmacy
diminish its prominence from its present location on the Main Mall. However, Vincent said the decision to move the statue to the center will provide a place for the University community, as well as visitors, to see the statue. “The fact that it will be placed in one of the world’s history centers is a prominent location,” Vincent said. “As a professor for over 20 years, learning happens well beyond the classroom. The Briscoe Center is a well received place for students not only at UT but K-12 and community members.”
Linguistics junior Noli Chew, left, helps students make tie-dye shirts at Bloq Party in Gregory Plaza on Thursday evening. The Bloq Party was hosted by The Queer People of Color and Allies.
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students, students who might not feel like they have a place on our campus yet,” Serna said. “It’s
really important to me to build out those bridges to other folks and really have a place where
we can start talking and having real conversations on what it means to hold our identities.”
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Heat exhaustion merits more attention By Kat Sampson
Daily Texan Associate Editor @katclarksamp
The months of August and September bring the deadly combination of heat advisories, increased humidity and outdoor activity. What results are around 600 deaths in the United States each year from heat-related incidents. If students are not moving into their dorms, they’re attending football games or walking from class to class in triple-digit temperatures. The University has a number of resources to account for temperature increases but should have more. The Division of Housing and Food Services accounts for weather during move-in by hiring an additional 400 volunteers to help with tasks such as managing elevators, assisting students with luggage and hiking tents for additional shade. The idea is the more help students receive, the quicker they are out of the sun. Aaron Voyles, the area manager for Jester dormitory, said that he prioritizes staffing the dorms and training employees appropriately so that response time is quick if any crisis occurs. “We know that Texas is hot,” Voyles said. “Students do get a little overheated, and it’s also an emotional time for staff and students. That’s why we try and provide that assistance.” Not every campus organization is as heavily staffed to respond to heat exhaustion. As easy as it is to get heat exhaustion, University Health Services relies almost exclusively on web presence as a prevention technique, with only one webpage serving as UHS’s campaign
If students are not moving into their dorms, they’re attending football games or walking from class to class in triple-digit temperatures. The University has a number of resources to account for temperature increases but should have more. against heat exhaustion on campus. UHS Medical Director David Vander Straten said if a student’s symptoms are bad enough, the health center will call EMS. “We actually don’t see a lot of students with heat exhaustion symptoms,” Straten said. “Injuries run the gamut. We see a lot of students struggling with mental health and students with mild injuries.” When it comes to game day, Straten said UHS’s traffic is slower despite an increase in people visiting campus. He said more people are focused on having fun and do not want to leave the game even if they experience mild symptoms of heat exhaustion. But access to UHS is not particularly easy. The building where services are provided is several blocks away from the tower on West Dean Keeton, and even farther from the stadium. Although it would be infeasible for the services to move elsewhere on campus, this distance discourages
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students with any type of physical ailments from utilizing University services. The University is responsible for keeping its students informed concerning inclement weather conditions, but as of now, the University does not send out a campus report like it does during snow days, leaving it up to the students to follow the weather advisory. The disproportionate response between DHFS’s move-in day policies and the low traffic for heat exhaustion experienced by UHS might suggest that students do not
know about the campus resource — not that heat exhaustion is not an issue. Taking a precautionary approach to prevent medical emergencies from happening is always a good idea. UHS has the appropriate resources but should focus on awareness and prevention instead of simply responding. On the flipside, while the University is not necessarily doing anything wrong, they could put more energy into promoting UHS services. Sampson is a journalism junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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Texas needs innovative teaching methods in classroom By Zhelun Chen
Daily Texan Associate Editor @ZhelunC
Public education was one of the top priorities this past legislative session, with more than 200 bills passed relating to education issues. The majority of the passed laws relate to amending previously existing laws and introducing new reform issues, such as reforming public school accountability, restructuring prekindergarten, voucher issues and improving educator quality. Hardly any attention was paid to improving the quality of education in the classroom. One method to improve the quality of education in Texas classrooms is through distance learning. Distance learning is a way to deliver educational instruction to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting, such as a classroom. As a common practice in higher education, its implementation in primary schools could be beneficial, as state Senator Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood), chair of the Texas Senate Education Committee, believes. “Very large areas of this state are rural and don’t have the best access to teachers, but with distance learning, they can do it over the internet and with the use of technology,” Taylor said. “We can also speed up the education process by providing instant feedback … and the teachers
can immediately tell how well the students can grasp the topics.” Professor Joan Hughes of UT College of Education also agrees with the use of distance learning in Texas classrooms to further raise the quality of education. “Distance learning is certainly a great option and opportunity for expanded access to learning opportunities,” Hughes said. “Online courses, though, can be taught in many different ways — independent learning, lecture-based, teambased, etc. — that may lead to greater or less success with students.” Distance learning is a good opportunity to improve the quality of Texas education by leveling the playing field and giving students the same educational resources that others enjoy in urban areas. However, not everyone will agree with this innovative policy. “Unfortunately, we have some groups that push back against changes and want to do what we always have done,” Taylor said. “The facts are we are not the best today and we have a long way to go to be the best.” Of course, these new innovative ideas in classrooms are only possible if the Texas Legislature has the necessary funding to create them, and distance learning is not the only worthwhile investment for the Legislature. While quality education is not solely technology-driven, programs
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such as technology integration, specialization and teacher-driven choices in school technologies require funding, according to Hughes. All of these programs can promote higher quality education. “There are not unlimited funds, so you need to find better ways of handling education. That’s where technology comes in — [supporting] teaching methods in schools running different ways models for other schools to follow in innovative ways,” Taylor said. Distance learning is one of many ways that Texas public education may improve. Distance learning may present opportunities in rural areas with few allotted resources through expanded learning initiatives. Reaching students is the first step in educating them. As distance learning is already in use in so many higher education institutions, it could be a seamless transition to the field of primary education. The resources exist; the state just needs to commit better funding to help reach all Texas students. Chen is an international relations and global studies senior from Galveston.
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“I do not know this young man or anything about his qualifications, but I do know [his] parents and I know his grandparents very well.” That ringing endorsement from former Regent and UT donor Tex Moncrief, released during the Kroll investigation into UT’s admission policies under former UT President William Powers Jr. and published recently by the Dallas Morning News, was one of 73 reported instances of the president’s office overriding rejections issued by the admissions department. The ensuing firestorm led the Board of Regents to revamp the University’s “rare admissions” policy, which now requires the UT System Chancellor to review any overturned admissions decisions and bars the president from admitting “unqualified” applicants. It’s unclear how many admissions decisions will be affected by the new policy. Even without oversight, rare admissions represented just over 1 percent of the 65,163 full-time freshmen who enrolled during Powers’ tenure, and it’s impossible to know how many of them fall under the
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Filmmakers face regulations on campus By Alex Pelham @TalkingofPelham
With a rapidly growing film industry, Austin has become a go-to filming location for big-budget movie productions. UT is a highly sought-out location for big and small producers, but before filmmakers whip out a camera on campus, there is a highly structured process they must go through first. Filmmakers who aim to film on campus must obtain insurance that covers equipment and crew members. They can then request a filming permit from the University that proves the filmmakers have been granted permission to film on campus. Next, Director of Public Affairs Amy Crossette helps producers locate the perfect spots to shoot and schedules shoot dates that work for both the film crew and the University. Despite being the liaison between the University and filmmakers, Crossette said she doesn’t make the final decision as to who can film on campus. The offices that manage the various UT buildings have the final say on whether film crews are
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continues from page 1 water. We had ankles in feces. Some people just got together and prayed.” After leaving the Superdome and making his way to Texas, Owney located his family members and settled in Austin, where he found a job at the University as a prep cook. In 2007, Owney completed his bachelor’s degree in business management at the University of Phoenix Online and was eventually promoted to a chef manager position, one of 13 on campus. “The University embraced us,” Owney said. “So many
permitted. While producers are free to request to film nearly anywhere on campus, the University is more particular about letting film crews work in places heavily populated by students, such as dorms or libraries. “This is not a studio lot. Students, faculty and staff come first,” Crossette said. “They just can’t go in a building and assume they can take over.” Bert Herigstad, office manager in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, said students can film projects for academic credit on campus as long as they fill out a form detailing where they’ll be filming and the size of the project. “Usually students want to use a spot on campus to make it look like something not on campus,” Herigstad said. “Convenience is a prime driver, because the students are here already.” Herigstad said filming notable UT landmarks, such as the UT Tower, or signs that identify the University cannot be filmed without approval of the University Trademark Office. He also mentioned that it’s important for students to know
that the University retains the creative rights for any footage shot on campus grounds for a class project, meaning it can use students’ footage for events such as festivals. Although there are fewer obstacles to film a project for class, there are certain locations that require special permission. Radiotelevision-film junior Jenny Phillips said she encountered this when shooting a course project at the historic Littlefield House. She said attaining permission was easier than expected, but it required speaking with a
cities embraced victims of Katrina and gave them a new start. We slowed down a little and were able to breathe a little better.” Owney said he’s grateful he still gets to pursue his passion for cooking. At a young age, he started doing most of the cooking for his four sisters and single mother while she supported them. After Katrina, he said he used his work to find peace. “Cooking kind of helped me hold everything together,” Owney said. “I just had to do something.” UT chef Robert Mayberry, who has worked with Owney since he first started, said Owney has remained
dedicated to the city he loves, often sporting his New Orleans Saints hat during work. Mayberry said Owney has influenced recipes at dining halls across campus with his Cajun and Creole flare. “[Owney] was able to not only improve some existing recipes but also create some new ones, like crawfish sliders,” Mayberry said. “Our jambalaya and gumbo have all gotten better since he’s been here. He’s a real asset.” Now a minister at South Austin Community Church, Owney shares his experiences and trains members on survival techniques with a relief network in Austin. Owney is
Amy Crossette, UT’s director of public affairs, helps production crews and filmmakers schedule shoots on campus.
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special coordinator. “I just walked up and knocked on the door,” Phillips said. “Everyone was cooperative and supportive.” For students looking to film a non-course-related project, getting approval isn’t as simple.They have to go through the same process as professionals do in order to film on campus. “There are times when [students] are filming for fun, then it gets into a case-by-case basis,” Herigstad said. “It depends on the situation.” Crossette said she plans to update the guidelines for
filming on campus to account for advances in social media and how it affects film distribution. She said these changes are being made to reflect the variety of ways footage can be used. In the meantime, she expects to receive a large variety of filming requests this school year. “People don’t realize how many major motion pictures have been shot here over the years,” Crossette said. “We’ve had international crews from Korea, Taiwan and Norway. Even they have heard about the UT campus.”
The University embraced us. So many cities embraced victims of Katrina and gave them a new start. —Ernest Owney, Littlefield Patio Cafe chef
currently working toward his master’s degree, and he hopes to one day start his own catering company that donates leftover food to homeless people, something he already does in his day-to-day life. “I was once homeless from Katrina, so I tell these guys: ‘Just because you’re down doesn’t mean you have to stay down,’” Owney said. Owney said Katrina was
a learning experience for the whole world because it taught first responders how to be more prepared for future disasters. He said, personally, the experience strengthened him. “It gave me a whole new purpose in life,” Owney said. “I enjoy life more now. If I survived that, that, to me, pretty much means I can survive anything that’s put before me.”
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Felix rebounds after family’s evacuation By Jori Epstein @joriepstein
When senior guard Javan Felix evacuated New Orleans, he and his family left nearly everything behind. Felix, then 11, brought just three pairs of clothes. “We left under the assumption that it was just another storm,” Felix’s mother, Tina, said. Like 1.5 million others in August 2005, the Felix family responded to a forced evacuation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Driving to his grandmother’s house in Ellisville, Mississippi — a trip that usually took 90 minutes — Felix remembers seven hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic. He remembers when the interstate highway opened both lanes of traffic to flow out of the city. They were “flooring for a little bit,” Felix says, until the double-wide jammed. “That’s when I knew it was serious,” Felix said. “When all those people were out, trying to leave.” In Mississippi, heavy winds blew a large oak tree onto Felix’s grandmother’s house. The family had to chop down the tree just to reach their car. When they reached the safety of Atlanta the following day, they could finally take a deep breath. Felix and his sisters, Julia, Jaida and Jordan went back to school. He resumed basketball. His parents tried to create a new normal. But for
Felix, it didn’t feel like home. “Moving from state to state, it wasn’t stable,” Felix said. “None of those places felt home. New Orleans, it was home — no matter if a lot of people were there or not.” Come January, residents began trickling back to New Orleans. Felix’s dad, Rodd, who works as a federal probation officer, returned to the city. But the city infrastructure wasn’t ready for the family to return. Nearly 5 feet of standing water filled their house. Mildew covered the walls. The roof was badly damaged. Rodd supervised contractors while living out of a FEMA trailer in their driveway. Felix and his sisters finished the school year in Mississippi, with Felix, attending the same elementary school his mom once attended. On weekends, Rodd visited the family and traveled with Felix to basketball tournaments. He worked hard to remain a presence in their lives. Felix stepped in to care for his sister. Julia, the oldest, who often bombarded the family with questions; each time, Felix answered her patiently to reassure her. Beneath the veneer, he wasn’t as sure. When the family returned to New Orleans in June 2006, Felix was startled to find a broken city. Where were his friends? He wondered if he’d ever see them again.
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(Left) Senior guard Javan Felix ramped up his devotion to basketball as an escape from the instability that Hurricane Katrina brought him and his family. (Right) Felix and his family moved from New Orleans to Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
“I was so hurt that none of my friends were back, … and I had to start over again,” he said. That’s when basketball truly became a force in his life. Spending every day that summer at the high school gym nearby his house, Felix found an escape in basketball — a way to push the instability and constant flux out of his mind. Before long, he relied on the game to cope. “I didn’t want to be inside just thinking about everything,” Felix said. The more he went to the gym, the better Felix played. He learned to compensate for his height — even in college, he hasn’t hit 6
Texas seniors ready to fulfill expectations in season opener Season openers mean many things. They mean beginnings for some athletes, endings for others and opportunities to fulfill expectations. Friday evening at Gregory Gym, No. 3 Texas will play Rice to open its 2015 season, which will represent one last chance at history for seniors Molly McCage, Amy Neal and Kat Brooks. “This is our last time to go to the Final Four and win it,” Neal said regarding the upcoming season in an interview with the Longhorn Network. “Don’t take any plays off. Don’t take anything for granted. Just really push these last four months, [and imagine] ending on a high note.” The Longhorns host the American Campus Classic on Friday and Saturday. Texas will play UC-Irvine and LSU on Saturday. Texas will depend on everyone this weekend, but primarily its seniors, who performed well in Saturday’s Orange-White Scrimmage. Neal led the White team to a 3–0 victory with 15 kills and eight digs. McCage notched a .571 hitting percentage with eight kills and two blocks. Brooks had four digs and a serving ace. “Everyone’s contributing, and we need the whole team
feet — and carried his new resilience onto the court. D.J. Augustin, another New Orleans native, became a friend and mentor. Before long, Felix’s skill set and Augustin’s influence pushed Felix to Texas. Since he arrived in Austin, Felix has averaged 9.1 points in 99 games. Basketball continues to be an escape, and he now uses his Katrina resilience to rebound from missed shots and poorly executed plays. “People say … that I’m really confident about my game,” Felix said. “I am confident in myself, but it’s just me putting the bad plays and the bad stuff that happened behind me.”
Although it seemed apocalyptic when he left New Orleans, Felix knows he wouldn’t be the player he is today had he not spent the summer of 2006 drowning out his thoughts on the court. Largely because of the storm, he’s traded in those three sets of storm clothes for a constant stream of jerseys. Right now, he thrives in burnt orange. “I was [playing] on accident to get away from all the different things,” Felix said. “But it stuck with me as a habit all the way until now. … [The hurricane] wasn’t a good thing. But it definitely helped us grow as people.”
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to be successful,” McCage said in an interview with LHN. “We expect greatness from each other. Pushing ourselves to excellence is what we strive for every day.” Texas and Rice have faced each other 35 times. Texas has won all 35 times. But the Owls are coming to Austin with an experienced team that boasts 11 letter winners and two All-Conference USA athletes, juniors right side hitter Chelsey Harris and outside hitter Leah Mikesky. Rice will use its explosive offense, which ranked sixth in the nation in kills per set (14.45), to try and spoil Texas’ home opener. When Texas takes on UCIrvine, it will see three AllBig West Conference athletes in senior outside hitter Marisa Bubica and juniors setter Shelley Anderson and libero Arden Davis. The Anteaters will try to upset Texas with their strong defense — anchored by Davis, who was the 2014 conference leader with a 4.44 dig average, and senior middle blocker Ella Rosenfeld. The LSU Tigers will rely on five returning starters, including four seniors, when they match up against Texas. Defense is the strong suit for LSU, particularly the back row led by senior defensive specialist Haley Smith, who recorded 514 digs for a 4.43 digs per set
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average last season. Senior outside/right side hitter Cati Leak, an All-SEC honoree after earning a .241 hitting average in 2014, will lead the Tiger attack. Texas will counter these teams with a group that contains three All-American honorees in McCage, Neal and junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu. It also has the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation, headlined by freshmen outside hitter Yaasmeen BedartGhani and middle blocker Morgan Johnson. For the Longhorn seniors, their focus this year is the same as in their previous three, but the importance of achieving their goal is magnified. “It would mean everything,” Brooks told LHN in regards to clinching another national title this season. “That’s our goal every year. But on a personal note, to end our Texas careers with a national championship would just be the icing on the cake.”
Kelly will coach against alma mater UNC Friday By Aaron Torres @aaron_torres95
It’s been nearly four years since Texas head coach Angela Kelly came to Austin, about 14 years since North Carolina played in Austin and more than two decades since Kelly donned Carolina blue. “It’s really special,” Kelly said of playing her alma mater. “Anson Dorrance, Bill Palladino mean the world to myself and Kristine [Lilly] and Mia [Hamm] and our teammates Tisha VenturiniHoch, and it was a special group of individuals for us, and it’s going to be neat to have everyone back in one place for us this weekend.” No. 5 North Carolina comes to Austin Friday. Ohio State arrives Sunday. “This is what you would consider a Final Four kind of weekend,” Kelly said. The stakes are high because the Tarheels are coming to Austin for the third time. The first time UNC came to Austin was 2000, when the Longhorns suffered a 9–2 drubbing at the hands of the Tarheels. One year later, Texas had a better outing, but still lost the game 1–0. “It’s a great opportunity of us to play them,” senior goalkeeper Abby Smith said. “They’re on the highest throne. I don’t know how to say it — they’re pretty up there.”
I think they’ve won 21 national championships, so they’re going to be hungry, they’re going ready, and we’re excited for the challenge. —Angela Kelly, Head coach
Smith may not be sure how to articulate how good UNC is on a historical level, but her coach can help her with that. “They’ve been the perennial national champions for the past decade, two decades, decade and a half,” Kelly said. “I think they’ve won 21 national championships, so they’re going to be hungry, they’re going ready, and we’re excited for the challenge.” The game against the Tarheels will be challenging. The weekend overall will be a test— a test to see how good Texas can be this year after making the NCAA tournament last season. Returning seven starters but losing six seniors, Texas will have to play freshmen early on in the season. The tests are Friday and Sunday. Whether Texas has studied enough will be seen.
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Angela Kelly will face her alma mater on Friday night. It will be the third meeting between North Carolina and Texas.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Former Longhorns compete in Beijing
While Texas students were sleeping, two former Longhorns were busy in Beijing. Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano and Marielle Hall competed at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing in preliminary round competition. Manzano automatically qualified for the semifinals on Friday after he placed third in the second heat of the 1,500 meters. He finished with a time of 3:39.22, which was enough for 13th in the prelims. He will run the semifinals of the 1,500 meters at 6:55 a.m. CDT. If Manzano advances to the final, it will be at 6:45 a.m. Sunday. Hall competed in the women’s 5,000 meters and finished 10th in her heat with a time of 16:06.60 in the first round. Hall finished 21st overall, and won’t advance to the final Sunday. Manzano attended Texas from 2004-2008, and Hall attended from 2010-2014. Texas still has two alumni in Beijing who are also competing at the world championships: Trey Hardee and Sanya Richards-Ross. Hardee competed in the decathlon that began Thursday night and is set to finish Friday night. RichardsRoss will run the 4x400 relay for Team USA. —Aaron Torres
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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS’
New Efron film fails to overcome weak script By Charles Liu
Directed by Max Joseph, “We Are Your Friends” follows 23-yearold DJ Cole (Zac Efron), second from right, as he struggles to navigate the electronic dance music scene.
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The cliché of the tortured artist comes in many forms — the damaged painter, the depressed writer, the brooding composer. “We Are Your Friends” adds aspiring young DJs to the category — a peculiar, albeit refreshing, idea. Unfortunately, “We Are Your Friends,” Max Joseph’s directorial debut, is hardly peculiar or refreshing. It’s a tale about youthful ambition that, while occasionally fun and exciting, ultimately falls flat with a muddled story and a bland central performance by Zac Efron. Efron plays Cole Carter, a 23-year-old aspiring young DJ looking to break into the Los Angeles music scene. He and his friends spend their days working at a shady mortgage company and their nights as promoters at a club. One night, Cole meets James Reed (Wes Bentley), a popular DJ, whom Cole privately believes to be a sellout in the electronic dance music scene. James takes Cole under his wing and helps him find his breakthrough sound. Their friendship is threatened when Cole’s attraction to James’ neglected girlfriend and personal assistant Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski) leads to an affair. The affair and his fallout with
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James force him to question whether he has what it takes to become a DJ. Since his “High School Musical” days, Efron has done an admirable job shaking off his image as a teen heartthrob. He clearly wants to be an actor’s actor, but the script of “We Are Your Friends” doesn’t let him show off his chops. He spends much of the film pensively staring at nothing in particular, and, in spite of the charisma he has demonstrated in other roles, he’s unable to make Cole interesting. Like Ratajkowski, he often ends up as eye candy. The supporting cast, even with the thin material, succeeds where Efron does not and gives the film its soul. Jonny Weston steals the show as Cole’s hotheaded pal Mason, livening up the proceedings with the character’s funny yet down-to-earth sensibilities.
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Bentley brings layers to the film and hints at darkness in James’s past that a better film would have explored. Joseph, who co-wrote the script with Meaghan Oppenheimer, offers little in the way of introspection, focusing more on flash and style. His talented eye gives audiences gorgeous shots of Los Angeles streets and a Las Vegas rave, and he injects the picture with an enormous amount of energy for its first and final
acts. He mixes animation and onscreen text during several sequences that give the film life. A scene where Cole trips on PCP at a party is Joseph’s most striking and effective work in the film — bright colors flood the screen and consume the characters, rendering them the subjects of a moving Warhol painting. “We Are Your Friends” aims to be more than just flash and style, but Joseph’s weaker grasp on story and characters
drag the picture down. Much of “We Are Your Friends” revolves around Cole’s internal conflict: Can he find his own voice and succeed? Joseph doesn’t suggest EDM is high art, but instead conveys it as just another popular form of expression. But the film has little sense of direction. For much of its middle act, it wanders aimlessly and struggles to capture Cole’s inner turmoil and emptiness. His romance with Sophie doesn’t
help — it steals too much screen time from the central plot. Like Cole, Joseph is still finding his voice. “We Are Your Friends” is his attempt to examine millennial angst in an increasingly competitive economy. It has heart, but that heart doesn’t beat strong enough to overcome its weaknesses. Still, it’s a fun film that is worth a matinee price, one that a younger generation of filmgoers will
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Documentary chronicles Austin era of public access television By Thomas Boswell @thomasboswell11
UT alumnus John Moore’s documentary “When We Were Live” looks to chronicle the age before webshows, vlogs and Vines, when Austinites
used public access television to show off characters from all walks of life. During the ’80s and ’90s — what Moore called the “golden age” of public access — Austinites hoping to be on TV or promote activism looked to
community television stations as a medium for expression. By using old footage and focusing on key characters, Moore hopes to show Austin’s contribution to public access television. “We say it’s a film about Austin, but Austin is a micro-
cosm,” Moore said. “By fanning this one town, we really see what the heart of this generation and this medium was.” Before the digital age, Moore said it was much more difficult for people to express themselves to a large audience, but
now everyone has a camera and the ability to upload videos to the Internet. “We live in a film generation. Everybody is a filmmaker these days,” Moore said. “It’s really important to know where those roots began, and I also think
[our footage] is hilarious.” Moore aims to showcase Austin’s role in foreshadowing today’s viral video culture. He said Austin’s “weirdness” during the public access era is
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