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Law expands mental health resources
UT ranks in top 25 healthiest universities
By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
A state law went into effect Tuesday requiring mental health resources and suicide prevention services be given to all incoming college students. The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1624 on June 18, which requires universities to show students a live presentation or video with information
about mental health and suicide as part of their orientation. The bill forbids universities from providing students with this information in a paper format. Mark and Kathleen Walker, whose son died by suicide in May 2014 after his first year at UT, advocated for the law that would require universities give students mental health and suicide information, according to The Dallas
Morning News. Currently, UT students with previous or current mental health concerns can reach out to counselors at the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center, which offers counseling, a 24-hour crisis hotline and information about mental health stigma and suicide prevention, according to the center’s website. Resources on stress management, depression
and suicide are available to students through the counseling center’s website. Merryn McNeil, advertising junior and cochair of the social responsibility committee for UT orientation, said orientation advisors also used programming this summer to address mental health in college for incoming students. “We wanted to convey that mental health issues
can affect anyone and it’s normal and okay and there’s resources on campus and people who are here to help.” McNeil said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 34 and more than 11,000 people in this age group died by suicide in
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NexusHaus showcases solar innovation By Eunice Ali @euniceali
A team led by University of Texas at Austin architecture professor Michael Garrison is designing and building a solar-powered home to compete nationally as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The team began developing NexusHaus — the name of the proposed affordable and energy-efficient house — in 2013. NexusHaus is project between multiple colleges across campus and the architecture department at Technische Universität München (TUM) in Munich, Germany. Charlie Upshaw, a graduate student in mechanical engineering and co-leader of the project, said one of the biggest challenges for the team was the 2013 gov-
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Charles Upshaw, left, mechanical engineering graduate student, stands in front of NexusHaus, a solar-powered home built by a team of UT students. The team will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathalon in California later this month.
By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
UT ranked as one of the 25 healthiest universities in the U.S., according to Greatist, an online fitness and health startup. Greatist determined rankings based on a questionnaire that asked about dining services, fitness amenities and healthcare on campus. The Office of Student Affairs compiled answers for the questionnaire with the help of different departments within the University Health Services, Recreational Sports, Division of Housing and Food Services and the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center, according to Jessica Wagner, manager at University Health Services. Wagner said UT was nominated because of data accumulated from several other national rankings. “The University of Texas at Austin was ranked ... on last year’s Greatist list, we’re No. 2 in the 2014 Trojan Sexual Health Report Card and often rank in the top 10 on several of The Princeton Review’s lists,” Wagner said. “We are proud to have some of the good work happening on this campus recognized in this national format.” The Greatist ranking mentioned programs including the Healthyhorns Nap Map, an interactive map that shows the best places to nap on campus and
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Number of homeless AISD students grows
SG proposes budget over $100,000
By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
The number of homeless Austin Independent School District students increased by 30 percent over the past two years, according to HousingWorks Austin. The number of students without a permanent address rose from 2,030 students in 2012–2013 to 2,490 students in 2013–2014, and the number has continued to increase, according a report by HousingWorks Austin, an affordable housing advocacy group. Out of the 84,791 students enrolled in AISD for the 2014–2015 school year, 2,642 are homeless, although the overall number of students enrolled in AISD decreased by 500 students this year, the report found. Of the 2,642 students, 2,078 reported living doubled-up with another family, 249 in shelters, 275 in hotels and 271 with friends, according to HousingWorks Austin’s report. Forty-six students live unsheltered, such
We, as a city, have not been able to find the housing, set the policies — whatever it takes to bring these kids out of homelessness — and the numbers are going up. —Ann Teich, AISD Board of Trustees member
as in vehicles or squats. The increase in homelessness among AISD students can be attributed to several factors, according to the study, including the increasing number of renters in Austin and the opposition tenants who use Section 8 vouchers — or vouchers that help low-income citizens find government-assisted housing — face with landlords.
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By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
The Student Service Budget Committee allotted a total budget of $112,820 for the 2015–2016 UT Student Government. SG initially requested $168,815 before the committee decided on the final amount. The budget includes expenses of $25,000 for appropriations for the fiscal year, $90 for the Legislative Branch, $3,000 for special projects, $2,355 for the Executive Branch, $1,500 for internal expenses, $12,000 for operating expenses, $10,400 for tuition allotments, $30,780 for stipends, $24,045 for agencies, $2,650 for wages and $1,000 for the Big 12 Conference. John Falke, financial affairs committee chair, said he is very happy that agencies will be receiving a higher amount than last year, because it is a chance to give back to the UT community. “We allotted more to agencies — much more
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Internal Financial Director Nicole Chu attends Tuesday’s Student Government meeting where the Student Service Budget Committee discussed SG budget allocations.
than we gave them last year — which is really awesome and something we wanted to do,” Falke said. “I wanted [the money] to go back to the students instead of the representatives, and this way all of this money goes back to them in some way. I think that’s a great part of Student Government and
one of the main reasons I got involved.” During the summer, SG saw 69 agency budget applications, a large increase from the 16 student organizations who applied last summer, according to Nicole Chu, internal financial director. Chu said the budget committee chose which
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organizations to give money to based on what they had to offer in terms of impactful services and events for students. “This is a huge spike in the number of applications,” Chu said. “We’re glad that so [many] more students
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ernment shut down, which caused a delay in funding for several months. Another issue was the actual process of constructing the NexusHaus. “I’ve never built a house before. None of the students involved are professional contractors,” Upshaw said. “It’s about learning the practical skills, figuring out what works and what doesn’t.” Garrison said this
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continues from page 1 HealthyhornsTXT, a new texting service that sends subscribers advice on how to stay healthy. Jennifer Speer, associate director at the Division of Recreational Sports, said renovations to Belmont Hall’s weight rooms and the intramural sports program are some ways the department
800-square-foot house has five elements: zero net energy, modular and mobile, zero water, carbon neutral and affordable. “Nexus means connection,” assistant professor of architecture and NexusHaus co-faculty advisor Petra Liedl said. “It means the connection between energy and water, which is the concept behind our house, between UT and TUM, culturally.” Liedl, who holds a doc-
torate from TUM, started teaching at UT as a faculty fellow in 2012. She was recommended by Werner Lang, another NexusHaus cofaculty advisor, who had returned to TUM after teaching at UT for two years. Adam Pyrek, a lecturer in the School of Architecture and another NexusHaus co-faculty advisor, taught a class on Solar Decathlon in fall 2014 and spring 2015 semesters. Pyrek said NexusHaus
uses several concepts from the class, such as a rain water system that collects rainwater and reuses it and a chilled water system, which stores cool water produced during nighttime, to be used during daytime. Tosha Shah, a prospective McCombs MBA student who attended the NexusHaus ribbon cutting at the construction site, said the house is well planned. “I would absolutely [live here],” Shah said. “It’s going
to be a tough competition for the other [Solar Decathlon] participants.” Upshaw said the team is scheduled to leave for Irvine, California, on Sept. 24. After the competition, NexusHaus will be shipped to McDonald Observatory in West Texas to house scientists and other University staff members. “We’re changing the world,” Garrison said. “Students are able to put theory into practice.”
tries to incorporate a healthy lifestyle for the UT community. “I think our goal at any of the places on campus is always to make sure our school is as healthy as possible,” Jennifer said. “We want to make sure that students know that collectively we’re trying to make the University as healthy and well as possible.” An important aspect of
ensuring student’s health is the type of accommodations made for those with special dietary needs, such as those who eat glutenfree diets and those with food allergies, according to Lindsay Wilson, registered dietitian for DHFS. Wilson said she thinks this national ranking means UT is getting recognized for the work put into making sure members of the com-
munity are healthier, but she said she still hopes to see a “food-as-medicine” method in food service in the future. “We currently live in a time where we know more about nutritional science than ever before, have dietary guidelines in place, and numerous tools and resources available, like registered dietitians, to teach people how to eat healthfully. Yet, the health
of our nation doesn’t reflect this,” Wilson said. “I believe that chefs, foodservice managers and menus should be more of an extension of the health-supportive messages coming from dietitians and health care teams.” Austin was also nationally ranked by Forbes as one of the 20 healthiest cities in the nation, while 17 other southern cities were ranked among the least healthy.
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continues from page 1 are looking for funding from Student Government.” The agencies that were allotted a budget are the Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency, Queer Student Alliance, Longhorn Legislative Aides, Freshman Leadership Organization, Federal Relations Agency, Campus Safety Agency, Diversity & Inclusion Agency, City Relations Agency and Women’s Resource Agency. QSA Legislative Chair James Che said the organization initially requested $18,900 for fees to bring transgender celebrity Janet Mock to campus. “We wanted to go big and try to get a lot of money to get Janet Mock, because her fees are about $12,500, and we really thought she’d be a great speaker,” Che said. “We weren’t expecting to get the entire amount, and we’re pleased with what we did get and hope to get more some other way.” A new item on this year’s budget is funding for the Big 12 Conference, which will be hosted by UT this year,
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PROPOSED 2015– 2016 SG BUDGET Agencies: $24,045 Special Projects: $3,000 Executive Branch: $2,355 Legislative Branch: $90 Internal expenses: $1,500 Operating expenses: $12,000 Tuition allotment for president and vice president: $10,400 Stipends: $30,780 Appropriations for the fiscal year: $25,000 Wages: $2,650 Big 12 Conference: $1,000
Total: $ 112,820.00 Chu said. The conference was allotted $1,000 by Student Government for their expenses. “It’s the first time UT is hosting the conference in a while, so [SG] also got a portion of the budget,” Chu said. The allotted budget amounts will be formally confirmed next Tuesday.
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continues from page 1 2013. Rates of suicide in Texas were 3.7 times greater among males than females in 2013, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, many people experience the
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continues from page 1 Karen Paup, vice president of HousingWorks Austin, said the previous city council passed a fair housing ordinance last year that required landlords to accept Section 8 renters. A state law went into effect Tuesday which prohibits Texas cities from enacting anti-discrimination protection for renters using Section 8 vouchers. “When the state law takes effect, and Austin’s source of income protection ordinance will no longer be enforceable, it’s time to consider ways to mitigate the racial and ethnic segregation that voucher discrimination creates,” Paup said in a statement. Paup said because vacancy rates in Austin are low, landlords are able to be more selective about the tenants they accept, which results in low-income people of color living in specified areas of Austin. “Landlords protecting their ‘freedom’ to refuse voucher families translates into denying those same families the freedom to rent first symptoms of depression during their college years, and about 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function.” Students might not know where to get help or choose not to get help because they think their symptoms are just part of the typical stress of college, according to the
near jobs, near schools they would like their children to attend or near other amenities of our city,” Paup said. Ann Teich, AISD Board of Trustees member and former teacher, said the city and school district need to plan policies that provide a safety net for homeless students and their families. “We, as a city, have not been able to find the housing, set the policies — whatever it takes to bring these kids out of homelessness — and the numbers are going up,” Teich said in a statement. “We also have the parents who are being denied — say they qualify for a Section 8 voucher — they can’t get that because we have landlords not being willing to take those vouchers.” More than 125,000 school-age children in Texas experience homelessness during the course of a year, according to the Texas Homeless Education Office’s website. Of the more than 4,300 people who are provided housing by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, 48 percent are children, according to a statement the Housing Auinstitute. Another law aiming to increase mental health awareness in higher education also went into effect Tuesday. Lawmakers previously passed House Bill 197, which requires universities create a website with information on how to access mental health resources.
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University welcomes transfer students to campus By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
As part of Longhorn Welcome Week, transfer students met for food and an opportunity to meet new people at an event held by the Multicultural Engagement Center on Tuesday. Brandelyn Franks Flunder, director of the center, said this event started in 2011 and has grown to better welcome transfer students to UT. “It was literally [created] to expose [transfer students] to the same resources that freshman are getting, with the understanding of a college experience,” Flunder said. Flunder said the event has grown because the center received positive feedback from former attendees of the event, who said they felt more welcomed and transitioned more smoothly into UT. Flunder said the event, which was originally
created with the intention of serving African-American transfer students, has grown to be more open to cultural diversity. Cameron Bell, director of internal relations with the Afrikan American Affairs (AAA), said starting with this event as a transfer student helped him better acclimate to UT. “I really wanted to find a community on campus,” Bell said. “The [engagement center] has a leadership development program that allowed me to lead the program as a member of AAA.” Advertising junior Diana Bonilla said she transferred to the University in 2014 but did not attend the event last year. Bonilla said she decided to come this year to help herself branch out as a student. “Last year I already had friends here, so I just settled in and didn’t really explore,” Bonilla said. “It was a shock for me last
(From left) Stephen Scaglione, Gabriel Garcia, Sarai Llamas and Carlos Montes talk at the transfer student welcome meeting. They transfered to UT from UTPA, UTPA, UIW and UH downtown, respectively.
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year, because the atmosphere here is a lot busier. Even though there are a lot more organizations, you have to search for them, and I did not.” Bonilla said she wished
she had known about the event last year, and said she would recommend other transfers to attend it. Carmen Jimenez, women’s and gender studies senior, said this was her first
year to table at the event for the Center for Women and Gender Studies. Jimenez said it was nice to see students interacting with each other. “You come into a new
school knowing no one, and you come here, connect and make friends, I think it is great,” Jimenez said. “Looking around they are all talking to each other and it is nice to see.”
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Researcher: Genes don’t cause addiction but influence behavior By Rachel Ann Lew @rachelannlew
to genes that increase the risk of developing anorexia, depression and obsessivecompulsive disorder, according to Farris. “There is no one ‘alcohol gene’ that will cause people to become alcoholic (sic),” Farris said. “One gene can’t do all the work on its own. It needs a community of genes.” Farris said he wanted to understand the role genetics play in addiction after he attended multiple court trials and saw several people struggling with alcohol addiction. “[Alcoholism] is often
The interaction of specific genes can increase a person’s chances of developing alcohol addiction and other psychiatric disorders, according to a University specialist in substance abuse research. Sean Farris, a postdoctoral fellow at the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, said Tuesday at a lecture that genetics do not cause addictions, but they shape eflectand influence behavior. The elievegenes linked to alcoholman-ism are closely connected d be f the sages Name: 3812/re:fuel-Office and
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overlooked and not considered a medical condition,” Farris said. “It is sometimes seen as being weak-willed, but alcoholics certainly don’t want to be addicted or have that kind of lifestyle.” Through the Human Genome Project, an international scientific research program that aims to map all the genes of the human genome, researchers can apply data to individual patients in order to discover the underlying causes of diseases, including alcoholism, according to Farris. “All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in
their genetic makeup,” Farris said. “Through research of the human genome, we can find the genes that implicate the disease and the genes that are connected to them that, together, help influence the development of the disease.” Ketan Marballi, a postdoctoral fellow at Waggoner and Farris’ colleague, said the overlap between many psychiatric disorders means that medications for one condition may be useful in treating other conditions. “Drug repurposing is useful, because you can use existing drugs to cure psychiatric
[Alcoholism] is often overlooked and not considered a medical condition. It is sometimes seen as being weak-willed, but alcoholics certainly don’t want to be addicted or have that kind of lifestyle. —Sean Farris, Postdoctoral fellow
illness of other types,” Marballi said. “You can circumvent designing new drugs because the old drugs have already gone through clinical trials and been approved for human use.” Noah Kraff, a business graduate student who
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attended the lecture, said he thought it was interesting to see how genetics are not the only factor in causing alcoholism. “It’s not just genetics,” Kraff said. “Different factors in your life can help you control the medical condition.”
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EDITORIAL
SB 1624 is a new horizon for suicide prevention Texas Senate Bill 1624 took effect today, requiring all incoming students at Texas academic institutions to receive information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services. The passage of SB 1624 can be attributed to the parents of Lee Walker, a student who died by suicide at UT in 2014. The University must use this bill as the beginning of a new approach to advertising the mental health and suicide prevention services on campus. The best way for the University to fulfill this requirement is to host town hall-style gatherings at orientation, mediated by suicide prevention experts. The goal would be to teach students how to recognize signs of depression or suicidal ideation in themselves or others as well as to highlight the abundant University resources available. A town hall-style approach to suicide awareness is important because it would establish a comfortable environment for students to talk about a difficult subject. It would also allow students to participate in the discussion, ensuring the message is received. Hosting these presentations at orientation would introduce the discussion to students before they are engulfed in the nerve-wracking first semester of their college careers. If the new program is designed effective-
What the University needs to do better is inform students of these resources and battle the stigmatism and culture of silence surrounding mental health issues. ly, incoming students who attend the orientation presentation will be able to identify the symptoms and signs of depression and point their peers toward helpful resources. The bystander effect, or the tendency for individuals to disregard a crisis when others are present, must be addressed during these meetings. It is not just the University’s responsibility to help these students, but their communities’ as well. The University has well established infrastructure, including affordable counseling and 24-hour crisis hotlines, to aid students with mental health needs. What the University needs to do better is inform students of these resources and battle the stigmatism and culture of silence surrounding mental health issues. It could start by notifying students of suicides on campus. Doing so can
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The Counseling and Mental Health Center showcases informational signs during Suicide Prevention Week on Sept. 22, 2014. Suicide Prevention Week is an annual event.
remind those suffering silently that they are not alone and boost awareness of the resources the University provides. SB 1624 will not solve the complex prob-
lems of mental health and suicide prevention on university campuses, but UT has the opportunity to get a head start and let the students know that they are not alone.
GUEST COLUMN
Reproducibility crucial to maintaining study credibility By David Bordelon Guest Columnist
In a hilarious instance of meta-irony, a study published last week claims that more than half of social science studies are bogus. The study, conducted by the Reproducibility Project, a research accountability group at the University of Virginia, examined 100 studies published in three leading peer-reviewed journals and found that 60 of them did not match the author’s conclusions. This study highlights the importance of reproducibility, a defining factor of scientific inquiry: If the results cannot be reproduced, they are false. “Reproducibility is extremely important, because if it isn’t reproducible, you can’t use it,” UT psychology professor Bill Swann said. “I reproduce my own studies in the paper. They aren’t direct replications, but they are conceptual replications.” Conceptual replications are when the more important aspects of the study are replicated in order to ensure the results are conceptually correct. Swann said he believes the best scientists replicate their own studies themselves, such as double-checking your work before you turn it in. The Reproducibility Project’s study comes
at a critical juncture in the world of social science, where increasing media attention coupled with a growing pool of unemployed Ph.D. students can lead to overstating the statistical significance of findings, or worse, fudging the data in order to get published. “There will always be bad apples,” Swann said. “But the majority of us are just trying to do good science.” The implications of the Reproducibility Project’s work are not all bad. However, it seems as though the work is indicative of a new trend of hypersensitivity. With a sharply rising number of journal retractions and retroactively falsified findings, Swann points to an increase in awareness on the matter. “I think there’s a lot more sensitivity and skepticism because of data fakers getting exposed,” Swann said. “Communication is so much better, so if you suspect someone of doing something, they’re an email away. Ultimately, you’ll get more moderating and more replication, and eventually retraction will die down.” The key point is scientists need to reproduce studies. It does not matter whether the project is replicated by the original author or done by a group — just that it is done. The problem is that reproduction is not flashy, nor is it novel. It only
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reiterates what is already known when most scientists are looking for what is unknown. “It’s not sexy, but it’s important,” said Swann. And it’s important that the public clamors for
reproduced studies so that we can be sure our scientific knowledge is steadily encroaching on the truth, rather than flashy falsehoods. Bordelon is a philosophy sophomore.
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Sexual health education should be Students should find ways to help included in orientation programs homeless while exercising caution By Laura Hallas Guest Columnist
The Texas public school system takes responsibility for students’ education from the age of five until they graduate college. However, at no point is there a requirement for practical sexual education, creating vastly different levels of knowledge by the time students enter college. The transition from high school is the perfect time to pick up slack and level the playing field. The current state public sexual education legislation, HB 78, passed in 2015, continues to promote abstinence as the only form of safe sex. The Texas Department of State Health Services website does not mention “sexual education” or contraceptives, only “abstinence education.” The site makes clear that “abstinence from sexual activity is an expected outcome” of the program. However, this is not reality. A 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study found Texas to have the third-highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2013 survey found that 47 percent of students had previously had sex. This year, almost 10,000 incoming freshman and transfer students attended orientation information sessions about campus safety and completed an online program called “Think About It” meant to reduce risk risk involving alcohol, drugs, sexual violence and healthy relationships. “Think About It” was judged by student focus groups and University Health Services to be the most comprehensive of its kind, but does not cover the physiological and anatomical aspects of sexual activity. Since the program was created by a third party, it would be UT’s responsibil-
ity to create a sex-ed supplement. UHS health promotions manager Jennifer Hughes Wagner would be a part of this team. “The program is really focused on healthy relationships, less about educating anatomy and physiology,” said Wagner, “There is some catching up to do, and ‘Think About It’ is not intended to cover that.” While UHS offers excellent opportunities for students to seek out sexual health services, it is more difficult to ensure an accurate baseline sexual education for all students. If a video like “Think About It” or a sexual health seminar were added to orientation programming, students would receive more vital health information that they otherwise wouldn’t have. “I’m glad UT does provide its students with this knowledge, or else many of us would probably never get it,” said freshman Cynthia Chu. High school administrators and lawmakers may feel squeamish about imposing values onto families and children in terms of sexual health. But college students are not children. If a public institution can talk to them frankly about sexual violence and binge drinking, they should be able to sit through a 20-minute required health video. There is a lack of practical sexual education throughout the state public school system, but entrance into college offers an opportunity to provide some of this background through required programming. The extra 20 minutes of required information would be a simple but vital addition to the orientation requirements, utilizing resources already in place to improve the knowledge and safety of new students. Hallas is a Plan II and human development freshman.
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By Mary McFadden Guest Columnist
With new students arriving from across the world to Austin, the high number of homeless men and women in the downtown Austin area may be surprising to some students. According to the City of Austin, there are more than 2,300 people sleeping in shelters, cars or on the street on any given night in Austin. This number means there are endless opportunities for students to get involved while remaining cautious and mindful of their surroundings. UT has several organizations for student volunteers as well. Design freshman Anna Brink came to Austin for mission trips in high school, but she was still suprised by the amount of homelessness near campus. “For a college campus, I was surprised at how many homeless people there are,” Brink said. “Even around the Drag, there are a lot of people with shopping carts carrying their belongings.” Lieutenant Gary Hanna of the Austin Police Department suggests the “Hide it, Lock it, Keep it” system seen on signs in parking garages around Austin in case students are concerned about securing their belongings. Hanna said students shouldn’t have issues with theft if they keep their valuables out of plain sight and lock their car and apartment. “You would be surprised at how many students don’t lock their doors,” Hanna said. “[Some] people will just check doorknobs and walk in. Many students come
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from areas of little crime and become easy targets because they are naive.” If students are nervous about this, Hanna stresses overall awareness of your surroundings, much like his general advice for UT students. “I have two cousins that are students at UT,” Hanna said. “I give them the same advice I give any student: Don’t walk alone in the dark, and stay with friends in a lit, public area.” The high number of homeless people also means we have a responsibility to help those in need. Hanna said giving directly to individuals may not be as helpful as contributing time, resources or money to volunteer services. Instead of money, water bottles, granola bars or bagged lunches can help those who need assistance. Additionally, there are two student-led organizations on campus that help the homeless, Hunger and Homelessness Outreach and Breakfast For the Homeless. Both of these organizations are on HornsLink, with opportunities for volunteers to join. The Homelessness Management Information System reports that homelessness has declined by an average of 6 percent annually since 2011, and UT students can contribute to this change by volunteering their time and energy. With the dozens of organizations and churches around Austin dedicated to helping the homeless community, and more than 51,000 students on campus, the idea of everyone in Austin having a home seems more and more realistic. McFadden is a journalism freshman.
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LEGACY
UT community reflects on Wes Craven’s legacy By Alex Pelham @TalkingofPelham
Writer and director Wes Craven, who died Sunday from brain cancer, knew how to spook moviegoers with images of mutants, cloaked madmen and a creep with third-degree burns wielding a menacing “knife glove.” To many viewers, the concept of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”’s Freddy Krueger has stayed in their nightmares since the film premiered more than 30 years ago. “I was maybe 10 or 11, and I remember staying up late and watching ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ on HBO,” said radio-television-film lecturer Miguel Alvarez. “I laid in bed and was afraid to close my eyes.” Craven’s smash horror film mixed the world of dreams with reality, producing terrifying results. Krueger, played by actor Robert Englund, would be hailed as a classic horrorflick villain along with Jason Voorhees and Leatherface. Although the “Elm Street” series spawned numerous
silly sequels that traded terror for dark comedy and forced Krueger to recite a barrage of lame oneliners, the presence of the maniac remained a thrill for moviegoers. “What’s special about Wes Craven is that he always knew how to scare you,” Alvarez said. “Everyone should watch his films right now to appreciate what he brought to not only horror, but to filmmaking.” “Elm Street” is filled with impressive visuals, such as the unforgettable image of Johnny Depp’s character being sucked into a bed and spit out as a torrent of blood. Even with these grisly visuals, Alvarez said the true fear came from the movie’s dark tone. “Being an early pioneer of horror films, Craven was able to scare you by atmosphere,” Alvarez said. “[His filmmaking] was about keeping you close to the characters. You have more of an emotional attachment to them, thereby you have a heightened sense of terror.” The scares Craven crafted
have lingered as vivid memories for many of his fans. Anything resembling the creatures he unleashed is enough to send chills down viewers’ spines. “I remember I had a vacuum cleaner that used to make the same sound that Freddy Krueger’s nails made,” radio-television-film junior Kyle Doherty said. “I was afraid to vacuum my room because of the noise.” Craven’s work also inspired other filmmakers. Alvarez said as he grew older and decided to become a filmmaker, his experience with “Elm Street” convinced him to reexamine how films connect with people’s fears. “As a kid, you watch films, and they affect you in a certain way,” Alvarez said. “You look back and think, ‘What was it about those types of films that scared me versus those that didn’t quite scare me?’” Although he became a household name by examining realistic nightmares in “Elm Street,” Craven also revolutionized the horror genre with a variety of
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Writer and director Wes Craven died Sunday from brain cancer. Craven is known for horror films such as “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream.”
chilling titles. His debut film, “The Last House on the Left,” focused on suburban brutality and vengeance. “The Hills Have Eyes” explored the horrific creatures that lurk in the wilderness. Craven even looked at scary movies through a comedic, terror-ridden lens with the
acclaimed “Scream.” “I saw ‘Scream’ when I was in elementary school, and it scarred me forever,” Doherty said. “I had never seen anything that violent or scary before.” After 45 years of directing, Craven’s legacy lives on through the dark, twisted
images he conjured on screen. His genius makes it difficult to look at a Christmas-colored sweater and refrain from cringing just a bit. “I loved how upset those movies made me, and it made me want to make things that upset other people,” Doherty said.
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tries to subdue with drugs. Drugs are tied so closely to his personality that even “XO” is a reference to ecstasy and oxycodone. He wholeheartedly recognizes this but doesn’t want to change, claiming during “The Hills” that his true personality comes out when he’s using. Tesfaye made a great move by ignoring criticisms and focusing on the music. There are few moments that Beauty Behind the Madness becomes an unenjoyable record, and most pop fans should give it multiple listens. The three main themes
simplified or erased.” Each chapter of “Invisible in Austin” tracks the narrative of one person. The book’s writers began discussing the project in 2013 and conducted in-depth interviews — sometimes taking years to interview a single subject — to fully capture the complexity of their life stories. Jensen met a man who she calls Kumar, a cab driver from Nepal, at a panel about political asylum. Jensen said Kumar, who loves language and writing, agreed to share his story if she would practice speaking English with him. “In the book, we talked about Kumar’s experiences as a cab driver and asylee, but
we were careful not to make any generalizations about cab drivers in general,” Jensen said. “Rather than telling general stories about cab drivers, exotic dancers or hotel cleaners, we wanted to tell stories about individuals.” Sociology graduate student Eric Enrique Borja wrote about a man he calls Chip, a 57-yearold copy repairman who lives in a trailer on the outskirts of Austin. Borja said he was impressed by creative measures that Chip took to get through day-to-day life, such as using his car as a mobile office. “I think it’s crazy that we call ‘techie people’ creative, when really the creative class are the ones who find creative ways to survive in this city,” Borja said. “As each chapter
illustrates, people are forced into situations where they have to be creative to survive, whether it’s living in a storage unit or having to constantly fix [their] home and car.” “Invisible in Austin” is currently being taught in classrooms at UT across several departments. Jensen said she’s excited about the book’s academic use but would also like for the book to reach a broader Austin audience. “I hope that this [book] reaches those people who are riding in the cabs, working at the glamorous tech companies or staying at the W Hotel,” Jensen said. “We want people to realize that living in this city is really hard, and that these struggles should be respected and valorized.”
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Beauty Behind the Madness features excellent production work and a close examination of The Weeknd’s complex peronality.
of fame, love and drugs all culminate to make a powerful statement, but it’s Tesfaye’s sensitive and prideful personality that make his art impossible to downplay from its status as the
best R&B out there. He’s not painting a complex picture, but this album’s overall consistency and energy make Beauty Behind the Madness Tesfaye’s best release.
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Swoopes to lead locker room, Longhorns By Ezra Siegel
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After junior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes’ erratic 2014 campaign, head coach Charlie Strong preached the need for a quarterback competition. Now, with days until the season opener, Swoopes has earned his coach’s trust. “I’m convinced [Swoopes has] won over the locker room, just the way he’s played and how he really has came on and just his leadership ability right now,” Strong said. “I’ve said that the guy that wins the quarterback position has to win over this team, and he’s won over the team.” Swoopes’ inconsistencies were detrimental to Texas last season. The Longhorns lost five of the seven games in which he threw an interception, and his tendency to hang his head through struggles proved contagious on the Longhorns’ sideline. Strong emphasized this offseason that Swoopes needed an attitude change. While he’s yet to take the field this season, Swoopes has already adjusted his attitude, according to senior running back Johnathan Gray. “Tyrone [Swoopes] is like, ‘I can’t wait to step on the field and prove that we’re back, prove that I can lead the team, and I can be a leader for the team,’ and we’re all rallying around him,” Gray said. “That guy has done a complete 180, and for the better. We love him for it, and I’m ready to see what he can do this year.” The attitude adjustment
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Junior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) runs against the Texas defense during the Orange-White scrimmage in April. Swoopes started 12 games for Texas in 2014, leading the Longhorns to a 6-7 record while throwing for 13 touchdowns.
isn’t Swoopes’ only improvement. He’s grown as a pocket passer and is no longer putting the offense at risk with his decision-making. With a new offense geared around tempo and lengthy drives, the Longhorns are banking on his newfound caution with the ball. “Last year, you see him making so many not-smart throws,” junior safety Dylan Haines said. “Then you look at him this year, and he’s so much smarter, and he’s not making bad throws. When he sees
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something he shouldn’t throw, he goes to his next read.” Swoopes enters this season with a year of experience with the starting job. He said he’s focused on watching film, pushing himself to work harder and gain chemistry with his receivers. He also emphasized that he’s improved his ability to process and anticipate events on the field. “I’m reacting better,” Swoopes said. “I know where everyone is, where they should be and where they’ll end up.” As the offense’s play-caller,
Swoopes will need to point his teammates in the right direction and set them up for success. Most importantly, however, he needs to lead by example. Swoopes’ teammates and coaching staff swear by his enhanced work ethic and vocal leadership, yet he still remains modest about his improvement. He prefers to let his play speak for itself. “I mean, I feel like mostly it’s just my play,” Swoopes said. “I’m just showing people that I’ve gotten a lot better since the
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
After review, NCAA must institute replay By Jacob Martella Daily Texan Columnist @ViewFromTheBox
With BYU leading the match 2–1 and the fourth set tied at 24 in the 2014 Final Four game, BYU then-junior opposite hitter Jennifer Hamson appeared to hit the ball long out of bounds; however, the down official farthest away from the play said that the ball came off the hands of then-freshman libero/outside hitter Amy Neal, resulting in a match point for BYU. The Cougars went on to win the game. Video replay painted a much cloudier, if not different, picture. ESPN showed a few different angles of the play which made it appear as though the ball never touched Neal’s hand, reviving the debate about instant replay. “I think we need to look at some instant replays and some abilities to make some calls, because it’s difficult when you get a 2-point switch, and your kids tried as hard as they did,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said following the match. If everything goes according to plan this year, players, coaches and officials won’t have to worry about too many more missed calls. This year, the Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 are experimenting with instant replay in conference play before the NCAA decides whether to implement it across all Division I volleyball.
last time we played and didn’t really feel like I had to do anything different outside of that.” Swoopes will be under the microscope this season until he proves that he can lead a winning team. Last season’s shortcomings have already motivated him to work harder and improve his craft this offseason. The next step: winning football games. “I know I can do it, and just going out and doing it, that’s the last thing I’ve got to do,” Swoopes said. “I feel like I’ll be able to do that.”
It’s a move that’s sorely needed in volleyball. The athletes are fast, the action is quick and the chance that four sets of eyes miss something is pretty high. And that’s really the point of instant replay — to get it right. Nobody likes losing on a blown call, and nobody likes winning on a blown call, for the most part. If last year’s play shows anything, it’s that volleyball needs instant replay. Just look at baseball, now in its second year with instant replay. Although missed calls are practically part of baseball tradition, replay has helped reduce the number of missed calls while keeping the pace of the game similar to how it was before replay was implemented. Some may argue against implementing this system across all of college volleyball. The camera and equipment demands are hefty. Smaller schools might not have the equipment necessary for effective instant replay. But the NCAA does need to use video in officiating when it truly matters the most, when seasons are on the line in the NCAA tournament and the Final Four. With all of the technology available today, it’s truly mind-boggling why there are sports that have not adopted instant replay. It’s time for college volleyball to step into the 21st century.
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Junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu (11) sends the ball across the net at the 2014 Final Four game in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Located on 46th and Guadalupe streets, the Whitaker Fields will undergo renovations beginning in October. The fields host numerous intramural sports including football, soccer and softball.
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Whitaker Fields to undergo renovations in mid-October By Reanna Zuniga @reannasioux
A total renovation of Whitaker Fields is set for mid-October, which will affect the schedules of the intramural sports for the next year. Jennifer Speer, associate director of communications assessment and development at UT RecSports, said the University is trying to keep all disruptions to the intramural schedules minimal despite the renovations. The $23-million project was first taken to the Board of Regents for approval earlier this year and is anticipated to complete in the fall of 2016. The main focus of the renovations is a new entry building with single-entry access so students can swipe their cards in one place for equipment checkout. All of the scheduled sports will have an altered game schedule, with some being shortened and others lengthened. Both soccer and football will have an abbreviated schedule with one less game. “I think most students are excited about the renovations and are willing to have one less game for the new facilities,” Speer said. Indoor basketball will have an expanded schedule, but softball, a spring intramural sport, may not have a season this year because of
the renovations. “We know a lot of the students play multiple sports, and even though we had to shorten some schedules, we’ve extended others so students will still be able to have the chance to play the sports they like,” Speer said. According to Speer, every intramural sport except softball has found an alternative spaces to play. Speer said RecSports is searching for a new location, and it should reach a final decision before construction begins in October. “Worst-case scenario is that softball doesn’t happen next year,” Speer said. “Our goal is to find an alternative space for them to play.” Many students are excited by the prospect of updated facilities at Whitaker Fields, but some are disappointed that they may miss the opportunity to play intramural softball this year. “I think that overall the renovation will have a positive impact on the I.M. experience by creating a welcoming atmosphere rather than the mysterious vast amounts of green fields that it is now,” government junior Zachary Cochran said. “I think that in the long run it will be worth experiencing the cut for a year, but for the meantime, I would be extremely saddened by not being able to play
I.M. softball.” The most recent renovations to the fields were made over 30 years ago, despite the wear and tear that comes from almost 260,000 participation hours each year in student recreation. Speer said the fields will be completely redone and a new irrigation system will be put in place to reduce the carbon footprint. New natural grass fields are the main reason for the construction beginning in the fall. “The schedule allows us to plant grass during the optimal window and offer intramural programs each fall semester, which we believe is a win-win,” Speer said. “Grass needs to be planted mid-late spring for the best chance of growing success, so the schedule was designed around that and the ability to offer abbreviated field sports seasons in both fall 2015 and fall 2016.” Exercise science sophomore Andrew Thompson, whose favorite intramural sport is softball, said the fields were in the most need of repair. “The fields needed a new grass and levelingof-the-ground updates,” Thompson said. Intramural flag football games begin Sunday, Sept. 13. Each division’s regular season will last three weeks.
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New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons.
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“99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” I say, No excuses, no regrets.
SPORTS BRIEFLY Red River Showdown tickets now available
Texas Athletics made tickets available for the AT&T Red River Showdown on Tuesday, giving UT students and fans a chance to purchase single-game tickets for the matchup between Texas and Oklahoma. The meeting between Big 12 rivals will take place Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The meeting will be the 110th in series history between the currently unranked Longhorns and the No. 19 Sooners with Texas leading the series 60–44–5. With the game taking place at a neutral site, the two teams switch off each year as the home squad. Texas will take the field as the home team this season and will wear its burnt orange jerseys. Students can purchase tickets online through TexasSports.com/tickets, call the ticket office at (512) 471-3333 or buy them in person at the Bellmont Hall Ticket Office. Tickets are limited and are priced at $135 per ticket. —Michael Shapiro
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BOOKS
New book reveals lives of Austin’s ‘invisible’ By Megan Kallus @megmayumi
The title of each chapter in the book “Invisible in Austin” begins with a name. Although the names are pseudonyms, the stories that follow chronicle the lives of real Austinites. The book “Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City,” published Sept. 1, is a collection of essays edited by sociology professor Javier Auyero and written by a team of UT graduate students. The book examines the increasing socioeconomic inequality in Austin and attempts to shed light on the lives of people living in Austin’s social margins. On Friday, Sept. 4, BookPeople will host a signing and a panel discussion of the book. Auyero said the book’s writers wanted to reveal the parts of Austin that the media doesn’t cover. “Our book is based on the premise that sight — that is, what we see and what we don’t see about a city and
its residents — is part of a power struggle,” Auyero said. “The media covers what happens in the playground for the young, beautiful and powerful that Austin has become. Those on the other side — those who clean tables, drive us, do the dirty work — are, for the mainstream media at least, invisible.” Katie Jensen, a sociology Ph.D. student at UT, co-authored “Invisible in Austin.” She said the idea for the book evolved out of discussions she and her fellow graduate students had about existing literature on the urban poor. “There was this general frustration that stories of complex, individual lives were getting flattened out to suit social theory,” Jensen said. “People would get boiled down into types like ‘the drug lord’ or ‘the single mother,’ so we decided to seek out these stories of people at the urban margins that were getting
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In their book “Invisible in Austin,” sociology professor Javier Auyero and UT graduate students highlight the stories of Austinites they feel go unnoticed by the media. One story follows the life of an Austin cab driver who’s listed under the pseudonym Kumar, pictured above.
ALBUM REVIEW | ‘BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS’
The Weeknd delivers thoughtful yet blunt LP By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
Since Michael Jackson exploded onto the pop scene with his superhuman singing and dance skills, many artists have tried and failed to replicate what made him so special. Abel Tesfaye, known by his stage name The Weeknd, knows any effort to recreate Michael Jackson is futile. Instead, with his new album, Beauty Behind the Madness, he decided to twist the formula. After a trio of mixtapes, Tesfaye quickly established himself as the dark and
brooding, yet creative, artist pop music needed. His debut album, Kiss Land, brightened the mood with more dynamic hooks and colorful production but fell short of its lofty intellectual goals. Released Friday, Tesfaye’s newest album ignores criticisms of his previous record and plows forward to create an enjoyable blend of his older mixtape persona and newer, popfriendly personality. The production sets the mood before Tesfaye even begins to sing. “Often” is lyrically simple but garnishes attention for
producer Ben Billions’ beats. At times, the echo of drum machines and trap-influenced bass can be a slight nuisance, but, overall, most production moves are done in good taste. Tesfaye’s voice is far from weak, but certain lyrical moments distract by channeling Michael Jackson a bit too much. “Can’t Feel My Face” features an auto-tuned disco pop version of Tesfaye’s voice — one of the biggest vocal flops on the album. This might generate single sales, but it completely abandons the sensitive side to Tesfaye’s music displayed
throughout the record. The Weeknd’s works usually contain an intellectual element, and Beauty Behind the Madness delivers on that front. The main lyrical ploy used by Tesfaye is contradiction. Every song is hypnotic in the way it blends the successes and struggles of life. “Tell Your Friends” has a boastful chorus that attempts to turn each one of Tesfaye’s listeners into a walking advertisement to help fulfill his relentless drive for fame. Yet, when he claims “My cousin said I made it big, and it’s unusual/ She tried to take a selfie at
my grandma’s funeral,” there’s a bittersweet attitude toward his newfound and self-driven celebrity. Tesfaye continues to contradict himself while discussing the unbridled passion and pain associated with love. During “The Hills,” Tesfaye describes a failing affair he’s been having. He initially regrets the loss, singing “I’m just tryna get you out the friend zone/‘Cause you look even better than the photos,” but he then turns around and attacks the woman by citing her as the one responsible for the downfall of
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the relationship. This album is a tale of Tesfaye’s fight with his thoughts, which he often
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