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Study addresses fracking on System land By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
The Environment Texas Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group reported issues with oil drilling on UT System land, such as excessive water usage and the release of chemicals during drilling, in a study released Tuesday. Luke Metzger, director of the advocacy group Environment Texas, said the group started looking into the matter after the Austin AmericanStatesman did a story last
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November featuring System owned lands. Since 2005, the System has leased 1.3 million acres of land to oil and gas companies, Metzger said. “[The] drilling and fracking has resulted in huge use of water,” Metzger said. “The pumping deep underground of millions of pounds of chemicals has released [these chemicals] into our air and soil.” According to the report, more than 6 billion gallons of water were used between
2012 and 2014, and 1.6 million gallons of wastewater spilled into both the soil and groundwater from the wells on System land. Mark Houser, CEO of the University Lands office, said, despite not having a chance to look at the report beforehand, said people within his office look forward to reading what the report has to say. “To the extent it contains helpful suggestions that can be realistically implemented, we will consider those thought-
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Luke Metzger, director of the advocacy group Environment Texas, speaks at a press conference Tuesday regarding a recent study on the environmental impact of fracking on UT-owned lands.
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Head coach Charlie Strong announced Wednesday that wide receivers coach Jay Norvell will replace Shawn Watson, assistant head coach for offense, as the team’s play-caller. The change comes after the Longhorns scored just three points in their season opener against No. 9 Notre Dame. “There’s no reason for us to go out and perform at the level we’ve been performing,” Strong said. “I expect more, want more. The fans deserve more. All of our letter-winners deserve more. There’s been a lot of players that have come through the program that have played for the pride and tradition, and that really means something to them. And that’s what we have to get
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Assistant head coach for offenseShawn Watson walks off the field during the Orange and White game. Watson and the Longhorns were held to 163 yards in a 38–3 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.
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Kin’s Coffee, a new shop with a $475,000 price tag, will open in early November in the Kinsolving Dormitory directly across from Kin’s Market on the first floor, according to Director of Food Services Rene Rodriguez. Like Jester Java, a coffee shop in the Jester Dormitory, Kin’s Coffee will serve Starbucks coffee and accept Bevo Bucks, Dine In Dollars and cash. It will also feature an walk-up window outside for students who are in a rush. The Division of Housing and Food Service intends for the shop to meet a growing demand for specialty coffee on the north side of campus. Rhetoric and writing sophomore Dejanara Mangiameli, a resident assistant at Kinsolving, said she recognizes a demand for coffee in the area and anticipates the shop will attract students. “They could not have picked a better place for a coffee shop,” Mangiameli said. “So many people from all across campus come to Kinsolving for breakfast wanting coffee, so it makes sense to build one in there.” Rodriguez said he anticipates the shop’s construction will be a beneficial addition to Kinsolving, both functionally and aesthetically. “It is really going to look very nice with the outside deck and walk-up window,” Rodriguez said. “It will be a pretty addition to the front of the dorm. It will add great value to the Kinsolving Dorm and
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Economist speaks on future of US inequality SG offers resolution for financial bar leniency By Nancy Huang
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton administration, speaks at the LBJ Library as part of the Plan II Liz Carpenter lecture series on Tuesday evening.
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Political economist and former White House advisor Robert Reich spoke Tuesday about the future of inequality as part of the Plan II Liz Carpenter lecture series. “When we talk about the economy, normally what we talk about — at least in the business pages — is the stock markets, the business cycle or what the Federal Reserve board is about to do,” Reich said. “Those are very limited ways of looking at the economy.” Reich said the economy has grown significantly since the late 1970s, but the median wage of workers has increased at a slower rate. “Invariably, the political power starts going to the top as well,” Reich said. Reich divided the problem of inequality into three
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vectors: globalization, technological displacement and demographics. “Technological displacement has been going on for a very long time, but it’s getting faster, and our educational attainments are not keeping up with the rates of technological displace-
ments,” Reich said. “And now that the baby boomers are all retiring, we have about three-and-a-half workers for every retiree. In a few years, it will be two.” Samantha Meyer, a retired employee of IBM who was born during the baby boom, said she believes that
Reich made good points about the baby boomer generation. “He really knows what our futures hold, especially in terms of Medicaid and Medicare,” Meyer said. “[And] what we’re
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By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
Student Government introduced legislation for judicial review on Tuesday supporting a 30-day grace period for clearing financial bars. The new resolution requests for the Office of the Registrar to give students 30 days to pay off any outstanding fees and debts that would bar them from registering. This resolution, which would also alert students via email after missing the initial deadline, would give students more time to collect the necessary funds, according to Kallen Dimitroff, SG University-wide representative and co-author of the resolution. “I’m sure many of us have been in this situation where
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you go to register for classes and boom, surprise, you have a financial bar, and you can no longer register,” Dimitroff said. “With this resolution, when you go to register, rather than saying ‘you have a financial bar; you can’t register,’ it’ll say, ‘hey, you have a financial bar, but you have 30 days to pay that fine.” Prior to spring 2015 registration, 6,768 students had financial bars with a total amount of $2,429,094 owed to UT, according to the resolution. Financial bars can be given to students for debt as large as tuition and as small as ID fees, and the 30-day grace period seemed like the best solution to the problem, said a co-writer of the resolution, Sergio Cavazos, policy director in the Senate of
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has until Thursday to find a lawyer to represent him for felony charges of violating state securities laws. At a hearing held Aug. 27 in Fort Worth, Paxton’s lead defense lawyer, Joe Kendall, unexpectedly resigned, according to the Dallas Morning News, after Paxton pled not guilty. Paxton has been charged with two counts of securities fraud and one count of failure to register with the State Securities Board, all of which the defense said took place before Paxton took office in January 2015. “I am innocent of these charges. It is a travesty that some would attempt to hijack our system of justice to achieve political ends they could not accomplish at the ballot box,” Paxton said in a statement. Criminal defense attorney Pete Schulte raised questions about Paxton’s representation when he announced on Twitter that he would represent Paxton in Kendall’s absence. “Clarification will be forthcoming today,” Schulte tweeted. “It’s unfortunate Joe Kendall created this confusion in court today as he was leaving the team.” Schulte was incorrect, as the Fish & Richardson law firm issued a statement that said they will be helping Paxton search for representation. “Fish & Richardson have been assisting Attorney General Ken Paxton in the retention of legal counsel for his criminal case,” the statement said. “No final decision has been made as to who the members of that team will be.” On Aug. 3, 2015, Paxton was arrested after a state grand jury indicted him on three felony securities fraud charges but was released on $35,000 bail. —Lauren Florence
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continues from page 1 College Councils. “We think this is a very proactive solution to the issue, and it gives [assistance to] students — especially upper-division students — that need specific courses and that may not be able to achieve a four year graduation rate if they don’t get these classes,” Cavazos said. “With large amounts of money especially, 30 days can really go a long way for a student who is trying to pay off their debt.” According to the
resolution, 50 percent of graduating students borrowed money in order to cover University debt during the 2013 academic school year. Sara Arciniega, a psychology and public relations sophomore, said she supports the extension. “My financial aid didn’t get here on time, so I had to take out a loan to pay for school, and then my financial aid got in the next day after, so I had to pay off my loan with the financial aid,” Arciniega said. “If I had 30 days, I would have had more time to get that financial aid, and I
This grace period allows you to pay off your debts without having to deal with getting kicked out of your classes as an unneccessary punishment.
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wouldn’t have had to take out that loan.” SG Vice President Rohit Mandalapu, who was involved in the development of the resolution, said if it passes next week, it has the potential to be enacted by next fall.
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“This grace period allows you to pay off your debts without having to deal with getting kicked out of your classes as an unnecessary punishment,” Mandalapu said. “We are hoping this will go through and be as quick as possible.”
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Research examines latitudinal climate change By Benroy Chan @benroychan
UT researchers discovered climate change occurs much more rapidly at northern latitudes as opposed to equatorial latitudes, according to a UT press release. The discovery, made by researchers at the UT Institute for Geophysics, found that the Younger Dryas, an abrupt cooling period from over 12,000 years ago, could lead to future understanding on how to deal with climate change issues. The researchers focused on Greenland as a high latitude region and the Philippines as a low latitude region, according to the release. In the context of long time periods, climate change is considered abrupt when occurring during an average human’s
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continues from page 1 fully,” Houser said. “This is consistent with our desire to be a model steward of natural resources and hold ourselves to a high standard for best practice.” Houser said fracking is important, not only for higher education investment purposes, but for the Texas economy. Houser said he agrees with some of the report’s general
lifespan, said Jud Partin, research associate in the Jackson School of Geosciences and leader of the study. Northern latitudes experience climate change more rapidly, and these fast changes warn of gradual changes that will later impact the rest of the world, according to the report. Partin said that falling temperatures aren’t the only problem related to climate change. Decreasing rainfall significantly impacts crops. “The Earth is capable of a lot of changes all on its own without humans causing anything,” Partin said. The presence of sea ice is what causes the difference in rates of climate change between Greenland and the Philippines, according to Yuko Okumura, research associate in the Jackson School of Geosciences and co-author of the study.
assertions for environmental safeguards but does not agree with the one-sided view against fracking. “The report states that fracking is so dangerous to the environment and human health that it should not occur anywhere,” Houser said. “With this statement, it appears Environment Texas is telling the people of Texas that they should not pursue oil and gas development on their land, as fracking is the
Greenland exists in an area with a lot of sea ice, whereas the Philippines does not. Okumura said sea ice is an insulator between the ocean and the atmosphere. The ocean has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times the amount of heat compared to the atmosphere, and the sea ice present south of Greenland during the Younger Dryas likely insulated the atmosphere from oceanic heat, leading to drastic cooling, according to Okumura. “It is important to develop an early warning system for future abrupt climate change, and our research suggests that we may observe faster, larger climate change in the high latitude regions than in the low latitude regions,” Okumura said. Social work freshman Traquana Smith said she was
dominant technique used in new oil and gas production in the U.S. We believe the people of Texas have the right to explore for oil and gas on privately and publicly owned lands.” Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (DAustin) said there are concerns surrounding fracking and hopes the System will address them. “Fracking threatens the lands, resources and health of too many Texans,” Rodriguez
amazed that scientists can make discoveries based on data that is so old. “People from 12,000 years ago couldn’t have analyzed data like this, and it really shows how much science has evolved,” Smith said. Partin said delayed action could slow the process to reverse effects. “In general, there is always a lot of doom and gloom out there,” Partin said. “If you see a Hollywood movie, they’re going to want to dwell on it instead of the possibilities of recovery. It’s like a doubleedged sword: If the temperatures in Greenland drop rapidly, it’s going to take a while for it to impact our world. If we wait too long to address the problem, it will take that much longer for conditions to return.”
said. “I hope University System leaders, energy producers and environmental experts act quickly and creatively to eliminate bad industry practices that threaten our health and environment.” Rohit Mandalapu, Student Government vice president, said this report does not mean the System will stop fracking — it simply addresses the need to find more environmentally friendly alternatives.
A UT professor has found that immigrant youths are statistically less likely than their American-born counterparts to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as illicit drug use, violence and gun-carrying. Christopher Salas-Wright, assistant professor of social work, analyzed demographics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health collected from 2002 to 2009 for his research. Seth Schwartz, co-author of the study and professor at the University of Miami, said the findings were in contrast to the political rhetoric of presidential candidates, who have said that immigrants in the United States have negatively impacted American ethics and culture. “We want the public to know that the data is saying something very different from what Trump is saying,” Schwartz said. “Of course some immigrants commit crimes, but by and large they are less likely to do so compared to people born in the U.S.” Nestor Rodriguez, a UT sociology professor, said there is a link between familial ties and lower rates of illicit behavior among immigrant families. “Immigration is often organized and carried out by
“It’s in no way ending fracking — it is simply too much revenue for [the System], and that’s not what we want,” Mandalapu said. “All it asks is that we use less water and be careful with chemicals that have otherwise known to have harmful effects.” Metzger said with the release of the report, he hopes UT will be willing to talk with Environment Texas and work to make some improvements.
normative rules that accompany the importance of familial ties eliminate any ethical deviants,” Rodriguez said. While the analytics focus solely on adolescents aged 12–17 who have recently entered the United States, scholars such as Monica Faulkner, a research associate professor in the School of Social Work at UT, said she hopes this study will pave a new way of thinking about immigration in the US. “Immigrants are not bringing crime and substance use to America,” Faulkner said. “It is very important to start to dispel these harmful myths and acknowledge the true role immigrants continue to play in American society. For social workers who have worked in the field with immigrants, the findings validate what we already know.” In light of recent ideas about immigration reform in the United States, researchers hope the data will shed a clearer light on the impact immigrants have on American culture. “The fact that there are lots of immigrants and lots of crime doesn’t automatically mean that the immigrants are the ones committing the crimes,” Schwartz said. “This kind of syllogistic reasoning simply doesn’t work.”
“We hope this is just the beginning of a process that will result in [the System] taking action to write strong environmental leases,” Metzger said. “[Student Government President] Xavier Rotnofsky and Mandalapu have indicated they’re going to plan to bring it up in conversations with the administration, as well as discuss this with 75004 the other members of the Student Government.”
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Google self-driving cars future for UT commuters By Mubarrat Choudhury Guest Columnist @mubarratc
Austin’s traffic sucks, but Google could be doing something to solve that. According to one 2014 study, the city’s traffic ranks worse than New York’s, but with the search engine company introducing new self-driving prototype cars, Google’s new technology could be the future for some commuters. For many students, traveling during peak hours becomes increasingly time consuming — a problem Google’s new self-driving technology can fix. “My afternoon commute back home can take 45 minutes to an hour,” civil engineering senior Ahnaful Arephin said. “This can get infuriating at times when I have a lot to do that day. The concept of self-driving cars can potentially solve the problem during the peak periods of my commute.” The private sector can pick up where the public sector has failed. Google’s self-driving car uses a combination of sensors and software to provide a full 360-degree view when driving. Clifford Winston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Bloomberg TV that Google’s self-driving technology is the future of public transportation.
“The big breakthrough appears to be driverless cars, which would solve our problems by enabling cars to travel together — that would minimize the delays and also greatly improve on safety,” Winston said. The failure of CapMetro has been seen across the city of Austin. Jace Deloney, chair of Austin’s Urban Transportation Commission, told The Atlantic about the city’s public transportation. “Many people are surprised that Austin’s transit ridership has remained stagnant,” Deloney said. “While many transit agencies are seeing record ridership numbers, CapMetro ridership actually decreased.” UT civil engineering professor Kara Kockelman researches the effectiveness of the new self-driving technology. She discovered that the technology would be able to save $5,000 per year per self-driving vehicle across safety, travel time, fuel efficiency and parking when compared to large buses. “As soon as you put these big vehicles out there on limited lanes, you get more congestion,” Kockelman said. “Smart, smaller vehicles will be more useful, especially if we can fill more than one seat and have designated start and end routes. If I was a public transit provider, I would incorporate this technology.”
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People inspect a Google self-driving vehicle at a press conference on the Google Self-Driving Car Project at The Thinkery’s children’s science museum on Aug. 29.
According to Kockelman’s micro-simulations, wide usage of the self-driving technology won’t be seen until 2045. Google still has to figure out how to make it inexpensive for commercial use. Even if UT-Austin commut-
ers won’t see the technology any time soon, they might have a better future in traveling to and from campus, especially with the city’s problem with traffic. Choudhury is a philosophy freshman.
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STEM apathetic to diversity By Loyce Gayo Guest Columnist @loycegayo
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UT Clean Plate Club teaches responsibility to young adults By Benroy Chan Guest Columnist @BenroyChan
The wellness of the environment is something people rarely think about in everyday life, especially as it relates to food consumption. Most people acknowledge the environmental issues associated with driving, littering and other sources, but food wastage is an equally big problem. According to the USDA, approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste, and a study conducted by UT associate professor Michael Webber found that if the U.S. stopped wasting food, the energy saved could power a country like Switzerland for more than a year. With school entering full swing, young adults need to learn to take care of themselves, but they should also learn to care for the environment. UT’s Clean Plate Club brings forth the issue of food wastage in an engaging way, and in doing so, teaches the core value of responsible consumption. Although one organization at one university won’t have a significant impact on these figures by itself, it sets an example for other entities to follow. Hunter Mangrum, The Division of Housing and Food Service’s environmental
specialist, said the Clean Plate Club was originally launched in spring 2013 as an awareness campaign to target customers of the J2 and Kinsolving dining halls. However, the Clean Plate Club’s purpose isn’t just to “cure our facilities of plate waste,” Mangrum said, but also to “empower our customers through knowledge to make a difference by cleaning their plate.” Although many students view their amount of food waste as minuscule, an article by the USDA Economic Research Service proves the contrary: Consumer and food service food waste is the single largest source of food loss in the marketing chain. “We should all be aware of our food waste and take only what we need from the cafeterias,” chemical engineering freshman Audrey McNay said. “Clean Plate is a really great initiative that addresses the food waste issue at UT.” In college, students will learn important life skills through daily stresses, and hopefully, through the works of the UT Clean Plate Club, students will be more aware of food waste and take steps to reduce it long after graduation. The Clean Plate Club ultimately teaches students about a problem bigger than themselves, but in doing so, shows how every individual plays a part in reducing it. Chan is a journalism freshman from Houston.
The lack of awareness about STEM’s poor racial diversity is troubling, given the severity of the problem. According to UT’s Statistical Handbook’s fall 2014 report, black students made up about four percent of students in the College of Natural Sciences and only one percent of the Cockrell School of Engineering. Grimmer still, the report also showed that there were only three black tenured professors within the School of Engineering and not a single tenured black professor within Natural Sciences. So why does this conversation not take precedence? According to math professor Lorenzo Sadun, it is glossed over because the issue is often attributed to socioeconomics and the perceived objectivity of the various disciplines within STEM. “STEM is inherently fairer than other subjects because it is abstract and largely disconnected from people’s diverse real-world experiences,” Sadun said. “But going to a good high school where a lot is expected of you, and especially where you learn to expect a lot of yourself, has a gigantic effect on achievement.” This argument might hold water, but it is pivotal for it to be put in the context of race, rather than socioeconomics alone. Race, as a framework for investigating this issue, attempts to gnaw at our understanding of the negative cultural stereotypes and assumptions attached to black and brown people in order to deem them intellectually incapable in math and science. Sadun, my former calculus professor, has admitted that race affects his impression of students in the classroom. “When I see a student of color, I have different (generally lower) expectations and behave differently towards him or her,” Sadun wrote in
When I see a student of color, I have different (generally lower) expectations and behave differently towards him or her. Of course I know that’s wrong, but I can’t help having those instincts since that’s where my own background has led me. —Lorenzo Sadun, Professor, Department of Mathematics
an email. “Of course I know that’s wrong, but I can’t help having those instincts, since that’s where my own background has led me. It took a while for me to get to know you as Loyce Gayo (a girl with an irrepressible spirit and a wicked sense of humor) rather than as ‘that noisy black girl in the second row who is probably (fill in a bunch of stereotypes).’” Discussions about the true nature of what it is like navigating a dominantly white space as a black or brown student within STEM should not be a mere passing conversation. An open dialogue is important to raise awareness for the systemic barriers and societal stereotypes that contradict the myth of meritocracy so strongly rooted in STEM culture. Ph.D. math student Andrew Lee, during his time as a T.A., has witnessed the apathetic nature of STEM and acknowledges its negative impact. “Let’s be real — we still have a long way to go,” Lee said. “We need to talk about this more often as a community, and the general apathy I’ve observed is disconcerting.” Gayo is an African and African Diaspora Studies senior from Houston.
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Voting for the individual: Jeb is not George W., and Hillary is not Bill By Bailey Ethier Guest Columnist @baileyethier
For some Americans, the most unappealing things about presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton aren’t Bush’s views on education or Clinton’s email scandal — it’s their names. A May poll conducted by CBS News and The New York Times revealed a third of registered voters said it would be a bad thing for the country if another Bush or Clinton won
the White House. The idea that Americans wouldn’t vote for Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton simply because of their family relations dumbfounds me. George W. Bush isn’t running for president again, and neither is Bill Clinton. Back in May, Jeb called out George W.’s history of deficit spending while in the White House. And while there are other issues that the two Bushes differ on, the starkest differences between the two can be seen through their personalities. George W. Bush was upbeat and positive,
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despite his tendency toward verbal trip-ups, while Jeb has been called “stale.” Hillary Clinton also differs from her husband. Bill Clinton was deemed the “MTV President” after playing the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show. He had his baggage, but his personality (and a good economy) got people past it. The two differ on issues as well. Hillary Clinton has condemned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. She wants to divert nonviolent drug offenders away from prison. She supports same-sex marriage and comprehensive immigration reform.
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Bill Clinton called Snowden an “imperfect messenger.” He increased the war on drugs. He signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). And he enacted harsh illegal immigration laws. And while the 42nd president has admitted that the war on drugs was a failure, he said DOMA was unconstitutional, and he now supports immigration reform, the bottom line is: Hillary is not the same candidate as her husband. Ultimately, voters need to turn out for the candidates, not their family ties. Ethier is a journalism freshman from Houston.
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Neal leads Longhorns in senior sea son By Claire Cruz
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Texas Volleyball has had a lot of success over the years, led by some of the best players in the country. The Longhorns have seen 40 players earn All-American honors, with 15 named either Big 12 or Southwest Conference Player of the Year. Senior outside hitter Amy Neal, who came to the 40 Acres as part of the No. 2 recruiting class in 2012, is on her way to becoming the next Longhorn to earn national attention. Neal was the 2011 Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year for the state of Texas, a twotime Class 4A state champion with Lake Travis High School and the No. 18 recruit in the nation, according to Prep Volleyball’s rankings. She played in 20 matches her freshman season, making one start and notching seven kills along with 18 digs and two service aces as she helped Texas clinch its first national championship since 1988. Neal has grown over her time at Texas, going from a situational player in her first season to a key part of Texas’ success over the past two years. Five matches into her senior season, Neal is excited to step into a leadership role on and off the court. “It’s been a lot of fun being the role model for the freshmen,” Neal said. “Showing them what we know and helping them out with the systems and practice and all that [has been] great.” Neal’s playing time increased significantly in her
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sophomore season and that trend continued into her junior year, improving both her statistics and performance. She has become a consistently strong passer and server for the Longhorns, registering 237 digs and 24 aces as a sophomore, and 263 digs and 22 aces as a junior. She currently leads Texas with nine aces and has the third-most digs with 43 thus far into the 2015 season. “Her serve is deadly, and it goes on to some big-point wins for us,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “She’s got to be
good for us in the serve receive area and offensively, and that’s what she’s been able to do.” The biggest improvement in Neal’s game, however, comes in her attacking ability. She recorded 48 kills in 2013 and more than quadrupled that number in 2014, tallying 204 kills for a .223 hitting percentage. Following a careerhigh 18 kills against Florida on Saturday afternoon, Neal boasts a team-high 63 kills through five matches this season. She’s been Texas’ top hitter in four of its games and has registered double-digit
It’s been a lot of fun being the role model for the freshmen. Showing them what we know and helping them out with the systems and practice and all that [has been] great. —Amy Neal, Senior outside hitter
kills in every match. “[Neal] makes some good attack selections,” Elliott said. “She’s been steady and for her to post those kinds of numbers is great for us.” Elliott has repeatedly called
Neal the glue holding Texas together this season. She’s an All-American, a competitor and a leader whom the Longhorns will continue to lean on as they make another run for a national title.
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To boost offense, Texas must make it J-Gray’s day By Jori Epstein
Senior running back Johnathan Gray had eight carries for a total of 40 yards in the Longhorns’ 38-3 defeat Saturday at the hands of the No. 9 Fighting Irish.
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In Texas’ 38-3 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Horns set FBS records for their inability to produce offense. Racking up just 163 total yards, Texas’ average of 3.13 yards per play slotted 119th of 120 D-I competitive teams. The culprit, as sophomore tight end Andrew Beck articulated Monday, wasn’t one person — the team struggled across the board. But Texas’ biggest mistake last weekend was not giving the ball to senior running back Johnathan Gray more. The argument for handing the ball to Gray, a talented veteran, seems obvious: He’s the Longhorns’ only proven, seasoned offensive force. He rushed for 40 yards in South Bend, Indiana, despite getting only 8 touches and never lost a yard. After junior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes netted 17 yards rushing, the next-best gainer was sophomore running back D’Onta Foreman, who gained five yards on three carries. It’s clear that Gray — who teammates and coaches call “J-Gray” — was the only productive back against the Fighting Irish’s talented defensive line. Even if Gray’s five-yard average doesn’t qualify as prime rushing, it translates into a first down every other play. Had the Longhorns earned a first down on half
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of their offensive plays last game, they’d have racked up 26 first downs Saturday — close to Notre Dame’s mark of 30. Instead, Texas stagnated at eight first downs, suffering 11 three-and-outs and giving the Fighting Irish ample clock time to trample the Longhorn defense. The Fighting Irish seized the opportunity, collecting 527 offensive yards. Of course, it’s not entirely that simple. The more Gray runs, the more defenders will prepare. The effectiveness of a run game decreases sans the element of surprise. But against Rice-when the Longhorns should have the more talented squad-is the perfect time to try it. The
WATSON continues from page 1 our focus back to.” With the staff change, Strong said his playmakers will now be in the best position to succeed. Norvell brings seven years of experience coaching up-tempo offenses as Oklahoma’s wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator. He also had two successful stints as offensive coordinator and quarter-
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backs coach at Nebraska and UCLA respectively. In line with the Horns’ new offensive schemes, Norvell offers legitimate spread offense experience. In five of his seven years coaching Oklahoma’s offense, the Sooners ranked in the top 30 of 120 FBS teams in scoring, as well as plays per game. “[Norvell has] been fa-
offensive line desperately needs to practice blocking anyway. And as the line shows ineptitude blocking the pass rush and protecting its quarterback, Texas might as well hone its run protection. Statistically, Texas can rely on Gray. Since he arrived in Austin, the Horns are 10-2 in games during which Gray received 15 or more carries — an 83 percent win rate far superior to the Longhorns’ actual 57.5 winning percentage during that period. Head coach Charlie Strong preached an increase in Gray’s opportunities on Monday. “You look at J-Gray, he touched the ball eight times
the other night,” Strong said. “He’s a back that needs the ball. The ball needs to be fed to him anywhere from 15 to 20 to 25 times.” Strong also said he gave his team five steps to a win: Play great defense, run the ball, control the clock, protect the quarterback and win on special teams. The Horns didn’t meet at least the first four Saturday night, but integrating Gray into the game plan more will boost their chances. Texas’ sub-200-yard performance Saturday was its third straight under Strong — a low mark hit just once from 2000 to 2013. These historically bad performances will never be the
standard at Texas nor will they propel the Longhorns to wins. If Texas wants to win, it needs to implement what works. Until the passing game adapts — and then some — Texas must rely on Johnathan Gray for success. He won’t drop the ball.
miliar with the spread coming from Oklahoma, and so he’s done it,” Strong said. “We just want to make sure we talk about an up-tempo offense. That’s what everyone wants to see, and you want to play with good fundamentals and technique and make sure we move the football.” Since he joined the Longhorns in January, Norvell has helped install Texas’ ver-
sion of the up-tempo offense. The players are familiar with his style and leadership, so Strong said that he won’t need to overhaul the new offense. “[Norvell] is real vocal,” senior receiver Daje Johnson said. “He loves to put his voice in and let each position know what they do to get better.” With Norvell taking on the role as the Longhorns’ sole play-caller, Watson and
Joe Wickline, Texas’ former co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, will stay on with the team as position coaches. Watson will dedicate his time to the quarterbacks, while Wickline will continue working with the offensive line. Norvell will get his first chance to lead the offense Saturday as the Longhorns take on Rice in their home opener.
He’s a back that needs the ball. The ball needs to be fed to him anywhere from 15 to 20 to 25 times. —Charlie Strong, Head football coach
Hendrickson earns Big 12 Runner of the Week
Sophomore runner Connor Hendrickson was named the Big 12 Conference Runner of the Week on Tuesday following his performance Friday in the 5,000-meter course against Texas State. Hendrickson, along with the rest of the Longhorn team, took down Texas State to the tune of a perfect score in their season opener at the Texas Invitational. Texas took the top seven spots at the invitational with Hendrickson crossing the finish line at the 5,000-meter in a time of 15:45.69. The award was Hendrickson’s first of his career and the first given to a Texas player since junior Robert Uhr won the award in 2014. In addition to his Big 12 accolades, Hendrickson won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters this summer as a participant for Team USA at the Pan American Junior Championships in Canada. Hendrickson and the Longhorns will compete again Sept. 26 as they head to College Station for the Texas A&M Invitational. —Michael Shapiro
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FILM
YouTuber proposes MPAA rating alternative By Alex Pelham
Daily Texan Columnist @TalkingofPelham
For many filmmakers, the Motion Picture Association of America’s film rating system has long been a point of contention. Opponents have derided the system, which rates films to determine whether they’re appropriate for minors, for possessing vague standards and wielding an unusual amount of power over the entire industry. Last month, many film critics accused the board of awarding the gay drama “Love is Strange” an unfair R rating for its brief use of strong language, even though other PG-13 rated films could contain the same types of obscenities. Fed up with the MPAA’s practices, YouTuber Jeremy Scott posted a series of videos voicing his grievances and a potential replacement for the much maligned system. “The rating’s system is completely a mess,” Scott said in an email. “The ratings themselves are too restrictive for artists. Studios often won’t even greenlight films they think could be lightning rods for ratings. All along production of the film, the eventual rating will weigh heavily, impacting decisions
across the board.” Scott, famous for his popular channel CinemaSins, created these videos on his secondary channel, that details his frustrations with the MPAA. His most recent one offers a theoretical plan for a new, simplified system of rating films that focuses on reorganizing the film ratings board and increasing its transparency. “The ratings themselves are assigned by a single group of people that almost never changes,” Scott wrote. “Why are we letting all film ratings come from this one tiny pocket of the world? Why do they get to decide what millions of parents think is appropriate for their kids?” In the video, Scott explains that it should be up to teenagers to “police their own morality” when choosing what they should or shouldn’t watch. “The content creators have very little responsibility here,” Scott wrote. “They create art, and not all art is for kids. I do think Hollywood has a responsibility to help parents understand a film’s general content, but we definitely need to be more involved as parents.” In 2006, director Kirby Dick released the critically acclaimed “This Film is Not Yet Rated,” a documentary
exploring the secrecy surrounding the ratings board and the inconsistencies in their ratings, but little has changed since then. Radiotelevision-film professor Thomas Schatz said the political system of the rating’s board will always be an issue. “You can change the board,” Schatz said. “But ultimately, it will be a bureaucratic, political entity with all the shortcomings, and they are many.” The MPAA is only a part of the problem. Theaters that belong to the National Association of Theatre Owners, such as Carmike and Cinemark, often won’t show films that have not been rated or carry an NC-17 rating. Schatz said such restrictions make it difficult for certain movies to make it to theaters. “The problem is ‘How do you get a movie on the radar without a theatrical release or marketing budget?’” Schatz said. “NATO won’t take films that they think won’t draw an audience.” Some filmmakers, such as director Quentin Tarantino, are famous for purposely including extra violent material for the MPAA to cut, leaving his original vision intact. Radio-television-film sophomore Caleb Saucedo said while filmmakers can use such
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techniques to work around the MPAA, he’s concerned the ratings board can still hack away at films’ themes. “[The MPAA] cuts away at the messages filmmakers want to make,” Saucedo said. “If the filmmakers don’t
know how to fight against them, they’ll just have to neuter their movie.” Although Scott said that the MPAA system is “flawed, but not completely useless.” He feels the rating a film receives influences the final product
more than artistic inspiration. “I think there are plenty of filmmakers who make magic working within the confines of the ratings system,” Scott said. “But more often than not the ratings are restrictive to creativity.”
Q&A
‘6 Years’ director talks filming on campus, improvisation Editor’s Note: This Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity.
By Cat Cardenas @crcardenas
With no set script, writer and director Hannah Fidell headed to the Berkshires with actors Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield to work on their film “6 Years.” Filmed on UT’s campus, the romantic drama revolves around the struggling and abusive relationship of fictional students Melanie Clark (Farmiga) and Dan Mercer (Rosenfield). After its world premiere at South By Southwest this year, the film was released Tuesday on Netflix. The Daily Texan spoke with Fidell about the film’s themes and improvisational style. The Daily Texan: Why did you decide to rely on improvisation for “6 Years?” Hannah Fidell: I wanted to use improv because I hadn’t done it before. I think it makes the film pretty unique, as compared to other collegeage films. A lot of directors I
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Filmed on UT’s campus, “6 Years” revolves around the abusive relationship of fictional UT students Melanie (Taissa Farmiga) and Dan (Ben Rosenfield). After its premiere at South By Southwest in March, “6 Years” was released by Netflix on Tuesday.
respect have mastered it, and it allowed us to create these really beautiful moments that feel so much more real than what I could’ve written. DT: Did you always intend for Melanie to play the more aggressive role in the relationship? Why? HF: I did. I think we imagine that it’s always the guy in a domestic abuse narrative, or at least that’s kind of the consensus. Making Melanie the aggressor gave me the chance to explore the female character in a way that I don’t think a male director could have. I wanted it to come off as confusing for people. I wanted them to question whether or not it was abuse. DT: What experiences of your own did you draw on for the film? HF: I only dated my college boyfriend for two years, and there was no violence. I thought that if I was able to create these characters, and I could see myself in their scenario, I would have succeeded.
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Even though I wrote Mel as an extension of myself, I started to relate more to Dan. I thought it was really interesting that I was able to jump from understanding one character to the other.
playlist for the film, and really it was just about getting a feel for each other and the characters.
DT: You, Farmiga and Rosenfield lived together in the Berkshires for a little while before filming. How did that process go? HF: Taissa actually drove her car three or four hours to the Berkshires, and we just hung out, cooked food and talked about movies. We listened to music the characters would like, [Rosenfield] created a
DT: Did any changes to the story come out of that time in the Berkshires? HF: There weren’t any significant changes to the storyline, but one of my favorite scenes came out of a conversation we had at dinner. When [Rosenfield and Farmiga] talk about their first time in the movie, that was originally a scenario I threw out one day,
and we kept building on it, and it made it into the film.
that and my own experience with my first real boyfriend.
DT: How did the film make its way to Austin and UT? HF: I went to college in Indiana, and I was originally going to shoot it there, but I spoke with [executive producer] Mark Duplass, and he thought that was ridiculous. He suggested Austin, and even though I went to college in a different city, there was a big music scene there, so I was able to draw on
DT: What do you think people of all ages can get out of the film? HF: I think most people have had that first love, and the majority of the time it doesn’t necessarily work out. The future that I planned in college isn’t what happened, and I think that’s the case for a lot of people. For college students, I hope they can relate to it in real time.
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