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Former UT Chancellor dies at 82 By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Former UT Chancellor Dan Burck died at the age of 82 on Saturday morning after undergoing complications with lung cancer. Chancellor William McRaven released a statement Saturday about Burck’s death. “Today the state of Texas and The University of Texas
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lost a champion of education and the truest of friends,” McRaven said in a statement. “Dan Burck served The University of Texas System with great distinction and oversaw a period of significant growth, both in size and reputation. Dan provided instrumental guidance for me when I first became chancellor and, I’m proud to say, also became a close friend. “
Burck was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at UT and graduated in 1956. While finishing his degree, Burck worked for Getty Oil Company. Following his time at Getty, Burck went on to help create ESPN, the first cable television sports network, acting as a vice president and founding director. Between 1984 and 1988, Burck worked as
president and director for Block Watne, a Norwegian construction company. From 1988 until his retirement in 2002, Burck worked with the UT System, where he transitioned from vice chancellor for business affairs to executive vice chancellor in 1992 and chancellor in 2000. Since his retirement, Burck
Criminal background not used by admissions By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94
struggled in the second quarter. The Longhorns gave up two rushing touchdowns to Rice redshirt freshman running back Samuel Stewart. The Owls had a chance to tie the game at 21 at the end of the half, but junior safety Dylan
UT does not perform criminal background checks on prospective undergraduate students as part of the admissions process, according to Joey Williams, interim communications director for the provost’s office. It is important for schools to accept applicants with criminal backgrounds because college gives them an opportunity to rebuild their lives, according to Williams. “The federal government now offers Pell grants to inmates in prison because they know what role higher education plays in the rehabilitative process, and there is a lot of research that backs that up,” Williams said. UT-Austin is not alone in refraining from criminal background checks, according to Jarell Booker, deputy assistant commissioner for college readiness with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ApplyTexas, the centralized admissions portal for all public institutions of higher education in Texas, has never actively collected criminal background information or high school disciplinary records since its inception in 1997, Booker said. Universities do not have the authority to discriminate against prospective students who have criminal backgrounds once they have completed their sentence,
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Here comes the Heard Redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard runs between two Rice defenders Saturday night. Heard was Texas’ leading rusher with 96 yards.
Redshirt freshman shines in first start, leads Longhorns to 42–28 win at home By Nick Castillo @Nick_Castillo74
The stands weren’t full at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, but the crowd noise rose to fill the void when redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard took the field against Rice. Heard, who started his first collegiate game for the Longhorns in front of 86,458 fans Saturday, threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, adding 96 rushing yards as he led Texas to a 48-24 win. “I didn’t even know [I was going to start] until the game,” Heard said. “From my position and where I’ve been with the team, I always have to be ready for that time to come. That’s my role — to be ready when my number is called.” In his first drive as the starter, Heard led Texas down the field. He broke out a 50yard run, but it was called
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back for an illegal block in the back. Even so, Heard capped a nine-play drive with a 32-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Armanti Foreman to give the Longhorns a 7-0 lead. “We felt like [Jerrod] gave us a spark — a spark that we needed to go win,” head coach
Charlie Strong said. “I wanted him to go out and compete.” Texas built off Heard’s spark with an electric kick return from senior wide receiver Daje Johnson. Johnson broke out of two tackles and returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0. On the following defensive
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possession, the Longhorns forced the Owls to punt. Senior cornerback Duke Thomas returned the punt 56 yards to the Rice six-yard line, and Texas capitalized on the short field with a one-yard touchdown run from senior running back Johnathan Gray. After a great start, Texas
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Petition to designate local bar as historical site gains traction By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
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Patrick Ryan O’Daniel, 15, picks up a water bottle provided at the finish line after completing the Heroes Run on Sunday morning.
ROTC sponsors annual run for veterans, 9/11 victims By Audrey Browning
A UT professor started a petition Friday to preserve Hole in the Wall as a historical site which has garnered signatures from more than 2,500 people. Haydon Hoodoo, a bartender at the establishment, said the petition gained popularity after it was announced that Hole in the Wall could be leaving Guadalupe Street after 41 years of live music and service. The land owner is raising the rent to a price too high for any local bar owner to pay, according to Hoodoo. “They’re looking for a national chain to come in and take over,” Hoodoo said. “They’re the only people who could afford a new raised rent.” Radio-television-film senior Nick Hossenlopp said Hole in the Wall could stay open if the petition receives enough signatures. “Austin is the place that fosters small bands and brings them into the spotlight, and
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After 41 years of live music and service, local bar Hole in the Wall could be leaving Guadalupe Street. A UT professor started a petition to save the establishment.
that’s why I signed the petition,” Hossenlopp said. “I feel like all of the low-key venues in Austin … like the small bars–they need to continue to exist, and they need to thrive so that smaller bands can continue to get a following and notoriety.” Sarah Peters, a regular at the bar, said Hole in the Wall should be saved because no other place in Austin has the same type of history
The Travis Manion Foundation held its third annual 9/11 Heroes Run, sponsored by the Texas Army ROTC and
UT, at Camp Mabry on Sunday to commemorate those lost in 9/11 and in the wars that followed. Half of the proceeds from the registration fees for the run go to the Travis
Manion Foundation to aid fallen military and their families, and the other half goes to the immediate community. Race funds designated
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Texas breaks through to beat Abilene Christian. PAGE 6
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and culture. “There is no other bar like it in Austin, let alone anywhere near here,” Peters said. “History has actually happened here — like people became famous because they got to play in Austin at this bar and coming here is honestly a big part of my life. Even if I don’t want to drink, I know there is someone who cares about me, and there are
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served as chairman for the largest student housing provider in the U.S., American Campus Communities. Former Chancellor Bill Cunningham worked with Burck for eight years and remained friends with him until his death. “Dan Burck was an amazing individual,” Cunningham said. “He understood the role that higher education and the University of Texas at Austin played in the development of young people of Texas and
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There is no other bar like it in Austin, let alone anywhere near here. History has actually happened here. —Sarah Peters, Hole in the Wall regular
pear because it’s an Austin landmark,” Lee said. “It would mean the world to me if it stayed open, and if it closed down, it would be pretty detrimental to my life.”
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the state’s economic development. Very few people that I’ve known see both of those aspects of the University.” Cunningham said while Burck was his vice chancellor for business affairs, he worked to transform education in South Texas, created the University of Texas Investment Management Company and worked with Wall Street to get university bonds upgraded to triple-A ratings. While chancellor, Burck oversaw an increase in students attending UT System campuses and an increase in research expenditures. Funeral services are planned for 3 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
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Tai in-on debut camp of the ing op camp es an and ta Jac gener gate G Qiling Wang | Daily Texan Staff tween Rice specia comm Costs continues from page 1 thous ing on Williams said. “Let’s say that somebody is “W convicted of a crime, and they four o go to jail, and they are pun- today, ished,” Williams said. “Are we Pac going to put ourselves in the with a position to say that they should er, as not able to get an education and improve themselves? It’s not our role to judge somebody if they have already fulfilled what society has asked of them.” According to a study conducted by the Center for Community Alternatives, universities that do not conduct criminal background checks do not report that their campuses are less safe as a result, said Emily NaPier, director of justice strategies at the Center for Community Alternatives. Criminal background checks that screen for applicants who may commit crimes on campus are not effective because a majority of on-campus crimes occur at the hands of students without criminal histories, according to NaPier. NaPier said she believes background checks also unfairly lead to the exclusion of minorities from higher education due to race-based discrimination in the criminal justice system. “There are plenty of people of color who get ensnared in our criminal justice system for behaviors that are exactly the same as behaviors that affluent white people are engaging in who never get caught up in the criminal justice system,” NaPier said. “Because we know about the stark racial disparities at every phase of our criminal justice system, screening people for criminal histories in and of itself cannot be a race neutral practice.” Psychology and English senior Amanda Casco said the University should only spend resources on conducting background checks if a student has exhibited concerning behavior on campus, “I would assume that the only reason a university would need to run a background check is if a current student is engaging in suspicious or damaging behavior in order to help evaluate whether that person poses a threat,” Casco said. “In that case, the university’s resources would be better spent on addressing the concerns of the ongoing problematic behavior being committed by the student, [regardless of] whether or not that student has priors.” Mahroosa Haideri, youth and community services freshman said she thinks UT should employ background checks because the campus should be aware if its inhabitants have had a criminal history. “Especially for a school this size, it’s a safety issue that we know who is walking around campus,” Haideri said.
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CAMPUS Texas football fans tailgate on the LBJ Lawn before the football game Saturday evening. Jackson Crawley, assistant general manager of Texas Tailgate Guys, estimated around 5,000 people tailgated on the lawn Saturday Rachel Zein Daily Texan Staff
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Tailgate Guys, a regional allin-one tailgate package service, debuted Saturday on the UT campus for the first home game of the season. The new tailgating options come during other campus-wide gameday changes and reductions to parking and tailgating. Jackson Crawley, assistant general manager of Texas Tailgate Guys, said they sold between 25 and 30 tents for the Rice game, which included special event packages that accommodate up to 400 people. Costs range from hundreds to thousands of dollars, depending on the type of package. “We’re going to have about four or five thousand people here today,” Crawley said. Packages come complete with a tent, chairs, TV and cooler, as well as optional catering.
“A lot of our higher-end packages have sold really well,” Crawley said. “People love a high level of hospitality here.” Crawley said Tailgate Guys set up their tents on the LBJ Lawn from East 23rd Street all the way to Robert Dedman Drive, an area previously clear of tailgating, to be near the Longhorn Network’s Texas Gameday, Fan Fest and parking. Max Leaman, a season ticket holder who purchased a Tailgate Guys package for himself and friends, said it was the most convenient tailgating option. “You just show up, and it’s all set up. We get to watch TV, and then we’re going to walk into our seats right there,” Leaman said. “It’s perfect.” The packages also come with a parking spot located in Lot 40, according to Crawley. Lot 40, as well as other lots near the Dell Medical School construction, are no longer
available for tailgating or Longhorn Foundation member parking. Valerie Muñoz, a fouryear member of the Longhorn Foundation, said this is the first football season members are required to pay an additional fee to park. “It sucks,” Muñoz said. “The price of tickets already went up, and on top of that now you have to pay for parking.” Muñoz and other Longhorn fans said despite the changes, they were still able to find or reserve spots. Before the Longhorn Foundation required members to pay for parking, only 6,200 of the more than 10,000 complimentary gameday parking passes for members were actually used, according to the UT Athletics website. Crawley said Tailgate Guys has no shortage of business and they expect to sell out for the California game next Saturday.
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The UT System will fund $1.4 million to its Bystander Intervention Initiative over the next three years, the System announced last week. The program will address problems such as hazing, academic integrity, high-risk drinking and sexual assault at the eight academic system institutions in the UT System, said Chris Brownson, Systemwide Bystander Intervention Initiative project leader. The System will allocate funds based on student enrollment, Brownson said, and UTAustin will receive the most funding because it is the largest campus. Brownson said he does not currently know the exact costs of the program. The System will use UTAustin’s bystander intervention program, BeVocal, as a model, according to Brownson. BeVocal is a universitywide initiative which gives bystanders instruction on how to intervene, prevent and reduce harm for students, according to the program. “The Board of Regents and the chancellor was really keen on the bystander intervention approach to reducing these incidences of harm on campus,” Brownson said. “They funded the $1.4 million over three years to take what we have
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continues from page 1 for Austin help the UT Army ROTC program purchase better and more realistic equipment, said ROTC officer Andrew Lane, who directed this year’s race. Lane said the goal for this year’s attendance was 333 participants, and there were just over 300 actual runners. Lane said trying to keep the mission of the foundation true throughout the event is important. “If not me, then who?” Lane said, quoting the motto of the Travis Manion Foundation. “That’s the entire basis of this foundation and these runs.” Lane said that members from all over the
been doing with BeVocal and work with the campuses to develop their own bystander intervention program.” Wanda Mercer, UT System’s associate vice chancellor for student affairs, said each campus will implement three fundamental bystander initiative steps with the funds. “There are three steps the campus have agreed to adopt and [originally] adopted in Austin,” Mercer said. “All the campuses are using the three steps of recognizing the harm, choosing to respond and taking action.” While BeVocal is a model for system campuses, the initiative will fund customized bystander initiatives tailored to each individual campus, because student needs vary across different campuses, Brownson said. Brownson said each campus will contribute to the overall development of the initiative within the whole UT System. “One of the things we wrote into this allocation is that each campus is required every year to create a shareable project,” Brownson said. “So over the three years, we are going to have 24 great ideas that we can use across the System and get schools collaborating.” Co-chair of BeVocal Erin Burrows said, before the
program launched in April 2014, program leaders studied what other institutions were doing and applied that to UT. “We landed on developing a homegrown initiative to look at a multi-issue, campuswide version of bystander intervention,” Burrows said. “We really honed in on some of the original social science that ground other bystander intervention programs.” Burrows said they used this information to create a definition of bystander intervention that was best for UT, while fusing this concept with other programs and department centers on campus. Co-chair of BeVocal Marilyn Russell said orientation staff members in particular have spoken about BeVocal to incoming freshmen and transfer students. Going forward, Mercer said the initiative can train students to prevent harm on campus. “It is all about changing the culture of the campus toward responsibility for each other,” Mercer said. “[For] suicide attempts, research shows that a student is much more likely to talk to a colleague, a friend, [or] a student as opposed to taking it to a counselor. If we are astute and learn to recognize something that is going on, I think we can prevent harm in some way.”
community participated for different reasons — some look for an athletic event to participate in and some have a personal attachment to the military. Participants Kim Maus and Reba Bishop have run in several 5Ks and other races before, but Maus said this benefit race is personally meaningful to them. “My cousin fell in the very beginning of the war,” Maus said. “I love to run, but I love our veterans.” Sherry Young, another member of their running group, said her ex-husband was killed in the line of duty. “It definitely hits home for me,” Young said. Colonel Leon Holland, the first African-American graduate from UT’s Texas Army
ROTC program, said awareness triggers action. “You are here to honor the fallen, the veterans, the first responders and heroes of the horrific events of 9/11,” Holland said in an opening address. “We must remain vigilant. We must be prepared. We must listen and observe so such an event doesn’t happen again.” Sergeant Josh Eilers, veteran Army Ranger and Purple Heart recipient, gave a personal testimony of his memories from Sept. 11, 2001. Eilers, who was 13 at the time, lost a family member in the attack. “It is necessary that future generations do not just remember the facts in textbooks but remember the feelings in our hearts,” Eilers said.
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Subject: TEXAS HAZING STATUTE SUMMARY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN’S HAZING REGULATIONS The 70th Texas Legislature enacted a law concerning hazing. Under the law, individuals or organizations engaging in hazing could be subject to fines and charged with a criminal offense. According to the law, a person can commit a hazing offense not only by engaging in a hazing activity, but also by soliciting, directing, encouraging, aiding or attempting to aid another in hazing; by intentionally, knowingly or recklessly allowing hazing to occur; or by failing to report, in writing to the Dean of Students or another appropriate official of the institution, first-hand knowledge that a hazing incident is planned or has occurred. The fact that a person consented to or acquiesced in a hazing activity is not a defense to prosecution for hazing under this law. In an effort to encourage reporting of hazing incidents, the law grants immunity from civil or criminal liability to any person who reports a specific hazing event in good faith and without malice to the Dean of Students or other appropriate official of the institution and immunizes that person from participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the report. Additionally, a doctor or other medical practitioner who treats a student who may have been subjected to hazing may make a good faith report of the suspected hazing activities to police or other law enforcement officials and is immune from civil or other liability that might otherwise be imposed or incurred as a result of the report. The penalty for failure to report is a fine of up to $1,000, up to 180 days in jail, or both. Penalties for other hazing offenses vary according to the severity of the injury which results and include fines from $500 to $10,000 and/ or confinement for up to two years. HAZING DEFINED The law and the University define hazing as any intentional, knowing or reckless act, occurring on or off the campus of an educational institution, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in or maintaining membership in any organization whose members are or include students at an educational institution. Hazing includes but is not limited to: A. any type of physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electric shocking, placing of a harmful substance in or on the body or similar activity; B. any type of physical activity, such as sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, calisthenics, or other activity that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student; C. any activity involving consumption of food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug or other substance which subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or which adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student; D. any activity that intimidates or threatens the student with ostracism, that subjects the student to extreme mental stress, shame or humiliation, or that adversely affects the mental health or dignity of the student or discourages the student from entering or remaining registered in an educational institution, or that may reasonably be expected to cause a student to leave the organization or the institution rather than submit to acts described in this subsection; E. any activity that induces, causes or requires the student to perform a duty or task which involves a violation of the Penal Code. UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY RULES This law does not affect or in any way limit the right of the university to enforce its own rules against hazing under Chapter 14 of the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities. DANGEROUS OR DEGRADING ACTIVITIES Activities which under certain conditions constitute acts which are dangerous, harmful or degrading, in violation of Chapter 14 and subsections 6-303(b)(3) and 11-404(a)(7) of the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities include but are not limited to: • calisthenics, such as sit-ups, push-ups or any other form of physical exercise; • total or partial nudity at any time; • the eating or ingestion of any unwanted substance; • the wearing or carrying of any embarrassing, degrading or physically burdensome article;
• confining individuals in an area that is uncomfortable or dangerous (hot box effect, high temperature, too small, etc.); • any form of individual interrogation; • any type of servitude that is of personal benefit to the individual members; • wearing of embarrassing or uncomfortable clothing;
• paddle swats, including the trading of swats;
• assigning pranks such as stealing, painting objects, harassing other organizations;
• pushing, shoving, tackling or any other physical contact;
• intentionally messing up the house or a room for clean up;
• throwing any substance on a person;
• demeaning names;
• consumption of alcoholic beverages accompanied by either threats or peer pressure;
• yelling or screaming; and • requiring boxing matches or fights for entertainment.
• lineups for the purpose of interrogating, demeaning or intimidating; • transportation and abandonment (road trips, kidnaps, walks, rides, drops, etc.); DISCIPLINED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE RESOLVED VIA MUTUAL AGREEMENTS
In accordance with requirements of the Texas Education Code, Section 51.936(c), the following organizations have been disciplined for hazing and/or convicted for hazing, on or off campus, during the preceding three years: • Alpha Epsilon Pi Written warning issued March 5, 2015. ♦ • alpha Kappa Delta Phi* Conditional registration is three (3) years (Completed June 10, 2013). • Alpha Kappa Psi-Business* Conditional registration is one (1) year (Completed February 21, 2015). • Alpha Rho Chi-Architecture* Conditional registration is three (3) years (Completed May 29, 2015). • Alpha Tau Omega* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed August 15, 2014). • Beta Upsilon Chi Written warning issued February 27, 2015. • Chi Beta Delta Found in violation; penalty pending. • Delta Sigma Phi* Conditional registration is two (2) years (September 3, 2015). • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Penalty issued November 10, 2009 (Suspended through December 31, 2009; Probation completed October 30, 2012). • Gamma Beta Found in violation; penalty pending. • Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed April 30, 2014). • Lambda Phi Epsilon Penalty issued December 20, 2005 (Cancelled through December 19, 2011; Suspended through May 31, 2014; Probation Completed May 31, 2015). • Omega Phi Gamma* Conditional registration is three (3) years (Completed July 12, 2014). • Phi Chi Theta-Business* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed July 7, 2014). • Phi Delta Theta* Conditional registration is two (2) years (September 11, 2016).♦ • Phi Kappa Psi* Conditional registration is two (2) years (December 12, 2015). • Pi Kappa Alpha* Conditional registration is two (2) years (May 4, 2016). • Pi Kappa Phi* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed February 27, 2014). • Sigma Alpha Epsilon* Conditional registration is five (5) years (Completed April 7, 2013). • Sigma Alpha Mu* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed April 20, 2014). • Silver Spurs* Conditional registration is two (2) years (Completed July 13, 2013). • Texas Iron Spikes* Conditional registration is three (3) years (Completed March 7, 2014). • Kappa Alpha Order (formerly known as Texas Omicron)* Conditional registration is three (3) years (Completed April 11, 2015). • Zeta Beta Tau* Conditional registration is two (2) years (September 4, 2016).♦
*Resolved via Mutual Agreement
♦ More than one hazing violation in the past three (3) years
To report an act of hazing to the Office of the Dean of Students, visit deanofstudents. utexas.edu/complaint.php. For further information or clarification of probationary member activities, please contact Student Activities in the Office of the Dean of Students, 2609 University Avenue, 512-471-3065.
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Social media, politics polarize voters By Emily Vernon
Daily Texan Columnist @_emilyvernon_
What happens when two of the most paradoxical institutions of American culture merge? Chaos, divide and chauvinism. These paradoxes — social media and political parties — are unifying and segregating forces, feeding off each other and essentially erasing the prospect of a full-scope view. As social media becomes more omnipotent, people forget that it is not a proper research tool. A large percentage of the nearly 2 billion active social media users today have some sort of political commentary on their profile. According to Pew Research Center, social media users are more likely to be “civically and politically active” than non-users. The organization’s website also states 39 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of Republicans routinely post articles and opinions confirming their political beliefs. Yonghwan Kim noted in a Science Daily article that in the 2008 presidential election, 10 percent of voters under the age of 30 connected directly with candidates via social media. This overwhelming activity on social media highlights how the polarization of
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This overwhelming activity on social media highlights how the polarization of politics leads to a polarization of people. politics leads to a polarization of people. The divide results in citizens choosing one extreme, which contributes to a dangerous loss of a middle ground. Any alternative viewpoint outside of the mainstream is now promptly dismissed. Social work sophomore Victoria Volanski said social media often divides people. “Sometimes I feel like you are supposed to agree to disagree,” Volanski said. “Sometimes it is much easier to get in an argument with somebody on social media when you are behind a screen. I think it creates more polarized views, especially within our generation.” While social media is a polarizing factor in the U.S., other aspects contribute to societal separation. According to government professor David Prindle, economic and social factors also play a key role
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“I think it has something to do with religion, and the fact that religious people are feeling more threatened by society,” Prindle said. “We have a rising polarization on the social level, and economic level, too.” The combination of social media and
political parties in the United States has led to a culture of division. Perhaps George Washington and James Madison were right — there is no greater evil than political parties. Vernon is a PACE freshman from Houston.
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Join us in the Texas Union Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. for a discussion on the impact of student theatre and arts on campus.
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Photoblogs can invoke new sense of community, empathy By Khadija Saifullah Daily Texan Columnist @coolstorysunao
Since it launched in 2011, Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York has transformed the way photoblogs convey personal stories around the world. What started as a small Facebook page has inspired other communities to follow its pursuit of underscoring a common, underlying humanity beneath the depth of our individual walks of life. Photoblogs and social media can bring forward cultural revolutions, conversational forums and tangible change in the form of fundraising projects or alleviating difficulties. Stanton’s HONY raised over $2 million after posting the Bonded Labor Liberation Front founder Syeda Ghulam Fatima’s story in Pakistan. A photoblog across the streets of New York City resulted in a worldwide movement to end slave labor. This effort can be imitated at one of the world’s largest universities. This movement is being localized with Humans of the Forty Acres. At freshman orientation, economics sophomore Gauthier Fally, international relations and global studies sophomore Jordan Cope and Plan II sophomore Daniel Orr decided to “take a leap of faith” and start their own project to unite the community on campus. “We started off with the honors quad, attained 1,000 likes on our Facebook page, then expanded,” Cope said. These projects generate personal responses that give a more human approach, despite any labels of the interviewee. These movements promote interpersonal communication that connects all parties interacting with the project. “Conversing in-person definitely gives it a more real feel,” Cope said. “We look for responses that define the character or substance
that people can relate to without advocating a single point of view.” Humans of the Forty Acres team member and studio art sophomore Gabriel Lopez said the project contributes towards creating an atmosphere of understanding on campus. “A lot of the times you tend to enter an interview with a new mindset on certain things,” Lopez said. “I interviewed a student who was previously an illegal immigrant and had the opportunity to speak to Obama about his concerns at a rally, and his story created a new understanding about the topic for me and other Humans of the Forty Acres readers.” A similar group dubbed Humans of Ramadan, created by UT alumnus Usama Malik, has a more specific scope while still encompassing a large audience. Malik visited 15 different cities in Texas to collect the stories of both Muslims and non-Muslims. While the Humans of Ramadan Facebook page has around 8,000 likes and an outreach of over 100,000, Malik said it was about more than just “getting likes.” During Ramadan, more people come to mosque than during the other 11 months. Malik took this opportunity to get in-depth stories to connect people from various backgrounds through moving conversations. “People also realize their personal faults and shortcomings in Ramadan, while outside of Ramadan they feel more shy to acknowledge shortcomings, harness honesty and how these faults resonate among other Muslims,” Malik said. Photoblogs in the form of “Humans of ” projects have paved the way for an emotional connection via social media. HONY has used emotional anecdotes to bring attention to overlooked communities. This phenomenon can be replicated anywhere, especially on campus. Saifullah is a neuroscience sophomore from Richardson.
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Diverse strengths attract applicants By Mary Dolan
Daily Texan Senior Columnist @mimimdolan
UT has always strived to be a top university, and rising college students are paying attention to the school’s efforts. According to a recent survey of over 2,000 high school students by LTG Exams, UT was ranked the 13th most desirable school in the country. When ranking only state schools, UT jumped up the list to fourth place. This is hardly surprising, as UT excels in many areas that are important to any university, including academic programs, student diversity and social activities. For a start, the University boasts some of the best programs in the nation. 41 of UT’s graduate level programs rank in the nation’s top 10, and 56 rank in the top 25. The UT System also boasts an endowment of $25.4 billion, which ensures that these programs receive the funding needed to make them competitive. Other students are drawn to the variety of programs. UT has 18 colleges and dozens of majors for students to choose from. These programs are highly regarded and attract many incoming freshmen due to their reputations and diverse career applications. Also, due to UT’s average student to faculty ratio of 18:1, students can get the help they need and want. However, UT doesn’t strive for diversity solely within academic programs. The University has an almost even gender ratio of 51 percent women and 49 percent men, and minority students make up over half of the stu-
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dent population. There are also many organizations dedicated to promoting diversity on campus, such as the Multicultural Engagement Center and the Office of Institutional Equity. Such organizations show prospective students that UT is a school that encourages students of all backgrounds. In addition, UT’s affirmative action policy ensures students of all ethnicities are given a chance to gain entry to the University. Other campus groups make it possible for students to engage with their peers while gaining leadership experience, building a résumé or enjoying a fun activity. There are hundreds of registered organizations making it easy for students to find new and interesting activities. Finally, there is UT’s location. Austin is an engaging city, and its sheer amount of attractions ensures that new and returning students will never feel bored. Visiting new places also helps create a sense of community and introduces students to new experiences. Whether on or off campus, students are able to see all the unique locations in Austin. Prospective students ranked the University highly for more than just a good football program. UT has many great academic programs, student organizations and places to experience in a student’s spare time. As long as the University continues to excel in these areas and beyond, there is no doubt that students will be choosing UT for many years to come. Dolan is a journalism sophomore from Abilene.
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Actress Amber Tamblyn discusses motorcycle poetry tour By Katie Walsh @katiewalsh_atx
Poet and actress Amber Tamblyn and poet Derrick Brown are launching their fifth poetry tour together, “Sexcellence 5.0,” from the seat of Brown’s motorcycle. The duo will traverse the South for the next month, stopping in Austin on Wednesday at 7 p.m, at Spider House Cafe and Ballroom for a night of music, dance parties and comedy in addition to their poetry. The Daily Texan spoke with the duo about the show’s origins and what attendees can expect at Sexcellence 5.0. The Daily Texan: Where did the name “Sexcellence 5.0” come from? Derrick Brown: A lot of people probably already know this but poets are known for being good at making love. We thought it would be good to make a book called “Excellent Sex for New and Accomplished Poets,” and we worked on that book for a long time, but for some reason none of the publishers wanted it. So, we decided that we would try and change the name of the book from “Excellent Sex” to “Sexcellence,” and still nobody wanted it. So, we started a tour with some of the pieces of the poems from that book.
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continues from page 8 Clark incorporates psychedelic sounds reminiscent of Hendrix’s recording innovations on Electric Ladyland, producing the project’s best moments. “Star” opens with a dissonant tumbling before transitioning to a calm and cool bass line that serves as a foundation for Clark’s falsetto. Themes of love and loss dominate the narrative structure of the album. “Our Love” alludes to a 1970s prom night that
DT: The show features readings from each of your books, but what else can the audience expect? Amber Tamblyn: What we do is kind of a mix of many different things. Every show is going to be different. We will be reading from our books, and we’ll also tell stories and have small dance parties and give Q&A’s with the audience. Anything can happen. It really depends solely on what kind of audience we’re dealing with — if they are very pumped up and excited or if they’re kind of mellow and it’s a bunch of guys whose girlfriends dragged them to see this chick from “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” The staples [of the show] are the poems that we read and then everything else is improv. DT: Who would you say is the target audience for these of shows? AT: We want people to come and experience a poetry show unlike one that they are assuming they might see, or one that they have seen, or anything of that nature. All in all, it’s just a really fun experience that kind of pokes fun at the poetry show experience while also really giving a sense of freshness and uniqueness to a literary event which is makes heavy use of the studio’s organ while proclaiming sweetly “You are my lady/I am your man.” Three songs later, Clark expresses resentment for that same lady in “Cold Blooded,” deciding “I will shoot her down.” The last track “Down to Ride” is Clark’s most selfserving and his best on the album. The nearly eightminute song features an ’80s synth and atmospheric sounds that invite the listener to sit back and groove while taking a late evening drive through the city. The album as a whole
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usually very dry and not fun at all. So our hope is to communicate really good poems through a really good poetry show. DT: Why did you choose to do the tour via motorcycle? AT: The Sexcellence tour is not dependent on the is Clark’s contribution to the recent soul revival that has been successful for artists such as The Alabama Shakes and D’Angelo. This most recent work indicates his understanding of narrative structure has improved, pairing nicely with his soulful approach. Restraint was Clark’s greatest recording tool and the final result is a clean and mature sound. He succeeded in detaching from the nationwide hype train that proclaimed him blues guitar’s chosen prodigy, producing an album that
motorcycles, although they do make it really fun. The first time that we did it, Derrick was moving out of Tennessee and I said “Hey, I’ll fly out there and help you move your shit across the state,” and we were like “Hey let’s turn that into a tour,” and that’s what we did. We had Derrick’s car
pulling a U-Haul, and then there was Derrick’s motorcycle. Our friend Matt drove the U-Haul, and I rode Derrick’s lovehandles and hung on for dear life right on the back. DT: Will there be another sixth Sexcellence tour? AT: Nothing is ever off the
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DANIELLE LOPEZ, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan Monday, September 14, 2015
MUSIC
Promotion to profit: music in a digital age By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
The devaluation of music has led to drastic shifts in the way artists release their content, making free albums the new trend. Instead of battling the changes, groups such as Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment play along for one reason — promotion. In the case of The Social Experiment, its free release Surf paid dividends — the album received 618,000 downloads in its first week on iTunes and led to a world tour worth millions of dollars. Not every artist can achieve this success, but these results bring to question how a successful act can be created in today’s music scene. With online audio distribution platforms, such as SoundCloud, musicians can display and promote their work. Instead of gaining monetarily from listens, they receive attention — SoundCloud attracts 175 million unique monthly listeners compared to Spotify’s 75 million active users. UT alumnus Chris Hinojosa, guitarist for dream
rock outfit Soma Divine, said he has experienced first-hand the challenges that come with using the Internet as a promotional tool. “Bands have direct access to their fans through the Internet, which is great,” Hinojosa said. “But there’s (sic) thousands of bands who do that each day, so getting people to go to concerts, buy songs, or even listen to our music for free online can be pretty hard.” Some services with higher rates of interaction between bands and their fans include Bandcamp, an online music store targeted towards independent artists, and Songkick, which features personalized news about live music events from users’ favorite bands. But, with easily ignored emails and notifications, even these services struggle to retain users. However, these websites are used heavily in decision-making for concert venues. “There are a lot of people who contact venues directly and don’t get the results they expect,” said Edward Castillo, marketing director for ScoreMore, a music promotion network
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started by UT alumnae Sascha Guttfreund and Claire Bogle. “A lot of it has to do with how you present yourself. I know a lot of bands will send one-line emails, they don’t send music or any other information. You need to
approach it with the idea that no one knows who you are.” This saturation means concerts are the largest source of potential success for an act, and a concert promoter is a great way to find that success. A concert promoter organizes
events, books bands and advertises the event in such a way to draw in the largest crowd possible. But some promoters are notorious for taking advantage of newer clientele. “We have heard of promoters using acts to
sell tickets,” Hinojosa said. “This allows them to gain access to larger venues or ideal performance times. Some artists fall prey to this type of predation, agreeing to unjust
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ALBUM REVIEW | ‘THE STORY OF SONNY BOY SLIM’
New album features mature sound for Gary Clark Jr. By Thomas Boswell @thomasboswell11
Since the release of his first major studio album in 2012, Blak and Blu, Gary Clark Jr. has made a name for himself as a genrebending blues guitarist. After recent performances with legends Eric Clapton
and the Rolling Stones, it would seem Clark has already positioned himself to be one of the great 21st century guitarists. The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, released Friday, reminds listeners that when Clark puts down his axe, he can produce a thought-provoking album that highlights
his versatility. For Sonny Boy Slim, Clark decided to hole up in Austin’s Arlyn Studios, avoiding input from an outside producer and releasing a work that is purely his vision. He combines elements of R&B and psychedelic and allows his voice and other instruments to drive
each track, using his guitar to complement rather than dominate his arrangements. With the album’s opening track, “The Healing,” Clark reminds himself and his listeners that music can soothe a troubled soul. The lyrics, “When the world upsets me/this
music sets me free” float above a simple guitar and piano progression, allowing listeners to focus on the song’s message. “Grinder,” the album’s second track, is one of few times that Clark returns to the heavy guitar sound he is generally known for. With a distorted guitar
accented with a classic wah-wah pedal, fans will be pleased to hear that Clark hasn’t lost his chops, although the track feels out of place. The song comes off as a strained effort to satisfy guitar enthusiasts. Throughout the album,
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