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UT reports rise in sexual assault By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Sexual assaults are more prevalent in Texas presently than in 2003, according to a study by the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The study found 6.3 million Texans experienced some form of sexual assault,
an increase from the 1.9 million Texans reported in 2003. The study also found 413,000 Texans experienced sexual assaults in the year prior to the survey, and only about 9 percent of victims reported the incident to police. Laurie Cook Heffron, a member of the research team, said despite the con-
cern of rising instances, she thinks improvements are being made. “It is still very much a problem in our community,” Cook Heffron said. “On the other hand, if we interpret the rise in numbers of being [due to] increased awareness or willing to talk about it and think about it … that to me is a good
sign that we are making some improvements.” Noel Busch-Armendariz, lead investigator and the institute’s director, said this study began in 2014 but was different from the original 2003 study because of changes to the Texas Penal Code. Busch-Armendariz said with these changes, the institute expanded its five-
question survey from 2003 to 15 questions encompassing the changes to the penal code. Busch-Armendariz said the main goal for this study was to show Texans the prevalence of sexual assault during a person’s lifetime, but the institute was able to
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Patterson steps down
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Steve Patterson meets with the media following the hire of head basketball coach Shaka Smart. Patterson resigned from his position Tuesday after meeting with University President Gregory L. Fenves. Patterson served as Texas’ AD for 22 months prior to stepping down.
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Steve Patterson resigned as athletic director, University President Gregory L. Fenves confirmed Tuesday evening. The Austin American-
Statesman reported earlier in the day that Fenves made the decision to fire Patterson. “Steve brought important ideas and changes to our athletics program, and I appreciate the good things he accomplished in his time at UT,” Fenves said in a
statement. “I wish him the best in his future endeavors.” Fenves confirmed in the statement that former Longhorn linebacker Mike Perrin will likely be the interim athletic director. Perrin, who currently works as an attorney in
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Houston, played for Texas under coach Darrell K Royal in 1968. Perrin’s contract runs through August of next year at $750,000. “As a former UT studentathlete, longtime fan and volunteer with Texas Athletics, I’ve worked closely with fac-
ulty, students, alumni, coaches and administrators,” Perrin said. “I will continue to do so in an effort to bring the Longhorn nation together.” Paterson’s decision to resign comes after a
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SG to vote on annual political debates By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
Student Government will vote next week on A.R. 11 in support of hosting an annual debate between campus political groups. The resolution, drafted by SG members, states that the groups and UT will ensure an annual debate between political groups on campus. This year, the debate is scheduled for Oct. 12 and will be between University Democrats and College Republicans, according to John Falke, co-author of the resolution. Falke said officer board members from the two student political groups complained about not having enough public visibility for students, which prompted him to create the legislation. “Debates have been super inconsistent in the past — I know they’ve had lots of different sponsors,” Falke said. “I kind of wanted to come in and establish this event sponsored by Student Government every single year in the fall semester, to where we could have this debate environment between the political factions of campus.” The International Socialist Organization and the Longhorn Libertarians are two political groups who will not be featured in this year’s debate, according to Falke. Falke said he is open to having more political groups represented in the future, but it was easier for him to put together the debate with only the University Democrats and College Republicans. “It’s a little too late to add them,” Falke said. “We’ve discussed topics. We’ve already discussed moderators. We’ve already had these discussions with the boards. I would say it is too late this year, and I
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CIA director addresses issues Wheatsville wages face scrutiny facing agency in 21st century By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
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Former and current CIA officials discussed the importance of educating the public on the CIA’s role in national security at a panel held Tuesday. The event, which is a part of the CIA Intelligent Studies Project, brought current CIA director John Brennan, former CIA director Porter Goss and project director Stephen Slick to address issues facing the CIA in the 21st century. “We need to do a better job of communicating with the American people so that the individuals in this country better understand the value we bring to this nation,” Brennan said. “We need a better understanding of the events going on that seem so far away
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CIA director, John Brennan, spoke about the Intelligent Students Project (ISP) Tuesday in the UT alumni center. The ISP works with intelligence agencies like the CIA to address national security issues.
The consumerand employee-owned Wheatsville Food Co-op is facing employee demand for higher wages in the midst of the coop’s elections for board members. The annual Wheatsville election will be open until Nov. 2, and both incumbent candidates have expressed their support for implementing a living wage for Wheatsville employees. As of Thursday’s city council meeting, the council raised its standard of living wage — or the minimum wage a city employee can be paid — from $11.39 in May to $13.03 per hour, which Wheatsville employees are using as a wage standard in Austin, according to former employee Michael Conti.
In May, the Wheatsville Staff Solidarity Collective published an anonymous open letter raising concerns about employee wages. A petition demanding that all Wheatsville staff be paid a living wage was published alongside the letter and has received signatures from more than 1,000 people. Wheatsville pays employees starting at $9 an hour, according to the petition. “It is not unreasonable to ask that a cooperative dedicated to ‘non-exploitation’ should attempt to provide a living wage for its employees,” the petition read. According to the statement, the Wage Task Force’s goals are to define a living wage for employees and address fairness in lowering wages when dealing with new employees versus tenured employees. The Wage Task Force said it has not
from places like Austin. A lot of negative opinions are the result of ignorance about what the CIA does.” The Intelligence Studies Project, founded in 2013, has
partnered with the UT Clements Center for National Security and the Robert S. Strauss Center for International
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yet come up with a timeline for completion. “It is a difficult task that we have set out to accomplish, but all of us together are working to achieve a compensation rate that is not only satisfactory but will make Wheatsville a wage leader in our community,” members of the Wheatsville Wage Task Force said in a statement. Conti, who worked as a Wheatsville employee from 2007 to 2013, published an open letter on Sept. 8, because he said he felt responsible as a former employee and current owner at Wheatsville Food Co-op. Conti said the co-op’s ultimate purpose is to create a self-empowering community that promotes social, environmental and economic justice. “When the first open letter was published in May, it spoke loud and clear about
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wouldn’t say I was trying to add them this year, so I think it’s okay, but I’m hoping to add them in the future, and I hope they are added next year.” Zachary Long, co-author of the resolution, said even though the resolution calls for only two groups to be at the debate, multiple political viewpoints will still be represented. “There are many shades of ‘red’ and ‘blue’, if you will,” Long said. “I believe that the College Republicans and University Democrats are more than just strict red vs. blue, because there are many viewpoints that fall within the two
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to pay the people in higher positions higher salaries, which can lead to real inefficiencies,” Conti said. Dan Gillotte, chief executive grocer of Wheatsville Food Co-op, said in response to the collective’s letter that, to create short-term relief, the co-op would raise entry-level wages from $9 to $9.50 per hour, and that the Wage Task Force would also be formed to recommend future changes. “As an independent business in Austin, we are constantly juggling the costs of doing business in an increasingly competitive environment, with the rising cost of living in a city that is seeing an unprecedented rise in population,” Gilotte said in a statement.
continues from page 1 spoke loud and clear about what I’d been concerned about for many years,” Conti said. “I was excited to see someone on staff be vocal, but I think the fact that it was anonymous speaks to a level of frustration there.” Conti said if Wheatsville was organized differently, then it may be able to pay its employees a living wage. It’s up to the co-op’s nearly 17,000 owners, as consumers and employees, to demand changes in wages, Conti said. “There’s a disconnect in using a traditional, hierarchical business model, because with this model, you do have
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continues from page 1 Security and Law and was formed to foster a premier center for the study of U.S. intelligence at UT. Members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, including Seth Uzman, a junior economics and math major, protested outside prior to the event. Uzman said that in its effort to improve national security, the CIA commits war crimes in other countries. “The institutions that these men represent actively promote a global system of imperialism and racism,” Uzman said. “The Strauss and Clements centers present themselves as institutes of state craft when their real purpose is warcraft.” Midway through the presentation, protestors stood up and exited, yelling “On trial, not on campus,” at the CIA officials on stage. Brennan said he was not
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Union against privatization at Dell By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
While the Dell Medical School is in the process of choosing bidders for various maintenance jobs in the school’s medical office building, the University’s Texas State Employees Union said it doesn’t want these positions outsourced. The Dell Medical School’s operational leaders said they’ve had limited interaction with the union. An official statement from the school said the union’s worries are “misunderstandings,” and that better future communications will hopefully help avoid any more confusion. According to an official statement by Dell Medical School, the contractor selected will hire from the local community to staff the operations,
which will create good jobs in maintenance, landscaping and custodial work for Austinites. “The University will select the bidder who provides the best value for the people who work here and the taxpayers, families, donors and others who support the University,” officials said in a statement from the Dell Medical School. “That decision will take factors other than cost into consideration.” The last day to submit a bid for the office building’s property management services was Aug. 26, and the bids are currently under review. Sara Castle, organizer for the union, said the group can’t estimate how many bids might go to public workers since it doesn’t know how many bids the medical school is reviewing. “We want those jobs to go
to public workers,” Castle said. “We’ve won privatization bids before. We’re keeping an eye on other buildings, too, because privatization is always a concern at UT.” The union said contracting out services would not create good jobs, and increased taxes should create good jobs for Austinites, according to the union’s website. Anne Lewis, a radio-televisionfilm senior lecturer and member of the Texas State Employee Union’s executive board, said privatizing public services hurts workers by slashing benefits, wages and hours. She said problems that privatized public services cause include understaffing, mismanagement and costliness. “We must stop this privatization scheme,” Lewis said. “We need good state jobs for
and clinical care environment is dependent on a workforce that is knowledgeable about the needs of each enterprise.” The Dell Medical School is scheduled to start classes June, 27, 2016. Given the aggressive schedule of the Dell Medical School project and the unique, extreme regulatory business challenges associated with the operation, public employees at UT don’t currently have the expertise the office building requires, according the statement. The opening of the medical school and complex will bring about 15,000 total jobs to Austin, and the economic development of the complex is estimated to have an impact of nearly $2 billion in annual spending, according to economic analysis and public policy consulting firm TXP, Inc.
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Study: One-child policy positively impacts mental health By Eunice Ali @thedailytexan
Children born in China without siblings have fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to research published by faculty a in the department of educawide tional psychology. The study, published by ent nt, educational psychology professor Toni Falbo and graduate a es- student Sophia Yang Hooper, focuses on the benefits to the g. mental health of children born solu- after China’s One-Child Policy. ould Hooper was born in China after the One-Child Policy was nual established and has no siblings. ween “Growing up, I’ve always oups been interested in how differ. ent life would be with siblings,” Hooper said. “That’s why I was interested in exploring Staff the psychological differences between only children and non-only children in China.” Effective since 1979, the pol-
icy sought to reduce the population growth rate and expand the economy. The policy was not intended for everyone in China, however, as many rural families have been allowed to have another child especially if the firstborn is a girl. Falbo said social class is a main factor that differentiated only children who attended college from those who went into the military. Parents with one child often reported having higher education and more resources to raise their children. As a result, children who entered the military reported having more symptoms of psychological disorder. Falbo specializes in onlychild research, and Hooper assisted by accessing existing literature written in Chinese for the study, Falbo said. “There was a lot of information not available to Englishspeaking scholars,” Falbo said. “With the help of [Hooper],
Sophia Yang Hooper, left, and Toni Falbo, right, conducted a study on China’s one-child policy and its effects on mental health.
Photo courtesy of Sophia Hooper
we were able to [access] many articles published in Chinese.” Shengjie Lin, a third-year doctoral student in educational psychology, said although the policy permits a couple to have a second child if the husband or wife is an only child, many decide not to. “The interesting thing is that many of them don’t want
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Columnist and author Gustavo Arellano spoke at a lecture Tuesday to kick off UT’s Hispanic Heritage Month.
Columnist speaks at kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month By Rund Khayyat @rundkhayyat
Gustavo Arellano — distinguished columnist and author of the book, “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” — said ethnic studies are important to incorporate in higher education at Tuesday’s kickoff of UT’s Hispanic Heritage Month, the first in the University’s history. Understanding Mexican-American history is a vital step to fully comprehending American history, Arellano said. “Studying ethnic groups is something all students should do, because America is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, which are all connected in some ways.” Arellano said. Arellano said once students realize the full context of how America developed, they can better understand society and political issues today.
a second child, mostly because of expensive education,” Lin, who also grew up in China, said. “Chinese people really pay attention to education.” Hooper said despite the research’s findings, she thinks many families would still prefer to have multiple children. “China [needs to adopt] this policy to make sure they don’t
have too many people,” Lin said. “But most people would prefer and it’s better for families to have multiple children.” Hooper said she would personally would want to have more than one child. “I don’t want my children to grow up alone,” Hooper said. “It’s always nice to have people to play with.”
continues from page 1 find annual rates. “We do it over a lifetime because that is a better measure,” Busch-Armendariz said. “It’s difficult to give annual rates because people often delay reporting, but as it turns out, we are able in this report to give that annual rate.” Annette Burrhus-Clay, executive director for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, said she thinks it is alarming to see the increase in prevalence and even more alarming how few people report sexual assault. “Eighteen percent, which is what it was in 2003, was already dismally low, and to have it go down to 9 percent, we’re back to the reporting rate we were at 35 years ago,” Burrhus-Clay said. “It certainly feels like a huge step backwards in responding to sexual assault survivors.” Busch-Armendariz said people should find professional help, because it is not as effective for a victim to talk solely with a friend or family member. “We need to figure out how to intervene and then how to prevent it,” Busch-Armendariz said. “Part of that is being able to have victims name what happened to them and get services. They are more likely to tell a friend and a family member than they are to get help from a professional.” From the survey published, Burrhus-Clay said she hopes people in power at institutions such as universities and the military will take the appropriate measures and address the problem. “I’m hoping the ones reading this survey are people who are in positions of authority and power to change legislation, to impact policy at universities, military or places of employment,” Burrhus-Clay said. “I’m hoping when people see that they are more impacted by those figures and really feel we can’t go any further back.”
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“Life is bigger than just what’s happening to you, we need to take a step back and see the bigger story at large, see how things started and how they connect,” Arellano said. Many hot topics have arisen that sparked American’s interests in ethnic studies, including immigration, said journalism senior Emma Acosta. “Arellano is stressing that, in order for us to take an educated stance on immigration, we need ethnic studies,” Acosta said. “We need to know how and why people immigrated in the past, and continue to do so today.” Chelsea Hunt, a radiotelevision-and-film and journalism senior, said because Mexican-American studies are American studies, it’s important to integrate Chicano studies into our American history courses. “These studies help students understand the
history, present and future of America,” Hunt said. “History is told from the side of the victors, so the point of this education is to look at the minority’s view. This also the view that isn’t necessarily the media.” This month, dating from September 15 to October 13, will celebrate Latinos’ contributions to America. The Center for Mexican American Studies will host weekly events, including a speaker series and a fiesta tailgate. Arellano said he thinks it is surprising that a diverse campus such as UT has never previously hosted a Universitywide events commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month. “I am blown away UT Austin is having a Hispanic Heritage month for the first time in its history,” Arellano said. “I’m sure there’s politics about it, you can either let this get to you or you can be happy it’s finally happened.”
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Concussions require specialist attention By Emily Vernon
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Concussions affect between 1.5 and 2 million Americans annually, including many athletes, but can have more severe effects than a few days off the playing field. In particular, they can lead to post-concussion syndrome, a condition with side effects that can last longer than the usual 7 to 10 days and can cause psychological problems such as anxiety and depression. Given the stakes, it is troubling that the responsibility to cure athletes falls upon physicians, many of whom are not fully qualified to deal with cases of mental illness. According to an article in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 38 percent of those diagnosed with a concussion also experience postconcussion syndrome, and 40 percent of those diagnosed with PCS are given psychological treatment. These patients are either referred to psychiatrists or treated by general physicians. But PCS does not have a cure, and there is little research on the disorder’s nuances. In fact, cognitive issues associated with concussions can arise as late as 5 to 10 years posttrauma, according to Steven Kornguth, a senior research fellow in the Department
of Kinesiology. “The real issue today in 2015: We do not know immediately if there is going to be a traumatic brain injury develop later,” Kornguth said. Due to this lack of information, it should not be the general physician’s place to administer antidepressants to a patient suffering from PCS. Rather, the patient should be referred to an expert in brain chemistry, like a psychiatrist or a neurologist, for treating the disorder. According to psychology professor David Schnyer, the limited research on PCS can lead medical practitioners to prescribe drugs that treat the symptoms of the disorder rather than addressing the causes of the disorder itself. “If you have someone who shows up with a disorder, and if the symptoms of that disorder fit a particular symptom profile, such as anxiety or depression, you are simply going to prescribe the drug that you know works for one of those two things,” Schnyer said. That approach is a problem given the potentially harmful side effects of antidepressants. The antidepressants used today are usually SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and have the potential to increase suicidal and homicidal thoughts,
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according to Joseph Mercola, a New York Times best-selling author and surgeon. The treatment for PCS may include antidepressant drugs, but due to the lack of substantial experiments confirming this idea, many but not all practitioners prefer to begin with therapy. This form of treatment should be the first step in all cases, as therapy does not directly affect chemical makeup, therefore carrying less risk.
Considering the complexities of PCS, antidepressants should be applied conservatively. Medication is vital in cases of mental illness, but it also carries potential risk factors. Given the current status of PCS, this treatment should not be given immediately by one not trained in the complexities of mental illness. Discretion should be left to psychiatrists. Vernon is a PACE freshman from Houston.
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Outsider Ben Carson too inexperienced for office By Bailey Ethier
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Unfair comparisons in US News & World Report rankings By David Bordelon Daily Texan Columnist
U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings Wednesday, placing UT 52nd in national universities and 16th in public universities. The top of the list is dominated by private institutions with huge endowments and frequented by the privileged — Princeton, Harvard and Yale, respectively, are the front-runners. But despite their influence, rankings can be flawed. Even the U.S. News & World Report FAQ page acknowledges that certain qualitative aspects of a school, such as diversity, atmosphere and student satisfaction, are minimized in favor of quantitative aspects like retention rates and alumni giving. The problem is that those certain measures will always favor some schools over others. For example, alumni giving will always favor wealthy private schools over state universities, which are attended by students from broader economic backgrounds. That means while rankings can serve as a motivation for school success and attract bright students, they can be a misguided metric. “The rankings are a great source of pride for me, personally, and the other professors in my department,” said Lisa Koonce, a pro-
fessor in McCombs’s first-ranked accounting program. “It means we have done a great job and are being recognized for it.” Rankings are also a self-fulfilling prophecy, where the best students choose to attend the best institutions. “One of the reasons I applied to the accounting program once I got into UT was because of its number-one ranking,” said MPA and history junior Matthew Hamner. But making comparisons among differently sized and funded universities is ill-advised. The quantitative metrics used to rank schools cannot perfectly capture true educational quality. “There’s no direct way to measure the quality of an institution — how well a college manages to inform, inspire and challenge its students,” wrote author Malcolm Gladwell in a 2011 New Yorker essay, “So the U.S. News algorithm relies instead on proxies for quality — and the proxies for educational quality turn out to be flimsy at best.” In turn, these rankings allow one to compare apples and oranges of schools and should not be as heralded and piously followed as our culture demands. Instead, it’s important to find the school that’s best for you, and if it happens to have fantastic ratings, then so be it. Bordelon is a philosophy sophomore from
Every U.S. president has been either a vice president, a U.S. representative, a senator, a governor, a cabinet member or at least an army major general prior to serving as Commander in Chief. And yet, the country could end up electing a neurosurgeon as its next president. Ben Carson, the former director of pediatric neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins Hospital, has never held a political office but announced his campaign for president in May. His poll numbers are now skyrocketing. In polls conducted by CNN and ORC, Carson has jumped from four percent of voter support in July to 19 percent in September. Government professor David Prindle attributed Carson’s rise to his status as a political outsider. According to Prindle, Carson’s angry, rhetorical style is appealing to Americans who are tired of the political establishment. “[Voters] are much less interested in whether somebody has experience than whether these people express their emotion,” Prindle said. Jordan Cope, an international relations and global studies sophomore, went a step further, saying that younger voters are specifically less interested in a candidate’s experience, “because younger people seem more likely to experiment with more non-fundamental philosophies.” I am not endorsing Jeb Bush or Marco
Rubio or any other candidate of the Republican establishment, but they know how government works. Carson, on the other hand, knows how to separate conjoined twins. That said, as Cope pointed out, Carson does have experience with our nation’s issues. “He understands more about economic mobility because of his experience with poverty as a child,” Cope said. “He understands more about the healthcare system because of his experience as a doctor. Being African-American, Carson understands race relations better than any politician could because of his background and experiences with racism.” The danger lies in Carson riding on a wave of rhetoric — a wave that has knocked out more experienced Republican candidates from the race. For instance, former Texas Governor Rick Perry dropped out late last week after being unable to gain any momentum, despite having views similar to Carson’s on many issues. Perry was plagued by fundraising problems, while Carson has over $23 million in campaign funds. Voters shouldn’t vote for Carson just because he’s different and a political outsider. The nation cannot count on someone who has never worked in government to reduce the country’s debt or simplify the tax code, as Carson wants to do. It is one thing for Americans to want a fresh face for the White House. But that fresh face needs some political experience. Ethier is journalism freshman from Westport, Connecticut.
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Alumnus journeys west on motorcycle expedition By Abigail Zeitler @thedailytexan
With just two motorcycles, a tent, a change of clothes and $100 in their pockets, UT alumnus Barron Peper and his lifelong friend Jacob Hoeffner began their journey west. Their expedition, Shift West, will cover eight states and 10 national parks in a 45day journey. From Waco to the Pacific Northwest, the duo will share stories of people they meet along the way, hoping to inspire their blog followers to “shift west” themselves. Their graduation from college left Peper and Hoeffner questioning their future and longing for adventure. After a motorcycle ride to the park one day, the two realized they could begin their journey west on wheels. “We used to sit around and cook up ideas, thinking about what we wanted to do with our lives,” Peper said. “We knew we wanted to do a
big trip post-graduation. We wanted to explore more of the U.S. and what our home has to offer. All of the places we wanted to see and things we wanted to do were out west.” Peper said they both acknowledged the struggle their trip would entail, but they were ready for the challenge. Before leaving, the duo created a GoFundMe account and raised $2,720 to purchase helmets, jackets and Kevlar pants to help prepare them. Now, they find work along the way to support themselves. Their blog features a detailed log of their expenses from the start of the trip, which includes donations given to them from people they meet. “Sometimes it seems like the stars align, because we think, ‘How the hell is this working?’ It’s almost like someone has gifted us,” Peper said. “What has made it worth it has been meeting great people and engaging
in communities.” One of their favorite stories they picked up along the way was from Durango, Colorado, where they met “All-American Randy.” Randy served as a flight surgeon at Bosnia, Desert Storm and Afghanistan. War stories soon turned into talks about his travels to New Orleans to help with reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina and other memories about his life. Another encounter in Telluride, Colorado, led them to the “Boulder Brady Bunch,” a group of women who share a passion for photography. Peper and Hoeffner said meeting these people motivates them to move on to the next town. “We have the freedom to spend time with who we want, but it’s not as easy as it seems,” Peper said. “We’ve created a lot of strong friendships, which have turned into hard good-byes.” For Peper and Hoeffner,
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performances more dynamic and memorable. “They’re not limited to anything, so there’s more opportunity to stumble into something uncomfortable,” Schill said. “But that makes it interesting. They create a little universe that a scene is in, and it’s all from nothing.”
remember being younger and reading the New York Times reviews and just being absolutely infuriated by some of the critics, and so I try to keep that in mind. I pay the most attention to the mechanics, like prose and style. I do note how women are portrayed in fiction, and I will be vocal about that. DT: The title of your talk is “Trigger Warning: Violence and Sexual Agency in Contemporary Fiction.” Where did the name come from? AG: The name is a hook. I want it to be both a description of what the talk is about and a trigger warning for the talk itself. I do talk about sexual assault, and that can be
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UT alumus Barron Peper, left, and friend Jacob Hoeffner travel west on motorcylces, capturing people’s stories on their blog, Shift West.
Shift West is about living in the moment and experiencing life with the people they encounter along the way. As they move on from their
legitimately triggering for some people. I review books for the Chicago Tribune, and I’ve been noticing more and more books offering a counter-narrative to the usual depiction of the victimized woman. I think of it as the post “Gone Girl” era, because that book has such a monolithic place in the literary scene, and it’s still exerting influence over what gets published. In “Gone Girl,” you see a woman who’s not the typical literary victim. Instead, she’s a super villain. DT: You are working on a novel about the idea of “the good victim.” Who is “the good victim?” AG: Well, “the good victim” is a myth. Women don’t always behave in the aftermath of an assault the way people want or expect them to. The “good victim” does all the
current destination in Moab, Utah, the duo plans to end their trip in Seattle. “It’s exhilarating to do something that is
socially acceptable things: AMY GENTRY She isn’t sexually active, she’s assaulted by a stranger and When: Thursday at 7 p.m. she immediately goes to the Where: Joynes Reading Room police. In our culture, people Admission: Free will often use deviations from the behavior of “the good victim” to question or for people to identify and deundermine the credibility of bunk the myths surrounding their claims. So in my novel, I perpetrators. I think that this want to write about a real vic- would help lessen some of the tim, rather than the mythical tendency to blame the victim. “good victim.” DT: You write about DT: What would you like topics that can cause a lot to see change in the media of tension. How do you handle the feedback on discourse on sexual assault? AG: There’s a lot more the Internet? AG: I have experienced room for nuance in the way that victims of sexual assault a bit of the call-out culture, are portrayed in literature where I publish what I think and film. They don’t have to is some rousing manifesto, be either “the good victim” or and then someone raises their a super villain. As for policy hand and says “not really.” But discourse, I think that there what I’ve found is that if I just needs to be more research listen to what they say, I learn on perpetrators. I would like a lot.
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In one of the first meetings of the season, head coach Pattie Adams sat her team down and gave it a choice — to consider 2015 a building season and play for fun or play competitively and make a run at qualifying for nationals in the fall. “It was almost unanimous that they all wanted to be competitive, and they all wanted to make a go at nationals this season,” Adams said. “I definitely think we have the talent to do that.” In her first semester as head coach, Adams guided the Longhorns to the USA Rugby College Sevens National Championships in May. But Texas lost many of its veteran players to graduation soon thereafter and now works with a much younger roster this fall. “All the veterans coming off of nationals thought maybe this year would be a building year, but everyone is really gung-ho about competing at nationals,” said Hanae Islam, undeclared sophomore and treasure. “Even all our rookies have a really competitive drive.” As the sport’s popularity rises, club rugby is appealing to players with no prior experience, especially on college campuses. With a variety of skill levels present, the rookie class is ready to make an impact on the pitch this season. “Attendance is super key and really giving it your best at practice,” public health fresh-
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man Bou Silla said. “You really need to work outside of practice, but if you’re enjoying it, it’s not a bad thing.” The new players’ desire to put in the necessary work to learn and contribute has proven to be an asset to the team thus far into the fall season, Adams said. “I actually don’t think I’ve seen a group of rookies jump in with both feet and really take to it as quickly as this group,” Adams said. “We have about 12 who are brand-new to the sport, and they are really
putting in the effort and the work to learn and catch up to their veteran peers.” The veterans will also play a key role as Texas pushes for a national championship qualification in women’s fifteens this fall. With an influx of new players, the more experienced players’ knowledge of the sport is imperative to the growth of the rookies on the field. “The veterans are helpful, approachable — making sure the rookies feel welcomed,” Adams said. “They’re provid-
ing opportunities outside of practice to watch rugby, talk about rugby and make it feel like a family.” These opportunities will become more important as Texas prepares for a busy fall schedule, with its first cup match against Texas A&M in College Station on Sept. 26. While keeping their eyes on a trip to the championships at the end of the semester, the Longhorns are also keeping in mind the reason they started playing to begin with. “More playing time means
the more experience people get, and it means that people get to do more of what they love,” Islam said. “Of course we want to win, but we also want to develop that team bond and make sure that everyone finds a home in rugby.”
football sports information director John Bianco, who has yet to be replaced. Last week Fenves told the Statesman editorial board that he and Patterson were working through some issues. Before the home opener on Saturday, a plane circled Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium with a banner saying “Patterson Must Go.”
Patterson was hired from Arizona State in December 2013 after athletic director DeLoss Dodds stepped down after 32 years. Prior to his time at Arizona State, Patterson spent time in the front offices of the Houston Texans and Portland Trailblazers. Within his first few months on the job, Patterson made waves by
hiring Charlie Strong, the school’s first African-American head coach, in January 2014 after Mack Brown resigned the month before. Patterson also forced men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes to resign following 17 years on the job after Barnes failed to make changes to his coaching staff. Barnes was replaced by Shaka Smart, Texas’ first
African-American head basketball coach, in April. “Change is never easy, but I have every confidence that UT Athletics will continue to thrive as it embraces the future,” Patterson said. Fenves didn’t give specifics of Patterson’s severance package, but Patterson’s five-year contract extended through 2019 with an annual salary of $1.4 million.
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Junior transfer Cerame bolsters Longhorns’ front line By Claire Cruz
Junior outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame spikes the ball over the net against Colorado State during the Texas Classic on Sept. 13. Cerame previously played for the Penn State Nittany Lions, transferring to play for the Longhorns prior to the 2014 season.
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The journey to success has been long for junior outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame — and it’s not over yet. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cerame moved to Miami, Florida. She served as a three-year volleyball captain at Palmer Trinity School and a two-time Miami Herald Player of the Year. Cerame also competed in the World Championships as a member of the USA Youth National Team. After high school, Cerame traveled to State College, Pennsylvania, to play for perennial powerhouse Penn State. She redshirted her freshman season and then helped the Nittany Lions claim their sixth national championship in 2013. Cerame played in 29 matches that season with seven starts and registered 89 kills for a .252 hitting percentage along with 16 blocks and five service aces. Despite Penn State’s success, Cerame said she wasn’t happy with the Nittany Lions. She moved once again, this time to Austin, to fight for playing time in another strong program. “We are excited to add a quality player and person in Paulina to our program,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said in 2014. “We are looking forward to adding her to our program and getting her acclimated with
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our philosophies both on and off the court.” In her first season with Texas, Cerame played primarily as an opposite. Although her playing time didn’t increase much because of Texas’ depth, her statistics improved. In 27 matches, Cerame recorded 166 kills for a .253 hitting percentage while tallying 78 blocks. Through eight matches in 2015, Cerame has played in seven of them and is swinging as an outside hitter. She has 55 kills and 171 attacks for a .164 hitting percentage. “When you come in as a freshman, you just want to kill every ball and you panic when you don’t do that,” Cerame said. “You learn slowly with the years that
you’ve got to be patient, and sometimes, it’s not that you’re doing anything wrong, it’s just that every play is different.” Cerame’s statistics don’t fully reveal how important her swing is for Texas. Her kill count isn’t drastically high, and her hitting percentage hovers around the team average. It’s the strength she puts behind every hit is what helps Texas most. “We keep a stat in terms of what kind of ball we’re getting back from her swings,” Elliott said. “Even though her numbers aren’t as good, we’re getting a lot of free-ball and downball situations because of her velocity.” Opponents come into
games with specific strategies to contain Cerame, so persistence and patience are two characteristics she’s been working on, especially since her position change. “I definitely think, on the outside, there’s more demands,” Cerame said. “Sometimes you’re not going to get the best numbers, but it’s [about] driving every time and being concentrated. Our coaches stress that a lot, to me especially.” When her college career is over, Cerame wants to play professional volleyball overseas and hopes to make the U.S. Women’s National Team. It’ll take hard work and patience to achieve those dreams, but Cerame’s coaches and
You learn slowly with the years that you’ve got to be patient, and sometimes, it’s not that you’re doing anything wrong, it’s just that every play is different. —Paulina Prieto Cerame, Junior outside hitter
teammates think she has what it takes. “I think her confidence is growing,” Elliott said. “She’s been fighting hard in the practice gym and getting better.”
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Women’s Golf takes tenth in Minnesota
Texas took 10th place out of 12 teams in the Minnesota Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, after shooting a score of 303 in the third and final round. Sitting in 10th place overall and 28 strokes behind the leader after Monday’s 36 holes with Houston and Kansas, junior Haley Mills led the Longhorns and tied for 19th, along with senior Tezira Abe. Abe played as an individual in the final round Tuesday with Kentucky and Kansas. The mild temperature made for a beautiful day of golf, but the slight wind caused players to stumble. The Longhorns finished with a two-day score of 917, 33 strokes off the lead, as juniors Mills and Julia Beck led the team at 12-over par, tying for 30th. Senior Natalie Karcher finished tied for 42nd with individual round scores of 75, 82 and 75, respectively. Sophomore Sophia Schuber and freshman Maddie Luitwieler had a great showing in their first tournament as Longhorns, with Schubert shooting 79, 75 and 80 to finish 48th, while Luitwieler shot 81, 77 and 80 to finish tied for 58th. Abe competed with seven other women playing as individuals. She shot a three-day average of just under 77 to finish the tournament tied for 38th. The Longhorns’ next tournament will be the Jim West Invitational in Boerne, Texas, on Oct. 4–6. —Rosalyn Barnett
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Alumna discusses sexual violence in fiction By Megan Kallus
Book reviewer and writer Amy Gentry is working on a suspense novel about the idea of “the good victim.” She will be speaking on campus Thursday about sexual violence in contemporary fiction.
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UT alumna Amy Gentry, a book reviewer at the Chicago Tribune and women’s issues reporter at Texas Monthly, is currently working on a thriller novel that tackles sexual violence and the idea of “the good victim.” The Joynes Reading Room will host a guest lecture by Gentry titled “Trigger Warning: Violence and Sexual Agency in Contemporary Fiction” on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Daily Texan spoke to Gentry about her writing and what to expect from “Trigger Warning.” Daily Texan: What is your guiding philosophy when you review books? Amy Gentry: Perversely, I think, I’m most inclined to be critical of things that I want to like. My beliefs and values do make their way into my reviews sometimes, because I have strong opinions. But I
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Comedy troupe SNAFU brings long-form improv to campus By Josue Moreno @josuefmoreno
An erotic game of Pictionary, coconut-induced head injuries at Fenway Park and talking vegan health bars are all part of a day’s work for SNAFU, UT’s only long-form improv comedy troupe. Every other Friday, group members assemble to produce outlandish scenes without a script. Founded in 2013 by former student Tanner Kalina, SNAFU — which stands for Situation Normal All Fucked
Up — is getting more laughs and larger audiences than in past years. For nearly a decade before the creation of SNAFU, Gigglepants dominated the improv circuit on campus with its audience-driven short-form style, typically relying on rules and games to provide opportunities for laughs. Kalina created SNAFU to broaden the type of improv entertainment available to students. Radio-television-film senior Logan Smith, a member of SNAFU, said the group’s
long-form format encourages in-depth development of characters and scenes. “In short form, you’re trying to find relationships and characters within the game you’re given,” Smith said. “In long form, you start with the characters and try to find the game within a scene. It’s about pursuing dynamic and pursuing personality and just allowing them to grow.” Daniel Abramson, radiotelevision-film senior and troupe member, said he doesn’t think one style is better than
the other. “Whatever you do in improv, you’re right,” Abramson said. “The difference is that in short form, the silliness comes from these contrived rules of the game.” Shows often begin with a vague idea — such as a word yelled out by an audience member or a post on Craigslist’s “missed connections.” From there, complex stories emerge. Kim Tran, radio-televisionfilm and biochemistry senior and troupe member, said
sometimes a scene’s central joke may be the result of something subtle, such as the facial reaction of a cast member to a line or a character’s personality. “We can start a scene not trying to be funny at all,” Tran said. “And the humor comes from a genuine reaction to what’s being said. As soon as that happens, we chase it.” While the end product is almost always funny, performances can occasionally drift into non-comedic territory. Troup member and
undeclared junior Caleb Fleischer said that surprising the audience and taking them to places they didn’t expect is an important aspect of improv. “That can be more rewarding than laughs,” Fleisher said. "Last year, we did a scene where a guy gave a lot of presents to his wife, but they were always endangered species. Somehow it evolved into a legitimate discussion of whether or not animals possess consciousness. Sometimes stuff like that
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