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A UT student is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 28 for a misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest during the UT-Rice football game on Sept. 12. Alexander Cheng, an honors business and computer science senior, has since accused the arresting officer of
police brutality in a Facebook post that has since been deleted. “Dear Fellow Longhorns, on Saturday 9/12 I was a victim of police brutality and excessive use of force,” Cheng said in a Facebook post to the UT Class of 2017 group after he was released from the County Jail on Sept. 13 on a $4,000 pretrial bond. Cheng deleted the post
Tuesday night. The incident occurred in the final minutes of the first half of the game in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, near sections 26 and 27. Cheng declined to comment. Austin Independent School District Police Department Officer Christopher Penaloza approached Cheng after a concerned citi-
zen pointed out that Cheng might have been intoxicated, according to the arrest affidavit. Cheng began to resist arrest after Officer Penaloza informed him he was under arrest for public intoxication, according to the affidavit. According to the affidavit the officer made the arrest on the grounds that he smelled alcohol on Cheng and witnessed Cheng stumble
through a row of people. In the affidavit, Penaloza said he and an assisting Department of Public Safety trooper “had to employ several joint locks and muscling techniques to secure Cheng’s hands” because Cheng would not surrender his hands to be put in handcuffs. AISD PD could not be reached for comment.
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Six arrested in rally against police brutality By Lauren Florence @laurenreneeflo
Six protesters were arrested during a rally organized by Black Lives Matter activists Saturday afternoon, according to Austin police. The rally against police brutality was held at the Capitol in opposition to a concurrently held Police Lives Matter rally, which garnered a crowd of 2,000 people, according to Austin police. The Police Lives Matter rally started in front of the Austin Police Department headquarters, and members marched up Congress Avenue toward the north and eastern lawns of the Capitol building. The rally was held in honor of Harris County Sheriff ’s Deputy Darren Goforth, who was shot and killed Aug. 28 while pumping gas. The Black Lives Matter counter-rally against police brutality started on the south side of the Capitol building, with members marching through downtown and onto I-35. The rally ended at Congress Avenue and 11th Street where the arrests occurred. The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 after George Zimmerman, who was acquitted on all charge, shot and
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Police subdue protesters in a Black Lives Matter rally Saturday afternoon. The rally was against the Police Lives Matter rally that also took place on Staurday.
killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to the organization’s website. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said Saturday in a briefing that six protesters were arrested with charges including failure to obey a lawful order and pedes-
trian in roadway, and one protester was charged with simple assault. “Unfortunately, a handful of people decided to go onto the freeway — shut down the freeway — which is absolutely against the law, something we cannot tolerate,”
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By Selah Maya Zighelboim @SelahMaya
Each semester, chemistry senior James Sutton tries to find online PDFs of his textbooks, regardless of whether he purchases them in print. Sutton is among the many students who are increasingly choosing to pirate textbooks — usually in the form of free PDF downloads. According to a 2014 study from the Book Industry Study Group, 25 percent of students reported they or someone they knew had pirated a textbook, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year. Sutton said student expenses such as textbook prices cause him to look for his books online. According to a 2013 report by the United States Government Accountability Office, textbook prices increased by 82 percent between 2002 and 2012, an increase almost three times the rate of overall consumer prices. “It’s expensive to be a student,” Sutton said. “I have no income, and tuition and rent are expensive. Michael Kiely, University Co-op director of course materials, said he thinks the University Coop, as well as publishers and authors, have been adversely affected by textbook piracy. He said piracy is especially common when expensive textbooks, especially those priced at $100 or more, are assigned to large classes. “There are a few titles
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CMHC hosts awareness week UT reports students abroad to promote suicide prevention safe after Chilean earthquake By Audrey Browning
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The UT Counseling and Mental Health Center’s Suicide Prevention Week, hosted annually to educate and raise awareness about suicide prevention, kicked off with a kickball tournament Sunday. Sixteen teams signed up to participate, and donations were taken for the Brian L. Harlan Memorial Endowment, which funds suicide prevention resources on campus. Marian Trattner, suicide prevention coordinator for the CMHC, said she has been involved with the event since its start in 2009. Trattner said National Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10, but the center chooses to host the event later, when students are more involved on campus.
The International Office confirmed UT students studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, are safe and accounted for after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast on Wednesday. University officials said they are prepared for the largescale disasters students could and do encounter around the world. In this case, strict building codes and improved preparation eased the toll of the quake and tsunami events in Chile, which left at least 13 people dead and four missing. Jess Miller, international risk analyst for the International Office, said the university contacted all students studying abroad in Chile, Argentina and Peru after the
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Conner Madden participates in a kickball tournament Sunday morning at Whitaker Field. The tournament was used as a kick off to Suicide Prevention week.
earthquake. The International Office declined to provide the exact number of students studying in Chile because of regulations in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act . “We have a fine-tuned process in place that we use to guide our responses in varying types of incidents and disaster situations,” Miller said. “We also give students a lot of information up front so that they’re prepared.” Sarah Talaat, journalism and psychology senior studying in Santiago, received an automated message from the university asking her to check in, even though her study abroad program was not organized by the International Office. Talaat said the earthquake felt mild at her inland location and prior preparation and the
“The goals of the week include raising awareness of suicide and suicidal behavior in college students,” Marian said. “Also, for helping [to reduce] the stigmatizing of mental health and suicide. It serves as a
kickoff event and call to action for the school year.” Pharmacy freshman and veteran Robert Stewart said the meaning behind the event is
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WHAT WE KNOW: Magnitude: 8.3 Origin Time: 4:55 p.m, Sept. 16, 2015 Depth: 6 miles Location: Off the coast of Central Chile Casualties: 13 dead, 4 missing Most Affected Regions: Coquimbo and Valparaiso Damage: 418 homes damaged, 262 destroyed
earthquake-resistant design of local buildings made her feel safe. “My host family was incredibly calm, and that really helped me stay calm,” Talaat
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It is standard procedure for outside law enforcement agencies to provide security services during UT football games, UTPD spokesperson Cindy Posey said in an email statement. In his Facebook post, Cheng said he arrived late to the game with no alcohol in his system and did not attempt to resist arrest. “At around 7:45 I remember arriving at the stadium and walking towards the student entry line,” Cheng said in the post. “Then I remember getting tackled from behind, having my head slammed against the concrete ground three times while being yelled at ‘STOP RESISTING’ … I had not incited any violence, I didn’t resist, and I didn’t fight back. I was just walking to see the longhorns win.” Cheng attached pictures of the injuries he incurred on his face, arms and legs
during the arrest to the Facebook post. He deleted the post after it garnered more than 600 likes and dozens of supportive, as well as skeptical, comments from fellow UT students. “The subject received minor injuries during the arrest,” Posey said in the statement. “The subject was then taken to a medical aid station in DKR and evaluated.” At the medical station, a UTPD supervisor informed him about the procedure to file a complaint if he desired, Posey said. Cheng was transported to jail after the medical staff tended to his injuries. Cheng said in the post that his intention for posting publicly was to gather witnesses and video evidence of the incident from those who had been at the game. Biomedical engineering junior Sam Wicoff said he witnessed the latter half of the incident when the
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I had not incited any violence, I didn’t resist, and I didn’t fight back. I was just walking to see the longhorns win. —Alexander Cheng, Student
police used force to bring Cheng to the ground. “Alex was resisting quite a bit, but I do not know what instigated the resistance,” Wicoff said. “[Cheng] wasn’t necessarily a small dude, so the cops had to use enough force to really put him down to the ground. So yeah, it wasn’t like a small amount of force.” Wicoff said he could not tell whether Cheng was under the influence of alcohol.
very personal to him because he has firsthand experience with suicide while serving in the military. “Exactly four months four days ago, my brother who was in the U.S. Marine Corps committed suicide,” Stewart said. “He was only 27, … and I lost a solider exactly one month and one day after my brother. It’s really a very, very sensitive topic that needs to be addressed because a lot of people are afraid, and I just want to show my support and be there.” Neuroscience freshman Alli Reibach said she thinks offering fun events to participate in is a great way to get people involved.
“I thought it’d be like a really fun community event,” Reibach said. “I feel like it’s a good idea to have a bunch of cool things to draw people to this cause.” Trattner said the topic’s awareness is important not only for those struggling with suicidal thoughts, but also for friends and family. She said CMHC offers many resources and advising to students for that reason. “We offer free workshops to any student group on campus to learn about the warning signs of suicide and refer them to the counseling services on campus,” Trattner said. “Two-thirds of students first talk to their friend or family member before seeking professional help, so it’s important to create awareness.”
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Panelists discussed the controversial legal issues of recreational and performance drug use within the entertainment and sport industries during a panel hosted Friday by UT School of Law. Guest speakers, including several UT law alumni and practicing attorneys, shared information about drug use within the sports and enter-
tainment industries as well as the coverage of these issues in the media. The Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law and Action Committee for Career Services jointly sponsored the panel. Jenae Steele, thirdyear law student and symposium editor for the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, organized the event. “It is vital for students to see the realities and actualities of what occur in the entertainment and sport worlds,” Steele said. “What you see on television doesn’t accurately present the legal aspect of the sports and entertainment industries.” Holt Hackney, sports journalist and founder of Hackney Publications, spoke about the adverse impact of legal and illegal drugs on the talent and career of athletes.
“Performance and recreational drugs affect an athlete’s talent by creating a dependency,” Hackney said. “Athletes don’t necessarily have to become addicted to the drug; they can become addicted to the way they perform while under the influence of the drug.” Hackney said the use of performance and recreational drugs by athletes is more common in professional sports than in college sports. “Fortunately in college team sports, it is difficult to use performance or recreational drugs because they are so closely watched,” Hackney said. Attorney Emilio Nicolas, who practices media and entertainment law, said the issue of recreational drugs is very prominent in the entertainment industry.
“The use of recreational drugs in today’s world is a serious issue, and the entertainment industry is no exception,” Nicholas said. Steele said this panel serves as an inf ormative session as well as a networking event for students involved with the entertainment and sports industries. “This panel presents an opportunity for students to hear about the legal realities of the entertainment and sport industries, as well as interact with experienced professionals,” Steele said. Nicholas said the panels show law students critical, hidden aspects of these industries. “For students going into the entertainment world as agents or attorneys, it is helpful to learn about the unforeseen issues they will eventually run into,” Nicholas said.
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Museum holds Identification Day for public’s artifacts By Claire Allbright @tclaireallbright
The Austin public brought natural objects to the Texas Memorial Museum to be identified by experts Sunday afternoon. Senior administrative associate of the museum Laura Naski said the museum has hosted Identification Day for several years to bring together UT graduate students, Texas Parks and Wildlife and several other organizations to identify personal specimens and educate the public about natural science. “Identification Day is our contribution for Austin Museum Day,” Naski said. “We are offering experts in archeology, paleontology, geology, ethology, as well as herpetology, so the public is coming in and bringing in their finds, and the experts are explaining to them what they have.” Grant Gipson, a geologist and employee of the Texas Committee on Environmental Quality, said he identified a 1200 carat topez specimen from Texas. “We saw an exceptional
topaz specimen, something unique in its size and clarity,” Gipson said. “I had never seen anything like that ever in my life.” Austin resident Leslie Bauer brought a piece of jewelry to the museum, which an archeologist identified as a 3000-year-old Native American amulet. “This was something that a friend gave to me,” Bauer said. “It’s probably from an Alaskan tribe, and it’s bone.” Austin resident Ron Kardz said he brought in a knife to be identified and dated. “This is part of an obsidian knife,” Kardz said. “It came from somewhere in western Nevada or eastern California maybe in the range of the Punu tribe. It could have been a very long time ago — probably before the Spaniards got to that area, so it could be pre-15th century.” Logan West, doctoral student in the Jackson School of Geosciences, said he volunteered at Identification Day though a student program. “I work with a program in the environmental science institute called the Scientist
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Ed Elliot from the Paleontological Society of Austin helps a museum visitor identify a rock at the Texas Memorial Museum on Sunday. Identification Day is part of Austin Museum Day, when museums across Austin are free to visitors.
Residents, and they have a number of efforts mostly with outreach between graduate student scientists at UT and any public community outreach that’s possible,” West said.
In addition to experts providing identification, researchers from the biodiversity collection provided visitors information about fish, reptiles and amphibians. Ethology collection
manager Adam Cohen, who maintains the museum collections, led a hands-on lesson to educate visitors about fish species. “My goal is just to expose people to the diversity of
fish,” Cohen said. “I’m responsible for maintaining the collections and making sure they are safe and the data is held tightly together so things are going to last through time.”
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campaign, you will see that it is filled with facts, so that students could address those questions and manage those ethical dilemmas,” ReaginsLilly said. “We’re trying to avoid a problem.” Despite the increase in textbook piracy, it is still not as common as piracy of content such as music and movies, said Cam Beasley, Information Security Office chief information security officer. Sutton said he believes that a future similar to that of the music industry is awaiting the textbook industry. He pays for Spotify Premium, an online music library, and said he wishes that a similar service was available for textbooks. “I don’t think publishers
have a high moral ground to stand on because it’s 2015,” Sutton said. “For a textbook that was published 15 years ago, and is only barely updated each year, it shouldn’t cost me any more than $50 for an old, used edition, or at the very least, a cheap electronic copy. As long as the publishing industry continues to resist change, it will continue to be surpassed by the Internet.” Despite the savings textbook piracy offers, not all students support the practice. “I think it’s wrong because it’s someone’s information — someone’s thoughts — that were basically stolen, and they’re not receiving full credit for it,” psychology freshman Madeline Berryman said.
continues from page 1 here on campus where [piracy] is very prevalent,” Kiely said. “[Students] don’t hide it at all, and they don’t see anything wrong with it, and when you mention, ‘Hey, that’s really not right, that’s illegal,’ they don’t care.” The Office of the Dean of Students handles textbook piracy cases the same way it handles cases of academic dishonesty, according to Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly. The office has previously created campaigns to inform students that textbook piracy goes against University policy and is illegal. “If you look at our Illustration by Albert Lee | Daily Texan Staff
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continues from page 1 said. “My program also gave us training on what to do in the event of an earthquake, so having that background knowledge would have been useful in the event of a greater problem.” Lidia Gallegos, Chilean exchange student studying at UT for the semester, said she was grateful the damage was minimal in Santiago, where her family lives, and said Chil-
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continues from page 1 rally ended before the arrests were made. An estimated crowd of about 300 to 400 people gathered for the rally against police brutality on the south side of the Capitol building, according to Austin police. Speakers said they wanted attendees to focus on local incidences of police brutality and to be more involved in local organizations. At Congress Avenue and 11th Street, as the rally moved west from I-35, several rally participants were ordered to move off the street and refused, according to a briefing from Acevedo. One individual threw a water bottle at an officer and missed, Acevedo said. Niecee X, an activist
eans are raised to be ready for earthquakes. “We get so used to them that since we’re little, we know the procedures,” Gallegos said. “But there’s always the fear that a little earth movement could start an earthquake.” The university uses phone, Internet and emergency contacts to verify a student’s safety and provide them with resources during a disaster. Miller said the university contracts
with an emergency services provider, which can evacuate students if the provost decides it is necessary. Federal regulation also limits who the university can notify about students’ safety status. “We all get together to discuss exactly what’s happening before going forward,” Miller said. “UT decided to evacuate travelers after the 2011 tsunami in Japan, and also evacuated students during the Arab Spring.”
and member of the Black Women’s Defense League of Dallas, said the Black Lives Matter activists were demonstrating their right to assembly when police agitated the situation. “When we were not on the sidewalk, we hit the highway, we hit the streets,” X said. “In order to enforce the value and the message of Black Lives Matter and the message of rebuilding our communities … we did what we had to.” Local community activist Briana Medearis, said the Black Lives Matter movement does not mean all lives do not matter, but it raises awareness of the black lives that have been taken by police. Joe Munoz, former police officer and president of the Austin chapter of the
National Latino Peace Officers Association, said most officers do not have to use their weapon in their 25 to 30 years as an officer. “Obviously this group does not support those [officers] that abuse the law,” Munoz, who participated in the Police Lives Matter rally, said. “We support the majority of the officers who day in and day out do a good job.” Lelani Russell, a Black Lives Matter activist, said she thinks the arrests will help people understand the Black Lives Matter movement more clearly. “I think [the arrests were] great for the movement because people who have never experienced police brutality get to see it firsthand — [the police] prove our point,” Russell said. Nearly 2,000 people gather at the Capitol at a Police Lives Matter rally Saturday morning. The march began at the Austin Police Department and ended at the steps of the Capitol building.
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Refugee crisis deserves local attention By Laura Hallas
Daily Texan Columnist @LauraHallas
The pictures tell the story. Huddled masses, standoffs with police, children lying dead on beaches. Images and stories of the European refugee crisis have shocked the world into a conversation about refugees and a greater awareness of their needs — one that students and local refugee populations could benefit from. Europe’s situation has been called the worst refugee crisis since World War II. More than a half million people displaced by the Syrian civil war and the Islamic State group are looking to resettle in Europe and around the world. Infrastructure in the surrounding areas is not strong enough to handle the influx, causing refugees to suffer.
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There needs to be more concern about displaced persons and refugees here at UT. A global university needs to actively confront global issues. Faculty members have offered commentary through conferences and law school clinics about big-picture issues, but more could be done to help the displaced persons already here in Austin. International students make up 10 percent of the total student body but can be isolated when conflicts arise back home and cut off their funding. Student visa money cannot be used to support students in dire need unless they apply for economic hardship. This application takes months to process and costs $380, potentially leaving students without relief or unable to pay the fee. Margaret Luévano, assistant director of Student Advising Services, said donations for an
emergency relief fund would be the best way to alleviate this situation. This is a solution donors and UT funding should support. Either these students are able to pay these fees and continue their education, or their immigration status is violated and they are forced to leave. “I see that students are such an asset to our universities and our culture because they are bringing such diverse experiences to our communities, and some of the things that they are doing are incredible,” Luévano said. “The more barriers we put up for students, the harder it is to attract that type of talent that we want here.” A request for funding is easier said than done, but Austin’s refugee organizations have the potential to create massive impacts with the right awareness and volunteers. The Multicultural Refugee Coalition and the Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance are two organizations
that recruit volunteers to help the growing Austin refugee population — the fourth largest in the state. “[Volunteering] is a chance to say that Austin is your home, the community wants to welcome you, wants to show we care,” LARA social chair Anita Farsad said. “There are so many people in the U.S., and everyone is from somewhere that is not here.” With the international focus on refugees at an all-time high, there is an opportunity to set the example in Austin. Through volunteering and donations, we can build the kind of support network needed to avoid further refugee suffering as seen in the news every day and bolster UT’s international reputation in the process. Hallas is a Plan II and human development freshman from Allen.
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Flip to Columnist Jake Schmidt’s column on entrepreneurial opportunities in STEM fields and Columnist Mohammad Syed’s take on the education benefits of flipped classrooms, which are growing in popularity on the 40 Acres.
Read this week’s Horns Up, Horns Down feature, which highlights Student Government’s legislation supplementing the blue police help boxes on campus, and Columnist Ashvin Govil’s column on cultural perceptions of college.
Check out our weekly “From the Blog” feature, which pulls content from the Daily Texan Editorial Board’s blog, A Matter of Opinion, and Columnist Alex Arevalo’s take on the relationship between fitness pressures, the “Freshman 15” and food delivery apps.
Join us in the Texas Union Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. for a discussion on campus safety and security.
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Piracy is not the answer Pirating textbooks can to high textbook prices be ethically justified By Benroy Chan
Daily Texan Columnist @BenroyChan
Every college student has seen the steep price tags of required textbooks, adding to the already large financial burden of college. Even if it means breaking the law, more and more individuals are turning to file sharing websites for their textbook needs. In the decade between 2002 and 2012, textbook prices increased by 82 percent, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In addition, the College Board reports that the average student will spend $1,200 a year on textbooks and supplies. Due to the perceived low chance of getting caught, textbook piracy may seem like a great option — but it just isn’t. Title 17 of the United States Code upholds copyright infringement as illegal, and students who pirate textbooks are accessing information without paying for it, hurting the qualified authors who produced it. Before understanding the issue of textbook piracy, it’s important to analyze why their prices are so high in the first place. NBC News explains that students are captive consumers to an oligopolistic market. Students have no say in what books they have to purchase, and as a result, a few powerful publishing companies don’t need to worry about competitive pricing. To bring a real end to the rising cost of textbooks, the public needs to destroy the textbook market’s structure as an oligopoly. In order to do so, students must find competitively viable alternatives to traditional textbooks. If successful, these publishing companies will be forced to either lower prices due to decreased demand or simply go bankrupt. According to an analysis by Ethan Senack with the U.S. Student Public
Interest Research Groups, “open textbooks” may offer a real solution. Authors collaborate on these books under an open license, and as a result, they are completely free to access online. Like traditional publishers, open textbook companies ensure a high-quality product through editing and review, but their textbooks are funded by grants instead of purchases. Production will never be a free process, but the way open textbooks are produced allows everyone to benefit. If the support for these books gains enough traction, traditional publishing companies have a lot to worry about. Piracy isn’t the way to battle the rising prices of traditional textbooks. Instead, students need to express interest in open-source textbooks, and professors should be willing to adopt them. Open textbooks finally offer a solution to an expensive problem and in time, may conquer the rule of corrupt publishers. Chan is a journalism freshman from Sugar Land.
By Ashvin Govil
Daily Texan Columnist @ashvio
Textbooks are a vital part of any student’s education — they provide a structured and comprehensive basis for almost every class’s material. Unfortunately, textbook prices have followed the trend of increasing college tuition prices in recent decades. Combined with the fact that the actual writers of textbooks get little to no money out of textbook sales, it is not difficult for a student to justify pirating a textbook from the Internet in order to save money and reduce a student’s debt. Textbook publishing companies have monopolies over textbooks for a specific class because students are forced to purchase a certain book for each course. This means they can charge obsequiously high prices for their books. Consequently, textbook prices have skyrocketed by 812 percent since 1978, while college tuition increased by 450 percent over the same time period and general prices increased by 250 percent.
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Textbook companies often have professors require new editions with only a few minor changes or new online codes. This can make buying a used book — one of the only legal ways students can save on textbooks — ineffective. Students would either need a newer version than the used copy or have to pay a hefty fee to access the online materials, since the online code packaged with a new book is only good for one use. The authors of textbooks only get 12 percent of the actual textbook price as royalties, so pirating textbooks mainly affects the publishers. However, the savings for students can be immense. The average student spends almost $700 in a year on textbooks alone, according to the National Association of College Stores. Over four years, pirating textbooks could allow a student to save $2,800, a number that could easily shave off years of loan payments. Pirating a textbook does not necessarily fall under the same cloudy moral realm of pirating movies or TV shows. You aren’t required to watch the last season of “Game of Thrones” or the last “Twilight” movie — both of which are reasonably priced anyway — but you are required to have certain books in order to take the classes you need to get your degree. Not being able to boycott buying books means that publishers don’t have to be accountable to students and thus have free rein in what they charge. Considering that pirating books offers the only avenue for students to protest the publisher’s price gouging and other unfair practices, while simultaneously reducing their debt burden, pirating textbooks is morally distinct from other forms of piracy. Govil is a computer science freshman from Austin.
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Communication, dialogue vital to healthy sexual practices By Valeria Pizarro Daily Texan Columnist @preciosx
“Netflix and chill” has evolved from being an innocent joke about one’s loneliness to a term for hooking up. But in essence, the new euphemism is an attempt to replace a conversation, which can lead to a concerning lack of dialogue about healthy sexual practices. “When you say ‘Netflix and chill’ that could mean literally Netflix and chill, it could mean ‘We fall asleep on the couch’, or it could mean a whole range of other things,” Erin Burrows, the prevention outreach spe-
cialist for Voices Against Violence, said. “What’s dangerous there is all the assumptions. Consent is about breaking down those assumptions with clear communication.” This is noteworthy because not everyone has had positive encounters, which can lead to lasting yet easily preventable consequences. A study titled “Sexual Regret in College Students” found that 71.9 percent of survey respondents regretted having a sexual experience, with 27.9 percent saying their reason was that they did not want the same thing as their partner. This highlights the issues of poor communication and mismatched expectations in sexual relationships.
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In another study, researcher Kelly Avant of Fort Lewis College suggests that men caring for someone’s well-being is paradoxical to the pride of hooking up with someone. “For men to be valued in a misogynistic culture, they must reject all feminine aspects of themselves,” Avant wrote. “To express vulnerability and emotion is to lose standing with peers.” The issue is further complicated by the fact that raising awareness is challenging where it’s most needed, according to biomedical engineering junior Nabeel Naiyer. “I think the problem is that people who are willing to listen already know, and peo-
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ple who aren’t willing to listen don’t know and won’t care enough to try and learn,” Naiyer said. “They’ll be more closed-minded.” Furthermore, someone doesn’t have to show visible or severe symptoms for their mental health to be in jeopardy, making the need for mindful communication important always. For that reason, communication is always relevant. Trivializing and desensitizing serious issues damages both communities and individuals. We need to destigmatize all of these issues that make us so uncomfortable. Good communication can go a long way. Pizarro is an English sophomore from El Paso.
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Mainstream music drowns out indie alternatives By Chris Duncan
Daily Texan Columnist @chr_dunc
After The Strokes and Arcade Fire sold millions of albums in the early 2000s, the indie genre’s fan base has become one of the largest and most dedicated in music. To capitalize, labels brought pop influences into the mix, resulting in even larger sales and a diversion from the genre’s roots. Artists from all genres have adjusted their sounds to appeal to a larger audience — Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are just a couple of examples of musicians who forgo their influences for a more profitable album. Many music lovers have chosen to avoid the mainstream all together, seeking out lesserknown acts to become their newest favorite band. UT music librarian and curator David Hunter said mainstream is a term used to describe music an artist’s label writes and produces. The label intends to maximize profits and take advantage of people who haven’t fully decided on one type of music. Even if people have set
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continues from page 8 them sometimes.”Villasana said at times the project became difficult, and she questioned whether or not to continue. But the trans women she came to view as her friends and sisters kept her going. “There are so many women who are suffering because they don’t have a job or education opportunities,” Villasana said. “They deal with so much pain and discrimination — how could I stop?” Transgender activist Miluska Lut, who Villasana features in her latest exhibit, said being transgender in Peru means being strong. She said Villasana’s project has made her community visible. “It’s proof that we’re people,” Lut said. “We work, we study,
their preferred tastes, Hunter said it is still difficult to avoid manufactured songs. “People have the buying power, but they don’t always have the brain power,” Hunter said. “A lot of smaller labels have been bought up by larger parent companies, meaning that all genres are dominated by artists associated with major labels. Even with the help of services such as Spotify or Pandora, finding that gem amongst the sea of clutter can be difficult.” Hunter said although some songs might be critically acclaimed, music is still a matter of taste. A certain song shouldn’t be avoided just because of who created it. “Personally, I don’t like Bob Dylan,” Hunter said. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t respect his music. I also don’t enjoy music that removes an artist’s skill. But consciously avoiding mainstream music just because it came from a major label isn’t a good practice.” Mikey Wheeler, general manager of Austin music venue Parish, said focusing on local acts helps ease the we feel and we suffer. So many women who don’t know how to express themselves can recognize their needs, the violence, the transphobia in their everyday lives in her photos.” In July, Villasana received $5,000 from The Magnum Foundation’s Inge Morath Award, which recognizes an outstanding female photographer under 30. She plans to use the money and partner with the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to create an exhibit which includes transgender men. “It’s hard sometimes trying to get editors and other people interested in your stories,” Villasana said. “But getting recognition for these women and their stories — it feels like someone’s finally heard them.”
process of finding exciting music to listen to. He said these acts are usually recently formed and tend to write without the pressures of a record label. “Try searching for a group in Austin within a genre you might like,” Wheeler said. “The indie rock scene is huge here, so there’s likely a band you could find there that you connect with. Going to smaller local concerts is another great way to discover new acts at a pretty low cost.” Electrical engineering sophomore Ryan Rock said the thrill of discovery makes finding new music worth someone’s time. “I want to hear something cool I haven’t already listened to,” Rock said. “And seeing as how mainstream music is repeated a lot and commoditized a lot, I have to seek out non-mainstream songs.” Other students disagree with this counterculture trend. Chemical engineering freshman Atul Nayak said if popular music fits someone’s tastes, there’s no need to discover something different from their usual choice.
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“Everyone has their own taste in music,” Nayak said. “If that lines up with mainstream pop, then it’s fine if someone doesn’t go looking for their own music. Why go looking for newer or lesser known art-
ists when everything you like is popular?” Music takes won a different role in every individual’s life, but Hunter said he recommends one simple rule of thumb when selecting a
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continues from page 8 tours, they make a special effort to treat their clients simply as friends they invited out for a day of snorkeling. Klenk said the goal for Snorkel ATX this year is to become a well-established business in Austin before he and Houge graduate. They haven’t ruled out expanding to other cities. “We still do not really know what is going to happen with all of this,” Klenk said. “If we find additional clear spots that prove ideal for snorkeling, we have no problem bringing our business to them. For right now, we’re just having fun. We will see where it goes from here.”
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Although the Longhorns fell 45-44 to California on Saturday, redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard made a statement. He’s no longer just a freshman — he is the Longhorns’ leader. From start to finish, Heard took it upon himself to set the tone for Texas. Calm, yet aggressive, he delivered precise throws and regularly turned broken plays into highlights with shifty moves and explosive acceleration on scrambles. Seemingly overwhelming the Golden Bears’ defense, Heard went on to rack up 527 total yards to set the program’s single game yardage record. “But just watching him, he’s exciting, and he has brought the excitement into the team,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “You watch our whole sideline now when our offense takes the field. Our guys are all just locked in.” Heard’s exciting play is reminiscent of recent Longhorn greats. Coming into Saturday, the last Texas quarterback to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in a game was Colt McCoy in 2009. Heard’s 163-yard rushing performance was the first time a Longhorns freshman quarterback ran for more than 100 yards in a game since Vince Young notched the same total in 2003. Texas’ players and staff consistently emphasize that Heard’s skills show up most when the lights are brightest, and it showed throughout his
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Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard scrambles away from a California defender Saturday in Austin. The Longhorns lost to Cal 45-44 after senior kicker Nick Rose missed the extra point following Heard’s 45-yard touchdown run.
historic performance. Heard completed a 45-yard pass on third-and-20 in the first quarter and a clutch 45-yard touchdown run in the game’s final minutes. He made a difference when the pressure mounted. His play continually draws excitement from Longhorn faithful, and more importantly, his teammates are taking notice. “He showed leadership and the players believe in him,” assistant coach Jay Norvell said. “Because of what he’s done, they know we have a
chance when he has his hands on the ball.” Trailing by 21 in the fourth quarter, Heard said he never had a doubt that the Longhorns would catch up. “It’s just the faith I have in my guys,” Heard said. “I know that [senior center] Taylor [Doyle] and the whole offensive line are going to do the blocking and the hard work. I have faith in those guys to let me see the pocket and get the ball distributed to those good
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athletes I have.” With just two starts under his belt, Heard is still bound to go through some growing pains. In the midst of taking over the game with big plays, he made a few costly mistakes with two turnovers and other questionable decisions. His skills and potential are clear, but the Longhorns are still banking on him to continue growing. While Heard is just beginning his career at Texas, he is already the face of the Longhorns’ offense. The team feeds off his
energy, and his presence is yielding a complete offensive turnaround. Many questions surround the Longhorns as they head to conference play with a 1-2 record. Even so, there’s no doubt the team is confident that they found their answer at quarterback. “He’s really showing everyone that he wants to lead this team, so I’m really proud of what he’s doing,” freshman linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “We need his positive vibe and positive energy.”
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Texas can’t capitalize in tie against Trojans By Aaron Torres @aaron_torres95
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Senior outside hitter Amy Neal goes up for a kill against Santa Clara on Sept. 11. Neal finished the Wildcat Classic in Tucson, Arizona with 49 kills in Texas’ last non-conference contest.
Longhorns end road trip 3-0 before conference play begins By Claire Cruz @claireecruz5
No. 2 Texas had another successful weekend, going 3-0 in its first road trip of the season at the Wildcat Classic in Tucson, Arizona. The Longhorns (10-1) defeated Savannah State (257, 25-9, 25-9) in straight sets, No. 16 Arizona (22-25, 25-16, 27-25, 20-25, 15-6) in a thrilling five-set match and New Mexico State (2522, 25-27, 25-23, 25-19) in four sets. “This weekend was a good test for us since we hadn’t played away at all,” senior outside hitter Amy Neal said. “They were really good wins for us and we played pretty well.” In its game against a Savannah State squad that hasn’t won a set all season, Texas notched a seasonhigh .565 team hitting percentage on 38 kills and just three errors. Sophomore middle blocker Mirta Baselovic played her best game as a Longhorn, tallying a career-high six kills and a team-high three
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blocks. Neal led Texas with nine kills and junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu added eight, while junior setter Chloe Collins recorded 20 assists and three service aces. The match against Arizona was Texas’ fourth against a ranked team, and it clinched the victory behind career-highs from five Longhorns — Neal with 24 kills, senior middle blocker Molly McCage with 14 kills, Ogbogu with eight digs, Collins with 63 assists and six blocks and freshman middle blocker Morgan Johnson with eight blocks. Texas also registered a season-high 65 kills. “We had an emotional five-set win,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “It wasn’t as smooth as we would’ve liked, but the players were gritty and that’s the most important thing.” The final set of the weekend featured live arms from Texas again. The Longhorns had four players finish with double-digit kills, led by Neal with 16 and Ogbogu with 15, tying her careerhigh. Sophomore libero Cat
We had an emotional five-set win. It wasn’t as smooth as we would’ve liked, but the players were gritty and that’s the most important thing. —Jerritt Elliott Head coach
McCoy had a team-high 17 digs and McCage, Ogbogu and Collins each finished with four blocks. Texas returns to Gregory Gymnasium on Wednesday to start Big 12 Conference play against TCU. The Longhorns will use the momentum they gained in Arizona to try and start the conference season with a win. “It’s great that we went 3-0,” Elliott said. “Three matches in 24 hours is asking a lot. Now we can go back and get ready to play for another Big 12 Championship.”
The gut punch came at the 110-minute mark. That’s when Texas finished its game with Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The pain wasn’t caused by a particular play, but a lack of them. It didn’t come from one missed opportunity, but a series of them. “You know, the game of soccer can be very cruel,” head coach Angela Kelly said. As if playing on a scorching green skillet disguised as a soccer field when it’s 93 degrees outside wasn’t enough punishment, the Longhorns couldn’t win. Even though they attempted a season-high 29 shots — eight of which were on goal — Texas couldn’t break through in front of 322 fans. “I think we worked hard,” redshirt freshman forward Mikayla Flores said. “But at the end of the day, it’s just about putting the ball in the back of the net, and we couldn’t get that done.” Because they couldn’t get it done, the Longhorns fell to 3-2-3 on the season. It’s Texas’ second game at home that ended in a scoreless tie. The second time players and coaches talked
about all the opportunities they had but failed to capitalize on them. “We have to organize to put the ball in the back of the net,” Kelly said. “We’re creating plenty of opportunities — 29 to six in shots, 10 to three in corner kicks, their goalkeeper made eight saves — now we gotta make sure we make one of those count.” If Texas capitalized, then it could have shut out the Trojans and won — but Texas couldn’t. It couldn’t on a day when senior goalkeeper Abby Smith recorded her 27th career shutout — on an afternoon when her four saves and the zero on the scoreboard showed she did her job, but Texas’ offense couldn’t execute its job. “It happens,” Smith said. “So it’s something that we’ve gotta work on and we gotta improve on.” The Longhorns’ 29 shots showed their aggressiveness, their competitiveness and their effort. But some of the shots were rushed and could have been better. “I thought we wasted a lot of opportunities with off-balanced shots and poor decision-making as the final pass at times,” Kelly said. Texas’ effort didn’t displease Kelly. “I just need the execution to be more focused,” Kelly said.
Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan Staff
Forward Mikayla Flores fights off Arkansas-Little Rock defenders as Texas’ offense struggled to score Sunday. The game finished in a scoreless tie for the second time at home in Texas’ season as the Horns fell to 3-2-3.
Proud of the way my brothers fought today! Nothing to hang our heads about. Time to get back to work & get ready for conference play #HookEm
SPORTS BRIEFLY Men’s golf finishes eighth in first outing
The Texas men’s golf team wrapped up its first tournament of the 2015– 2016 season at the Fighting Illini Invitational in Chicago on Sunday. The Longhorns took eighth place out of 15 teams, posting 868 (+28). Texas got off to a slow start in Round 1, with only sophomore Doug Ghim breaking par with a two-under 68. Senior Tayler Termeer fired a respectable twoover 72, and Texas sat in 11th place at 10-over after 18 holes. In Round 2, the Longhorns turned in another 10-over performance, which was good enough to move them into a tie for seventh at 20-over after 36 holes. No Texas player was able to break par, but junior Gavin Hall led the way with an even par 70. Ghim and fellow sophomore Scottie Scheffler turned in scores of 71 and 73, respectively. Texas went 8-over on the final day. Highlights from the final round for the Longhorns included an even-par 70 for Ghim, putting him at one-under (209) for the tournament and in a tie for sixth in the individual standings. Scheffler also shot 70 on Sunday, posting a sevenover 217 for the tournament that put him in a tie for 22nd. “Olympia Fields is a great U.S. Open-style golf course,” head coach John Fields said. “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to compete on a course that lets you know right where your game is. This tournament is a healthy wake-up call for our team. Doug Ghim played very well with his top-six finish, and [Scheffler’s] final round was also solid.” Florida State won the tournament with a sixover 846. Stanford’s Maverick McNealy, who tied for first in last year’s tournament, finished sevenunder this year, giving him a three-shot victory. The Longhorns will see their next action in Portland, Oregon, on October 4–6 for the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. —Trenton Daeschner
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Alumna’s photos document trans women in Peru By Cat Cardenas @ccardenas8
In the middle of the night, police broke down the doors of a communal home in Peru. They snatched away the transgender women living inside, along with UT alumna Danielle Villasana, who documented it all. After graduating in 2013, Villasana headed to Peru, looking for the excitement of a new project. Since then, she’s focused her time on creating photo stories that revolve around the everyday lives of Lima’s transgender women. Her series, “A Light Inside,” details their hardships and works to give a voice to one of Peru’s most invisible groups. “It was an interview back at UT that opened my eyes to the level of pain transgender people experience,” Villasana said. “I became moved by [the idea] that identity is something that shouldn’t be defined by your biology.” With little money and no access to hormones or proper reconstructive surgeries, many of the trans women go to great lengths to alter their appearances. Villasana said they often
resort to injecting themselves with industrial silicone. “They just want their bodies to match what they’re feeling,” Villasana said. “There have been many cases where women have died because of [the injections].” According to the United Nations Development Programme, Latin America accounts for 80 percent of trans homicides worldwide. Villasana said Peru’s conservative and often transphobic society is no exception. Many trans women struggle to find jobs and are forced to become sex workers in order to sustain themselves. Piojo, the subject of one of Villasana’s photo stories, turned to prostitution at 16 after running away from her home. Just a few years later, doctors diagnosed her with a deadly case of tuberculosis. The disease came after her decadelong struggle with HIV, which affects 30 percent of trans women in Lima. Although Piojo’s final months were painful, Villasana said she witnessed beautiful moments as well, such as Piojo’s reunion with her adoptive parents. “I went to see where she lived, and from that point
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UT alumna Danielle Villasana documents the lives of the transgender women of Lima, Peru, a voice in her photography project “A Light Inside.”
until she died, I was constantly by her side,” Villasana said. “[Her parents] had treated her really badly, but they wanted to see her. They reunited and told
her they loved and accepted her.” Villasana said her experience with Piojo opened her eyes to Peru’s discriminatory health system. Many trans women
are turned away by doctors, while others choose not to seek treatment, afraid of what people might think of them. “There’s a lot of fear and embarrassment,” Villasana
said. “A lot of women won’t go to the hospital. They won’t get medication. Even doctors don’t want anything to do with
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Student, alumnus trio provides snorkeling tours at Barton Creek By Stephen Acevedo @sacevedo24
While kayaks and paddleboards float down Barton Creek on a sunny afternoon, members of Snorkel ATX dive into the water’s depths alongside schools of bass and sunfish. Established by biochemistry senior Neil Klenk, computer engineering senior Chris Hogue and UT
alumnus Yousef Okasheh, Snorkel ATX offers patrons in the Austin area an opportunity to investigate the alligator turtles, catfish and other underwater life in Barton Creek. For $25 per person, or $18 for Groupon users, Snorkel ATX offers one-hour tours of Barton Creek for intimate groups of up to five people. “This whole project started with the three of us
taking up snorkeling on a whim this summer and being completely blown away by the amount of wildlife we observed in Barton Creek’s crystal clear waters,” Klenk said. After presenting their new snorkeling spot to their peers during the summer, Klenk and his partners decided to make some money sharing their new hobby. In order to ensure the quality of the tours, Klenk,
Okasheh and Houge lead each one themselves, although they hope to eventually expand enough to hire and properly train employees. Snorkel ATX’s opened shop Sept. 4, and its first weekend was met with success that exceeded the founders’ expectations, averaging seven tour groups per day from Friday to Sunday. Although Okasheh said they were expecting their first weekend to be riddled with technical
difficulties, the founders were pleasantly surprised by how smoothly each tour went. “We were really pleased with the turnout,” Okasheh said. “But the interesting part is that our clientele base is currently 100 percent tourists. While it is awesome that people outside of the Austin area are hearing about us, we would love for our business to gain popularity among Austin
residents as well.” San Antonio resident Nicole Williams, one of the first tourists to snorkel with the group, said she was taken aback by how beautiful the depths of Barton Creek are. Klenk said he and the other two guides try to build positive relationships with their customers through their sense of humor and playful demeanors. While conducting the
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