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Students back Planned Parenthood By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
A member of University Democrats started a petition calling for Texans to stand with Planned Parenthood in response to the program’s removal from the state’s Medicaid program. The defunding of Planned Parenthood in Texas comes weeks after the House of Rep-
resentatives passed a bill that would cut its federal funding, although the bill has not yet gone through the U.S. Senate. Republicans put the bill through the House after controversy arose surrounding videos that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. The petition, started Monday on change.org with the
title “Don’t Defund Planned Parenthood,” has almost 300 supporters, a number that petition starter, Joseph Trahan, public relations sophomore and University Democrats campus director, said he hopes will increase as he tries to spread awareness on campus. Trahan said he hopes the petition can give a voice to those in Texas who do support access to Planned Parenthood.
“Being literally across the street from the Capitol, we need to take a more proactive role in being vocal and supportive of Planned Parenthood as well as other advocacies and missions to prevent the state of Texas from going backwards,” Trahan said. Trahan said anyone — not just students — can sign the petition. He said he hopes the campaign will expand on cam-
pus through tabling, passing out flyers and the support of other student organizations. “We do plan on going further,” Trahan said. “The petition is just the ground work. We also plan to work with other organizations on campus, leaders on campus and we’re trying to push an awareness campaign that can be used in the form
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The father of business honors senior Samuel Garcia once accepted a small herd of goats as payment for his legal services. Now Samuel Garcia hopes to use goats to help maximize the income of poor families in the Rio Grande Valley.
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tive (SDGI). “I soon came to realize that the idea was transferable to any place because goats are incredibly versatile creatures,” Garcia said. “The Rio Grande Valley is a very harsh climate. I
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cooperatives to compete with larger firms. Garcia said he then drew upon his experience raising goats to apply this concept to the Valley, and founded a non-profit called the Sustainable Dairy Goat Initia-
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thought that if this could work in the Valley, it could work anywhere.” Garcia blends anecdotes and practical advice in his book to create
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I’ve seen those families stretch a dollar so far with the things that they do.” Garcia found inspiration for his idea while studying abroad in Argentina, where he learned about farmers who formed
Popular campaign launches new agenda Not On My Campus relaunched its campaign to increase awareness of sexual assault after receiving 2,000 signatures on an online pledge last spring. Last semester’s campaign, where students posted photos on social media with ‘#NotOnMyCampus’ written on their hands, expanded this year to include a # K n o w l e d g e O n My C ampus Resource Challenge. The challenge consists of posting the photo with a caption that has two pieces of educational information about sexual violence. “Sexual violence is still an issue on campus, and we will continue working to address the problem as long as it exists,” Christina Breitbeil, Executive Board member and Plan II and English junior, said. “On top of bringing awareness to the issue, our goal with the relaunching of this campaign, #KnowledgeOnMyCampus, is to add a layer of education about the resources offered at the University.” To obtain information for posts, Breitbeil said organizers share posters of relevant information on campus about facts and resources for victims of sexual violence. Breitbeil said she believes it is important for students to be informed about campus support programs such as the UT Counseling and Mental
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Business honors program senior Samuel Garcia fell in love with goats at the age of eight when his father, a prominent lawyer in the Rio Grande Valley, accepted a small herd as payment for his legal services. Over a decade later, Garcia plans to use the farmyard animals of his childhood to combat poverty in his home region. In early August, Garcia published a book titled, “How Goats Can Fight Poverty: Complex Problems Do Not Always Need Complex Solutions,” which jumped to the top of two Amazon bestseller lists in 12 hours. The book outlines Garcia’s plan to donate goats to 30-40 families in poverty-stricken areas of the Valley known as colonias. The goal is for the families to share the costs and benefits of producing cheese and milk on a larger scale, as part of a cooperative. “The whole point is to give every family a steady source of income,” Garcia said. “Ten or 20 dollars a day doesn’t sound like a lot to you or me, maybe, but
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Dancers, comedians and singers will perform in a display of black talent as part of the AfricanAmerican Culture Committee’s (AACC) annual “Culture Shock” showcase in the Hogg Auditorium Friday evening. According to an accountability report released in January, AfricanAmericans make up just 3.9 percent of the UT student population compared to 45.1 percent for whites. AACC Chair Kristin Braye, who helped organize the event, said events such as the annual “Culture Shock” showcase can help better promote black culture on campus. “For the person outside looking into the black
community, maybe they don’t know what all areas are within the African diaspora and what all talents and abilities fall within,” Braye said. “Someone can come here — and maybe they’re unfamiliar to things that pertain to the black community — and they get to see what’s dear to us and what is special to us.” Braye, a human development and family sciences junior, said the lack of representation on campus keeps issues such as affordable housing and the recent arson in the Malcolm X Lounge from being brought to light. “I will say that the black community at UT, even though we are at 3.9 percent, we are a very strong
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The application process for undergraduate admissions at UT is becoming more difficult as the University decreases the percentage of automatically admitted students. Texas high school students applying for undergraduate admissions into the University for fall 2017 must be in the top seven percent to be automatically admitted into the university. This is a change from students admitted in summer and fall of 2016, who were automatically admitted if they were in the top eight percent of their class. Joey Williams, interim communications director in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, said state law requires the university to reserve 75 percent of admissions spots for
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continues from page 1 to make.” In 1997, the Texas Legislature passed a law known as the top 10 percent rule to increase diversity at Texas public universities. Some students who attend schools in suburban areas may face more competition and may not meet the required percentage to gain automatic admission. Kathy Ryan, associate high school superintendent for Austin Independent School District (AISD), said some
of having other organizations share the petition.” One of these organizations who is working with University Democrats is Students of the World, an organization that uses creativity and storytelling to start progress on campus, according to Joy Youwakim, economics sophomore and president of the UT chapter. Youwakim said she hopes that more student organizations will spread the petition to show this issue can transcend politics to become something every student cares about. “It’s something different when student orgs take it into their own hands and say yes, this is something real, we’re educated, we support it, we as students are spreading awareness,” Youwakim said. Although Trahan said University Democrats hopes to spread awareness to several organizations on campus, the UT chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas oppose schools with a large minority will not be affected but schools with lower diversity such as Bowie High School might be impacted by the percentage change. “I don’t think it is targeted to affect minorities and I don’t think it will,” Ryan said. Williams said even if students are not automatically admitted, students still have a chance to be admitted into UT. “The holistic review is another way not only to assess grades but continue looking at the overall qualities of a student,” Williams said. “UT
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A University Democrats member has created a petition calling for Texans to support Planned Parenthood as it faces defunding.
the petition and are in favor of the defunding of Planned Parenthood, according to Allison Peregory, government sophomore and president of the organization. “There have been several videos of wrongdoings that should concern citizens regardless of their partisanship,” Peregory said. “This petition is misplaced because defunding Planned Parenthood is not about taking away women’s health. It’s about standing up for the
moral integrity of Texas.” Trahan said he feels defunding Planned Parenthood is a regression in women’s healthcare and hopes he can help support other Texans who feel the same way. “I hope to accomplish credibility to the claim that Texans do support access to quality healthcare for low income men and women in the state,” Trahan said. “The petition will serve as a way to get numerical context for those who do support that.”
is still looking to get the best students that represent the population of Texas.” To make sure the university complies with the law, Williams said the university looks at previous classes to understand the best percentage of students to accept without going over the limit. Ryan, who is in her 11th year with AISD, said she has seen automatic admissions decrease from 10 percent to seven percent. “It will be nothing but sadness for our students because less of them will have automatic admittance,” Ryan
said. “We would like to see it go back up to the top 10 percent, like other [universities], but we understand it is not.” Madsen Baum, a junior at Pearland Glenda Dawson High School, said the automatic admissions percentage change could impact students because they might feel it is too difficult to be admitted outside of the top seven percent. “It’s unfair to those kids who try their hardest to get what they want but are denied the ability to go to the college of their choice automatically,” Baum said.
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‘I’m a Veteran’ campaign raises awareness By Eunice Ali @euniceali
The “I’m a Veteran” campaign, an effort to raise awareness of the culture of veteran students on campus, officially started Wednesday. The campaign, organized by the Student Veteran Services (SVS) at the Office of the Dean of Students, leads up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, when the SVS will hold a campus-wide conversation over donuts and coffee to encourage veteran and non-veteran student interaction. Jeremiah Gunderson, director of the SVS, said the campaign aims to break barriers and foster understanding between veteran and non-veteran students.
“We’re trying to answer a few simple questions, [such as] ‘What is a veteran?’” Gunderson said. “We also want to show that the veteran experience is not the end of their story. We’re building a community, not a division, among the veterans and the general students population.” Gunderson said 533 out of around 50,000 students are using veteran benefits on campus this fall. Average ages for incoming non-veteran students are between 18-23 years old, while the average ages for veteran students are between 25-30 years old. Many of the veteran students are married and have children. The combination of these differences can feel isolating to veteran students, Gunderson said.
28-year-old Dan Hamilton, an international relations and global studies and Middle Eastern studies junior, said he found his sense of community through the SVS. “We want to bridge the gap between veterans and [non-veterans],” Hamilton, who serves as president of Student Veteran Association, said. “[It’s like saying,] ‘Hey, I’m a veteran, but I’m also a bunch of different things too. This is what I’m majoring in; this is what I’m passionate about; this is where I’m from; I’m a Longhorn and we have a lot of [similarities].’” After graduating next year, Hamilton said he wants to pursue a graduate program in international relations. He said he enjoys current events and foreign
affairs such as America’s role in the world and the ways in which America uses its power. “My dream job, if I could run for office, would be a senator from Texas,” Hamilton said. Mechanical engineering sophomore Allison Calder, whose father is an Air Force veteran and whose significant other is serving in the Navy, said people sometimes fail to recognize veterans for their lives outside of service. “They are students, siblings, spouses, leaders and workers in addition to veterans,” Calder said. “They still have interests outside of the military and can – and probably want to – have conversations that have nothing to do with their service.”
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Study: Overfishing harms fish reproduction By Eunice Ali @twitterhandle
The preservation of fish reproduction sites is most effective in balancing fisheries and fish conservation, according to UT assistant professor in marine science Brad Erisman. The paper, published in the Fish and Fisheries journal, is a perspective article written as a campaign to inform fisheries managers, conservation groups and policy makers about the importance of fish spawning aggregations — reproduction sites — and to make the management of spawning aggregations a global priority, according to Erisman. “It’s exciting — we’ve got a lot of feedback,” Erisman said. “We’ve had over 150 reads in a week on ResearchGate, and [our article] was picked up by National Geographic [among other news outlets].” Erisman said fish gather to release eggs and sperm during their reproductive seasons and this spawning effort only works in large groups. Because of overfishing, there are often not enough fish left to trigger
reproduction. Historically, marine ecosystem preservation has always included making a choice between fisheries and conservation, but Erisman said preserving the reproduction sites can address both issues. “When you protect these aggregations, it shows recovery that benefits both fisheries and conservation,” Erisman said. Co-author William Heyman, a former associate professor in geography at Texas A&M, said he has been collaborating with Erisman for 10 years and the article contains information worth 20 years of work. “Finally this phenomenon is explained in ways I’ve never seen it explained before,” Heyman said. “Fishermen find aggregations before scientists. And when they do, their natural tendency is to fish them … they’re interested in the short-term benefits. But when we [educate] them on the long-term sustainability of fisheries, their response is, ‘Oh, I get it. I’m willing to stop fishing.’” Heyman said he and Erisman share a “magical experience” of swimming in massive aggregations of
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According to a paper published by Brad Erisman, a marine science assistant professor, the preservation of fish reproduction sites is the most effective way to balance fisheries and fish conservation.
spawning fish worldwide. Recent marine and freshwater biology graduate Mark Lopez said he experienced Erisman’s passion for fish when he took Erisman’s
spring 2015 class on marine fisheries. After working with Erisman over the summer to measure characteristics of fish in relation to their spawning potentials,
Lopez said he hopes to collaborate with Erisman in the future as he prepares to pursue a graduate program in fisheries ecology. “When [Erisman] need-
ed a break from reading or writing, he went and took a fish break for 30 minutes,” Lopez said. “So he just went fishing and came back with a few fish to cut.”
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Petsavers gives grants for pet care, avoids euthanasia By Catherine Marfin @ccaaatheeerineee
Sixty-five percent of 17,000 pet euthanasias that occur in the U.S. each day are performed because of financial reasons, according to Alan Abrams, CEO and co-founder of the Steve Abrams Memorial Foundation. The Steve Abrams Memorial Foundation, also known as Petsavers, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides grants to pet owners so they may treat their sick and injured pets that would otherwise be euthanized due to financial restrictions. Launched in June, Petsavers, Inc., expanded to 14 major U.S. markets, adding Austin sponsor veterinarians in July. The office is based in Arizona, see itbut employs veterinarians 0 per-across the country. Sponities],sor veterinarians work from not.” their home cities and refer uniorpet owners to the foundawsontion for the opportunity to autorcentmpact might to becontinues from page 1 e topcommunity,” Braye said. “When things happen, kidsdomestically, that’s the o gettime we come together e de-the most.” o the Some of the acts inauto-clude group vocal numbers, solo dance performances, a comedy routine and a group step dance performance. Public health sophomore Chioma Ujari, a step performer in the showcase, said “Culture Shock” is a place where a diverse selection of talents can be showcased to increase black representation on campus. “I feel it’s really important for us to do as much as we possibly can to show that we are a presence on campus and that we are a strong presence,” Ujari said. “Even though there’s
apply for a grant. If their grant application is approved, Petsavers, Inc., will pay for their pet’s operation. Petsavers, Inc. was founded in memory of Steve Abrams, father of Alan Abrams and grandfather of Zac Abrams, cofounder and Foundation President. Steve Abrams was a veterinarian in Los Angeles for 55 years and was known for never euthanizing an animal, despite any financial constraints, according to Zac Abrams. “My grandfather was the greatest person I ever knew,” Zac Abrams said. “Even people who met him for 30 seconds remember him. If he had the opportunity to start this foundation himself, he would have.” According to Alan Abrams, the foundation’s expansion happened much more swiftly than their team expected. When they launched in June, Petsavers, Inc. quickly garnered national attention.
The Steve Abrams Memorial Foundation, also known as Petsavers, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides owners with the financial stability needed in order to treat their sick and injured pets as opposed to euthanizing them.
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“Social media is a huge part of today’s society,” Melinda Mooney, the foundation’s social media director, said. “Every time a follower on Facebook or Twitter likes or shares one of our posts, we are able to reach out to more
people. Social media has really helped drive the business forward.” Donations to the foundation can be made through their website in any amount. Individual donations are strictly used for grants, while
sponsor donations keep the foundations’ operations running. Alan and Zac Abrams said they feel there is an inherent need for this kind of organization in today’s society. “I’d rather have 1,000 people donate $10 than
have one person donate $1,000,” Alan Abrams said. “Even small amounts can take care of an animals’ pain medicine. Telling someone that we can save their best friend is more important than anything else we do.”
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Dance junior Jordyn Marsh practices a dance routine at the Hogg Auditorium on Thursday afternoon for the “Culture Shock” showcase that will take place Friday evening.
a small amount of us, we can still do stuff.” Undergraduate studies sophomore Guadalupe Robledo said he’s excited to see the showcase because he believes events like “Culture Shock” are necessary in order to promote black culture to the rest of the campus. “It’s a good thing to
become aware of other cultures and to gain some diversity,” Robledo said. “I think it’s cool that they’re showcasing different performances that represent them and their culture.” “Culture Shock” starts at 7 p.m. Friday in the Hogg Auditorium and is free to all students with a UT ID.
Health Center and Voices Against Violence. Latoya Hill, UT associate vice-president and Title IX coordinator, said the University is partaking in research that will promote transparency about how students’ perceptions relate to interpersonal violence, sexual assault and stalking. According to Hill, a campus climate survey will be released Nov. 4, and a four-year cohort study will examine the academic, emotional and financial impacts of assault. “It’s important that the students, faculty and staff know that the university’s committed to providing an educational environment that’s free from inappropriate conduct,” Hill said. William Herbst, co-president and co-founder of Not On My Campus, said
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The founders of Not On My Campus, pictured here, are relaunching their campaign to increase awareness of sexual assault after receiving a lot of student support last spring.
he wants to help educate students about what sexual assault is and challenge students to help others when they see a situation arise. “I kept hearing stories from friends about how people would try to take advantage of them, whether it was at a party or at a bar or some social gathering,”
Herbst said. “Most people think sexual assault is some stranger attacking you in an alleyway, but that is not the only form of sexual assault, nor is it the most common.” Breitbeil said the relaunch is intended to overlap with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which takes place throughout October.
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New background checks can help Uber By Alex Arevalo
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The ongoing gridlock between the Austin City Council and Transportation Network Companies (TNC) has put companies such as Uber and Lyft in the spotlight in recent months. Last week, the council passed a resolution to develop requirements for fingerprint-based criminal background checks for company drivers. While TNCs have continuously resisted this requirement, it may be in their best interest to work with the city council to promote public safety. TNCs currently operate on the basis of name-based background checks. This method of hiring concerns those who fear these checks result in inaccurate identification. Name checks run applicants on a limited amount of records and are based on personal identifiers that may not be unique to the person, such as their race, sex and name. Conversely, auto-
Ride-hailing services should look to adopt this measure and put public safety at the forefront of their service instead of looking to maximize their number of drivers. mated fingerprint identification systems have been shown to produce error rates less than 1 percent. Ride-hailing services should look to adopt this measure and put public safety at the forefront of their service instead of looking to maximize their number of drivers. Uber representatives maintain that the process of fingerprint-based checks creates “friction” and hurts customer response time. The
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company relies heavily on the number of drivers available at one time. However, Council Member Ann Kitchen, chairwoman of the Mobility Committee, said this reasoning doesn’t have merit within the resolution. “We’re not talking about an erroneous process; we’re talking about a process where people have multiple options,” Kitchen said. “The fingerprint process itself doesn’t take long and the FBI process of checking the database doesn’t take long either.” Austin, San Antonio and Houston have contended with how to implement fingerprint-based checks. Uber recently began to reoperate in San Antonio after leaving the city due to these ordinances. Lyft no longer services the Houston area. Given Austin is in the top three of Uber’s most profitable locations, the company has incentive to stick around. But with a growing number of complaints, these companies are not the experts when it comes to public safety. Cities must stand
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It will take more than a hat to “Make America Great Again” By Noah M. Horwitz Daily Texan Columnist @NmHorwitz
There are few symbols in the upcoming presidential election as easily recognizable as Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat. First Trump wore it, then Tom Brady wore it, and now, strangely enough, me. When I first saw it, all lurid and assuming, I knew I had to have it. But I did not want to contribute any money to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, who I find morally, politically and personally repugnant. Thus, I was stuck in a bit of a quandary. Fortunately, in this not-yet-great-again America, countless knockoffs exist on the Internet. I promptly ordered one and eagerly awaited its delivery. When it arrived, I immediately donned the hat and began wandering around campus in an attempt to evoke a reaction one way or another. The entire experience, however, led me to contemplate a few questions. What, exactly, constitutes a great country? When was America last great by this standard? And, obviously, how do we make it great again? I’m looking for specifics, which naturally is why I was drawn to the hat. Sadly, Donald Trump has been lacking on those ever-so-important details. Instead, he has merely offered strange panaceas that operate completely independently of the realm of reality.
firm in their resolutions. Part of the motivation in looking to hold these companies responsible to a more stringent background check comes from the alarming amount of assaults reported in relation to these ride-hailing services. Maintaining that one assault is too many, the city council is feeling the responsibility to protect its citizens. “The bottom line is that it’s our responsibility to protect public safety,” Kitchen said. “We don’t have to choose between having transportation options and protecting people. It’s not an either-or question.” Leaving yet another city due to background checks would be a slap in the face to loyal customers and would show little regard for customer safety. The best option for these services would be to cooperatively work with the city to employ background checks that put their users’ well-being at the top of their priorities. Arevalo is a journalism freshman from McAllen.
Trump’s entire platform at this point consists of a loosely-organized plan to build a giant wall along the Mexican border. Would that make America great again? East Germany had a wall, but I think few people would say the wall made that country great. So did any of the fellow Longhorns with whom I communicated think walls make America great? Not really. This led me to thinking, admittedly in a somewhat self-aggrandizing manner, that what can make America great again is not walls or hats or any of those superficial platitudes. Rather, the ability to talk, debate and otherwise bicker about these topics are what has always made — and continues to make — America great. Trump obviously struck a chord with millions of Americans. I must assume that is why he has been dominating the polls for the Republican presidential nomination since July. I fear it has to do with xenophobia and other bouts of blatant racism, but I must think there can be an upside of some type. Perhaps it is that Americans of all stripes simply wish to see this country reach its full potential. Liberal or conservative, I think most every American could aspire toward that goal. Let’s make America great again. Let’s just do it — as most of the left and right would agree — without Trump. Horwitz is a government senior from Houston.
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Crowded GOP race leaves little room for policy specifics By Alexander Chase Daily Texan Columnist @alexwchase
With a third GOP debate on the horizon next Wednesday, likely Republican voters have yet another chance to evaluate the field. However, the crowded field of candidates is guaranteeing a long nomination process. Republican candidates have not had the time to paint a full picture of themselves on a national stage. Right now, Marco Rubio has less debate time than Martin O’Malley. According to the British website oddschecker.com, a conglomerate of various bookie organizations, Rubio is a consensus 2/1 favorite to win his party’s nomination. O’Malley is a 100/1 long shot to win his. Voters need to trim the field to hear more developed policy positions. Yet paradoxically, no candidate has had the time to stand out by delivering those positions. Candidates only have enough time to gloss over topics. Those who have spoken about repealing the Affordable Care Act have not indicated how they would replace it. On the question of Russia, most candidates have spent their time stating disagreement with Obama, rather than explaining how they would deal with Putin. Beyond lack of depth, not every candidate is asked to address every topic. At the CNN debate, only Ben Carson and Scott Walker were
asked to discuss the minimum wage. Less than half of the candidates addressed their tax plans. Moderators are allowing candidiates to dodge questions outside of their comfort zones. For students in particular, this missing information is crucial. Students need to know how candidates will tackle college affordability or make it easier for them to find well-paying jobs after graduation. A vague guarantee of jobs does not satisfy this expectation. Fixing this means starting to thin the crowd, which seems to be an impossible task right now. CNBC invited the same field of candidates as CNN (excluding Walker, who has since dropped out) after all ten met its requirements. Despite the issues this presents, government professor Daron Shaw said media outlets are right to continue inviting large fields. “The field of candidates polling between 4 and 7 percent is too muddled right now,” Shaw said. “If you invite Rubio, you have to invite Jeb, and so on. They have no reason for them to trim from ten to eight.” Right now, a smaller field seems unlikely. With nothing driving candidates out of the race, Shaw said only the long primary season seems likely to pare them down. One can hope Texas students will know what their votes will get them come March. Chase is a Plan II and economics junior from Royse City.
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Lawmakers’ scientific ignorance is bad for policy By Michael Jensen Daily Texan Columnist @michaeltangible
It’s well known that lawyers are overrepresented in government, with 220 out of 535 congressmen in 2013 holding law degrees. These legislators grasp that understanding the country’s legal system is a prerequisite for substantive legislation. However, there are other laws which govern our lives. Laws of science, which are more universal than man-made laws and far less open to interpretation, are dismissed by politicians who neither trust nor understand them. In the face of threats like climate change and disease, we can no longer accept the willful ignorance of so many of our leaders.
Scientists are sorely underrepresented in government, with only two currently in congress. The effect this has on public policy is comical but moreso disheartening. It’s tempting to laugh, but 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record and previously eradicated diseases like measles are reappearing — this isn’t funny. The absurd ways lawmakers treat science affects more than just climate policy and public health. Most scientific research is federally funded, and scientists can find it difficult to explain and defend their research to scientifically illiterate legislators. Neurobiology senior Morgan Merriman expressed her frustration with the way politicians dismiss scientific research. “Politicians are dumb dingbats,”
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Merriman said. “Every few years people who work in basic science have to go defend what they do. There is a huge push for translational science that is directly clinically relevant. However, a lot of that stuff starts at basic science. That’s why when people ask me what I do, I say alcoholism research. To them, it sounds better than saying ‘I study the proteins that change in the brain in certain areas after alcohol drinking that are part of a pathway involved in alcoholism in mice.’” Unfamiliarity with science also makes lawmakers more susceptible to manipulation. Sahotra Sarkar, integrative biology and philosophy professor, said he believes unscrupulous special interests exploit the ignorance of lawmakers to influence legislation. “Lawmakers are systematically misled by
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fraudulent self-styled experts. For instance, those who argue against compulsory vaccination,” Sarkar said. “In the case of climate change they are also misled by those whose narrow interests (dependent on fossil fuels) can be affected. So, it is not just a case of scientific illiteracy. It is also a case of deliberate deceit on the part of special interests.” Not every politician needs to be an expert, but basic scientific literacy among lawmakers is necessary for sensible public policy. Questions of legality and constitutionality are important for lawmakers to consider. However, so are questions of science — ultimately, we all live in the real world, even if politicians seem to forget it sometimes. Jensen is a neuroscience junior from Houston.
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UT alumni Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe discuss and rate episodes of “Gilmore Girls” in their podcast “Gilmore Guys.”
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‘Gilmore Guys’ celebrates series’ revival By Rachel Rascoe @raxcoe
When news of a Gilmore Girls Netflix revival hit the Internet earlier this week, many fans offered praise and congratulations to UT alumni Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe. While the two don’t take credit for the show’s return, they do stand as leading figures in the reemerging fandom as a result of their Gilmore Girls centered podcast show, Gilmore Guys. Their podcast discusses the 2000s mother-daughter series episode by episode, providing explanations for the various cultural references, character discussions and a final episode rating. Co-host Porter, a longtime fan of the show, is accompanied by Gilmore Girls newcomer Adejuyigbe, who watches each episode for the first time before recording
the podcasts. “Demi could have hated it, in which case we probably wouldn’t be where we are now,” Porter said. “After a season we both got comfortable talking about the show in a generally affectionate and very sincere way, but also making fun of certain little faults of the show just like you would make fun of a friend for their quirks.” The two met through work with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in Los Angeles. Gilmore Guys started after Adejuyigbe responded to Porter’s tweet about starting a Gilmore Girls podcast to accompany the release of the show’s episodes on Netflix. The show features a range of guests from around the media, as well as guests linked directly to the Gilmore Girls series for the special “Gilmore Gabs” episodes. Previous guests include Gilmore Girls actor Scott
Patterson and comedian Jason Mantzoukas. Porter said the guests’ differing perspectives on the series allow Gilmore Guys to expand beyond comedy podcasting. “We really want to talk to them and say — what was this show?” Porter said. “Let’s examine this moment in time and put it in a context of the early 2000s on the [WB television network]. Let’s really look at the whole picture, rather than just saying ‘I like this’ and trying to be funny.” The show faced assumptions early on that a malehosted Gilmore Girls podcast would be tongue-in-cheek. Porter said he avoided this by treating the series the same as he would any other beloved show. Omar Gallaga, host of Austin-based podcast “Statesman Shots,” said that this balance of respect and criticism for the television series makes
Gilmore Guys engaging to listeners. “They’re what you want fans to be,” Gallaga said. “They’re not afraid to make fun of certain things or make jokes, but overall they have a genuine love and appreciation for the show. They’re not there to just mock everything and be cynical.” Adejuyigbe, a Daily Texan alumnus, said that unlike writing, podcasting captures his unfiltered personality as an entertainer. Currently a digital producer on the Comedy Central show “@midnight,” he plans to focus on comedy writing after the completion of Gilmore Guys. “The biggest difference with podcasting is that it’s sort of just live reaction,” Adejuyigbe said. “I’m responding not only to [Gilmore Girls], but I’m bouncing off of someone.
I’m not just writing off into the void saying ‘Here’s what I think.’” The recently announced Gilmore Girls revival presents changes for Gilmore Guys’ time frame. The podcast, currently working through season five out of the seven in the series, is set to end its Gilmore Girls coverage sometime in summer 2016. Porter said he hopes to cover Gilmore Girls director Amy Sherman-Palladino’s 2012 series “Bunheads” in a similar podcast format before taking a hiatus until the return of Gilmore Girls on Netflix. Upon hearing news of the revival, Porter said he felt excitement as both a fan and podcaster. “I immediately started crying,” Porter said. “Just imagine getting to talk about something you love all the time. It’s been one of my favorite things of my life.”
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Texas eager to play Wildcats By Ezra Siegel @SiegelEzra
Historically, few teams can say they have the Longhorns’ number. Yet, Kansas State consistently gives Texas fans headaches. The Wildcats boast an 8-3 record against the Longhorns since joining the Big 12 in 1996. Head coach Bill Snyder is 6-3 against Texas, and Kansas State has won six of the last seven meetings. “Give K-State credit because those guys go out there and play their tails off for Coach Snyder,” junior defensive tackle Paul Boyette Jr. said. “They have an excellent program at Kansas State … They’re really, really good technicians. They do the Xs and Os of the game. They go out there and execute and play hard for the coach.” The Longhorns look to shed some demons against the Wildcats on Saturday. Texas’ confidence is sky-high coming off a signature win against No. 17 Oklahoma and a bye week. Yet, the team knows it can’t be complacent. “We have to practice up again, and you have to forget about [the win],” senior guard Sedrick Flowers said. “Don’t forget about how you played and how you prepared, but forget about all the patting on the back and all the accolades you got.” The Longhorns will try to take advantage of the Wildcats’ struggling defense. Kansas State is giving up a conference-leading 47.7 points per game since Big 12 play started. The Wildcats are coming off two straight performances with at least 50 points sur-
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After watching Kansas State’s defense struggle against Oklahoma’s offense, Jerrod Heard said his eyes lit up. The redshirt freshman quarterback acknowledged that he wants Texas’ offense to “move fast, execute and put up points.”
rendered — including a 55-0 loss to the Sooners. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard said the Longhorns’ eyes lit up when watching Kansas State struggle. “Watching [Oklahoma’s] offense move fast like that — that’s what we want to do,” Heard said. “Seeing how they move against that defense and put up points — that’s our objective — to move fast, execute and put up points.” Texas wants to replicate Oklahoma’s success against the Wildcats. However, the team
isn’t expecting the same poor performance from the Wildcats. The Longhorns know the frustrated feeling following a blowout loss. After losing 50-7 to No. 4 TCU on Oct. 3, Texas turned its frustration into a signature win against the Sooners. Now, the Longhorns expect Kansas State to test them with that same fire. “They were unlucky with that score on Saturday, and I know that’s not who that football team is,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “I told our team yesterday, the same thing
happened to us against TCU, we were able to bounce back and beat Oklahoma. So, you’ve got to be ready for a team that’s going to be ready to come and play — a team that’s mentally and physically tough.” Defensively, Texas will try to build on its six-sack performance against Oklahoma. Kansas State has struggled to protect junior quarterback Joe Hubener, ranking No. 98 in sacks allowed. If the Longhorns can consistently get into the Wildcats’ backfield, it will go a long way towards
reeling in the win. Texas has an opportunity to string back-to-back wins together for the first time this season. Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford says the team needs a foundation of multiple wins to sustain confidence. Texas’ first chance to build upon that foundation comes on Saturday. “It’s a one-game season,” senior cornerback Duke Thomas said. “We’re going to K-State knowing that we’ve got to get another W and keep this momentum going.”
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singles and doubles draws, and features all of the Divison I men’s tennis schools in Texas. The Longhorns send eight of their 12-man roster to compete. Senior Micheal Riechmann, junior George Goldhoff, sophomores John Mee and Adrian
Ortiz, redshirt sophomore William Jou and freshmen Harrison Scott, Liam Caruana and redshirt freshman Julian Zlobinsky will compete in the singles draw. Ortiz and Riechmann, Goldhoff and Caruana, Goodwin and Jou, and Mee and Scott
will team up to compete in doubles play. Riechmann, Mee and Jou make their second appearance at this tournament. The tournament champions will earn automatic entry into the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Champion-
ships in New York City, which is held at the same site as the U.S. Open. This weekend’s tournament is held at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center. The tournament begins Saturday and will conclude with a crowning of the champion next Tuesday.
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Angela Kelly said the same thing during Texas’ difficult nonconference schedule. Texas’ head coach constantly articulated that the Longhorns’ difficult schedule — they faced four ranked opponents in their first five games — would get them ready for the conference schedule. So a loss to then-No. 5 North Carolina didn’t really worry Kelly. It’s the experience of playing teams of that level that she looks forward to. “Ultimately it comes down to: in order to be the best, you have to play the best,” Kelly said. “I’ve always had that philosophy.” The Longhorns started slow to begin the year: after
eight games, their record was 3-2-3. But they now boast a 7-3-4 record and a 4-1-1 conference record. “The harder teams that we play, it’s preparing us for the more difficult times during the season,” senior goalkeeper Abby Smith said. “And helping us get over those humps, just because everybody goes through those.” Texas’ biggest roadblock for much of the year was scoring goals. Through nine games, the Longhorns only managed six goals. There were a number of games where they had more than 20 shots, but didn’t score or only managed one goal. But in their last five games, the Longhorns have scored nine goals. Their tough schedule instilled the belief that they can play conference opponents well, having
played such a tough nonconference schedule. “It just gives us more confidence that we’ve played these teams,” Smith said. “And that it kind of prepares us. And we know that everybody plays differently but it helps us adjust to how we’re going to play.” If the Longhorns win both games this weekend (against Oklahoma on Friday and Baylor on Sunday) and West Virginia loses one game, then Texas will share the Big 12 Championship. Smith can accomplish a milestone this weekend. She needs one more shutout to set Texas’ all-time shutout record. “We’d love to see her reach that accomplishment,” Kelly said. “And that’s going to be something we’re all going to work hard towards.”
The two best teams in the Big 12 Conference will battle it out at Gregory Gym on Friday night when No. 2 Texas takes on No. 7 Kansas. Both teams are undefeated in conference play. Texas is 17-1 overall this season and Kansas is a perfect 19-0. This game is important for both team’s conference title runs and could be a defining moment in their respective seasons. “I think the advantage we have is that we’ve been in this situation,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “The upperclassmen know that you can’t look ahead and have to take one game at a time. They have a lot of confidence and they get the job done.” Kansas and Texas come into this game ranked first and third, respectively, in team hitting percentage in the conference. The Jayhawks are hitting .318 as a team and Texas counters with a .305
hitting percentage. Nine hitters in this matchup have recorded more than 100 kills this season. Because Kansas and Texas have such strong offenses, both defenses will need to be solid to give their team a chance. The Jayhawks have a slightly better back row defense, but Texas has one of the best blocks in the conference. The Longhorns will use that tall front line to try and contain Kansas’ attack. “Not many teams are going to hit over us,” junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu said. “As long as we’re pressing and talking to each other with our timing, we get touches on [a hit]. We’re playing well together and trust our teammates.” This powerhouse battle is expected to draw in an atcapacity crowd, and that’s something Elliott said his team wants. “It’s always nice to have a sold-out crowd come out and support us,” Elliott said. “We’ll have a huge crowd and a great student section.”
Not many teams are going to hit over us. As long as we’re pressing and talking to each other with our timing, we get touches on [a hit].” —Chiaka Obogu Junio Middle Blocker
The Longhorns head to Boulder City, Nevada to compete in UNLV’s Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at Boulder Creek Golf Club Sunday through Tuesday Oct. 25-27. The 54-hole event showcases 19 teams. Coming off last week’s fourth place finish in the Betsy Rawls Invitational, Texas is ready to close out the season on a high note. Coach Murphy noted there were “a lot of positives” after last week and they hope to carry that momentum into next week. “I don’t have to convince them they are winners,” Murphy said. “They’ve won, and they know in their mind they are good.” Junior Julia Beck claimed fourth place individually in Texas’ home tournament with a career-best finish. Beck and her teammates will take the positives with them into their final tournament this fall. “I just know I need to stay in the moment and have patience and it will work out,” Beck said. Texas will play the first 18 holes on Sunday with shotgun tee times starting at noon PDT. They will be the only Big 12 school to compete in their last tournament of the season. The par 72 and 6,277-yard course will be the final test for the Longhorns before their spring season begins in February. —Rosalyn Barnett
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DANIELLE LOPEZ, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan Friday, October 23, 2015
People who still think red, yellow and blue are the only primary colors need to forget what their elementary art teachers taught them. Whether they’re using a brush or a cursor, different mediums require different basic color palettes. By Maluly Martinez Benavides @thedailytexan
Artists and printing businesses in the 18th century used the red-yellow-blue (RYB) primary color set, combining these color pigments to make others. Mixing red, yellow and blue as primaries, however, yields a relatively small range of colors, because RYB color combinations don’t align with the primaries detected by human color vision. The original RYB model established accurate and important ideas in the fields of color theory and perception. The idea that three primary colors combine to make all other colors was correct, but RYB wasn’t the right trio. Scientific research has since proposed more versatile primary color models such as cyanmagenta-yellow-key (CMYK) and red-green-blue (RGB) models to use in printing and screen displays.
Media that uses pigments to produce different colors, such as ink and paint, use CMYK as primaries. Printers and artists combine pigments using a subtractive color system. Subtractive color models, such as CMYK, describe how tangible colors, such as ink or paint, combine. This model manipulates the light wavelengths that bounce off objects to produce colors by subtracting or blocking particular wavelengths off a white background.
Mediums that use light to produce different colors, such as televisions and computers, use red, green and blue as primaries. Screens combine emitted light to create a range of colors using an additive color system. Additive color models, such as RGB, describe how intangible colors, such as a beam of light, combine. This model manipulates the wavelengths of light beams by adding or emitting light at particular wavelengths that come from a dark background.
The perception of color relies on the way light interacts with the environment. Different materials absorb certain wavelengths of light when illuminated, but reflect others. The wavelengths that bounce off objects are then translated by our eyes into color. The human eye detects different colors using three kinds of color receptors — called cone cells — each of which is attuned to absorb not just one color, but a broad range of wavelengths. Since there is some overlap in the range of wavelengths that different kinds of cones can identify, the eye processes colors in opposition to each other after cone cells detect light wavelengths. Red can’t be identified at the same time as green, and blue can’t be identified at the same time as yellow.
Graphics by Maluly Martinez Benavides | Daily Texan Staff
The ways humans perceive colors have influenced the way cultures identify and name colors. Languages that have only two color terms will always distinguish black from white — or more accurately, dark colors from light colors. Some New Guinea Highland languages, for example, only have terms to distinguish between dark colors and light colors.
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Languages that have only two color terms will always distinguish black from white — or more accurately, dark colors from light colors.
Those that identify a third color term will always introduce red. Languages that distinguish four and five colors will name green and yellow in no particular order. Those that can name six colors split green into two, coining a name for blue. It might seem strange to English speakers who can distinguish the difference between teal, turquoise and aqua, but many languages don’t distinguish between green and blue. Navajo, for example, uses a single term for both blue and green. Linguists use the term grue — a blend of green and blue — to describe such words. In Vietnamese, both tree leaves and the sky are described by the color word “xanh.”