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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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By James Rodriguez
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-
By Mikaela Cannizo
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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Author examines goats’ economic value
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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Showcase to feature Automatic admission standards to rise black student talent UT In-State Acceptance Rates By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
By Forrest Milburn @forrestmillburn
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
2004 - 10%
2012 - 8%
2016 - 8% 2014 - 7%
2011 - 8%
2013 - 8%
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Percentage of Entire Freshman Class Automatically Admitted
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Source: 60 Minutes, Alcade and University of Texas Admissions Office. Infographic by Kelly Smith | Daily Texan Staff
Texas applicants. The other 25 percent is open to students who go through the holistic review or are out-of-state
or international students, according to Williams. “The university prepares for these percent changes
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two years in advance,” Williams said. “It is the law. It is not a decision we get
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