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In April 2016, the Texas Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Ranger Challenge team will advance to Sandhurst, an international competition held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where they will compete against 60 other teams from around the world. This follows its first place finish in the Fifth Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition, where they competed in
events such as a grenade assault course, a Humvee push, a five-mile run, and weapons assembly and disassembly. The team will work on perfecting skills and strengthening camaraderie moving forward, according to team member Cadet Matthew Shao. “The first phase was getting to Sandhurst, coming together as a team, and getting basic skills down,” Shao said. “Next semester it is a matter of making sure we are not just a team, but a family. We’ll be out there pushing all day and night, and,
if we are not strong, we are going to break down. We have to make ourselves experts at accomplishing these tasks.” The international competition will require the team to adapt to a higher elevation, different terrain, and tougher competition. The biggest obstacle will be the surprise challenges the team could be assigned, according to team captain Cadet Michael Gonzales. “We have to be able to
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UT Army ROTC cadets compete in the Fifth Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition where they placed first.
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Longhorns in Paris reflect on attacks By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo
All 88 students and five faculty members currently in France were reported safe after a string of shootings and bombings in the capital city that left at least 132 civilians dead Friday night, UT’s International Office said in a statement. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks on Saturday after the group threatened other countries in the international alliance fighting against them in Syria and Iraq. The terrorists detonated three bombs in the Stad de France and held dozens hostage in the Bataclan music hall where 118 people ultimately lost their lives. International relations junior Mary Ameringer said she was in a bar south of the Seine River when
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People place candles and flowers at a memorial outside of Le Carillon restaurant Saturday. The restuarant was one of the PARIS page 2 sites of the attacks that took place Friday across Paris which left at least 132 civilians dead.
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University administrators cannot predict how the Safe Campus Act will affect the way the UT Title IX office will carry out sexual assault investigations if the act is implemented, according to UT spokeswoman Sara Lestrange. “We do not know what the final legislation will look like or how it will be implemented, so we cannot even speculate, especially on pending legislation,” Lestrange said. If passed, H.R. 3403, or the Safe Campus Act, would limit the authority of university Title IX coordinators to pursue disciplinary actions against students accused of sexual assault if the victim opts out of reporting his or her experience to law enforcement. The University would have 48 hours to report the incident to law enforcement after it receives written consent from the victim to do so. Title IX provisions have protected students from sex-based discrimination and sexual assault on college campuses since 1972. “If an individual provides a notification to the institution [opting out of reporting to law enforcement] … with respect to an allegation, the institution may not initiate or otherwise carry out any institutional disciplinary proceeding with respect to the allegation, including imposing interim measures,” the bill reads. Student Government
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Medical club hosts bake-off fundraiser By Rund Khayyat
Students eat pastries and vote on their favorite desserts at the Hungry for Hope Bake-off hosted by Women in Medicine. The event raised $1,200 for the Marbridge Foundation, a community for adults with mental disabilities.
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APD increases presence following car vandalisms By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94
Fifteen cars parked in residential areas near the Wal-Mart on West Anderson Lane have had their windows shot in by a BB gun since early September, according to the Austin Police Department. APD Detective Bing Lau said the offenders operate after dark and target cars that are parked in driveways or
on the street. He said witnesses believe the offenders to be juveniles. APD has increased presence in the affected area, which runs north to south from 183 to West Anderson Ln. and east to west from North Lamar to Burnet, Lau said. “We have increased directed patrols in the area,” Lau said. “The officer that
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Women in Medicine hosted Sunday the third annual Hungry for Hope bake-off benefiting the Marbridge Foundation, a community for adults with mental disabilities. Various student organizations baked pastries, including Oreo truffles, chocolate and Nutella cream puffs, scones, and razzleberry cheesecake that went along with the British tea party theme. Event attendees donated any sum of money to desserts they liked and the team who raised the most money won a baking hand mixer. The event raised a total of $1,200. All of the proceeds went toward the Marbridge Foundation, a nonprofit residential community that houses adults varying from the age of 18 to the end of life. Women in Medicine has been volunteering with the foundation for the past
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two years, said Joanna Ma, club external vice president and nutrition senior. “We’re so excited for the turn out and the opportunity to help [Marbridge], and we thought the bake-off is an easy and accessible way to get students to come together,” Ma said. Women in Medicine is a student founded organization that encourages and supports the medical interests of UT pre-health
students by providing fellowship and support to members, according to the group’s website. Marbridge Volunteer Coordinator Haley Koop said she was pleased with the student turn out and success of the event “It was mind-blowing to have such an amazing group be moved to give us their time volunteering and to help us raise funds,” said Koop. “These are two huge
things we heavily rely on as a nonprofit, and we are so impressed by them.” The event inspired a few members of the Filipino Students Association to get involved, said Micheal Heidari, PSA community vice president and nutrition sophomore. “This excited our club members because we all love baking and we thought the
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news spread of the attacks. “There was no warning. It took all of us by surprise,” Ameringer said. “I was at a bar watching the football game, and I was just talking with someone, and the next thing I know, the bar lady came up and asked us if we had looked at the news. At that time, 18 were dead.” Ameringer said the bar soon evacuated all the customers, but she said people remained unsure if walking or using the metro to get home were safe options. Kori Morris, international relations junior, said she was walking back after watching the new James Bond movie when the attacks began escalating. Parisians quickly organized on social media to get their fellow citizens to safety, according to Morris. “Taxis started taking people home for free, and
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I was at a bar watching the football game, and I was just talking with someone, and the next thing I know, the bar lady came up and asked us if we had looked at the news. At that time, 18 were dead. —Mary Ameringer, Junior
Parisians on Twitter and Facebook used the hashtag #opendoors to say ‘If you need some place to stay, we are near this place. You can come to our house.’ As the hour went on, the police said, ‘Don’t go outside, stay inside,’” Morris said. Sirens from ambulances rushing to the affected areas could be heard all night, said Wynne Davis, international relations senior and former Daily Texan staffer. She said she was struck by the resilience of Parisians in the face of the attacks. “[On Saturday], I got as close as I could to the Bataclan music hall, and there was just an outpouring of people,” Davis said. “People are mourning, and you wouldn’t expect any less with a tragedy of this size. They are not afraid to live their lives, and they are not afraid to live in their country.” Morris, Ameringer and Davis study at the French university, Sciences Po. They said classes and exams will resume as scheduled on Monday, however, afterschool events have been canceled in solidarity for those who lost loved ones in the attacks and because
of security concerns. Sciences Po sent the student body an email Saturday outlining additional security measures to be implemented Monday. “I ask that you comply with the instructions (presentation of university identity cards and bag inspections),” university president Frédéric Mion said in the email. “External guests need to be signaled in advance, and you should welcome them in person. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these security measures.” The students said security at the university has already been heightened since al-Qaida attacked the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January for publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. After experiencing the attacks Friday night, Ameringer said the threat of terrorism is more readily felt in Europe than in the United States because of Europe’s proximity to the Middle East. “I feel like it is more of a tangible threat [in Europe as opposed to America], and I kind of felt that presence,” Ameringer said.
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continues from page 1 maintain composure in stressful situations,” Gonzales said. “What’s different about the national competition is that they don’t tell you everything that will be thrown at you, so it is important for us to be prepared for anything going into it.” The success of this team can be attributed to their ability to balance the strengths and weaknesses of each member, according to Cpl. Sarah Henry, the primary female on the team. “Our strength is that we are able to work cohesively together,” Henry said, “We all have type-A personalities, but
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we know when to step up and step down in our roles. That’s what will continue to make our team great in the next competition.” The team set an ideal example for the University after winning the regional and Brigade competitions, according to professor of Military Science and Lt. Col. David Zinnante. “They accepted their previous victory with impeccable character and sportsmanship,” Zinnante said. “They were incredibly humble champions and represented the University in the exact way we would have expected them to. I’m not sure who else on this campus would represent us more honorably than these men and women.” and allows them to learn more about a local nonproft, Koop said. “The bake-off is different and it gets a young population involved in an easier way.” Koop said. “It’s great exposure, and it shows students that a non-profit that is so special and different is really close to the UT campus.” because of the increased police presence. He said residents and visitors to the area should still take precautionary measures to prevent their car from getting attacked. “Leave a light on outside the house to make it look like somebody is around, and try to park your vehicle in the garage,” Lau said.
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UT hosts talk on dog genomics research ByJameson Pitts @jamesonpitts
Researchers are sniffing out the truth about dogs by using big data. Adam Boyko, a dog genomics researcher at Cornell University, discussed Friday how dog evolution and breeding has led to patterns of traits and behavior. “We’ve clearly bred dogs to perform different roles, and that includes breeding for shape and size as well as behavior,” Boyko said. “Sometimes, just by changing a dog’s size or shape, you actually change the way it behaves.” Boyko’s research connected various physical traits to behavioral quirks. “Furnishings” like mustaches or eyebrows are associated with chasing shadows, dogs with big ears howl when left alone, and the strongest association was between nervousness around stairs and short legs, he said. In addition to gathering data on more than 5,000 purebred dogs that visited
the Cornell veterinary hospital, Boyko also traveled the world to collect genetic and physical data from populations of feral village dogs unaffected by generations of human breeding. “Dogs are a great species to study because you show up, bring food, and they come to you,” Boyko said. Findings on dog traits, the origin of dogs and dog diseases were made possible by the large worldwide dataset, which Boyko termed “big dog data.” UT’s Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, which uses data and computation to solve problems in biology, hosted the event. Hans Hoffman, director of the center, said he invited Boyko to speak because he is a leading expert in the field. “Since the dog genome has been sequenced, the dog has emerged as a model system for understanding how variation in the genotype gives rise to variation in the phenotype,” Hoffman said. “Adam Boyko has been
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Cornell researcher Adam Boyko delivered a speech on dog genetics Friday hosted by UT’s center for computational biology and bioinformatics.
at the forefront of this in recent years.” Biochemistry doctoral student Chris Schardon said he learned a lot from the presentation. “I have a dog, I love dogs, and I thought it would be interesting to get a closer
look at the genetics of dogs,” Schardon said. Pet dogs, clients of the Cornell hospital, played a crucial role in Boyko’s research. He said they can offer the scientific community a way to learn more about dog health in the future.
“We’ve got 70 million pet dogs in the United States, and they’re really an untapped genetic resource for understanding dog health, dog evolution, and, in some cases, even being able to tell us about human health,” Boyko said.
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The Zeta Beta Tau UT chapter fraternity is under investigation for allegations of hazing after an anonymous tip was sent to the UT Police Department on Friday. The Dean of Students Office is looking in to the tip, which was a picture of two students sleeping on the roof of the Zeta Beta Tau house on 28th Street, according to UT spokesman J.B. Bird. “There was an anonymous tip sent to UTPD today alleging an incident of hazing related to a photo of two people on the roof of the ZBT frat house,” Bird said. “[The Dean of Students Office] began looking into it as soon as they received the allegation.” Bird said the tip is simply an allegation based on a photo and no new information has been discovered. As of press time, no one from the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity has responded to requests for comment. —Nashwa Bawab
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RTF professor discusses Asian-American presence in media By Selah Maya Zighelboim @SelahMaya
The recent emphasis on multiculturalism in mainstream media is a marketing strategy to bring in diverse audiences, said radio-television-film associate professor Madhavi Mallapragada. Mallapragada said at an Asian-American studies luncheon on Friday that the mainstream media began targeting racial and ethnic minorities in the 1980s to create more audiences for media consumption. “That is very much part of the way corporations are operating with the diversity factor,” Mallapragada said. “Our audiences are very diverse, and we don’t know exactly what it means, but we’re just going to throw in a
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continues from page 1 passed a resolution opposing the bill on Nov. 4, citing the restrictions it would put on the University’s ability to protect victims on campus if they do not agree to a criminal investigation. Victims of sexual assault should be able to choose between reporting to the university or to law enforcement because victims vary in their perceptions of justice, Erin Burrows, health education coordinator for Voices Against Violence, said. “For some people the criminal legal system is not a solution as it is not what their definition of justice would be, even if the case went through the highest end of possible consequences for the offender,” Burrows said. “For some people, they want to feel safer on campus, and
collage of difference that we hope will reach out to the broadest possible audience.” Mallapragada began her talk by showing a trailer for a new Netflix series, “Master of None,” which stars Indian-American comedian Aziz Ansari as a young adult navigating work and relationships in New York City. “Just because Aziz Ansari is on TV and on Netflix, and just because Priyanka Chopra is on ‘Quantico,’and et cetera, et cetera, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have any critiques left or that we can’t launch a critique,” Mallapragada said. “Our critiques need to be in tandem with the new realities that are coming about.” Mallapragada pointed out the series “Homeland” as an example of how issues with
diversity remain problematic in television. Although “Homeland”’s protagonist is a woman, its cast is mostly white, even though much of it takes place in the Middle East and deals with problems in the Middle East. At the same time, all of its writers are white men, according to Mallapragada. R a d i o - tel e v is i on - f i l m graduate student Rebecca Jackson said she appreciated that Mallagrapada talked about the business motivations behind representing diversity. “It was great to see that she was going past just ideas of representation and what do we see and into the industry and what are the business interests behind certain representations,” Jackson said.
they want to continue their own education [by utilizing the university disciplinary process]. Some people know they want a criminal investigation from the beginning.” UTPD Chief David Carter said a university investigation greatly differs from a criminal investigation conducted by law enforcement because the outcomes and the burden of proof are different. “In a criminal case, the case has to be brought before a court following constitutional principles, and the person is found guilty only by a jury with the burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt,” Carter said. “The administrative investigation does not have that burden of proof; it is basically through the preponderance of evidence, which is much less. This is because, in the criminal side, the po-
tential outcome is the loss of someone’s liberty, but on the administrative side, the potential outcome is the loss of somebody’s property interest — for example, the ability to go to school or get a job.” The university has the power to change on campus housing and provide academic accommodations to victims if deemed necessary, in contrast to law enforcement, UT’s Title IX coordinator LaToya Hill said. “A temporary no contact directive could be put in place, minimally during the investigation and even following the investigation [so] the University can say that the individuals are to have no direct contact,” Hill said. “The University can also work with housing for relocation and can provide academic remedies if deemed necessary, regardless of the outcome of the investigation.”
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The University could issue a no-contact order which would prevent the complainant and respondent from communicating through any means. The University could also assist either party in changing on-campus housing or getting academic accommodations from professors. The investigation could also result in the expulsion of a respondent from the University.
The loss of the defendant’s liberty as a result of a guilty verdict for the defendant.
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Biochemistry senior Joshua Nguyen said he has been especially interested in the topic of diversity in media recently because of recent television shows such as “Empire,” “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Master of None.” “She brought up a lot about multiculturalism and what it means now, if this onslaught of new shows is progress or just the starting point,” Nguyen said. “I think I agree that it’s just the starting point. We‘re making our place now, and we need to push it even further in the media.”
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Radio-television-film professor Madhavi Mallapragada speaks to students during a luncheon in the university’s Asian-American studies center. Mallapragada spoke on the use of diversity as a marketing strategy for media outlets to expand their audiences.
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Voluntourism is an unproductive approach to foreign aid By Valeria Pizarro Daily Texan Columnist @preciosx
Contrary to popular beliefs, soft colonialism is alive and well, and it comes as a mix of Facebook statuses, volunteering and tourism. Voluntourism, a portmanteau of volunteer and tourism, is contradictory and suggests that volunteering is a well-intentioned effort that can easily be put aside to make time for fun. The intent behind these trips is generally selfish when the interest is personal gain. Carrie Kahn from NPR writes that “some trips help young adults pad their résumés or college applications more than they help those in need.” If a cause is so important to people, they wouldn’t be wasting time touring a place when they could be helping more. “Voluntourism perpetuates the same lack of caring for the people in those areas,” said Jacob Barrios, government and Mexican American studies senior. “These voluntourism programs might have good intentions, but a lot of times they come in and help communities in ways that are not actually helpful to these communities.” This is a form of modern colonialism. Bringing in people and putting them to work puts locals out of jobs. Other consequences include emotional damage to children and
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Bringing people in and putting them to work puts locals out of jobs. Other consequences include emotional damage to children and distracting children from their school work. even distracting young children from their schoolwork. As a result, the communities themselves don’t see progress following Westerners’ visits. This form of volunteering that makes the time to sightsee specifically targets underdeveloped environments. In an article for Generation Progress, geographer Amy Norman is quoted saying that “In the West, the idea of allowing foreign tourists to come visit institutions where vulnerable children live, and to combine this with a trip to say, the Grand Canyon, well this would seem outrageous, … but for some reason this seems perfectly normal … in Africa.” Rocío Villalobos is the program coordinator at the Multicultural Engagement Center and volunteers with groups focusing on immigrant rights, women’s rights, education, and mental health issues. She said UT students “should also be self-reflective and self-
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critical about why they’re going into these communities in the first place.” “Is there something else that they should be doing at home in the communities they live and have more of a connection to?” Rocío Villalobos said. “If they care about the people and the community they want to visit and help, is there something else they can do that would better communicate their feelings of
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solidarity and support?” Volunteering is necessary in places other than those our Western gaze deems underdeveloped, such as local spots in need. Taking time off of volunteering to tour a new place is counterproductive to helping a community, especially when the efforts can do more harm than good. Pizarro is an English sophomore from El Paso.
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Safe Campus Act will not make campus safer By Laura Hallas
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Kathy Vong (left) and Arisa Ruangsirikulchai (right) sit outside the Belo Center. They plan to
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DHFS Friendsgiving event can help international students feel at home By Benroy Chan
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As students return home next week to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday deeply ingrained in American culture, UT’s approximately 4,800 international students may view the tradition as a break from class and nothing more. Their disengaged attitude on this holiday reflects the student body’s failure to incorporate international students as a whole. A 2015 study analyzed the negative experiences international students had in colleges in the southern United States. In interviews, these students said they faced social isolation and culture shock. While many students have to deal with being miles away from their families, international students must do so while learning new customs and eating unfamiliar foods. And due to language barriers, many of them also underwent academic struggles. International students come to the 40 Acres for educational pursuits, but during this time, they have the right to grasp the city’s culture and be a part of it as much as any other student. Cultural barriers prevent this from happening, and more should be done to take them down. This Thursday, DHFS will help create a Thanksgiving feeling at UT with a “Friendsgiv-
ing” dinner at J2 and Kinsolving. The title of the event is self-explanatory for students familiar with Thanksgiving, but without cluing international students into the idea of Thanksgiving’s, they’re effectively left out of the equation. “I really don’t know much about Thanksgiving other than turkey and Black Friday,” geological sciences freshman Arisa Ruangsirikulchai said. Ruangsirikulchai is from Bangkok, Thailand, and she started attending UT just this fall. Out of all the things she misses from home, she yearns for the community and food the most. Although Ruangsirikulchai has been in the States for over a year, certain aspects of American culture trouble her that other students would deem as normal. “Americans seem really individualistic compared to Thai people,” Ruangsirikulchai said. “People starting random conversations with strangers also surprises me, and I miss the flavor [of Thai food] a lot.” Instead of letting international students remain disconnected from Thanksgiving, students and faculty at UT should encourage them to attend Friendsgiving. Students will have the chance to incorporate their international peers into the Longhorn family and, ultimately, American culture in general. Chan is a journalism freshman from Sugar Land.
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If a student’s bike is stolen on campus, they can choose to report the incident to the police, the university or both. If a student is sexually assaulted on campus, they can choose to report the incident to the police, the university or both. A bill proposed in the nation’s Senate would give survivors of campus sexual assault fewer options than victims of bike theft. The innocuous-sounding Safe Campus Act would, if enacted, restrict the actions that a university can take on behalf of a sexual assault survivor until they agree to first take their case to law enforcement. Furthermore, this initial report must happen within 48 hours of the event, an absurdly short amount of time for a traumatized person to compose themselves, clarify what actually happened and find out how and where to report it. Universities provide support without survivors ever having to engage in the judicial process. Mental health centers like the one at UT offer confidential counseling, advocacy and advice on what to do when and if survivors report. The University can also make academic accommodations, such as giving survivors time off of school to recover or helping them get out of classes they share with an alleged assailant. Police departments aren’t involved in these day-to-day interactions. Instead, they often focus on the legal aspects of a case. Universities, however, have an entire system under the Title IX amendment that promotes sexual equality and safety. While both entities are important, universities can do more to improve the lives of survivors of sexual assault, whether the students choose to press charges or not.
Survivors are already less likely to report to police for a variety of reasons. Universities, while they still have bureaucratic obstacles, have nonetheless seen a rise in reports — not because there is more crime, but because more students are comfortable coming forward for help from an institution so close to them. Campuses have the resources and commitment to focus on the single crime of sexual assault, but police departments don’t have the same liberty. Enacting the Safe Campus Act would be a huge step backwards. Women’s Resource Agency director Grace Gilker said university support is an important reason survivors come forward with their stories. “Reporting any crime, especially reporting sexual assault, regardless of whether you go to the police, is a very, very long, difficult process,” Gilker said. “That access to counseling and campus support is a reason to go forward.” University offices are not allowed to postulate on the effects of the proposed legislation on UT’s services, but with the level of the Safe Campus Act’s restriction on universities, one can imagine a system where even basic counseling services could be dependent on a survivor filing a police report. Fewer resources means fewer cases that receive a fair hearing. “I don’t think it’s just one department’s or one person’s responsibility to create a safe environment,” Title IX coordinator Latoya Hill said. “We are all a part of this system.” With the help of universities, survivors can do things to help themselves that have nothing to do with their legal case or their alleged assailant. Only when survivors feel empowered, not limited, in their options can we say that we have truly safe campuses. Hallas is a Plan II and human development freshman from Houston.
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UT alumna opens first Arabic immersion school in Houston By Elizabeth Hlavinka @hlavinka_e
While most American students may come home from preschool singing the “Alphabet Song” or “Wheels on the Bus,” Mia Jamal’s son, Khalid, comes home singing ancient Arabic melodies. Khalid is enrolled in the nation’s first public Arabic Immersion Magnet School in Houston, where students spend 175 minutes of their school day learning math, science and language arts in Arabic and the other half of the day learning in English. AIMS welcomes pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and will expand one grade level per year, soon to become a K-5 school. Principal and cofounder of AIMS, a UT alumnus, Kate Adams, who helped found AIMS, said learning Arabic at a young age makes it easier for students to engage in further schooling, to obtain future job opportunities and to provide a better understanding of diverse cultures. “It’s really neat to see what kids can accomplish when you push them to do great things,” Adams said. “When you’re a 5-year-old in an Arabic immersion program, you’re probably not thinking about how you’re going to impact society, but I know programs like these help bridge cultural gaps [and] change people’s perceptions.” Adams worked with the Houston Independent School District to compile a group of seven teachers fluent in Arabic. Jamal said the teachers’ qualifications in language and education led her to enroll Khalid
in AIMS. “The teachers she’s built the school with are all amazing individuals,” Jamal said. “They really want to make our kids better people for the future. They want to broaden their thinking and their ideas through this language.” Jamal said she was initially worried that Khalid would not be able to engage with the Arabic material. Now, a few months into the school year, Khalid sings in Arabic and shows Jamal new yoga moves he learns in his enrichment class. Rawia El Malik, a pre-kindergarten Arabic teacher at AIMS, said about 10 children in her class can write their names in Arabic. “The most beautiful thing you see is the kids are engaged and learning,” El Malik said. “You feel like you’re a pioneer — a civilization messenger — you’re teaching an ancient history and language. It’s really amazing and really fulfilling.” El Malik, a graduate in linguistics, grew up speaking Arabic as well as her native language, Nubian. She uses the songs she learned in her childhood to communicate the curriculum to her students. El Malik said the Arabic language differs drastically from English, integrating poetic metaphor into the language idiomatically. She said, for example, she might relate her situation to a tree or connect how she feels with the moon. “If you learn Arabic when you’re young, you’ll learn skills of comparing [and] cause and effect [because] we always talk with those things in mind,” El Malik said. “That’s what helps math [skills] and
It’s really neat to see what kids can accomplish when you push them to do great things. ... I know programs like these help bridge cultural gaps.
—Kate Adams, Principal at AIMS
what helps young children be more successful later.” On the first day of school, anti-Arab protesters gathered in front of the school, holding signs that read “Qatar out of my school.” Protesters said the school should not teach Middle Eastern culture and religion, even though AIMS’ curriculum is restricted to the language. “[The protest] affects the teachers, and it affects the mood of the school,” Jamal said. “It affects what our kids walk into every single day.” No protests have occurred since, and the school’s focus has remained on the language. Adams said AIMS also strives to provide an environment for students from all walks of life, welcoming students from over 40 zip codes around Houston. Out of the 44 pre-kindergarten students and 88 kindergarten students, very few come from Arabicspeaking families. “Our school has students from everywhere in Houston, which is what I wanted when I was starting the school,” Adams said. “You want the school to be a school for all kinds of kids, and it’s neat that it really is.”
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continues from page 8 approach. It’s not as compelling to teachers and students if it’s taught as a solo instrument.” The program’s effectiveness is made evident through the success of its former students. ACG has produced players that have earned guitar performance degrees or play for popular bands such as Mother Falcon. “A lot of the kids we get in guitar class haven’t had a whole lot of success in really anything up to that point,” Marcum said. “Guitar serves as a spring board for some of these students to express themselves and go on to use that in other parts of their lives.” Classical guitar performance freshman Alex Lew participated in the ACG
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program throughout middle and high school. He said his experiences in the program inspired him to pursue an education in the instrument. “ACG is really amazing,” Lew said. “They develop a personal connection with all their students. They brought classical guitar to public schools, and this has led to an explosion in the classical guitar community.” ACG and Marcum have also partnered with Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project. This community outreach program works with expectant mothers by pairing them with local artists. The artists meet individually with a mother and the two engage in single or multi-day writing sessions to create and ultimately produce a lullaby for the mother’s child. “This is all trying to facilitate connection with a mother and child in a situation that
might be difficult for whatever reason,” Marcum said. “The real goal is to have them singing it in a natural setting. We want them putting their child to sleep singing the melody.” After he earns his Ph.D. in May, Marcum said he plans to work in the nonprofit world of ACG and also developing a career in the academic community. He said he hopes to continue using his education and passion for guitar to provide for the communities around him. “I think a lot of really great things have happened over the years that have allowed me to work creatively but also philanthropically with the community,” Marcum said. “Once you bring all the focus into the community and find people who don’t have access to creative outlets, you could work for 100 years and still not do all the work that’s needed.”
hit “Where Are Ü Now,” each song’s mixing and sampling trumps Bieber’s lyrical content, providing the most interesting aspects of the album. The singles off Purpose are some of the catchiest music modern pop has to offer. Because of its catchy hook and dance-inducing beat, “Sorry,” which was written about his past relationship with Selena Gomez, has the potential to become a hit among audiences across all age groups. Although it might not be the album of the year,
Purpose is the album Justin Bieber needed to create. With it, Bieber reintroduces himself, proving that he’s growing up. At times, Bieber’s humble attitude becomes redundant, but the album feels surprisingly sincere. Artistically, Purpose is a slight victory, leaving a lot to be desired in terms of lyrics and instrumentation, but it manages to keep Justin Bieber’s name among some of the most famous pop stars in today’s music scene.
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Texas’ margin for error was slim, with five losses and thin bowl chances entering Saturday’s game against West Virginia. The margin and bowl chances decreased as the turnovers piled up and the Longhorns walked off the field with a 38-20 loss to the Mountaineers. “We had five turnovers and a number of penalties,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “It’s tough to win a game, especially on the road. We played well enough and if we could just eliminate some mistakes that we made. … We can only continue to just battle. We have two more left, and we just have to continue to work to get better.” Texas could’ve opened the game with a touchdown when redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard found the end zone on a run, but it was called back on a holding penalty by freshman offensive tackle Connor Williams. The Longhorns would get on the board first with a 31-yard field goal by senior kicker Nick Rose. The momentum was in Texas’ favor as the defense began the game with an interception from freshman cornerback Davante Davis and continued by forcing two punts. But the momentum was gone when West Virginia redshirt senior Jared Barber scooped a fumble by Texas
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Sophomore running back D’Onta Foreman tries to stiff arm his way past a Mountaineer defender Saturday. Foreman had a 65-yard touchdown but also had one of Texas’ five turnovers with a fumble that West Virginia returned for a touchdown.
sophomore running back D’Onta Foreman and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown. Foreman redeemed himself on the following possession with a 65-yard touchdown run. But the Longhorns’ woes would continue. Junior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes fumbled in Mountaineer territory in the second quarter. Freshman cornerback Kris Boyd fumbled on a kickoff return in the third quarter. Texas had its fate sealed when Heard threw two
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fourth quarter interceptions. “I didn’t do good,” Heard said. “I threw those two picks. When you take two turnovers that hurts the team.” The Longhorns needed to come out fast, as they entered the game 0-3 in road games. Texas did what it needed to do by scoring first and out-gaining West Virginia 439-379. But the turnovers and seven penalties for 55 yards added a new wrinkle to the team’s road problems. “That’s what’s frustrating when you turn the ball
over so many times and you’re on the road, and you have to protect the football, knowing that you can’t turn it over,” Strong said. “You just can’t do it. You can’t do it against a good football team.” Texas wide receiver coach and play-caller Jay Norvell said the loss was frustrating because he felt the Longhorns were capable of winning. “It’s very frustrating,” Norvell said. “We feel we have some capable kids, and we did a lot of things
we haven’t done on the road before.” Texas now has six losses and has to win its final two games if it wants to make a bowl game. “We still have a chance,” Strong said. But the chances are slim as the Longhorns play the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked offenses in the country in Baylor and Texas Tech next. If Texas doesn’t find a way to win its final two games, it’ll finish with its third losing season in six years.
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UTSA Roadrunners smoked by Longhorns in season opener By Tyler Horka @TexasTy95
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Texas lacks rhythm in loss to Huskies in China By Jacob Martella @viewfromthebox
The Longhorns had the situation they wanted down by two with time running down in the season opener against Washington. After a defensive stop, junior guard Isaiah Taylor led a two-on-one down court with senior guard Javan Felix on the other end. But as promising as the attack started, it ended in disappointment. Taylor passed the ball to Felix who put up a 3-point attempt. After that shot missed, Felix got the ball again at the same spot and missed again. It would be as close as the Longhorns would get the rest of the night. Washington went on a 4-0 run from that point to win 7771 and disrupt the official start of the Shaka Smart era Friday night. The sequence summed up almost the entire night for the Longhorns. Neither team could find its stride on the offensive end. Texas managed the game’s only two made shots through the first four-plus minutes for a 5-2 lead. But coming out of the under 16 timeout, Washington found its shot. The Huskies broke the game open with an
18-8 run, taking a 20-13 lead with 10:13 left to go in the first half. Texas eventually clawed back into the game with a 2114 run to tie the game at 34 at the half; however, Washington would once again jump out to a comfortable margin following the break. The Huskies went on an 8-1 run early in the second half to take a 50-43 at the first media timeout of the second half. The Longhorns again managed to chip away at the deficit, eventually taking a 65-64 lead — their first lead since just under six minutes into the game — on two free throws by Felix. But the lead lasted for all of 18 seconds. The Huskies answered immediately on a shot by freshman guard Dejounte Murray. The Longhorns wouldn’t get any closer the rest of the game. Taylor led all players with 27 points and shot 12-of-15 from the free-throw line. No other Longhorn scored more than seven points. Huskies senior guard Andrew Andrews — the team’s most experienced player — led his side with 23 points including three 3-pointers. The Longhorns return to Austin to face Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
Texas started the 20152016 season with a 9053 win over UTSA at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday night. The No. 12 Longhorns improved head coach Karen Aston’s record in season openers while in Austin to 4-0. Texas drilled three shots from three-point range in the first two minutes of the game, opening up a 9-3 lead. The Longhorns finished with nine threepointers on 38 percent shooting from distance. Sophomore guard Brooke McCarty drained three shots from beyond the arc in the first five minutes of the contest. She finished with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from deep. Aston said that McCarty no longer looks like a “lost freshman” on the court. “Last year, I didn’t really know what coach
wanted.” McCarty said. “I was just trying to go off of instinct. This year, I know the plays, and I know how to feed off of my teammates. That gives me more confidence.” McCarty scored 16 points in the first half, giving Texas a 44-21 lead heading into the locker room. She continued to make plays after the break. Senior center Imani Boyette stole a Roadrunner’s pass at the top of the key and raced down the floor all alone before missing the ensuing wideopen layup. McCarty snagged the rebound and put the ball in off the glass for her seventh made shot of the night less than two minutes into the second half. Two possessions later, McCarty dashed down the court on a fast break of her own. She found senior guard Celina Rodrigo all alone in the corner for three, pushing the Longhorns’ lead to 54-26. Rodrigo finished the
game with 11 points on 4-of-8 from the field. All five of Texas’ starters ended with doubledigit scores. “We have a feel for each other, and we know where each other are going to be on the court,” Rodrigo said. “We have great chemistry, and it really showed tonight.” The Texas starters finished their night when Aston emptied the bench with 5:55 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Longhorns held an 82-39 lead at that mark. There were 2,596 people on hand to watch the Longhorns improve to 6-0 all time versus the Roadrunners, but Aston wants to see that number rise as the season progresses. “I really do think that the word needs to spread about this team,” Aston said. “We have a chance to be really special.” The Longhorns host Northwestern State at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Erwin Center.
Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff
Sophomore guard Brooke McCarty led Texas’ win over of the Roadrunners. McCarty finished with 22 points, and 15 of them came in the first half.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas tops Iowa State in straight sets
No. 5 Texas defeated Iowa State in straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) Saturday night to earn its second road victory of the week. An impressive defensive outing carried Texas past the resilient Cyclones. “We’re feeling good about ourselves,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “Our numbers were good all night long. We slowed down their outside hitters. That was the difference to really give us some opportunities.” The two teams started the match by swapping points and service errors. Consecutive Iowa State mishaps and a big kill from junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu helped Texas pull away from an 8-8 tie and take control of the set. Four Longhorn blocks kept the Cyclones to a .065 hitting percentage as Texas recorded the win, 25-19. Set two started in similar fashion with both teams going on scoring runs to keep the game close. Consecutive kills and a block from Ogbogu sparked a 5-0 Texas run late in the set that ultimately led to a 25-18 Longhorn win. Iowa State got the third set started with a 4-0 run, and Texas answered with one of its own. From there, the blocks from both teams started taking over. Five Texas blocks to three for Iowa State carried the Longhorns to a 25-21 win to cap off the sweep. Ogbogu and senior middle blocker Molly McCage finished the match with five blocks a piece. Sophomore libero Cat McCoy anchored the back row defense with 16 digs. “Defense is huge,” McCage said. “Our offense is great, but defense wins titles in all sports.” Senior outside hitter Amy Neal led Texas’ offense with 12 kills, followed by Ogbogu’s 11 and junior outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame’s nine. Junior setter Chloe Collins tabbed 31 assists. Texas returns to action on Wednesday to face Baylor at Gregory Gym in Austin. —Claire Cruz
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Doctoral student engages in music outreach By Thomas Boswell @thomasboswell11
Music education Ph.D. candidate Travis Marcum picked up the guitar at 11 years old and learned his first Iron Maiden song. Since then, he has traded his electric guitar for a classical to influence young musicians in the Austin community. Marcum blends his classical guitar training with his music education degree from UT to promote the development of creative outlets around Austin. Along with working as education director for the nonprofit Austin Classical Guitar Society, Marcum also coordinates a community outreach program called the Lullaby Project. Marcum began his time with ACG in 2006, just two years after the organization implemented its education outreach programs. He and executive director Matt Hinsley developed a curriculum to incorporate classical guitar learning into the classroom. He said the curriculum served as a tool to
present to schools when pitching the program. “[Hinsley] was actually running the program out of his living room for a number of years,” Marcum said. “We went into these schools and set up the programs ourselves, teaching them for six months out of the year. We now have 55 programs and about 3,500 students.” Marcum said he attributes the successful development of the program to his music education degree. The courses he took in college and subsequent research emphasized ensemble-based instruction over solo one-on-one lessons as a more efficient method for teaching instruments. “It’s very rare to have guitar-based curriculums at the middle and high school levels,” Marcum said. “There are a couple of pockets around the country where somebody does something right, and it’s always with this ensemble-based
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Matt Robertson | Daily Texan Staff
Music education Ph.D. candidate Travis Marcum is a classically trained guitarist. He plans to continue to work in the nonprofit community with the Austin Classical Guitar Society and the Lullaby Project after he earns his Ph.D.
ALBUM REVIEW | ‘PURPOSE’
Justin Bieber releases mature dance-pop album By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
It’s hard to believe Justin Bieber signed his first record deal with Def Jam over seven years ago. His career as a pop star might be controversial, but with his fourth album, Purpose, he tries to change the minds of critics by rebranding himself. Bieber began his career singing some of the most generic and sappiest love ballads imaginable,
targeting a young teenage audience. As the Canadian singer songwriter grew older, he began to speak his mind through his art. Although his image suffered after several public stunts, his artistic goals matured with him. Purpose, released Friday, combines production and songwriting from dozens of artists in an attempt to reinvent Bieber’s image. While it might be advertised otherwise, Purpose is a true pop album at its core.
With more than 20 producers and 25 writing credits, every track is calculated by a team of talented individuals. Some might argue that this removes the human aspect to Bieber’s music. Instead, the majority of songs don’t feel repetitive or generic, and Bieber himself contributed heavily to the album’s lyrics. During “The Feeling,” Bieber sings, “I’m notorious for thinking you’re full of beautiful,” a line that might go over well
with Beliebers, but is far too corny to be taken seriously. The spoken word piece in “Purpose,” also strikes the wrong chord. Bieber might have composed it to portray his true emotions, but it comes off as a slightly creepy and off-putting moment. In “I Show You,” Bieber sings, “Life’s now easy, I’m not made out of steel. Don’t forget that I’m human, don’t forget that I’m real,” attempting to display his newfound
humility. Whether his modesty throughout this record is actually sincere or just a gambit for his fame, Bieber manages to stay convincing at crucial moments. His lyrics might suffer at times, but his vocal quality is as steady as ever. Although beats occasionally trump his vocals, Bieber is able to convey some form of emotion with the majority of his lines. This
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