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Gov. Abbott attempts to deny refuge to Syrians
By Zainab Calcuttawala Jamie Shutter. @zainabroo94
Sexual assault survivors will be able to complete their sexual assault forensic exams (SAFE) on campus as a result of a new University Health Services policy that allows guest nurses from SafePlace Austin to tend to survivors on-campus, according to UHS director
Starting Nov. 16, the exams will be conducted free of charge at the Student Services Building by sexual assault nurse examiners. Students can either contact UHS, Voices Against Violence or SafePlace to set up an exam on campus, Shutter said. SAFEs are designed to collect forensic evidence from
the survivor’s body hours after the assault happens. State guidelines require survivors to complete the exam within 96 hours of the incident to ensure the collection of the best evidence, Shutter said. If the survivor has already decided to file a case with law enforcement, that time period is extended to 120 hours, she said. “State law allows for an
exam within 96 hours of the incident,” Shutter said. “However, our local law enforcement agencies recognize that we can get good evidence outside of that window, so they have agreed to extend their approvals to 120 hours.” A survivor is not obligated to report the incident to the police or the University by completing the exam,
according to Shutter. The information remains sealed as a medical record unless the survivor chooses to pursue further action. The exams are administered under the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Non-Reported Sexual Assault Evidence Program, which allows survivors to
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Students unite with #HornsForHumanity By Rachel Freeman @rachel_frmn
A solemn rendition of “The Eyes of Texas” was sung by a harmony of vocals at the veranda beneath the UT Tower. In a slow progression, all the candles were blown out, sending smoke and prayers into the atmosphere. Late Monday evening, a large group of students united by the hashtag #HornsForHumanity, met at the Tower to “express [their] condolences for the various parts of the world facing tragedy,” according to the event’s Facebook page. Students met to sign a banner, light candles and participate in a moment of silence to show support for victims of various tragedies across the planet. Business honors marketing sophomore Dylan Adkins was involved in planning the event,
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Junyuan Tan | Daily Texan Staff
Students gather at the Main Mall on Monday evevning to show their support and solidarity for tragedies around the world. Though the event was not sponsored by any organization, the students came together under the hashtag #HornsForHumanity.
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By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Gov. Greg Abbott, in a letter to President Obama on Monday, said the state of Texas would refuse Syrian refugees following the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed over 120 citizens. In this letter, Abbott said a Syrian refugee appears to have taken part in the Paris attack and could be a danger to Americans, including Texas residents. “The threat posed to Texas by ISIS is very real,” Abbott said in his letter. “ISIS claimed credit last May when two terrorist gunmen launched an attack in Garland, Texas. Less than two weeks later, the FBI arrested an Iraqi-born man in North Texas and charged him with lying to federal agents about traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS. And in 2014, when I served as Texas attorney general, we participated in a Joint Terrorism Task Force that arrested two Austin residents for providing material support to terrorists — including ISIS.” Abbott’s decision and similar action from nearly twodozen other U.S. governors — all but one being Repulbican — violates rights in the Constitution establishing states do not have the right to dictate immigration policies to the federal government. The Supreme Court case Hines v. Davidowitz says “the supremacy
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Student political groups meet Faculty Council against campus carry in debate over campus carry By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
University Democrats and College Republicans faced off on Monday in a debate focused on campus carry. The debate, which was hosted and moderated by the Student Government Supreme Court, included questions regarding concealed handgun license training, classroom safety, maintaining a free speech environment in classrooms, racism, immigrant access to guns, costs associated with CHL licenses,
suicide rates and implementation of the law. Zach Stone, moderator of the debate and SG chief of staff, said because campus carry is a reality for UT, he wanted to make sure the questions focused less on favorability of the bill, but rather how students, faculty and staff will deal with it now that it is law. “A lot of people don’t want to keep campus carry, UT almost officially doesn’t want to keep campus carry, students don’t really want it, but trying to change the law is almost de-
lusional,” Stone said. College Republicans and University Democrats had different opinions on whether CHL training was adequate, how students and faculty perceive their safety with this new law and how UT should implement the campus carry bill. Jordan Pahl, community director for University Democrats and one of the representatives for the group, said limiting the spaces where people can conceal carry their weapons would be the best way
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Representatives from the University Democrats, left, and College Republicans debated the merits of campus carry and how to best implement the law Monday night.
Graeme Hamilton Daily Texan Staff
The Faculty Council passed a campus carry resolution after adding an amendment to the proposal Monday. The council proposed a resolution to prohibit guns from being allowed in the classroom, laboratories, residences halls, University offices and other spaces on campus. The resolution changed the phrasing to say that guns “impede learning, honest evaluation, academic freedom, recruitment and retention of faculty, students and staff and jeopardize the quality and reputation of the University.” During the open discussion, Na’ama Pat-El, associate professor in the Middle Eastern Studies department, said she had issues with the resolution because it was too generic and wanted it to better address the concerns of the faculty. “In previous talks with faculty, it was a concern to us about how UT would be able to recruit and retain top faculty,” Pat-El said. “This is something we expressed, and it was something that needed to be in this resolution.”
Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff
President Gregory Fenves discusses campus carry at a Faculty Council Meeting on Monday.
Max Snodderly, professor of neuroscience and nutritional sciences and a member of Gun-Free UT who is helping with legal aspects for the group, said he was excited by this commitment from the Faculty Council to show they support the desire of the faculty. “We are all on the same page,” Snodderly said. “What’s important here is that the Faculty Council has a recognized role in University governance, and they are designated as an advisory to the President. When they come out with a statement like that, that constitutes as advice to the Presi-
dent.” Chair of the Faculty Council Andrea Gore said the process of resolution and discussion went well, considering 70 faculty members were expressing their opinions. Overall, Gore said the drafting committee worked on this resolution and made sure the faculty’s views were considered when making concrete recommendations. University President Gregory Fenves spoke before the Monday council meeting started and addressed speaking with students about campus carry in the
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on the SafePlace campus near Riverside to complete the exam, Shutter said. Shutter said the exam allows victims to take their time in making the decision to file criminal charges against the assailant. “This is a great option for sexual assault victims to keep their options open,” Shutter said. “[The period] immediately after sexual assaults is a very difficult time. These exams allow them to go ahead and have that evidence collection and just leave their options open to the possibility of filing charges in the future if they choose to do so.”
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continues from page 1 which was not sponsored by any specific organization. “I really wanted to see the University do something, but it was Friday, and it was very quick,” Adkins said. “So I thought, well, since the University can’t come out and say something so quick, us students can. We just want to show our condolences to those lives and families who are lost.” Adkins said the event was not to show support for victims of one particular tragedy, but to support all who suffered last week. “There’s been a lot of talk
in America and on campus about Paris and the attacks there,” Adkins said. “But, it’s not just Paris; it’s all of the world. What I want to do with this is show that the students here see what’s going on and we care. No matter what race, religion [or] class.”s Alejandrina Guzman, Mexican American Studies and psychology junior, said she came to the event to show support and solidarity for Paris and other countries. “It’s crazy. I still can’t believe [the attacks] happened,” Guzman said. “I liked seeing everyone coming out and showing support, being respectful. I hope this gives the
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victims hope. Nothing can ever take away their pain, but I hope they see they have positive vibes and prayers being sent to them. Just know we’re in it together.” Biochemistry freshman Ariana Chavarria heard about the event from a Facebook invitation. “I decided to come because I know a lot has been happening in the last couple of days,” Chavarria said. “There has been a lot of tragedy. So many people have lost so many things. So I can’t do much, but I figured being here and sending some prayers would mean something to someone.”
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continues from page 1 of the national power in the general field of foreign affairs, including power over immigration, naturalization and deportation, is made clear by the Constitution.” The Refugee Act of 1980 also states the President of the United States can admit refugees if they are being persecuted based on race, religion, nationality or being part of a social group or political opinion. Abbott also announced he has directed the Texas Health & Human Services Commission’s Refugee Resettlement Program to not participate in the resettlement of any Syrian refugees.
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continues from page 1 early days of his presidency. “I remember very distinctly meeting with student leaders my first day as President, and they were quite upset,” Fenves said. “They had worked quite hard as student organizations and working with the legislature and meeting with members about their opposition. Everybody knows by now that concealed weapons have been allowed on campus ground for about 20 years, but it is very different when there is the potential for them to be allowed in buildings.” While students worked with the legislature and other members on Senate Bill 11, Fenves said during his time as Provost, he also worked with the legislature and was disappointed with its decision. To comply with S.B. 11, Fenves created a working group in August to submit proposals that restricted guns in certain places on campus but cannot make the entire campus a gunfree zone. The working group proposal was expected to be submitted to Fenves at the end of November, but Fenves said a relase date is now anticipated for early December.
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UT doctorate discusses benefits of mindfulness By Rund Khayyat
Rez Khan, a UT doctorate of neuroscience and physics, talks to students about mindfulness and meditation Monday evening at the University Teaching Center. Khan believes that by using mindfulness practices we can overcome negatives thoughts and emotions.
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Rez Khan, a UT doctorate of neuroscience and physics, told students to use mindfulness to cope with anxiety, depression or daily stress at the UT Neurodiversity meeting on Monday. Mindfulness is the ability to be aware of the present and helps us to be conscious of and control our attention, thoughts and emotions, Khan said. “It is really easy to get depressed in college or beat yourself up when you compare yourself to others,” Khan said. “This turns into negative cycles of thoughts then negative emotions and negative actions. A huge benefit of mindfulness is it’s a really powerful way to overcome those cycles and reprogram yourself.” According to Khan, the process works by first becoming aware of yourself and your senses. Then, you work to recognize your mood states and learn to shift between them. “When you feel like you don’t look as good as someone, and then you start to feel
A huge benefit of mindfulness is it’s a really powerful way to overcome those cycles and reprogram yourself —Rez Khan, Mindfulness consultant
incompetent, you are carrying the previous negative emotion,” Khan said. “You need to learn how to cut it off. This is done through mindfulness.” Khan said any stimulus is the opportunity to become mindful. He guided the students in an activity to show them how it can work. “Sit in a chair, close your eyes, and be aware of yourself as part of the room,” Khan said. “What are your impulses and desires? Is there a thought or a tendency to do something? Notice it, and let it pass without following. Every thought and impulse that arises is an opportunity to be-
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come aware. You don’t have to follow it.” Casey Holt, club member and health and society junior, said learning about mindfulness helped her realize it was more valuable than meditation.
“Meditation is sitting and focusing on one thing,” Holt said. “Mindfulness is a larger concept. It is more beneficial than forcing yourself to just focus on one thing and then beating yourself up when you can’t. I learned mindfulness is
more about realizing your attention shifted and how you can bring it back, which is really cool.” The group wanted to focus on mindfulness because it is a part of self-improvement, Manuel Diaz, club president
and physics senior, said. “Using mindfulness to understand what issues you might have will help you focus and improve in the future,” he said. “It reduces stress and negative thoughts, which is important for students.”
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UT addresses STEM Journalist reviews Obama’s policies teacher shortages By Claire Allbright
By Ashley Tsao @tsaoashley
A UT STEM teaching certificate program aims to reduce STEM teacher shortages in Texas by certifying an average of 60 to 70 students per year, according to UTeach executive director Michael Marder. UTeach College of Natural Sciences allows students to pursue a teaching certificate in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math fields to teach at a middle or high school level while they are completing their current degree. Created in 1997 at UT, the STEM program has spread to 44 universities across the U.S. Ninety percent of certified students go on to become teachers, according eneralto Marder. nclud- “If you compare this numation,ber to the number of people ation,that were coming out of UTnstitu-Austin 20 years ago, it’s more than twice as much,” Larry 1980Abraham, co-founder of of theUTeach College of Natural refu-Sciences, said. perse- According to the Texas igion,Education Agency, Texas lacks f a so-computer science, math and nion. science teachers for the 2015– ed he2016 school year. Throughout Healththe U.S., most STEM courses mmis-in high school are taught by ementteachers with no degree in their ate inmain assignment or no teachSyrianing certification, according to the Nationwide Center for Education Statistics. According to Jill Marshall, associate director of UTeach College of Natural Sciences,
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continues from page 1 to keep faculty and students safe. Overall, the University Democrats stated their hope is for UT to do everything it can to restrict campus carry for the safety of students, faculty and staff. “I’ve heard police officers and Army veterans say that with even their amount of training, they have trouble sometimes reacting in a situation where there is an active shooter,” Pahl said. “I don’t think anyone is saying that CHL holders are going to go crazy and really start shooting up their professors.” Andrew Jackson, vice president of College Republicans and one of the group’s representatives, said those with CHL licenses who abide by the law should be able to have the same rights on and off campus. College Republicans made the point that despite opposition, campus carry is already law and should be honored as such. “No matter if you are for or against campus carry, I hope you know that campus carry is
the program increases both the quantity and the quality of STEM teachers in Texas. “UTeach focuses on projectbased and problem-based instruction … using mathematics and science to solve problems in the real world,” Marshall said. “Instead of saying that we will teach you to teach physics, at UTeach, we will teach you how to teach your students to solve problems in their lives and the lives of other people using science and math.” UTeach also remains unique among most other instructor preparatory programs by integrating math and science students into the same teaching classes together, Abraham said. “A lot of students that are taking a math class in high school don’t really understand it because they don’t really understand what these numbers are for,” Abraham said. “If the teacher can build in science examples and solve problems in science using math, students can figure out what this math is really needed for.” The program stresses the importance of having the content knowledge behind teaching, Megan Wood, biology junior and UTeach student, said. “If you’re not an expert in it, then you’re not qualified to teach it,” Wood said. “It’s important to know everything about your subject. And even if you don’t want to be a teacher, I think it’s just good to learn communication, organization and planning skills that are embedded within UTeach.” a law, and I just hope that the University goes about the best possible way of implementing the spirit of the law,” Jackson said. “Not complying with the spirit of this bill could ultimately have some adverse affects on the University.” Despite many disagreements, both groups did agree that costs of CHL licenses are too high and that once the law is passed, any sort of deviation from concealing weapons should be strictly enforced. Stone said that overall, he thinks the debate helped the campus conversation move forward by bringing up the relevant information and important discussion topics that can be used by the campus carry working group when deciding how to implement the law. “There are important issues moving forward with how we deal with this law,” Stone said. “I think the important issues really showed in the debate, and shifting the issue to living with the law in the context of the law — in the context of realistic conditions — will always be useful when it comes to something as controversial as this law.”
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Charlie Savage, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, spoke about his latest book, “Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency,” on Monday afternoon. Savage said the purpose of the book is to explore the Obama administration’s national security policies by interviewing 150 current and former officials, accessing new documents and using examples to illustrate these themes. Savage spoke about the ways in which the Obama administration differs from the previous Bush administration — evidenced in Obama’s stated desire to close Guantanamo Bay prison. Savage said Obama’s administration is comprised of lawyers and deals with rule of law issues and makes decisions based on these issues. “Like everything, it is complicated,” Savage said. “In general, he is the lawyer-in-chief, too. His interests are driving and shaping this deliberative process. However, I have unearthed several instances where he adopted legal interpretation in a way that was … expedient to solve the problem in front of him.” Bobby Chesney, law professor and director of the Robert
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Charlie Savage, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, talked about his latest book, “Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency” on Monday afternoon at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, said Savage is one of the nation’s leading journalists of national security policy and that it is important for students to hear the results of his work. “At the end of the day, this is the world that our graduates are coming into,” Chesney said. “Longhorns are going to go off and become future presidents, future government lawyers, future military leaders, future leaders of civil liberties organizations and a host of other jobs in which these issues
will matter.” Although not studying the foreign policy issues Savage addressed, Peter Sarasohn, graduate student in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, said he did not want to miss the opportunity to hear the distinguished journalist. “One of the great advantages of the Lyndon Johnson school … is that we bring in a lot of very impressive people to give talks on complicated issues,” Sarasohn said. “The chance to listen to a reporter with so much experience dealing with
these complicated national securities and civil rights and civil liberties issues is not something I wanted to pass up.” Chemical engineering freshman Teresa Wang bought Savage’s book Monday because she said she is interested in politics. “I’ve always been kind of interested in these kinds of political ideas and arguments, and I haven’t actually gotten too into any of these and looked too much into it, so I figured this might be a good start,” Wang said.
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Institution of marriage outdated By Jake Schmidt
Daily Texan Columnist @heyjakers
Matrimony — the oldest and most enduring of human traditions (perhaps besides war) — is giving people cold feet. Especially for the next generation eligible for bouquet-tossing and bride-kissing, the idea of getting hitched is an increasingly distasteful one. And rightly so — marriage is not the champion of relationships it once was. With about 120 million married Americans in 2014, marriage remains the dominant model for serious relationships. But many trends suggest wedlock is failing to accommodate modern couples. More than four in 10 marriages end in divorce. People postpone marriage until later in life and sign more prenuptial agreements than ever before. Sixty-seven percent of those under 30 feel marriage is no longer a social priority. People used to marry for financial security and social status. But Stephanie Coontz, Evergreen State College history and family studies professor, said trouble began in the 1960s and 70s when affection became the reason to marry. “As soon as the idea that love should be the central reason for marriage, and companionship its basic goal, was first raised, observers of the day warned … that the very features that promised to make marriage such a unique and treasured personal relationship opened the way for it to become an optional and fragile one,”
Coontz wrote in her book “Marriage, a History.” The value of marriage is ambiguous. Some believe marriage affirms or legitimizes a serious relationship, but healthy couples should need no external justification. Many marry for religious reasons, but this number is dropping as states report increases in secular weddings. Furthermore, the financial and legal benefits of marriage, such as tax incentives and child custody, are increasingly found in other relationship structures. The lauded clichés of wedding vows such as unyielding loyalty “in sickness and in health” and unwavering commitment “‘til death do us part” are naïve hypotheses at best. They conceal irresponsible speculation about relationship consistency — relationships naturally bend and break in ways marriage does not allow. Marriage works for many people — a large but declining 60 percent of married couples say they are “very happy” — but this doesn’t make traditional marriage the best structure for a relationship. Common-law marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions are increasingly popular alternatives. The number of non-married cohabiting partners rose by 88 percent in recent decades, according to a 2007 study by the Census Bureau. Alternatives to marriage are trending, but they’re no panaceas. Tim Loving, human development and family sciences professor, said our relationships face systematic stress regardless of how we categorize them.
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“Our lives have become busier, and we become more socially isolated because of it,” Loving said. “It’s harder to maintain social networks, so we rely on our partners a ton. This puts more pressure on our partners to serve many more functions than before. I think that’s a very natural strain on relationships that has less to do with how we view marriage than how life and society work now.”
So before pawning that engagement ring, take solace in the fact that your predicament is not unique. Juggling down payments, due dates and date nights is tough for any couple. But as the pressures of the 21st century beckon, our relationships will continue to evolve whether or not marriage survives. Schmidt is a physics and aerospace engineering sophomore from Austin.
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It is unnacceptable for conservatives to exploit Paris attacks By Noah M. Horwitz Daily Texan Columnist @NmHorwitz
On Friday, terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State attacked multiple targets around Paris. At least 129 victims were killed, and hundreds of others were seriously wounded. Inevitably, the civilized world began considering how best to respond to this catastrophe. French warplanes joined the United States, Russia and others in bombing the Islamic State. Closer to home, the right wing thinks the appropriate response is to indiscriminately indict all Muslims for these attacks, particularly refugees fleeing from them. Playing into this, many, including President Barack Obama, have boldly declared that the Islamic State is, in fact, anti-Islamic. The remark underscores the right approach, but it misses the mark in a rather significant way. The terrorists who fight and die for the Is-
lamic State consider themselves, to their very core, to be highly religious people. In the territory controlled by the group, originalist interpretations of the Quran from the medieval ages are practiced extensively. The religious aspect simply cannot be ignored. But David Koresh, who led the Branch Davidians in a standoff against the federal government outside of Waco in 1993 that led to the deaths of 86 people, was religious as well. Similar to the Islamic State, the Branch Davidians — a radical, violent offshoot of Christianity — cannot have their religious aspect and identity ignored. Obviously, the principles of the Branch Davidians are anathema to nearly every single Christian on the planet. The same can be said for the Islamic State and Muslims worldwide. The vast majority of the Islamic State’s victims thus far have been Muslims accused of apostasy. These are the genocidal maniacs from
which millions of refugees, predominantly of Syrian origin, are fleeing. They have traveled through Europe and beyond and are now seeking asylum in the United States. Obama has been receptive, but the right wing has pushed back hard. “Effective today, I am directing the Texas Health & Human Services Commission’s Refugee Replacement Program to not participate in the resettlement of any Syrian refugees in the State of Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott wrote Monday morning in a letter to Obama. “And I urge you, as president, to halt your plans to allow Syrians to be resettled anywhere in the United States.” Ostensibly, the rationale for the letter was that refugees were responsible for the terrorist attacks in Paris. But a majority of those terrorists were French nationals, with others from Belgium. When I was younger, I learned about the
MS St. Louis, a German ship that carried 908 Jewish refugees out of Nazi Germany. The ship sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, but its passengers were rejected entry into the United States. Out of options, the refugees went back to Europe, where many died in the Holocaust. I remember learning about this tragedy and being unable to comprehend how any Americans could be so callous, so cruel. Abbott has shown that mindset has sadly persisted. Make no mistake: The Islamic State is the Nazi Germany of our generation. And, if the Islamic State is Nazi Germany, then the people of Syria and Iraq are the Jews, the Roma and the Poles. A group of people who commits continuous mass executions, public crucifixions and wants to “purify” the world through mass genocide can be compared to few others. Hopefully, we won’t make the same mistake of turning people away from evil this time. Horwitz is a government senior from Houston.
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University must acknowledge implications of RLM namesake By Loyce Gayo
Daily Texan Columnist @LoyceGayo
UT campus has a distinct unassuming beauty, but the landscape does not immediately call attention to its racist Confederate imagery. Tucked away behind kempt shrubbery is an engraving that proclaims the “valor” of the men and women of the Confederacy, inscribed by Confederate soldier and UT Regent George Littlefield. Unpresuming still is the RLM building, named after Robert Lee Moore, acclaimed mathematician who was said to have refused to let African-American students in his classes. During his long tenure at the University, Moore’s research brought fame to the University. His racial prejudice, however, brought only despair for the few African-American students pursuing mathematics at UT. He is
remembered to have said, “You are welcome to take my course, but you start with a C and can only go down from there,” in response to black graduate student W.E. Hunt’s request to enroll in Moore’s class. Moore even famously walked out of a lecture once he realized the speaker was Black. The University should not commemorate a man whose views exemplify intolerance and racial prejudice. The denotative significance RLM holds, muffles and mask the strides Black students have made to make the University a welcoming place for their community. Others have urged the University to preserve the names of landmarks such as RLM in attempts to embrace even the darker aspects of UT’s history. The same contenders argue that these landmarks serve as great learning opportunities for UT students. However, these arguments fall short when you point to the lack of efforts exerted by the University to place the
It is unacceptable for Black and Brown students to navigate structures that commemorate systems that worked hard to deny them. Renaming RLM will not be erasing history but rather taking a step forward toward inclusivity. landmarks in their correct historical context. International relations and global studies senior Tangie Seals said creating a safe space that fosters diversity means addressing even
the subtleties that hold symbolic power. The less overt forms of aggression, she adds, magnify the burden minorities have to bear. “The statues and building names make me feel like the University is telling me, ‘We will let you come here, but you still do not belong,’” Seals said. RLM Hall is a huge testament to the University complacency toward accommodating its minority students. It is unacceptable for Black and Brown students to navigate structures that commemorate systems that worked hard to deny them. Renaming RLM will not be erasing history but rather taking a step forward toward inclusivity. “[Renaming RLM] tells Black students that despite our low numbers, the University can still acknowledge our pleas,” Seals said. “It shows us that we still matter.” Gayo is a African and African diaspora studies senior from Houston.
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The problem with social media activism is that it is temporary By Mohammad Syed Daily Texan Columnist @mohammadasyed
Tragedies are occurring. Last week we had a major mass shooting and bombings in Paris, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan and suicide bombings in both Beirut and Baghdad. To respond to such tragedies, people all over the world are uniting in a number of ways. Many stand in the form of hashtags. Many stand in the form of filtered profile pictures. Many stand in the form of signed petitions and long posts. Social media has
slowly become the main platform for individuals to rise in protest and in solidarity. After all, social media is easy to engage in. If you have an opinion, then you can just type it up and post to it to your hundreds of followers and friends. Flooding a Twitter feed with hashtags creates awareness and emulates the effects of a protest. The problem with using social media as a platform for activism is evident from the name of Facebook’s new profile picture feature. It’s temporary. Social media increases engagement in a particular issue, but it does so ephemerally. The Internet is an everchanging system, so while viral humanitarian
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movements will have their time in the limelight, it’s going to be brief. The tragedies that occurred last week don’t end when Facebook changes the profile pictures back to normal, but many are going to forget such a tragedy because their only outlet is Facebook. This isn’t the only problem. Social media also has the ability to take the burden of action off of an individual. By posting something on social media to show solidarity, individuals often feel content with their contribution to a movement. The Journal of Sociological Science revealed in a study that over one million people signed up for the Save Darfur movement on Facebook, but only 3000 donated to
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it. As The Guardian puts it, “Facebook conjured the illusion of activism rather than facilitating the real thing.” Here’s the solution. In order to really make an impact on this world, we need to be active both online and offline. The only effect of posting something online is awareness; unfortunately tangible change doesn’t come solely through awareness. If we really care about a cause we need to put something of our own on the line. We need to be willing to donate our money, our time and our image. Social media activism only takes us so far. Syed is a biochemistry freshman from Houston.
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UT Baal Dan, a nonprofit that aids impoverished children in Asia, North America and South America, celebrates the organization at their annual Baal Danquet.
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Social work senior Vystnavi Karri has been volunteering in India since she was 16 years old. Now, she’s helping to mobilize other students by leading UT Baal Dan, a student organization working to end child poverty around the world. “While abroad, I realized that I was giving the community something, but I didn’t know what they were giving me,” Karri said. “Service is a reciprocal process where you connect with the community and the cause through sharing the privileges you have with others.” Baal Dan is a nonprofit that provides aid to impoverished children in Asia, North America and South America by providing basic necessities, social support, education and orphanages to the communities it serves. Karri, president of UT’s Baal Dan chapter, which has been around since 2006, sociology senior Esha Hansoti and nutrition junior Divea Venkatasetty became involved with the organization as freshmen when they were looking to find a service organization that would allow them to contribute to the hands-on work in India. Since Baal Dan was founded in India, it has given aid to over 4,500 children through grants that help children
obtain shelter, maintain good hygiene and acquire education, food and other resources. Baal Dan expanded to other countries in 2013, and the nonprofit now relies on volunteer chapters and student groups to fundraise and promote their charity. “It is a great experience to be a part of the UT Baal Dan community initially and to see where we are now as a leader in the organization,” Hansoti said. Venkatasetty, who went to a high school with a low diversity rate, where she was one of two Indian girls, was inspired to get involved in cause-related issues affecting her culture. She became involved with Baal Dan in hopes of impacting her community abroad while she was in Austin. “We all have a passion for Baal Dan because we are working towards a common cause as a community,” Venkatasetty said. Karri said almost 93 percent of what Baal Dan fundraises goes toward programs for children because of the nonprofit’s low administrative costs. UT Baal Dan is one of the nonprofit’s chapters that raises the most funds and holds the largest events each year. The organization hosts Baal Danquet, an annual banquet featuring cultural groups, dance teams and singers, to raise funds for their national chapter. At this year’s
banquet in October, the founder, Tanya Pinto, spoke about how she started Baal Dan. Hansoti said the speech reminded her of why she first joined UT Baal Dan. “The founder told an inspiring story about how she went to India with no intention of starting a nonprofit,” Hansoti said. “She saw the state of the children and thought: Why aren’t they somewhere else in their lives?” Nutrition senior Lauren Caton attended the Baal Danquet this fall without much knowledge of the organization before the event. “The personal welcome at their event made a statement that this chapter at UT matters and is a priority for the national organization,” Caton said. Caton said the event’s recent success shows how much the organization has grown. She said she could see the impact it has had across the nation and gained a new perspective about the communities it serves. Karri said UT Baal Dan’s growth will allow the organization to involve more people in the Austin community next year. “What we do at UT Baal Dan allows us to share our cause in an impactful way while providing a space for a dialogue and thought to reevaluate what the cause is doing around the world,” Karri said.
With an impending twoyear hiatus, British boy band One Direction’s latest LP, Made in the A.M., leaves the foursome with a lot to prove. A.M., their first release since Zayn Malik’s departure reduced the group to a quartet, is a lackluster but agreeable collection of arena-sized anthems and polished pop. The band’s previous album, Four, revealed the type of growth that earned its continued domination of the pop charts. A.M. continues exploring these classic rock elements. “What A Feeling” draws heavily on ’70s influences and enters a relaxed, understated groove. It’s hard to ignore the similarities between “Walking In the Wind” and Paul Simon’s Graceland classic “You Can Call Me Al.” Together with the rock star imagery of champagne, private planes and hotel room hookups on songs such as “History,” the foursome occasionally attempts to position themselves as soft-core rock ’n’ rollers but often oversteps. Instead, they are at their best on songs like “Olivia,” a charming tune that shows the boy band — in which the oldest member, Louis Tomlinson, is only 23 years old — can still have youthful, self-aware fun. A standout from the album’s first few tracks, “Perfect” features some of the group’s boldest lyrics to date. When Harry Styles propositions, “If you like the cameras flashing every time we go out/If you’re looking for someone/to write your breakup songs about/Baby, I’m perfect,” he points a finger at ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s Styles-inspired chart-topper “Style.” The thinly veiled reference is a departure from the often-vague lyrical mush on songs such as album opener “Hey Angel,” and it pays off.
At 17 songs, Made in the A.M. continues the boys’ trend of producing ridiculously long albums in a period of time as short as one year. With so much material, it’s no wonder many of the songs on A.M. are easily forgettable surplus. The album’s overall effect could be vastly improved through some self-editing to pare down the tracklist by nixing the boring “I Want to Write You a Song” and “Never Enough,” a tune that undermines the band’s overall musical growth. Even tracks that end up as musical fillers manage to provide pleasant and easy listening. “Infinity,” with its largerthan-life chorus, was clearly written with stadium tours in mind but lacks the substance and energy it would take to sell it to an at-home listener. “Long Way Down” and “If I Could Fly” provide downtempo, sweet-as-syrup romance sure to capture the hearts of teenage girls around the world. On “Love You Goodbye” and “Temporary Fix,” the band gets PG-13, begging a former flame, “Even though it’s over
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To Jacob Bremer, every second of a triathlon matters. He constantly reminded himself that as he prepared for the Austin Ironman 70.3 U.S. Collegiate National Championship race on Nov. 8. But the kinesiology graduate student didn’t know the race would be a fourhour, 48-minute adventure that crowned him a national champion. “It was a grueling event,” Bremer said. “The bike course was no joke, and it was hilly and very windy out. But just seeing everyone out there on the course helps motivate me because we’re kinda all in this together.” The Ironman 70.3 spans the distance that its namesake suggests: 70.3 miles. Athletes complete a 1.2mile swim and 56-mile bike ride capped off with a halfmarathon run of 13.1 miles. The race takes a physical toll on competitors, but Bremer said overcoming aching muscles and burning lungs isn’t the most challenging part of a triathlon. “You have to have a silent conversation with yourself for however long you’re out there about just putting one foot in front of the other,” Bremer said. “You just keep going, and hopefully things will get better.” The grind of the sport is nothing new for Bremer. He
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was on the Michigan triathlon team as an undergraduate student, and he continues to train 20 hours a week to stay ready for competition. He also coaches triathletes at the Austin Aquatics and Sports Academy. “I was not surprised on his win, especially with his athletic background,” said Natasha van der Merwe, director of triathlon and Bremer’s supervisor at the Austin Aquatics and Sports Academy. “I have ridden
with Jacob on one of our team training rides and was able to see firsthand just how extremely strong he was on the bike.” Even so, the Austin Ironman 70.3 presented unexpected obstacles. During the biking leg, a police officer directed Bremer and a few other riders the wrong way. They found themselves separated from the course by almost two miles. The accident seemed like a death
sentence to Bremer’s chances at winning. “You can’t win the event on any one of the legs,” Bremer said. “But you can certainly lose on one of the legs if you’re not careful.” But Bremer was able to adapt to racing conditions and make up the time in his run. “It comes back to having that patience and discipline,” Bremer said. “I had a good run, and I was very happy with it, so things just
kind of worked out.” Bremer’s win in Austin automatically qualifies him for the World Championship competition in Australia next September. The world stage will be bigger, but Bremer says his top goal is to enjoy it. “The reason I started this sport and the reason I keep doing it is because I have fun with it,” Bremer said. “As the opportunities arise, I’ll see where I go from there.”
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Senior Carson Stepler and alumnus Austin Jones weren’t ready to give up competitive golf, so they formed the UT Golf Club Team. The team competes against club teams from around the U.S.
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For many high school golfers, the transition from playing competitively in high school to not playing in college can be difficult. A sport that consumed part of your life is now over. But senior Carson Stepler and alumnus Austin Jones weren’t ready to forfeit their love for the game. After searching for golf as an intramural sport with no such luck, they formed the UT Club Golf Team as an outlet for students who still wanted to play. The club team coordinates with the National Collegiate Club Golf Association to play regional qualifiers against schools such as Baylor and A&M. The winner of each region, plus a couple wildcards, then play a semesterly national tournament held across the country. The teams play 36 holes over two days in hopes of becoming a national champion. Stepler acts as Texas Regional Coordinator for the NCCGA. He previously was UT’s team president. “It’s more relaxed but still has that competitive
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aspect,” Stepler said. “It’s the perfect balance.” Senior Steven Lauterbach said he explored D-II and D-III options but ultimately chose to attend UT for its academics. Now, he’s working to get UT RecSports to recognize the team so it can receive funding and sponsors. According to Lauterbach, their increasing members and No. 3 ranking out of more than 250 universities makes their case compelling. “We met with the head of RecSports last semester but didn’t show enough longevity to be approved,” Lauterbach said. “We’ll try again this semester.” The team is currently preparing for the NCCGA National Championship, which will be held Nov. 21 and 22 at TPC San Antonio. The club team earned a wildcard spot after competing in two tournaments in the Texas region. Stepler, Lauterbach, senior Tyler Bumpass, junior Ed Kolovson, senior Evan Cirinna, senior Hal Leveque, senior Joey Silver and sophomore Kyle Heenan will represent UT against 31 other NCCGA teams. NCCGA
There’s a lot of growth to be seen in the future. There are more than 250 teams, and I think Texas is our most competitive region.
—Brandon Harrold, NCCGA President
President Brandon Harrold has high hopes for the UT team. “There’s a lot of growth to be seen in the future,” Harrold said. “There are more than 250 teams, and I think Texas is our most competitive region.” The team said it welcomes any students who love golf to reach out. Most competitive players boast scores in the 70s and 80s, but all are welcome to practice and compete. The team often plays rounds at Bluebonnet Hill Golf Club and Morris Williams Golf Course.
Indiana Pacers rookie center Myles Turner is expected to miss four to six weeks after fracturing his left thumb, according to The Indianapolis Star. During a game against the Boston Celtics, Celtics center Kelly Olynyk guarded Turner. Turner dribbled with his back to the basket, passed the ball to teammate Monta Ellis and ran away from the action, observing his thumb. Turner told The Indianapolis Star that his thumb “was dangling a little bit” and that he convinced coach Frank Vogel to remove him from the game. “It was kind of painful,” the rookie said. The Pacers selected Turner, who played one year of college basketball at Texas, with the 11th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. Coming off the bench, Turner’s first NBA points came from a thunderous dunk against the Grizzlies. He has continued his intensity since, averaging 7 points and one block per game before his injury. Turner leads the entire NBA in
percentage of shots contested with 51.3 percent. His rim protection has anchored a defensiveminded Pacers team that ranks sixth in the NBA in points allowed per game (96.1). Prior to the tipoff of the 2015–16 NBA season, legendary NBA star and Pacers president Larry Bird said Myles Turner is “probably the best shooter on the team.” This compliment is not usually attributed to a center, especially one who has yet to attempt a three-point shot in his short career. But Bird’s comment hints that Turner could be a versatile weapon for the Pacers once he returns to the court. He is already shooting a very efficient 55.3 percent from the court, but a below-average 70.0 percent from the free-throw line. As he gets more minutes and exposure to the NBA, his shooting should improve, too. The Pacers lose a solid contributor to the team as Turner sits out with his thumb injury. They are currently sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a 6–4 record. According to the injury timetable, Turner should return to action by late-December.
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Former Longhorn Myles Turner has posted a solid start to his career with the Indiana Pacers; however, Turner will be out four to six weeks with a thumb injury.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Oklahoma State calls Swoopes, Strong for testimonies
Oklahoma State attorneys officially said they want to hear testimonies from quarterback Tyrone Swoopes and head coach Charlie Strong, the Associated Press reported. Oklahoma State sued offfensive line coach Joe Wickline for nearly $600,000 in a breachof-contract lawsuit alleging he made a lateral move. Wickline’s contract at Oklahoma State only allowed him to move schools if he received a promotion with play-calling duties. Strong and Swoopes — who started as quarterback under Wickline — were also deposed in March. The witness list includes wide receiver coach and play-caller Jay Norvell, former playcaller Shawn Watson and former athletic director Steve Patterson. —Nick Castillo
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Mechanic pours life, blood into Union bowling Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.
There are literally bits and pieces of me all around this place in the sense of cuts and scrapes and chunks of skin.
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—Robert Waters, UT Mechanic
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Twenty-nine years as a mechanic at the Union Underground has left a collection of faint scars on Robert Waters’ hands and forearms. “There are literally bits and pieces of me all around this place in the sense of cuts and scrapes and chunks of skin,” Waters said. Waters, the head mechanic at the Texas Union’s bowling alley, has watched its evolution from the early days of manual scoring with pencil and paper to its heyday in the early ’90s through its economic slumps that began in 2007. In the late ’80s, he watched Reba McEntire
strut inside with her crew for a late night game of pool following an Austin City Limits recording. Around that same time, David Bowie made an appearance, and just last month, Waters said former NBA player David Robinson came by for a game. Amid all the changes and new faces, the two things that drew Waters to the job in the first place remain constant — his love for the kids and the machines. Water’s love for mechanics began with a childhood trip to the Austin Power Plant, where his father worked for 26 years. He said when his arms are inside the
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Robert Waters is the head mechanic at the Texas Union’s bowling alley. He has worked at the Union Underground for 29 years and has watched it evolve over time.
ball return system working on a machine, he often gets so focused he won’t realize he’s bleeding. Waters runs the Union’s weekly bowling leagues and
has taken an interest in the sport himself. For the past 20 years, he has played in two local leagues. The leagues, the machines and his co-workers
are the three things Waters said he will miss the most when he retires. He is not sure when that day will come, but when it does, he said it will be hard to hang
up his tool belt. “I consider it a second home,” Waters said. “I’m willing to do just about anything when it comes to this place.”
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The elephants are from an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. Underneath is a phrase in Thai that means ‘non-violence and compassion.’ It’s a Buddhist principle and I believe animal activism is really important.
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MyTable representative Angie Rodgers has a mustache tattoo on her middle finger and an elephant head tattoo on her left arm.
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