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Auto-pedestrian accidents increase

By Mikaela Cannizzo @mikaelac16

Incidents involving pedestrians being hit by cars on the streets of Austin have increased within the past few years, according to the Austin Police Department.

Operations Lt. Blake Johnson with the Austin Police Department said there were 30 reported pedestrian fatalities in 2015. He said 26 of those incidents were the result of a pedestrian being in a prohibited location or crossing the

street without a “walk” signal.

“About 90 percent of pedestrian fatalities involve people who were somewhere they shouldn’t have been when they got hit,” Johnson said.

“A very small number of total pedestrian fatalities involve somebody who was doing what they should’ve been.”

In instances where the pedestrian was not at fault, Johnson said collisions typically occur because of the driver’s failure to yield to pedestrians.

Sgt. Brian Dillenberger with the University of Texas Police

Department said instances of vehicles hitting pedestrians get have been reported on campus, but not as frequently as in the city because of lower speed limits and more traffic regulations, such as stop signs.

According to UTPD records, there have been 12 reported collisions around campus involving pedestrians and motor vehicles since 2011.

Dillenberger said none of the collisions reported to UTPD resulted in a fatality or

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Ideas, values draw women from Clinton to Sanders

By Caleb Wong @caleber96

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A man runs across a crosswalk at Avenue C on Thursday afternoon. There has been a rise in car-pedestrian accidents.

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HOUSTON — The remaining five Republican candidates for president wrestled to set themselves apart on immigration reform Thursday in the final debate as Texans, and voters from 10 other states prepare to cast their ballots next week.

On Thursday, Texas Sen . Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio heavily criticized businessman Donald Trump for saying he is against providing citizenship for undocumented immigrants, while also having a history of employing many throughout his career.

“It is a mistake to forgive those who break the law to allow them to become U.S. citizens,” Cruz said. “That’s why I’ve led the fight against granting citizenship to those here illegally, and that’s why I will do the same thing as president.”

Trump, who recently secured wins in Nevada, South

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Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, from left, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich participate in the last debate before Super Tuesday at the University of Houston on Thursday night.

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In May, Lydia Tsao, a selfdescribed LGBT activist, supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination when the former secretary of state announced her candidacy via social media.

“I had never heard of Bernie Sanders before — I just knew that he was a socialist,” Tsao said. “I didn’t really care for him.”

During summer break, however, her friends persuaded her to support Sanders, a 74-year old senator from Vermont and self-identified democratic socialist who is widely considered a serious contender for the Democratic nomination.

Tsao, a psychology junior, is now an organizer for political student organization Students for Bernie, and is actively involved in campaigning for him on campus.

Tsao said Sanders’ progressive record drew her away from Hillary Clinton. It had little to do with gender, she said.

“What really drew me to him was his longtime support for the LGBT community,” Tsao said. “He was supporting gay rights before Hillary Clinton.”

Tsao’s support for Bernie Sanders is indicative of a larger trend of young female voters favoring Sanders over Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showed 64 percent of female voters under 45 backed Bernie Sanders, while just 35 percent backed Hillary Clinton. In the New Hampshire primary, 82 percent of

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Hinojosa voices support for New Fine Arts degree plan Austin’s ban on euthanization blends technology, creativity

By Forrest Milburn

By Jasleen Shokar

Two puppies named Bernie and Hillary scurried around supporters of Texas house candidate Gina Hinojosa Thursday during a rally on the West Mall in support of the no-kill status at Austin animal shelters.

As one of the seven Democrats running for House District 49, the district encompassing West Campus and UT, Hinojosa stressed her support for the city’s ban on euthanising sick and hurt animals throughout Austin’s shelters.

“She understands that being a no-kill status [city] is part of what energizes this city,” Tamala Barksdale, a Hinojosa campaign volunteer, said. “She is the person in this race best positioned to represent that value for Austin, and fight any legislation that would

Live sound mixing, video game displays and a whizzing 3-D printer accompanies finger food and a dark room illuminated by streaks of fuchsia stage lights.

Students from the Center for Arts and Entertainment Technologies classes in the College of Fine Arts, showcased their final projects Thursday during the center’s launch event.

CAET’s multi-tiered initiative begins with launching a new degree program in arts and entertainment technologies in the fall of 2016.

“Many of the courses have been running for the last three years,” CAET director Bruce Pennycook said. “But a degree for students officially begins this fall and we’re an-

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Democrat candidate for House District 49 Gina Hinojosa stands with two puppies, Bernie and Hillary, during a rally.

come up and jeopardize our no-kill status.”

In February 2011, Austin City Council members approved a ban on the euthanization of animals held in animal shelters, which allowed Austin to hold the title of the largest city in the country with a no-

kill status.

During the last legislative session, representatives proposed House Bill 1274, a bill that, if approved, would have held veterinarians working at animal shelters to higher

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ticipating a big group, maybe over 100, so it’s really exciting for us.”

Undergraduate studies freshman Christian Woolen said he felt the atmosphere in the classes was very nurturing.

“You learn, but you don’t know you are learning,” Woolen said. “The professors have such passion and before, I wasn’t confident in my art. Everyone has an ego, and getting over my ego and embracing myself was important.”

UT alumna Cindy To, lead designer for her team on a video game called “Colorless,” said the skills she gained in the class sparked her interest in gaming as a career.

“Having an entire studio set up with other teams provided healthy competition and helped build knowledge,”

To said. “It became the whole class helping each other with tips, what works, what doesn’t and it was like a reallife industry experience.”

Another aspect of the initiative is the opening of a creative “makerspace,” built in partnership with the University’s library system. The Foundry, which will open in the Fine Arts Library this fall, will feature facilities and technology for students and faculty to develop their ideas.

“This will be open to every UT card-holding member of our community and will include a video and game making space with IM game stations, 3-D printing, laser-cut fabric design and a voiceover studio for people who want to make sound effects for the movies they are making,”

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of young female voters voted for Sanders. “[Clinton’s] message resonates more with more mature female voters,” government professor Sean Theriault wrote in an email. “Young women do not see their gender as more distinctive than their age, at least at this point in the campaign.”

Assistant government professor Bethany Albertson said Sanders has won over more young voters in general because the election is driven more by ideology than by experience.

“They want the candidate who shares their values, and they see Sanders as more consistent with their values,” Albertson said. “They’re less concerned with experience.”

Feminist icons Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright have suggested women have a duty to support Clinton based on their gender. These comments have not helped Clinton persuade young voters

to support her, Albertson said.

“I think that attitude isn’t helpful,” Albertson said. “It’s so important to get young people involved in politics, and I’m more enthused about that and less enthused about criticizing the ways in which they are forming their political opinions.”

Sonia Woiton, a government junior who volunteers for Hillary for America, said young women have been widely casting their support for candidates based on policy issues, and not on gender.

“I think people who don’t support Hillary — especially young girls — it’s not because she’s a woman,” Woiton said. “It’s because they don’t agree with her policy stances or don’t think she’s an inspiring candidate.”

Sanders still has to win over minority coalitions beyond young women — and young people in general — to win the Democratic primary, Albertson said.

“Young people are less likely to vote, and that historically has been the case,

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Carolina and New Hampshire, defended his views on immigration and border security Thursday night by arguing he won the majority of votes from Nevada’s latinos in the state’s Feb. 3 caucuses. “[Hispanics] are the reason I won Nevada, they are incredible people, they get it,” Trump said. “I’m going to be bringing in a lot of new people in. We’re building a new Republican Party.”

Although some polls have shown Trump with low favorability numbers nationwide, exit polls from Nevada show Trump won 45 percent of all latino Republicans to Rubio’s and Cruz’s 27 and 18 percent, respectively.

While most of the action was between the top three candidates, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) were also in Houston, Thursday night, to share their visions to voters.

Thursday’s debate was the final chance for candidates to state their case before Super Tuesday, when voters in Texas and 10 other states will head to the polls on March 1 to cast their vote. Until Super Tuesday, with a combined 595 total delegates available, most of the candidates had

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Douglas Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said we forget the arts and technology are already related.

“The arts and technology

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I think people who don’t support Hillary — especially young girls — it’s not because she’s a woman. It’s because they don’t agree with her policy stances or don’t think she’s an inspiring candidate.

—Sonia Woiton, Government junior

and those differences are magnified when it comes to primaries and caucuses,” Albertson said. “When we think of stereotypical young persons supporting Sanders, we’re tending to be thinking of someone who’s white — and that’s not always the case, but it becomes really important when you’re thinking about how Sanders is going to play and court young voters.” been fighting for a handful of delegates from relatively small states.

Trump currently has 82 delegates allocated to him from the early primary states, while Rubio has 17, Cruz 16, and Carson 4. Candidates need 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination.

Supporters of Cruz acknowledge the senator must perform well in his home state of Texas if he wants to secure the nomination.

“People can not stay home,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, who endorsed Cruz Thursday morning. “Texas voters, probably as much as any voter in the United States, [focus] on core conservative values.

Ted Cruz embodies those conservative values.”

Cruz is currently projected to take the highest portion of the 155 Texas delegates on March 1, with 37 percent choosing Cruz over 29 for Trump and 15 for Rubio, according to a Texas Tribune poll released Tuesday.

“It is Cruz’s home state, and there is a lot of talk and mumbling about whether he’ll win his state or not,” said College Republicans President Madison Yandell, a government senior. “If he’s losing his home state, that’s not a good sign going into the rest of the election.”

have always been in constant conversation with each other,” Dempster said. “Just consider that the Greek amphitheater, piano and electric lamp were all technological advances that affected art. Art is constantly testing the boundaries of technology.”

serious injury.

Crowded intersections and areas with high traffic, such as 24th Street and Dean Keeton Street, are prime spots for collisions to occur in the campus area, according to Dillenberger. He said a lack of focus while pedestrians cross the street during congested times, or driver distractions such as navigation systems, typically cause crashes.

Johnson said the majority of collisions reported throughout the city occur on roadways with a speed limit of 45 mph or higher, rather than on local streets. He said there is not a specific location that is more problematic than others, but these collisions largely depend on pedestrians’ behaviors.

Dillenberger said runners are not necessarily at a higher risk for being hit by vehicles, but warns runners to travel against traffic, in order to view vehicles coming toward them and make adjustments if needed.

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Opponents of the failed bill, including Hinojosa, argued it would have required veterinarians to discontinue treating hurt animals until their holding period, which usually lasts three days, had ended and would have led to euthanizing hurt animals as a last resort.

Although Austin’s no-kill status is an important issue for many in the city, Hinojosa also stressed her support for investing more higher education funding, another critical issue for Austinites.

“We’re seeing a different reality for students than we have in the past with a shrinking middle class in this country and in this state,” Hinojosa said.

“It’s all about our futures and

“The jogger is going to be in the intersection a less amount of time compared to a walker,” Dillenberger said. “It adds to their safety, but because of their speed and the vehicles entering, the vehicle may not see the jogger running into the intersection so it kind of increases their chances of not being seen or noticing the vehicle as well.”

Finance junior Lauren James said a Ford Escape traveling at about 30 mph hit her while she was out for a run at the intersection of Eighth Street and Congress Avenue.

She said a bus blocked her view of traffic and the traffic signal flashed, but she decided to sprint across after two pedestrians in front of her proceeded to walk through the intersection.

“I, like most other runners, never expected or thought a car would hit me while running,” James said. “Since the accident, I never cross the street if the red hand cautions me not to. I wait at the light regardless of whether I can tell that people are coming or not.” our opportunities to engage and be a part of a community.”

Hinojosa supporters and students who walked by — mainly to pet the puppies — stressed local house races, like the one in Austin, are arguably more important and vital to students and voters than statewide or even presidential races.

“What happens in the local races and primaries affects students more closer to home as opposed to what’s happening in the presidential race on a bigger scale,” said international relations sophomore Anthony Mireles , a supporter of Hinojosa.

With early voting coming to an end today, voters can still cast their ballots on campus at the Flawn Academic Center on March 1, election day for Texas voters.

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SG candidate teams outline platforms Chapman, Robinson: ‘We give a shit’

By Rachel Lew @rachelannlew

Binna Kim (VP) and Kevin Helgren (P)

Helgren, Kim invite UT to share stories

By Rachel Lew @rachelannlew

Executive alliance candidates Kevin Helgren and Binna Kim want to encourage students to share their stories — all 50,000 of them.

Through the campaign theme “Share Your Story,” Helgren and Kim hope to encourage participation from students who are not typically involved with Student Government and to listen to the unique experiences of UT students.

Helgren and Kim’s platform includes combating sexbe in mountual assault, building a home alker,”atmosphere for students who dds toare new to the University, inse ofcreasing food and exercise hiclesoptions, representing the diy notversity of students and elimiintonating the stigma associated nd ofwith mental illness. of not Helgren, a neuroscience he ve-and psychology senior, has served as a university wide aurenrepresentative in Student trav-Government, student direcit hertor at Camp Texas, media and a runpublic relations chair of Texas ighth4000 and student ambassaenue.dor in the Office of Admisd hersions. Marketing junior Kim traf-is the Kappa Delta delegate he de-for University Panhellenic afterCouncil, a founding memof herber of Not On My Campus roughand serves on the executive board for Undergraduate nners,Business Council. ght a Helgren, who grew up in run-Austin, said he was diagnosed e thewith Tourette’s syndrome — a s theneurological disorder charutionsacterized by repetitive, inlightvoluntary movements — in an tellsixth grade and said mental r not.”health is an issue he is deeply passionate about.

“Binna and I want to work with CMHC and bring awarengage unity.” ness to existing resources as andwell as establish MindBody d byLabs [self-paced environpup-ments designed to help UT housestudents explore resources for ustin,improving their emotional ortantand physical health] in the d vot-SAC,” Helgren said. “We also

want to include a list of mental health resources on the dorm desks of all incoming students and create a week devoted to ending the stigma surrounding mental illness.”

Kim said she and Helgren would like to mainstream communication with organizations that combat sexual assault, such as Voices Against Violence and Not On My Campus.

“We want to create a culture that is supportive of and receptive to the stories of sexual assault survivors,” Kim said. “We want them to be able to share their stories if that is what will help them overcome their experiences.”

Helgren said his peak was the time he sang “Jar of Hearts” and performed an interpretive dance in a male beauty pageant during his sophomore year at t he University.

Brittany Le, Helgren’s friend and biology senior, said she has never met anyone who is more passionate about UT and its students.

“He is one of the most driven people that I have ever met,” Le said. “The thing that drives him and makes him a successful leader is his passion and unwavering dedication to people. I know that if I ever needed Kevin for anything, he would drop everything in an instant and be there for me.”

Kim is from Plano, Texas, loves basketball and said her claim to fame is winning the championship game with her middle school basketball team, The Little Dribblers.

Tyler Scott, Kim’s friend and marketing senior, said Kim makes everyone around her feel appreciated without expecting anything in return.

“Binna [Kim] sets all of her goals with the intention of reaching and impacting as many people as possible,” Scott said. “I think our campus could greatly benefit from having someone like her at the forefront — she just simply gets people.”

Executive alliance candidates Daniel James Chapman and Austin James Robinson have two things in common: they have the same middle name and, more importantly, they give a shit.

Economics and mathematics senior Chapman, economics and mathematics senior is involved in Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honors Society, and Q&A, an LGBTQ Asian-American group. He is also the advocacy policy director within the Executive Branch of Student Government. Robinson, English and UTeach liberal arts senior, is involved in Texas Blazers, Alpha Phi Omega and Education Council.

Chapman and Robinson filmed a campaign video at Texas A&M asking students if they have heard of current UT Student Government President Xavier Rotnofsky and Vice President Rohit Mandalapu.

“Wait, that was A&M?” Robinson said. “I thought that was UT. But seriously, we just wanted to make people laugh and trick some

Aggies in the process. You’d be surprised at the amount of students at A&M who think that Rotnofsky-Mandalapu is their current study body executive alliance.”

Chapman said the campaign theme “We Give a Shit” was inspired by his friend’s idea.

“We give a shit in the sense that we truly care about all students here at UT, not just the ones who vote in SG elections,” Chapman said. “This is something we touch on in our platform — trying to get students civically engaged not just with SG but with city and state politics as well.”

Their platform includes promoting real inclusivity, increasing university affordability, addressing the issues of student mental health and of sexual assault and making UT more democratic by adding Student Government assembly seats for various geographic regions including West Campus, North Campus and Riverside.

“People think we’re in the race only for satirical purposes, but we are 100 percent serious,” Chapman said.

Delaynie Fritz, Chapman’s friend and history sophomore, said Chapman is always helping people. She met

Austin James Robinson (VP) and Daniel James Chapman (P) Chapman while volunteering at a camp for middle and high schoolers.

“He’s always going out of his way for the people he cares about — which seems to be everyone he meets,” Fritz said.

“He gets super involved in things he’s passionate about.”

Robinson, a first-generation college student from Brownwood, Texas, said he loves volunteering, specifically for educational purposes such as at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and VICTORY Tutorial. Robinson said he is the most qualified because he has the same name as one of Barack Obama’s nephews.

Robinson, who hopes to be a high school English teacher,

said his mom is mad at him for including the word “shit” in his campaign and thinks he should change it to “shoot.”

Christina Boatman, Robinson’s friend and social work junior, said Robinson is the greatest friend and mentor she has ever had.

“He is incredibly selfless and the greatest source of support in my life,” Boatman said. “When I was changing my major, Austin [Robinson] supported me every step of the way and even got me in contact with the assistant dean of the School of Social Work. His compassion and dedication towards others is definitely something that makes him stand out among his peers.”

Dror, Shannon hope to ‘Turn Up Texas’

By Rachel Lew @rachelannlew

Jonathan Dror and Delisa Shannon are running for executive alliance and want to “Turn Up Texas” in the process.

Through the platform theme of “#turnuptx,” Dror and Shannon hope to engage the student body as a whole and simplify students’ daily lives.

“Our campaign slogan is #turnuptx, and we think it really embodies both of us,” Dror said. “It’s fun, it’s very relatable, and the main idea behind it is to engage more students, have more turnout at every event and really get more people involved.”

Dror and Shannon’s platform includes establishing 24/5 hours at the SAC, providing a game day shuttle service from locations such as Riverside and North Campus, taking measures to end sexual assault and increasing mental health awareness.

“Jonathan [Dror] and I are both passionate about individuals on this campus,” Shannon said. “We both have very different experiences and come from very different backgrounds, but this campus has given us so many opportunities, and

we share the want to give back to this campus tenfold what we’ve gotten.”

Shannon said their campaign hopes to unite the campus by opening pathways for conversation between students from different walks of life.

Dror and Shannon want to emphasize Texas traditions and help student athletes feel like a part of the UT community through an initiative called “Longhorn Fever” that will award points to students who stay at sporting events from start to finish.

“For ‘Longhorn Fever,’ the idea behind that is to engage students and increase turnout for sporting events, plays and [lecture] speakers,” Dror said.

“We already started speaking with athletics about that, and they realize that attendance at these events are an issue.”

Economics junior Dror is a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, has served as university wide representative in Student Government and is involved in the Ransom Notes acapella group. Journalism junior Shannon is vice president of Texas Pom, brand ambassador for the University Co-op and social media chair for the Society of Professional Journalists.

Delisa Shannon (VP) and Jonathan Dror (P) Dror is a first-generation college student from Houston, Texas. When he was younger, Dror said he wished was on Disney’s “Suite Life of Zach and Cody.” In addition to his love for classic Disney Channel shows and movies, Dror said he is obsessed with mashed potatoes.

Samantha Reichstein, Dror’s longtime friend and journalism junior, said Dror is one of the most genuine friends she has.

“I’ve had the privilege of being his friend since middle school, and to watch him transform into the leader he is today is an awesome experience,” Reichstein said.

“He instantly connects with anyone he meets, is confident

and isn’t afraid to do things he is passionate about. He’s a natural-born leader, a go-getter and someone who is ready to implement unique and creative ideas to the 40 Acres.”

Shannon said she enjoys long walks in the rain, the Disney movie Hercules — which she watches at least three times a week — she hates bad wi-fi.

Julianna Nicks, Shannon’s friend and rhetoric and writing junior, said Shannon is a universal person that gets along with everyone she meets.

“She’s down for everything,” Nicks said. “I’ve known her for years and she’s the best friend I could call to watch a movie or to go out. She’s friends with any and every type of person there is.”

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By Rachel Lew ppen@rachelannlew race inter- Executive alliance candimoredates Kallen Dimitroff and porterJesse Guadiana come from

different backgrounds, differomingents cities and different camn stillpus organizations, but they pus atshare a passion for the UniverCentersity and its students. ay for Through their platform

slogan “Running For What You’re Running Towards,” Dimitroff and Guadiana said they want to bring together the perspectives of all types of students and provide a practical plan to address important student issues.

“We want to make sure that students who typically don’t feel represented by Student Government have a voice at the table along with students who are traditionally represented,” Guadiana said.

Their platform includes reworking a contract with Aramark — the University’s food service provider — in order to provide more healthy food options on campus, repealing certain city sound ordinances and providing support for sexual assault survivors.

Dimitroff and Guadiana also proposed a system of providing free transcripts.

Dimitroff said the money

that is made from transcripts provides the money necessary to pay the salaries of those who work in the registrar’s office and can amount to $125,000-$200,000 every year. Dimitroff said she and Guadiana have come up with solutions to offset the cost of transcripts.

“We just got a 3.1 percent tuition increase,” Dimitroff said. “If we could lobby for some of that money to be allocated to the registrar’s office, that would be awesome. UT is also getting a new mainframe system ... we’re hoping that we can move transcripts online, which is already in the works in Senate and get them to be free that way.”

Dimitroff said other options include obtaining funds from Student Services Budget Committee and making the first five transcripts free for students.

Dimitroff and Guadiana are both government seniors but are involved in different groups on campus. Dimitroff is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Liberal Arts Council and has been involved in Student Government since her freshman year. Guadiana is a member of Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity, is involved with Latino

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Community Affairs Agency and worked as an orientation advisor during the summer of 2014.

Houstonian Dimitroff said he participated in musical theater before college and played soccer for a long time.

“I also love to write, watch NPR shows and eat pad Thai,” Dimitroff said.

Guadiana, Dallas native, said he loves romantic comedies, golden retrievers and sports. Both Dimitroff and Guadiana love the show Parks and Recreation.

“I feel like I’m living in the show with myself as Ron Swanson and Kallen as Leslie Knope,” Guadiana said. “We don’t always see eye to eye, but we get along and work well together.”

Ruddy Reyes, Guadiana’s friend and fraternity brother, said Guadiana is trustworthy and hard-working.

“We’re not directly related, but I consider him a brother,” mathematics junior Reyes said. “He’s humble, has a different sense of humor than most people and is a good role model for a lot of people, especially for people from a minority background who want to do something for themselves.”

Dimitroff’s friend and advertising senior Emily Puig said Dimitroff is the most loyal person she knows.

“I believe wholeheartedly that anything she promises the student body during this campaign, she will try her hardest to make come to fruition,” Puig said.

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GOP must rally behind Rubio to avoid Trump

By Daniel Hung

Daily Texan Columnist @DailyTexanEditorial

After winning three straight Republican contests in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, Donald Trump is closer than ever to becoming the Republican presidential nominee. Trump has been able to win these states with little more than 30 percent of the votes due to the fact that the GOP field is so heavily divided.

At this point, the only way to stop Trump is for three of the remaining four nonTrump candidates to drop out and support the one most able to defeat Trump in a oneon-one primary. And the best candidate to do that is Senator Marco Rubio.

According to State Rep. Jason Isaac (RDripping Spring), Rubio’s Texas co-chair, “if this was a Trump vs. Rubio race, Rubio would win overwhelmingly.”

Polling shows that Rubio would defeat Trump 57 percent to 41 percent in a oneon-one primary.

Though Ted Cruz claims that it is a twoman race between him and Trump, this is certainly a stretch when Cruz placed third to Rubio’s second in the two most recent contests in South Carolina and Nevada. The reality is, Cruz has hit his ceiling of support like the two past winners of the Iowa caucus, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum.

Even worse, in the South Carolina

Cruz, Kasich and Carson have to realize that staying in the race would lead to a Clinton or Sanders presidency.

— Jason Isaac, State Representative (R-Dripping Springs)

Republican primary, Trump beat Cruz among evangelical and conservative voters, two groups thought to be Cruz’s core base of support.

“Cruz, Kasich and Carson have to realize that staying in the race would lead to a Clinton or Sanders presidency,” Isaac said.

According to a recent Fox News Poll, Clinton would defeat Trump by 5 percent, while Sanders would crush Trump by 15 percent. Polls also show Rubio would perform better against Clinton and Sanders than Cruz.

I hope people don’t make the same mistake I did, which was voting for my first choice candidate, who ended up dropping out a few days later. If your first choice is Cruz, Kasich or Carson, you should strongly consider voting for Rubio instead.

If Cruz wins the Texas primary, the race will drag on until Trump becomes the Republican nominee. If Cruz loses in Texas,

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he will likely drop out, allowing Rubio to defeat Trump. A recent poll shows a threeway race within the margin of error in the Texas Republican primary: Cruz sits at 29 percent, Trump at 28 percent and Rubio at 25 percent. Rubio outperformed the polling average by 6.2 percent in Iowa and 3.7 percent in South Carolina, so he is in striking distance of placing first in Texas.

If you want a Republican president, you

should vote for Rubio. A vote for someone other than Rubio will help Trump win the Republican nomination, which will in turn help Clinton or Sanders become President. Rubio is the only candidate that can unite the Republican Party and defeat the Democratic nominee. Make your vote count and vote for Rubio.

Hung is a second year law student from Brownsville.

COLUMN

Porn is the misleading stand-in for real sex education

By Alyssa Fernandez Daily Texan Columnist @blancoalyssa

In California, “wrap it up” took on a new meaning in the adult film industry after state officials attempted to approve a measure that would have required pornographic actors to wear condoms on set. On paper it made sense, despite the strong opposition from within the industry. However, the regulation became impotent when it fell one vote shy of passing, a thought still lingers — how could a thin sheath of latex jeopardize the porn industry?

For porn to survive, it should cater to the fantasy of its audience. To put it gently, the reflective foil of a condom turns off viewers because it jerks them back into into the cold, clammy hands of reality. The hard truth to swallow is that the adult film industry is not responsible for teaching the ABCs of safe sex, and wearing condoms only hinders their business.

Supporters for this statewide initiative attempted to kill two birds with one stone by arguing the regulation would not only protect the performer’s health, but also promote safe sex practices. Adult performers are already required to be tested every 14 days to prevent a breakout of sexually transmitted diseases. Instead, the most significant change for the industry is that the initiative inadvertently turns porn into

Porn is not meant to teach teens about sex. But the lack of proper, comprehensive sex education creates unrealistic expectations about sex for these inexperiences students. a PSA announcement.

At the end of the day, adult films are fictional. This is apparent when you take into consideration that the average Joe’s rumpus lasts any where from three to seven minutes. In porn time, a seven to 15 minute scene might take up to an hour to film, and with a rubber, friction is not their friend.

It’s entertainment, plain and simple.

People don’t learn to drive from watching “The Fast and Furious.” They learn under a fluorescent lit classroom with a manual in hand. So why should porn be a substitute for safe-sex education?

This facilitates a conversation about the inadequacy of the U.S. sex education system. I can already sense a PTA mother burn her quiche as I proclaim that an unsurprising amount of teenagers are learning about sex through porn. Consequently, many teens have an unrealistic expectation about

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what sex should be.

The U.S. sex education system is borderline puritanical, at best. Regularly failing to teach students how to use and obtain condoms, the inadequate sex education system has caused a pandemic of misinformation, especially since accessing porn is as easy as turning safe-search off.

Porn is not meant to teach teens about sex.

But the lack of proper, comprehensive sex education creates unrealistic expectations

about sex for these inexperienced students.

There are efforts to differentiate fact from fiction, as Obama recently removed abstinence-only education from the federal budget. What is necessary is an effort to teach teens about sex, but changing the ins-and-outs of the porn industry isn’t the answer. After all, sharing is caring. But a condom would beg to differ.

Fernandez is a Spanish and rhetoric and writing junior from Allen.

COLUMN

Airport screening process needs more cultural understanding

By Khadija Saifullah

Daily Texan Senior Columnist @coolstorysunao

In just the past two weeks, two Sikhs were stopped by airport security. Actor Waris Ahluwalia was told that he could not board his Aeroméxico flight because of his turban. Airline officials didn’t budge. He spent another night in Mexico in protest, after which the airline issued a formal apology vowing to strengthen its protocols to better reflect the cultural and religious values of its customers. This type of discrimination, unfortunately, is far from isolated.

Just this past Monday, Youtuber Jasmeet Singh, known as JusReign to his viewers, was also asked to remove his turban during his encounter with airport security’s extra screening.

After finding nothing suspicious in Singh’s turban, he asked for a mirror to rewrap it, but the security had the audacity to tell him to simply walk over to the nearest restroom in the terminal.

It may be difficult for those who don’t wear extra religious clothing to understand its significance to an individual who

never walks out of the house without a headdress. To both Muslim women and Sikh men, their respective headdresses are an integral part of their appearance. It isn’t just something thrown on with an outfit, but rather represents their devotion to their religion. A turban is of huge cultural importance for Sikhs and represents dignity and courage.

“I rarely fly because I’m constantly worried about how TSA and [how] other passengers will react to me boarding a plane,” biology senior Sunny Sandhu said.

“The funny thing is that I’m heading to North Carolina this March to present at the Southern College Health Association Conference, and I’m actually more worried about going through security at the airport than I am about my 90 minute presentation.”

Both Singh and Ahluwalia have proven that it is possible to be successful in the entertainment industry, while still wearing turbans and practicing Sikhism. Yet, both encounters have proven that if you’re successful at what you do but you look different, you have to prove your humanity more than everyone else.

Ahluwalia remarks that in the midst of his reaction to the Aeroméxico staff, he

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realized their training did not prepare them to respectfully handle other cultures. The problem is the education of some staff and the policy they enact because of their prejudice.

“Honestly it’s depressing to think how society has linked the definition of terror with a specific outward appearance,” Sandhu said. “I may have a dark complexion and wear a religious headdress, but I’m just as concerned about the national security of this country like any other American. We should be judged by our actions and contributions to society, not by how we look. The way that JusReign was treated is disgusting.”

The very essence of this country is diversity. When a country that was founded on religious tolerance fails to respect the differences of others’ practices, it has failed to its core.

A turban isn’t equivalent to a hat. There are centuries of religious and cultural significance behind it that should be respected. When JusReign was asked by the TSA staff simply walk to the closest restroom, the staff failed to understand the importance behind the turban to a Sikh and offered an unreasonable alternative. If the

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I rarely fly because I’m constantly worried about how TSA and [how] other passengers will react to me boarding a plane. The funny thing is that I’m heading to North Carolina this March to present at the Southern College Health Association Conference, and I’m actually more worried about going through security at the airport than I am about my 90 minute presentation.

— Sunny Sandhu, Biology senior

TSA feels threatened by every seemingly religious person, they should at least provide mirrors and appropriate protocol for them to proceed on their flight.

Saifullah is a neuroscience sophomore from Richardson.

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SWIMMING & DIVING

Big first inning propels Longhorns to win Texas takes day two of

By Claire Cruz @claireecruz5

It was a cool Thursday night at Red and Charline McCombs Field, but No. 21 Texas’ bats were on fire.

The Longhorns (11-0) jumped on Abilene Christian early en route to a 15-1 romping in five innings to kick off the Texas Invitational. The crowd on hand was small and heavily layered, but the Longhorn offense gave them a show.

“It’s so exciting to see everyone having success,” freshman right fielder Reagan Hathaway said. “It’s really comforting to know that everyone can have great at-bats and great hits. It makes me really excited for what’s to come.”

Texas notched nine hits and scored 12 runs in its half of the first inning. Abilene Christian sent two different pitchers to the mound in the inning, but the change didn’t slow Texas down.

Sixteen Longhorn hitters went to the plate and all nine starters got on base. Senior

outfielder Rachel Scott entered the game as a pinch hitter and tabbed her first hit and RBI of the season.

The second inning wasn’t quite as explosive, but it did give some of the Longhorn reserves a chance to come to the plate. Senior Holly Kern, junior Taylor McAllister and freshman Bekah Alcozer all entered the game as pinch hitters.

McAllister hit a RBI single to left field, and Alcozer recorded her second hit of the season.

“I’m real pleased with the effort from our hitters the first half of the game,” head coach Connie Clark said. “I love that we’re able to get some different people in. Good, solid team effort to be able to get everyone some looks.”

The Wildcats got small victories in the second half of the game. Defensively, they kept Texas scoreless in the third and sent the Longhorns down in order in the fourth. They put a couple of scoring threats together and were able to capitalize by putting a run on the

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Freshman outfielder/catcher Reagan Hathaway prepares to catch a fly ball against Abilene Christian on Thursday.

board in the fifth.

Junior pitcher Tiarra Davis got the win for Texas, but struggled at times. Although she gave up just four hits, she walked four Wildcats and allowed Abilene Christian to get its leadoff hitter on base in four of the five innings played.

“Tiarra labored a little bit tonight,” Clark said. “She struggled, had too many walks and wasn’t hitting her marks real well. But she kept a good mindset and

that’s what you’re looking for.”

Texas and Abilene Christian will rematch on Friday at noon before the Longhorns take on Tulsa at 2:30 p.m.. Texas is five wins away from tying the best start in program history, but that’s not where the focus is.

“We’re not thinking about that at all,” Hathaway said. “We just need to make sure we’re playing our game, not get too carried away and focus on doing what we can right now.”

TRACK & FIELD

Big 12 Indoor Championships await Texas

By Leah Vann

@Vanntastic_Leah

For the past weeks, the Longhorn track and field athletes have focused more on their individual performances.

But now, with the Big 12 Indoor Championships at hand, the focus is on defending their team titles.

“In our previous meets throughout the year, it’s about performing in your best in your individual events,” senior sprinter Morolake Akinosun said. “But at the conference meet, the team aspect of track and field really comes out.”

Longhorn men won last year’s championships by a historic margin of 44.5 points, tallying 140 points

total. Senior sprinter Zack Bilderback emphasized their desire to light the Tower orange once again.

“I feel like everyone is willing to do whatever is necessary to win,” Bilderback said. If they told me to go run the mile or the 800, I would say, ‘OK, sure, if it’s what I got to do.’ Whatever it takes to win the trophy.”

Bilderback, who holds the school record in the 400-meter at 45.98 seconds, will be looking for a 1-2 finish with teammates junior A.J. Bailey Jr. or junior Chris Irvin in the 400.

Byron Robinson will join the group in the men’s 4x400 meter relay, which currently stands at No. 13 in the NCAA. On the field, the men hope to claim titles in long jump and

shot put. Freshman jumper Steffin McCarter currently stands 9 centimeters behind the conference leader, Kansas State jumper Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye. Senior thrower Ryan Crouser hopes to become the first collegiate to throw 70 feet in the shot put.

Last year, the Texas women seized the title with the final event, the 4x400 meter relay, overtaking Kansas State in an overall tally of 139 to 132.5 points.

This year’s 4x400 meter relay team consisting of Morolake Akinosun, Chrisann Gordon, Ariel Jones and Courtney Okolo currently ranks No. 1 in the NCAA. Akinosun is also looking for a 1-2 finish alongside freshman Teahna Daniels in

the 60-meter.

Looking to add more points to the board are senior Courtney Okolo and junior Chrisann Gordon in the 400-meter.

Okolo currently holds the fastest time in the world at 51.16 seconds, while Gordon stands at No. 3 in the Big 12.

The Big 12 Indoor Championships are the first step towards the NCAA Championships on March 11 and 12. But head coach Mario Sategna said they’re not looking ahead.

“The goal that we first talk about in our first team meetings is first and foremost the conference championship,” Sategna said. “We are not looking ahead to the NCAAs, it’s really solidifying and adding to that history and tradition.”

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There’s a single moment of quiet, when the water is still amidst the chaos of cowbells and whistling. With a single beep and simultaneous splash — the women’s 400 medley relay began.

The burnt orange on the sidelines erupted in cheers minutes later as the relay team of Madisyn Cox, Tasija Karosas, Rebecca Millard and Mimi Schneider came in first with a time of 3:30.43, setting a meet and conference record.

A raucous crowd showed up to the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for the second night of the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship, where Texas swept every event of the evening.

Freshman Townley Haas began the night for the No. 1 Texas men’s team, earning his first Big 12 title with a win in the 500 freestyle, with a time fast enough to make him the all-time fifth-fastest Longhorn in the event.

Last year’s Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, junior Will Licon, earned the sixth fastest time in the country this season in the 200 individual medley.

This was Licon’s second consecutive title in the event.

Freshman Tate Jackson swam a personal best in the 50 freestyle, earning his first

Big 12 title, with sophomore Brett Ringgold and senior John Murray taking second and third, respectively.

Texas capped off the night with the 400-yard medley relay, where John Shebat, Licon, Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger set a Big 12 meet record.

Freshman Joanna Evans broke the 4:40 mark in the 500-yard freestyle event, the first Longhorn to do so in 24 years, earning her first Big 12 title.

“That has been an elusive goal for the program, and obviously for a long time,” head coach Carol Capitani said on Evans’ swim. “I was talking to one of our alumni, and 24 years ago they had three people go under 4:40.

They were all Olympians, and they were tough.”

Cox took the 200 individual medley for the third consecutive year and posted a meet record.

In the one-meter springboard diving final, senior Meghan Houston won her first Big 12 crown after finishing second in the event in 2015.

Going into day three of the Big 12 Championships, both Texas teams have a comfortable lead. The men hold an 82-point advantage over West Virginia while the women sit 172.5 points ahead of second place Iowa State.

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JACOB MARTELLA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansports Friday, February 26, 2016

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Taylor, Texas admiring Hield’s game

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By Akshay Mirchandani @amirchandani41

Isaiah Taylor thought about who should win Big 12 Player of the Year.

The junior guard listed off some of the usual suspects — Iowa State senior forward Georges Niang, Kansas forward Perry Ellis and even himself.

He didn’t explicitly say it, Taylor couldn’t hide his admiration for Buddy Hield — the Oklahoma senior guard who ripped Texas’ heart out on Feb. 8 in Norman, but also Taylor’s buddy.

“He’s a good player, he’s a friend of mine,” Taylor said.

“Being at camps with him throughout the whole summer, I’ve been watching him.”

The two will meet for the last time on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center, when No. 25 Texas hosts No. 3 Oklahoma.

They became friends well before Saturday, though. Hield and Taylor connected right before Taylor’s sophomore year when they both attended a LeBron James camp in Las Vegas. Since then, the two have taken different paths.

Hield is a favorite for plenty of national honors on the No. 3 team in the country and is a likely lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft. On the court, Hield has improved his scoring average from 17.4 points last year to 25.1 this year.

Taylor, meanwhile, had an up-and-down sophomore campaign that ended in a

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coaching change for Texas.

But, like Hield, he has improved as well, averaging career-highs in points, assists and field-goal percentage.

“He’s a good player,” Taylor said. “We just want to make it tough on him and get the ball out of his hands.”

The Longhorns did that for nearly 39 minutes the first time Texas and Oklahoma met up this season.

Texas kept Hield in check for most of that night, but Hield

scored the final 12 points of the game, including a game winning 3-pointer.

It wasn’t the first time Hield has put Oklahoma on his back, and even Longhorns other than Taylor have taken notice of his game.

“We’ve watched him from afar just to see how successful he’s been,” senior guard Javan Felix said. “He’s been tearing it up the whole year.”

Head coach Shaka Smart has taken notice as well.

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“They’ve got Hield, who’s an assassin,” Smart said. “He’s the nicest guy in the world, but he’s an assassin.”

The admiration is reciprocated. After Hield beat the Longhorns the first time just a few weeks ago, he praised what Texas is doing under Smart.

“They fight, they’re always going to be fighting,” Hield told ESPN. “The Red River Rivalry is always about the fight, it always comes down to the last second.”

But it’s Taylor who said he has enjoyed watching Hield improve from year-to-year and doing well — unless it’s against the Longhorns.

“I want to see everyone do good, not versus us, but I want to see everybody do good,” Taylor said. “Especially people I know. Just to see everybody live out their dreams, it’s a great feeling.”

As long as they’re not playing against each other, they’ll still be buddies.

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Stanford takes down Texas in extra innings

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Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

Senior guard Empress Davenport protects the ball against two Oklahoma State defenders.

Davenport and the rest of the seniors celebrate senior night on Saturday against TCU.

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A win at Tennessee, a trip to the Sweet 16, at least a second place finish in Big 12 play, two engagements and over a dozen individual awards: these are just a few items on the 2016 senior class’s resume.

But even with a resume as extensive as that, senior guard Empress Davenport doesn’t predict she’ll cry Saturday night as she plays TCU (15-12, 7-9 Big 12) at 7 p.m. on “Senior Night.”

“No, I can’t do that,” Davenport said as she laughed, adding that fellow senior center Imani Boyette “probably will, you know she’s a very emotional person.”

Davenport, Boyette and senior guards Celina Rodrigo and Brady Sanders came in with head coach Karen Aston four years ago. In their first season together, they finished with a 12-18 record.

Since then, the No. 8 Longhorns (25-2, 14-2 Big 12) have become a top-ten team in the country, winning 25 games for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Head coach Karen Aston said the seniors’ commitment makes them special.

“Every time we turn

thing that has never been done,” Aston said. “It’s a lot to them, and it’s a lot to our team that we are accomplishing things on a daily basis that haven’t been done in ten years.”

While each of the seniors contributes to the team in their own way, Aston said they all play a huge part in the team’s overall success.

Rodrigo has been the starting point guard for all four years and anchor of the backcourt. Davenport is also a four-year starter and according to Aston, always guards the other team’s best offensive player. Boyette, too, has been a regular starter and nearly averages a double double.

Sanders, who has seen her minutes decrease since last season, has been a key contributor off the bench, averaging 2.5 points and about one assist per game.

The former starter said she prepares the same, regardless the amount of minutes she plays.

“This is really all the basketball I have left so whether its reps in practice or minutes in a game, I value them the same,” Sanders said. “For me, it’s not hard whether I play one minute, thirty seconds

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or twenty minutes, it’s all the same to me.”

Like Sanders, Rodrigo realizes her time is almost up, but can’t believe how fast the four years flew by.

“I can’t believe I’m a senior already,” Rodrigo said.

“I’ve enjoyed every moment.

I’m just proud to be out there and represent Texas.”

The seniors still have goals to reach and their legacy is unfinished. A potential Big 12 championship and long NCAA Tournament run still hang in the balance.

But Aston said regardless of what happens from here on out, they’ve left an impact on the program.

“This group never wavered from wanting to make a difference at Texas, and I think that’s going to be something that they will be really proud of,” Aston said.

Texas scored 21 runs against UNLV last weekend, including 18 in the series’ final two games. It could have used some of those runs on Thursday night.

The Longhorns fell to Stanford 1–0 in an old fashioned pitchers duel at UFCU– Disch Falk Field. Texas had numerous opportunities to win the game with runners in scoring position throughout the night, but none came to fruition.

“We struck out more than they did, but we also hit balls hard,” head coach Augie Garrido said. “So the game went 0–0 for a long time. We had some quality at bats, it just didn’t produce results.”

Both teams trotted out true freshmen in the opening contest of the weekend.

Freshman Nolan Kingham stranded runners in each of his first three innings for the Longhorns, while Stanford’s Kris Bubic threw with pinpoint command. Bubic came onto the hill throwing darts for the Cardinal, striking out the side in the top of the first.

After three frames, neither squad was able to break the scoreless tie.

“Coming off the third inning, I wasn’t really in control” Kingham said. “But I had a short inning in the fourth and fifth, and I felt like I had some good stuff there.”

Both starters were pulled prior to the fifth inning,

giving way for both bullpens. But hitters couldn’t even get to them.

After Kingham’s 4 2/3 inning outing, the Texas bullpen went nearly seven consecutive innings without giving up a run. Garrido said a strong bullpen is critical if Texas wants to succeed in 2016. “[The bullpen] gave us a lot of good innings,” Garrido said. “They really did well, and competed, and that’s a good sign.”

Texas threatened in both the ninth and tenth innings, even loading the bases in the tenth. But both times the Longhorns failed to convert, striking out to end each frame. The lineup that proved so potent the week before ended Thursday night with 18 team strikeouts.

The Longhorns inability to score runs finally caught up to them in the top of the 12th. The Cardinal loaded the bases with one out, and scored on a grounder to third as Texas was unable to turn a double play.

Just as they had all night, Texas failed to produce in the 12th. The Longhorns went down meekly, unable to advance a runner into scoring position.

Despite a frustrating loss, Garrido said it shouldn’t be at the forefront of their mind.

“What I asked them to do was, don’t dwell on the loss,” Garrido said. “Get all of your negative thoughts out of your mind because of one run.”

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Freshman pitcher Nolan Kingham winds up to throw a pitch against Stanford. The Longhorns lost 1-0 in extra innings.

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The Longhorns will hit the road again this weekend for the Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery, Alabama, after a brief few days back in Austin.

In attendance along with Texas will be Alabama, Auburn, Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State, Pepperdine and Princeton.

No. 58 Texas will open the weekend against the No. 10 Pepperdine Waves.

The Waves are bringing along their top player, 4th in ITA rankings, freshman Luisa Stefani. Stefani has been ranked as high as No. 10 in the ITF junior world ranking and was one of the top-ranked recruits in the world before committing to Pepperdine.

Texas’ own top-10 ranked senior Breaunna Addison will be looking to keep up her singles winning streak. Addison is currently sitting with eight straight wins Breaunna Addison eight straight wins under her belt and is ninth in the ITA rankings.

To beat the Pepperdine squad, Texas will need to break their two-week losing streak and get their first win on the road.

“The 4-3 result is emblematic of the direction this team is taking,” firstyear head coach Howard Joffe said about last week’s loss to Duke.

The winner of the first match will move on to play either No. 28 Alabama, who has won the tournament the last two years, or unranked Princeton.

Longhorn play begins at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

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Coercion, fear, fraud drive ongoing human trafficking in Central Texas

By Katie Walsh @katiehannawalsh

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Trafficking victims find relief in Austin

By Cat Cardenas @crcardenas8

Half-dressed women stand behind the windows lining the streets of Amsterdam’s Red Light District — some legal sex workers, others victims of human trafficking.

In Austin, these victims are harder to find, hidden in online forums rather than sold in plain sight.

Calli Norris, director of operations at Redeemed Ministries, a Christian group, works to combat Austin’s sex trafficking industry and provides aftercare to survivors at the organization’s safe house.

Before joining the organization in 2012, Norris traveled to Amsterdam and Cambodia to work with survivors.

Though she was planning on staying abroad, Norris made the decision to come back to Austin after realizing how prevalent the issue was in her hometown.

“In Austin, the victims of human trafficking are harder to find,” Norris said. “In Europe, it’s right in front of your face, but usually here, these women are bought through the Internet.”

Sgt. Bob Miljenovich, head of Austin Police Department’s Human Trafficking and Vice Unit, said the unit received over 100 reports of human trafficking last year alone.

The vice unit works closely with organizations such as Redeemed Ministries when rescued survivors want to go to a safe house. If the women are interested in the ministry’s program specifically, Norris meets and coordinates with them. Once they arrive, the organization provides women with medical care and offers counseling and therapy.

Because of their past experiences, Norris said it often takes the women a long time to open up.

“When they first come to us, they’re very skeptical, which is

understandable,” Norris said.

“They’ve been taught that they can’t trust people, that you can’t get anything for free, that people don’t just love them for no reason. They’re coming to us very hardened, but once they’re able to trust us, then there’s beautiful relationships that are built.”

Three years ago, Norris was involved in the rescue of two women. Though they were being trafficked together, one of them had was attending UT during the day and being bought and sold at night. Norris said that though some victims of trafficking are given the freedom to attend school or talk to their families, their trafficker or pimp is often holding information over them that prevents them from leaving.

After law enforcement rescued the women, one attended and graduated from Redeemed Ministries’ program, got a job and moved to her own apartment. While Norris said the woman’s history was the most traumatic she’d ever known, they’ve remained friends throughout her transition to a new life.

“She had a really difficult time and was coming out of a rough month,” Norris said.

“She was on the phone with me, and I will never forget she told me ‘I am so happy, this is the first time in my life I know what it means to be truly happy.’”

In the past four years of working at Redeemded Ministries, Norris said she’s learned so much from the women she’s helped and taken on a sisterly role with many of the survivors. “[People] tend to look at these women as something other than people,” Norris said. “These women are people like you and I. They’re so much more than just victims. These women are so strong and so brave. They’re just people who are looking for love.”

When big festivals like Austin City Limits or South By Southwest pass through Austin, they bring with them big business — from tourism to human trafficking.

“We often think about it as being kidnapped, being snatched off the street, and their mobility is restricted and there are locks, bars, chains and sometimes that is the case, but more often [it’s] force, fraud and coercion,” social work lecturer Laurie Heffron said.

Human trafficking, the act of exploiting another human for sexual or economic gain by force, fraud or coercion, is the fastest growing crime in the world. According to a 2012 report from the United Nations crime-fighting office, 2.4 million people are regularly falling victim to human sex trafficking.

Victims fall into trafficking, or modern slavery, several different ways.

Heffron, whose research focuses on human trafficking, said some individuals are approached and recruited in their hometown, others get involved after hiring a smuggler to assist them in illegally immigrating to the United States.

“It could be somebody who is down on their luck, trying to put food on the table for their family, and they run into someone who knows somebody who knows somebody with a job in the U.S.,” Heffron said.

Many of the survivors the Austin Police Department comes into contact with are juveniles, most of whom have run away from home or were drawn out over the internet. APD Sgt. Bob Miljenovich, head of

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the Human Trafficking Vice Unit, said it’s become more common for traffickers to recruit and exploit their victims online. Once pimps or traffickers come into contact with the victim, they coerce them into complying and deliver them to clients for just a night.

Trafficking can occur in ominous abandoned manufacturing plants or inconspicuous bars or massage parlors with secret back rooms. To remain relatively mobile and avoid law enforcement, Heffron said some traffickers operate out of houses or apartments, known as residential brothels.

The fraud and coercion components are often stronger than brute force when it comes to trafficking. Traffickers often use threats of violence, or de-

portation for unauthorized immigrants, to create a climate of fear, coercing the victim into complying.

“Similar to the way we might think about domestic violence, and how a lot of times it’s just power and control that one party wields over the other, that is really very powerful,” Heffron said. “They don’t always have to resort to physical or sexual violence.”

Because they often go unnoticed, Miljenovich said it’s important to recognize the signs that someone may be a trafficking victim.

“You’re looking for somebody who’s obviously under the control of somebody else,” Miljenovich said. “[It’s typically] somebody who’s fearful, who obviously isn’t able to make their own decisions.

Someone else might control their money or their identifying information.

They might make very simple decisions for them — when they go to the bathroom, when they eat, when they sleep.”

While Miljenovich said there’s been an increase in public awareness, there needs to be an increase in community involvement in order to eradicate human trafficking.

“People think human trafficking is a law enforcement problem,” Miljenovich said. “It’s really a community problem. We need people on the lookout. We need people to be willing to report it or use the National Human Trafficking hotline if it looks like people might be getting exploited. We need support.”

Local group combats modern slavery

By Megan Hix @meganhix95

It took a journey of over 5,000 miles for Jordan Ring to realize human trafficking was much closer to home than she could imagine.

Ring first learned about human trafficking while visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. She said even years after the Bosnian War, she could still see the aftermath of using systematic rape as a tool for warfare.

But it wasn’t until she returned home to Louisiana that she discovered human trafficking wasn’t just a postwar phenomenon in faraway countries, but a widespread problem occurring in almost every major city in America.

The prevalence of human trafficking led Ring to community activism and to eventually becoming

the community engagement coordinator for Allies Against Slavery, an Austinbased nonprofit that seeks to make cities across Texas slavery-free through education and advocacy.

“All of my connections kept pointing me to Allies Against Slavery — it was one of the first things I did when I moved to Austin,” Ring said. “It’s a space for the community to come together — no matter their background — about an issue they care deeply about.”

John Nehme, Allies president and CEO, has led the organization since its start.

He said that instead of trying to be a voice for the voiceless, Allies focuses on walking alongside victims as they share their own stories.

“Listening to someone who has survived this and hearing them reach new levels of

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healing and self-awareness, being empowered to tell their story — it’s extremely powerful to watch,” Nehme said.

For the past five years, Nehme has worked to share these experiences by producing the documentary “American Love Story,”

which follows the life of a sex trafficking survivor.

“So many people want a quick, sensational story,” Nehme said. “We want to learn, we want to walk with you and tell a different story. We had to earn it and say, ‘This cause is our cause, as well.’”

Faculty lead project to map human trafficking in Texas

By Katie Walsh @katiehannawalsh

Illustration by Joanna Levine | Daily Texan Staff

Victims of human trafficking live their lives out in the open, blending in with the people around them. While there is no current estimate of how many victims are living in Texas, a team of UT faculty are working to change that.

Social work professor Noël Busch-Armendariz and lecturer Laurie Heffron are one year into the two-year Statewide Human Trafficking Mapping Project for Texas, intended to map and

estimate the scope of human trafficking in Texas.

Project manager Nicole Nale said the findings will be useful in creating new policies, developing solutions and analyzing the economic impact of trafficking on the state’s economy. Nale said there are gaps in the current data on human trafficking in Texas, and this project will help fill those gaps. With the information collected through their research, she said policymakers would be better equipped when making decisions about allocating

funds or writing policy about human trafficking.

“There is more trafficking here [in Texas] than we are aware of,” Nale said. “You will hear people say that we only know the tip of the iceberg. We only know about the victims coming forward, the victims being identified.”

After a year of cataloging existing data on human trafficking in Texas, Nale said their team will use the second year of research to visit sites in various Texas cities where there is access to day workers. Nale said

day workers, including U.S. citizens, unauthorized immigrants and individuals with temporary worker visas, are at an above-average risk of being trafficked because of their socioeconomic status and the type of work they do.

Nale said she hopes inperson interviews with day workers will help uncover the scope of human trafficking in Texas.

“This project is really important because we are trying to uncover a problem that, for the most part, has been pretty hidden,” Nale said.